Žarko Šešum

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Žarko Šešum
Zarko Sesum 04.jpg
Šešum in 2009
Personal information
Full name Žarko Šešum
Born (1986-06-16) 16 June 1986 (age 38)
Bačka Palanka, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Left back
Youth career
Team
 Sintelon
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2002–2007
 Sintelon
2007–2010
 MKB Veszprém
2010–2014
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2014–2018
 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2018–2021
 Kadetten Schaffhausen
National team
YearsTeam
2006–2019
 Serbia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
U21 World Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 HungaryTeam
U19 World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 QatarTeam
U18 European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 Serbia and MontenegroTeam
Representing Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Serbia Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Pescara Team

Žarko Šešum (Serbian Cyrillic : Жарко Шешум; born 16 June 1986) is a retired Serbian handball player.

Contents

Club career

Born in Bačka Palanka, Šešum started out at his hometown club Sintelon. He was promoted to the senior squad in the 2002–03 season, at age 16. In early 2007, Šešum was transferred to Hungary and signed with MKB Veszprém. He helped the side win three consecutive championships, though his time there was somewhat marred by an assault in a nightclub in 2009, in which he was injured and teammate Marian Cozma was stabbed to death. [1] In 2010, Šešum moved to Germany and joined Rhein-Neckar Löwen, spending the next four years with the club. He subsequently played for fellow German team Frisch Auf Göppingen from 2014 to 2018, winning two successive EHF Cup titles (2016 and 2017).

International career

Youth

At youth level, Šešum was an instrumental member of the Serbia and Montenegro winning squad at the European Under-18 Championship in August 2004. [2] He subsequently led his nation to the gold medal at the World Under-19 Championship in August 2005. [3] Later the same month, Šešum was an important member of the team that finished as runners-up at the World Under-21 Championship. [4]

Senior

A Serbia international since its inception, [5] Šešum made his major debut for the national team at the 2009 World Championship. He was also a member of the squad that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Championship, but missed the final due to injury. [6] Subsequently, Šešum was selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [7]

Honours

MKB Veszprém
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Kadetten Schaffhausen

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References

  1. ↑ "Romania star Cozma stabbed to death". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. 8 February 2009. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
  2. ↑ "Plavi bez poraza do zlata" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 2 August 2004. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Apsolutni šampioni" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 12 August 2005. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Srebro za plave u Budimpešti" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 August 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "Novi početak za srpski rukomet" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "Srbija osvojila srebro u Beogradu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Vuković odbrao 15 olimpijaca" (in Serbian). b92.net. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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