Michele Skatar

Michele Skatar
Michele Skatar (2014)
Personal information
Full name Michele Skatar
Born (1985-12-30) December 30, 1985
Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club France Strasbourg
Number 33
Senior clubs
Years Team
1999–2004 Croatia RK Umag
2004–2006 Italy Pallamano Trieste
2006–2007 Germany TSG Friesenheim
2007–2009 Germany TuS N-Lübbecke
2009–2010 France Mulhouse HSA
2010–01/14 France HBC Nantes
01/14–07/14 Italy Handball Carpi
2014–2016 France Cesson Rennes
2016–2017 France Montélimar Cruas HB
2017– France E Strasbourg SAHB
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004- Italy 123 (547)
Medal record
Men's Handball
EHF Cup
Europe EHF Cup 2013HBC Nantes
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 25, 2018 (UTC)

Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, a member of Italy men's national handball team and French club Eurométropole Strasbourg Schiltigheim Alsace Handball, 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 123 occasions, scoring 547 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.


Honours

Club

Germany 2. Handball-Bundesliga

Italy Italian Under-21 Championship

  • 2005-06

Italy Italian Handball Trophy

  • 2004-05

Europe EHF Cup

Croatia Croatian Handball Cup

France Coupe de la Ligue

  • Runner-up: 2012-13

Italy Coppa Italia

  • Runner-up: 2004-05, 2013-14

Italy Serie A

  • Runner-up: 2004-05

Italy Italian Handball Trophy

  • Runner-up: 2005-06

Individual

  • Italy Serie A Top Scorer: 2005–06
  • Italy Italian Handball Trophy Top Scorer: 2005–06
  • Italy Italian Under-21 Championship MVP: 2005–06
  • France French D2 Proligue All-Star: 2009-10

References

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