Darko Stanić

Darko Stanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Станић; born 8 October 1978) is a Serbian former handball player.

Darko Stanić
Stanić in 2014
Personal information
Full name Darko Stanić
Born (1978-10-08) 8 October 1978
Mojkovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Lovćen
2002–2005
 Crvena zvezda
2005
 TV Suhr
2005–2006
 Grasshoppers
2008–2011
 Koper
2011–2014
 Metalurg Skopje
2014–2015
 SG BBM Bietigheim
2015
 Kuwait SC
2015
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2015–2016
 El Jaish
2016
 Al Sadd
National team
Years Team
2009–2016
 Serbia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Serbia
European Championship
2012 SerbiaTeam

Career

After making his EHF Champions League debut with Crvena zvezda, Stanić moved abroad to Switzerland and joined TV Suhr in early 2005.[1] He spent the next season at fellow Swiss club Grasshoppers. In April 2006, Stanić tested positive for cocaine after a play-off match with St. Gallen. He consequently received a six-month ban from handball.[2] However, the ban was eventually extended for a period of two years, starting on 22 May 2006.[3]

After serving his two-year suspension, Stanić signed with Slovenian club Koper in May 2008.[4] He spent three seasons in Slovenia, before moving to Macedonian side Metalurg Skopje. Later on, Stanić also briefly played in Germany (SG BBM Bietigheim and Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Kuwait (Kuwait SC), and Qatar (El Jaish and Al Sadd).

Stanić made his major international debut for Serbia at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He was later an integral part of the team that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, being named the tournament's best goalkeeper.[5] Stanić also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

References
  1. "Darko Stanić u švajcarskom Suru" (in Serbian). b92.net. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "Branio na kokain" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. "Arbitration CAS 2006/A/1130 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Darko Stanic & Swiss Olympic, award of 4 January 2007" (PDF). jurisprudence.tas-cas.org. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. "Darko Stanić u Cimos Koperu!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. "Srbija osvojila srebro u Beogradu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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