Ivan Pešić (handballer)

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Ivan Pešić
Ivan Pesic 20170924.jpg
Personal information
Born (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Rijeka, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club HBC Nantes
Youth career
Team
RK Senj
2004–2006
RK Zamet
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2004–2006
RK Zamet II
2006–2008
RK Zamet
2008–2009
MVM Veszprém KC
2009–2012
RK Zagreb
2012–2013
RK Maribor Branik
2013–2021
HC Meshkov Brest
2021–2022
TVB 1898 Stuttgart
2022–
HBC Nantes
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2025
Croatia 44 (1)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Mersin Team
Youth World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Bahrain
European Youth Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Estonia
Sep. 24, 2017 Ivan Pesic 2 20170924.jpg
Sep. 24, 2017

Ivan Pešić (born 17 March 1989) is a Croatian handball goalkeeper for HBC Nantes. [1]

The first few years as a player played Pešić in his hometown Rijeka in RK Zamet and with production license in Croatian second division club RK Senj. He then played for the Hungarian club MKB Veszprém KC, with which he won in the 2008/09 season, league and cup, as well as the Croatian first division club RK Zagreb, with whom he won three times the double. In 2012 he joined the Slovenian club RK Maribor Branik . After one season, he signed with the Belarusian club HC Meshkov Brest, with whom he again champion and cup winner was, 2014.

At a dance hall in February 2009 some Hungarian-Romani people attacked Pešić and teammate Marian Cozma with a knife. Pešić was so badly injured by a knife that he had to remove a kidney. [2] His teammate Marian Cozma died after two stab wounds to the heart, another colleague, Žarko Šešum, suffered skull fractures due to heavy kicks to the head. [3]

Even though Pešić was an unseen substitute at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia he still won a medal.

Pešić has played for Croatia at the 2011 World Championship, 2013 Mediterranean Games and has recently been called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification tournament [4]

Honours

Zamet II
Veszprém
Zagreb
Meshkov Brest
Nantes
Individual

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References

  1. EHF profile
  2. "POKAJANJE IZ ZATVORA 'Pešić je zbog mene ostao bez bubrega, sad mu želim dati svoj'" (in Croatian). Jutarnji list. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. "Tragic incident of Veszprém handballers". EuroHandball. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
  4. "Roster for Summer Olympics 2016 Qualification" (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]