Michele Skatar

Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, a member of Italy men's national handball team and Italian club SSV Bozen Loacker, 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 139 occasions, scoring 583 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.

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	SSV Bozen Loacker
Number	33
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1999–2004	RK Umag
2004–2006	Pallamano Trieste
2006–2007	TSG Friesenheim
2007–2009	TuS N-Lübbecke
2009–2010	Mulhouse HSA
2010–01/14	HBC Nantes
02/14–07/14	Handball Carpi
2014–2016	Cesson Rennes
2016–2017	Montélimar Cruas HB
2017–2020	Strasbourg Eurométropole
2020–01/21	Soultz Bollwiller Handball
02/2021–	SSV Bozen Loacker
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004-	Italy	139	(583)
Medal record Men's Handball EHF Cup EHF Cup 2013 HBC Nantes
1 National team caps and goals correct as of January 10, 2021 (UTC)