Anastasija Marsenić (born 24 February 2003) is a Montenegrin/Danish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player for ŽRK Budućnost and the Montenegrin national team. She was born in Denmark to Montenegrin parents.

Career

She played youth handball at FIF, Herlev/Hjorten Håndbold nad HIK in and around Copenhagen. In 2020 she joined Montenigrin side

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Budućnost MONET, Budućnost Brillant, Budućnost Bemax and Budućnost Titograd). Among the numerous title ...

. In 2021 she won the Montenegrin cup and Championship. In 2021-22 she joined Norwegian

Molde HK Molde Elite (or Molde HK Elite) is the women's elite team from the handball club Molde Håndballklubb, from Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball), REMA 1000-ligaen, ...

. Here she reached the final of the 2021 cup. In 2023 she returned to ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica.

National team

For the youth teams Marsenić played for both the Danish and Montenegrin youth national teams. In September 2019 she was selected for the Montenegrin national team for the first time by head coach Per Johansson for qualifications for the

2020 European Women's Handball Championship The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship was held from 3 to 20 December 2020. The games were played in Herning and Kolding, Denmark. Originally, this tournament would be held with 2 host countries: Norway and Denmark. However, lacking som ...

. She was also selected as part of the Montenegrin 35-player squad for the

. At the 2023

World Women's Handball Championship The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won ...

she finished 7th with the Montenegrin team.

Achievements

*Norwegian Cup: **''Finalist'': 2021 *Montenegrin League **''Winner'': 2021, 2024 *Montenegrin Cup **''Winner'': 2021, 2024

References

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