Milorad Krivokapić (handballer)

Milorad Krivokapić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милорад Kривокапић, Hungarian: Krivokapics Milorád; born 30 July 1980 in Senta[1]) is a Serbian-Hungarian handballer who plays for Székelyudvarhelyi KC (handball) as a right back.

This article is about the Serbian-Hungarian handball player. For the Montenegrin water polo player, see Milorad Krivokapić (water polo).
Milorad Krivokapić
Personal information
Full name Milorad Krivokapić
Born (1980-07-30) 30 July 1980
Senta, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian, Hungarian
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)
Number 13
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2002
 RK Jugović
2002–2005
 Dunaferr SE
2005–2010
 SC Pick Szeged
2010–2014
 RK Cimos Koper
2014–2015
 Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball)
2015–
 Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball)
National team 1
Years Team
2004–2006
 Serbia and Montenegro
2009–
 Hungary 26 (63)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 December 2012

Born to a Montenegrin father and a Hungarian mother,[2] Milorad first represented Serbia and Montenegro; however, after having played in Hungary for years, he obtained Hungarian citizenship in 2006.[3]

In 2009, after three years since his last appearance for Serbia and Montenegro, Milorad became eligible to play for Hungary,[4] and he took the opportunity to play for his new country. He was selected into the Hungarian team that participated at the European Championship in 2010 and finished fourteenth.[5]

Achievements

References
  1. "Milorad Krivokapić Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  2. "Férfi kézilabda Eb: bocsánatot kértek a szervezők Krivokapicstól". Hungarian Press Agency (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  3. "Kézilabda: Milorad Krivokapics magyar állampolgár lett" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. 7 April 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. "Krivokapics a magyar csapattal menne a kézi-Eb-re" (in Hungarian). Origo. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  5. "Magyarok a férfi világbajnokságokon, érmesek" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport Online. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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