Ivan Nikčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Никчевић; born 11 February 1981) is a retired Serbian handball player.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Full name | Ivan Nikčević | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Nikšić, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia | 11 February 1981||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Team | |||||||||||||||||
Sutjeska Nikšić | |||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2005 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Altea | ||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Almería | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Portland San Antonio | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Granollers | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Valladolid | ||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Wisła Płock | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2020 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Benidorm | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2016 | Serbia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Nikčević played for Crvena zvezda (1998–2005), Altea (2005–2007), Almería (2007–2008), Portland San Antonio (2008–2010), Granollers (2010–2011), Valladolid (2011–2012), Wisła Płock (2012–2016) and Sporting CP (2016–2020). He helped the Portuguese club win the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2016–17 season.[1]
International career
A Serbia international since its inception,[2] Nikčević made his major debut for the national team at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.[3] After serving as team captain at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship, Nikčević retired from the national team.[4]
Honours
- Crvena zvezda
- Sporting CP
- Andebol 1: 2016–17, 2017–18
- EHF Challenge Cup: 2016–17
References
External links
- Ivan Nikčević at the European Handball Federation
- Ivan Nikčević at Olympedia
- Ivan Nikčević at Olympics.com
- Ivan Nikčević at the Olimpijski Komitet Srbije (in Serbian)