RK Železničar 1949 () is a Serbian

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 ...

club based in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names of European cities in different languages (M–P)#N, names in other languages), less often spelled in English as Nish, is the list of cities in Serbia, third largest city in Serbia and the administrative cente ...

. They compete in the

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 ...

History

The club was formed as RK Naissus on 7 September 2009 by the amalgamation of RK Železničar and ORK Niš. They immediately started competing in the

by inheriting the spot from ORK Niš. On 5 December 2011, the club changed its name to RK Železničar. They won their first trophy, the

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 ...

, in the 2013–14 season. After suffering relegation from the top flight in 2016, the club spent the following season without competing. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the club received a wild card entry to the Serbian Handball Super League.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Honours

Serbian Cup The Serbian Cup ( Serbian: Куп Србије / Kup Srbije), also known as Mozzart Serbian Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the national football cup of Serbia. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the UEFA Europa League qualifying round. ...

* 2013–14, 2017–18

Notable players

The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

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and

European Championships A European Championship is the top level international sports competition between European athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. In the plural, the European Championships also refers t ...

: * Stefan Janković * Jovo Damjanović * Darko Đukić * Milan Đukić *

Dobrivoje Marković Dobrivoje Marković (; born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Marković moved to Spain and joined Cuenca in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar and Zagreb, winni ...

Ratko Nikolić Ratko Nikolić (; born 15 September 1977) is a Serbian politician and former handball player serving as a member of the National Assembly since 8 December 2021. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Club career After starting ...

Stevan Sretenović Stevan Sretenović (; born 25 September 1995) is a Serbian handball player for Balatonfüredi KSE and the Serbian national team. Career After playing for Partizan, Sretenović moved abroad to France and signed with USAM Nîmes Gard in August ...

* Aleksandar Stojanović

Head coaches

* Vladan Stošić (2009–2010) * Miloš Stanić (2010–2011) * Zoran Živković (2011) * Aleksandar Živković (2011–2012) *

Jovica Cvetković Jovica Cvetković (; born 18 September 1959) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Club career At club level, Cvetković played for Crvena zvezda (two spells), Metaloplastika, GW ...

(2012) * Nikola Marković (2012) *

(2012) * Nedeljko Vučković (2013) * Vladimir Stanojević (2013–2014) * Siniša Prokić (2014) * Miroslav Đorđević (2014–2015) * Siniša Prokić (2015) * Nebojša Bokić (2015–2016) * Josif Petković (2017–2018) *

Veselin Vujović Veselin Vujović (born 18 January 1961) is a Montenegrin handball coach and former professional player. He is the current head coach of RK Nexe Našice and Qatar men's national handball team. As a player, Vujović competed at the 1984 and 1 ...

(2018–2019) * Đorđe Teodorović (2019–present)

References

External links

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RK Železničar 1949
– EHF competition record
RK Železničar 1949
at srbijasport.net {{SEHA League Zeleznicar 1949 Handball clubs established in 2009 2009 establishments in Serbia Sport in Niš