Vanesa Agović (born 30 March 1996 in

Berane Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...

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) is a Montenegrin professional

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player who plays for the club

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica ŽRK Budućnost is a professional women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Budućnost MONET, Budućnost Brillant, Budućnost Bemax and Budućnost Titograd). Among the numerous title ...

Professional career

Agović has played for the

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national team, in 2012 at under-14 level, in 2013 at under-16, where they finished in 5th place at the European championship in

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and 1st place at the Mediterranean Games held in

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, in 2014 at the under-16 World Championship in

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, where they were 4th, in 2015 at under-18, and in 2018 for the senior team in

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, Spain), where they finished 2nd. Before she joined

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she played for Slagels HF,

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, Viborg, WHC Danilovgrad, ZKR Buducnost Podgorica.

Personal life

Her mother is the former montenegrin handball player,

Maja Savić Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004� ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Agovic, Vanesa 1996 births Living people Montenegrin female handball players 21st-century Montenegrin sportswomen Sportspeople from Berane Handball players at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Montenegro Mediterranean Games medalists in handball