Nikola Eklemović (, ; born 8 February 1978) is a Serbian-Hungarian former

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.

Club career

Eklemović made his professional debut with Partizan and spent three seasons with the club (1993–1996). He also played for their arch-rivals

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 ...

for three years (1996–1999), before moving abroad. Later on, Eklemović spent over a decade in Hungary, switching two clubs: Pick Szeged (1999–2004) and

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(2004–2011). He subsequently moved to Poland and remained for three years with

Wisła Płock Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (Wisła Płock S.A.), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship. They will compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2025–26 season after wi ...

(2011–2014). Before retiring from the game, Eklemović played for Romanian club Minaur Baia Mare in the 2014–15 season.

International career

Eklemović won the gold medal at the 1998 World University Championship. He also represented

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at the 2004 European Championship. Later on, Eklemović switched allegiance to Hungary, taking part in two

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(

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and

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) and one

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Honours

;Partizan *

Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Super League was the highest-level national handball league competition in Serbia and Montenegro. Champions Results by teams See also * Yugoslav Handball Championship The Yugoslav Handball Championship was the ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95 *

Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro Handball Cup was the national handball cup competition in Serbia and Montenegro The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro or simply Serbia and Montenegro, known until 2003 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and com ...

: 1993–94 ;Crvena zvezda *

: 1996–97, 1997–98 ;MKB Veszprém *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10,

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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 ...

: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11 *

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: 2007–08 ;Minaur Baia Mare * Liga Națională: 2014–15 * Cupa României: 2014–15

References

External links

MKSZ record
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eklemovic, Nikola 1978 births Living people Handball players from Belgrade Naturalized citizens of Hungary Serbian male handball players Hungarian male handball players RK Partizan players RK Crvena zvezda players SC Pick Szeged players Veszprém KC players Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Serbian expatriate handball players in Romania Serbia and Montenegro male handball players Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Naturalised handball players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Hungarian expatriate handball players in Romania Serbian expatriate handball players in Hungary Expatriate handball players in Poland