Michele Skatar

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Michele Skatar
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Michele Skatar (2014)
Personal information
Full name Michele Skatar
Born (1985-12-30) December 30, 1985 (age 38)
Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club free agent
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1999–2004
Flag of Croatia.svg RK Umag
2004–2006
Flag of Italy.svg Pallamano Trieste
2006–2007
Flag of Germany.svg TSG Friesenheim
2007–2009
Flag of Germany.svg TuS N-Lübbecke
2009–2010
Flag of France.svg Mulhouse HSA
2010–01/14
Flag of France.svg HBC Nantes
02/14–07/14
Flag of Italy.svg Handball Carpi
2014–2016
Flag of France.svg Cesson Rennes
2016–2017
Flag of France.svg Montélimar Cruas HB
2017–2020
Flag of France.svg Strasbourg Eurométropole
2020–01/21
Flag of France.svg Soultz Bollwiller Handball
02/2021–05/21
Flag of Italy.svg SSV Bozen Loacker
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004-2021
Italy 141 (589)
Medal record
Men's Handball
EHF Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg Flag of Europe.svg EHF Cup 2013 HBC Nantes
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of April 29, 2021 (UTC)

Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, currently free agent, runner-up in the EHF Cup (2013). Skatar played for professional teams in Croatia, Italy, Germany and France. At international level, he represented the Italian national team on 141 occasions, scoring 589 goals. He earned his first cap against Turkey on December 27, 2004, and took part in the Mediterranean Games four times consecutively (2005, 2009, 2013 and 2018) with Italy. Skatar won the Capocannoniere (Serie A top goalscorer) award during the 2005–06 season and became the first Italian ever to play in the German Handball-Bundesliga and to reach a European Cup final. He is the younger brother of poet and sports agent Daniel Skatar  [ it ].

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Honours

Club

2. Handball-Bundesliga

Italian Under-21 Championship

  • 2005–06

Italian Handball Trophy

  • 2004–05

EHF Cup

Croatian Handball Cup

Coupe de la Ligue

  • Runner-up: 2012–13

Coppa Italia

  • Runner-up: 2004–05, 2013–14

Serie A

  • Runner-up: 2004–05

Italian Handball Trophy

  • Runner-up: 2005–06

Individual

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