Luka Kovačević

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Luka Kovačević
Personal information
Born (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32)
Rijeka, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right Back
Number 13
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2008-2016
 Zamet
2016-2017
 ØIF Arendal
2017-2018
 Viking HK
2018-
 Emmen
National team
YearsTeam
2010-2011
 Croatia U-21

Luka Kovačević (born 1 June 1992) is a Croatian handballer, who plays as right back for Swiss club Emmen. [1] [2]

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Career

Kovačević has been playing for Zamet since 2008 in Croatian Premier League the highest rank in Croatian handball. [3]

In 2011 he played for Croatia U-21 team in the qualification phase for IHF Men's Junior World Championship which they failed to qualify for. [4]

In 2012 Zamet came to the finals of the Croatian Cup but lost to Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb. [5] Next season they played EHF Cup but lost in the first round to Meso Lovosica. [6]

In 2016 Kovačević with Zamet entered Champion play-offs in the Croatian Premier League an achievement since Zamet's last play-offs were 10 years before in 2005/06 season. [7]

Honours

RK Zamet

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References

  1. ↑ "Forsterkninger". vikinghk.no (in Norwegian).
  2. ↑ "Emmen team". handball-emmen.ch (in German).
  3. ↑ "Luka Kovačević Stats". rukometstat.com (in Croatian).
  4. ↑ "Croatia vs. Austria". eurohandball.com (in Croatian).
  5. ↑ "Zamet in Cup finals". rijekadanas.com (in Croatian).
  6. ↑ "Zamet lost four goals". Novi list (in Croatian).
  7. ↑ "Zamet in play-offs". Novi list (in Croatian).
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