Svetlana Ognjenović ( sr-Cyrl, Светлана Огњеновић; born 26 January 1981) is a Serbian
handball player. She is a member of the
Serbian national team.
Career
Ognjenović started at
ŽRK Radnički Belgrade, and went on to play for ŽRK Knjaz Miloš and
HC Naisa Niš in her home country. In 2007 she became Serbian champion.
She then went on to play for Danish side
Slagelse FH
Slagelse Dream Team was a handball team from the town of Slagelse, Denmark. It is sometimes referred to as "Slagelse Dream Team" or just "Slagelse DT", and is the professional first team for the handball club Slagelse Forenede Håndboldklubber (S ...
, where she played for single year before moving to French
Metz Handball
Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...
. Here she won the French championship in 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2014, the French Cup in 2010 and 2013, and the French league cup in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
In 2013 she reached the final of the
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...
, but lost to Danish
Team Tvis Holstebro
TTH Holstebro is a men's handball club from Holstebro, Denmark. The team is playing in the Danish Primo Tours Ligaen and play their home matches in Gråkjær Arena.
History
The club was founded on 1 May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 ...
.
She retired after the 2013/14 season.
Prokop controversy
In 2009 in a Champions League match against Austrian
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 ...
, the opposition coach,
Gunnar Prokop, decided to invade the field and tackle Svetlana Ognjenović with 7 seconds remaining of the match. The score at the time was 27-27, and Prokop prevented a counterattack, that potentially could win the match.
Prokop would be banned from all handball activities for 1 year, received a 10.000 euro fine and Hypo NÖ had 1 point detracted.
Handball-Zampano Prokop: "Mir ist das wurscht", diepresse.com, 19. Jänner 2010
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References
External links
EHF profile
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Living people
1981 births
Serbs of Croatia
Sportspeople from Osijek
Serbian female handball players
21st-century Serbian sportswomen
Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia and Montenegro
Handball players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Serbia and Montenegro female handball players
Expatriate handball players in Denmark
Serbian expatriate handball players in France
Metz Handball players