Nenad Peruničić (; born 1 May 1971) is a Serbian

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coach and former player.

Club career

Born in

Pljevlja Pljevlja (, ) is a town located in the Northern Montenegro, Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Ćehotina, Ćehotina river. The town lies at an altitude of . In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial ...

, Peruničić made his senior debut with Jugović in the Yugoslav Championship, before moving to

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

in 1990. He spent three seasons with the Belgrade club, most notably losing the

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final to Partizan in 1993. That year, Peruničić was transferred to PSG-Asnières. He would finish the 1993–94 season as the second-highest scorer in the French league. In 1994, Peruničić moved to Spain and signed with

Elgorriaga Bidasoa CD Bidasoa Irun is a team of handball based in Irún, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The Basque club was founded in 1962. Five years after its foundation, CD Bidasoa managed to get promoted to the second division and after the 1969/1 ...

. He helped the club win the

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and

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in his debut season. Over the next two years, Peruničić added three more trophies to his collection, including the

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(1996–97). Between 1997 and 2001, Peruničić spent four seasons 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 ...

and won three consecutive doubles (1998, 1999, and 2000). He also helped the club win the

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in his first year. After leaving Kiel, Peruničić moved to

SC Magdeburg The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 1978, 1981, ...

, winning his second European title in

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. He would miss the majority of the 2003–04 season due to shoulder injury. In the 2004–05 season, Peruničić played for

SG Wallau-Massenheim SG Wallau-Massenheim was a team handball club from Wallau (which belongs to Hofheim) east of Wiesbaden, Germany. It was a union of the two clubs ''TV Wallau'' and ''TuS Massenheim''. Today they play in German lower leagues. The club's biggest ...

, before going to Qatar in April 2005. He would also play for Pick Szeged (2005–06) and

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(2006–07). After a brief spell at

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, Peruničić returned to

in November 2007, immediately helping the club win the league title. He subsequently joined Montenegrin side Budućnost Podgorica and helped them win their first championship title in 2009. In early 2015, Peruničić came out of retirement to help

stave-off relegation from the

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International career

At international level, Peruničić represented

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in six major tournaments, winning two bronze medals ( 1996 European Championship and 1999 World Championship). He also participated in the

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Coaching career

In November 2011, Peruničić replaced Igor Butulija as head coach of

. He spent seven years in charge, before resigning from his position in February 2019. In September 2018, Peruničić was appointed as head coach for

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. He coached the team at two major tournaments.

Personal life

Peruničić is the younger brother of fellow handball player Predrag Peruničić. In 2002, Peruničić obtained

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Honours

Player

;Elgorriaga Bidasoa *

: 1994–95 *

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

: 1995–96 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano was an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It was organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and was disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the ...

: 1995–96 *

: 1994–95 *

: 1996–97 ;THW Kiel *

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship. DHB-Pokal ...

: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 *

DHB-Supercup The DHB-Supercup (English: German Handball Supercup) is an handball tournament held annually between the Handball-Bundesliga champions and the DHB-Pokal champion. Results Total titles won See also * Handball-Bundesliga * DHB-Pokal The DHB- ...

: 1998 *

: 1997–98 ;SC Magdeburg *

: 2001 *

: 2001–02 * EHF Supercup: 2001, 2002 ;Pick Szeged *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: 2005–06 ;Barcelona *

: 2006–07 *

: 2006–07 ;Crvena zvezda *

Serbian Handball Super League The Serbian Handball Super League ( / Superliga Srbije u rukometu) is the top men's Team handball, handball league in Serbia. It was founded in 2006. Rules Competition format The league is operated by the Handball Federation of Serbia. It is ...

: 2007–08 ;Budućnost Podgorica * Montenegrin Men's Handball First League: 2008–09

Coach

;Crvena zvezda *

Serbian Handball Cup Serbian Handball Cup is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Serbia. It succeeded in 1992 to the Yugoslavia Cup and became the FR Yugoslavia Cup then the Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro o ...

: 2016–17 * Serbian Handball Super Cup: 2017

References

External links

MKSZ record

Olympic record
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Perunicic, Nenad 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Pljevlja Serbs of Montenegro Naturalized citizens of Germany Serbian male handball players Yugoslav male handball players Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic handball players for Serbia and Montenegro Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics RK Jugović players RK Crvena zvezda players THW Kiel players SC Magdeburg players SC Pick Szeged players FC Barcelona Handbol players Liga ASOBAL players Handball-Bundesliga players Serbian expatriate handball players in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Spain Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Serbian handball coaches Handball coaches of international teams Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Goodwill Games medalists in handball Serbia and Montenegro male handball players Naturalised handball players German handball coaches German expatriate handball players in Spain German expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Serbian expatriate handball players in Spain Serbian expatriate handball players in Hungary Serbian expatriate handball players in France Paris Saint-Germain Handball players German expatriate handball players in Hungary CD Bidasoa Irun players