Stanka Božović, née Mugoša (born 17 November 1962) in

Titograd Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

, is a former Yugoslav and Austrian

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. Stanka Mugoša was born in

Podgorica Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...

, Yugoslavia (actually Montenegro). After playing for Budućnost Titograd and Belinka Olimpija Ljubljana, she went in 1989 to the Austrian handball club

Hypo Niederösterreich Hypo Niederösterreich (Hypo NÖ) is an Austrian women's handball club, headquartered in Maria Enzersdorf. They are one of the most successful teams on the EHF Champions League, having won the title eight times. They are also former winners of t ...

where she played 13 yearsEin Leben für den Sport
in german and won 7 times the

EHF Champions League The 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 men's com ...

. She also played for

ESBF Besançon ESBF Besançon is a French women's handball club based in Besançon. They play in the French Women's First League. Honours * French Women's First League: **''Gold:'' 1988, 1998, 2001, 2003 **''Bronze:'' 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2 ...

(2001-2002), Verona (2002), Nit-Hak (Norway), Tulln, Landhaus and Stockerau. In 1990, she started to play for Austrian national team.Hall of fame - Stanka BOZOVIC
in german She competed at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

, where Austria placed 5th. She also participated at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

. She stopped playing for Austria in 2000 after 220 caps and 910 goals.Rekordspielerinnen
in german She's the mother of Austrian handballer

Janko Božović Janko Božović (born 14 July 1985) is an Austrian handball player for Al-Sulaibikhat Sulaibikhat Sporting Club is a Kuwaiti professional football club based in Sulaibikhat Area, about from the capital of Kuwait City. Achievements *Kuwaiti ...

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* 1962 births Living people Handball players from Podgorica Austrian female handball players Olympic handball players for Austria Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Yugoslav female handball players Montenegrin female handball players Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Austria Yugoslav emigrants to Austria Naturalised citizens of Austria Naturalised handball players Austrian expatriate sportspeople in France Serbia and Montenegro female handball players Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Montenegrin expatriate handball players in France Expatriate handball players in Norway Expatriate handball players in Austria Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in France Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Norway {{Austria-handball-bio-stub