Igor Anić (born 12 June 1987) is a French

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 who plays as a pivot. Born in

Mostar Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...

, Anić migrated to France and played for

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

from 2003 to 2007. With Montpellier, he became French champion in 2006. He then spent five years in Germany, first with

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a professional handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 23 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed t ...

from 2007 to 2010 and then

VfL Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach is a professional handball club from the German city of Gummersbach, North Rhine-Westphalia. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. The club has seen great success, especially from the ...

from 2010 to 2012. With Kiel he won the 2009–10 EHF Champions League. Anić returned to France in 2012, playing for Cesson Rennes MHB and then

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from 2014 to 2015. He was then re-recruited by THW Kiel to replace their injured pivor Patrick Wiencek. In 2021 he moved to Japan and the

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-based club Daido Steel Phenix. His first call-up to represent

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came in 2009, with him making his debut against Latvia. By 1 January 2015 he had won 24 caps. His main honours with the national team were the gold medals at the 2014 European Championship and the 2015 World Championship.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anic, Igor 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to France Bosnia and Herzegovina male handball players French male handball players French expatriate handball players in Germany Expatriate handball players in Slovenia Expatriate handball players in Japan Handball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in handball French expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia French expatriate sportspeople in Japan 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina sportsmen