Andrea Lekić ( sr-cyr, Андреа Лекић; born 6 September 1987) is a Serbian
handballer for
Ferencvárosi TC
Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...
and the
Serbian national team.
Career
In 2013 Lekić was chosen
IHF World Player of the Year
The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media ...
. She was also one of the candidates for 2011
IHF World Player of the Year
The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media ...
award.
She is the main organizer of the “Andrea Lekic” handball academy for children, which debuted successfully in 2013, and she has serious expansion plans in the future.
She graduated from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management and received the title Bachelor of Economy, and she studies at the Faculty of Sports.
Lekić was given the award of ''
Honorary Citizen
Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a city or other government on a foreign or native individual whom it considers to be especially admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction. The honour usually is symbolic and does not confer an ...
'' of the cities of
Győr, Hungary and
Vrnjačka Banja, Serbia.
International honours
Club
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EHF Champions League
The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...
:
**''Gold Medalist'': 2013
**''Silver Medalist'': 2012, 2017, 2018
*Serbian First League
**Winner: 2007
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Slovenian First League
The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...
**Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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Slovenian Cup
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* Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe
* Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia
* Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia
* Sl ...
**Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28 ...
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**''Winner'': 2012, 2013
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Magyar Kupa
The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...
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**''Winner'': 2012, 2013
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Macedonian First League
The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...
**Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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Macedonian Cup
**Winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
*Romanian Supercup:
**''Winner'': 2019
*Romanian Cup:
**''Winner'': 2019
National team
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World Championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
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**''Silver Medalist'': 2013
Awards and recognition
* MVP of the Women's Regional Handball League: 2009
* All-Star Playmaker of the European Championship: 2012
*
IHF World Player of the Year
The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media ...
: 2013
* Team of the Tournament Playmaker of the
Bucharest Trophy
The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...
:
2015
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* Balkan-Handball.com Ex-Yugoslavian Handballer of the Year: 2014, 2017
* Balkan-Handball.com Serbian Handballer of the Year: 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017
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Liga Națională Centre Back of the Season: 2019
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References
External links
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Official website of Handball Academy Andrea Lekic
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Living people
1987 births
Handball players from Belgrade
Serbian female handball players
Expatriate handball players
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro
Győri Audi ETO KC players