RK Metaloplastika
RK Metaloplastika (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Металопластика) is a Serbian handball club based in Šabac. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.
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Full name | Rukometni klub Metaloplastika | ||
Nickname(s) | Plavi (The Blues) | ||
Founded | 1958 | ||
Arena | Zorka Hall | ||
President | Kosta Greci | ||
Head coach | Veselin Vuković | ||
League | Serbian Handball Super League | ||
2019–20 | Annulled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
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Website Official site |
History
The club itself dates back to 1958.[1] They initially competed under the name Partizan.[1] In 1970, the club changed its name to Metaloplastika after being taken over by the industrial company of the same name.[1] They earned promotion to the Yugoslav Championship in 1974.[1] The club would win its first trophy, the Yugoslav Cup, in the 1979–80 season, securing a spot in European competitions for the first time ever.[1] They subsequently reached the Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in their debut international appearance.[1]
The 1980s saw the club became champions of Yugoslavia a record seven times in a row, commencing from the 1981–82 season.[1] They also established themselves as a dominant force in European club handball, making three straight European Cup finals appearances. After losing the 1984 final, the club won back-to-back titles in 1985 and 1986;[1] the squad was nicknamed "the Šabac Aliens" by the media.[2]
In the 2013–14 season, the club reached the EHF Challenge Cup final. They played just one tie due to the severe flooding in Serbia, losing away to IK Sävehof in Sweden.[3] In the 2015–16 season, the club won the Serbian Cup, ending a run of 28 years without a trophy.[4]
Honours
Domestic
- 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
Yugoslav Cup / Serbian Cup
- 1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86 / 2015–16
Sponsorship
During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons:
- Metaloplastika Galeb
- Metaloplastika Zorka Keramika[5]
Notable players
The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships:
Branko Kankaraš
Božidar Leković
Igor Radojević
Miloš Dragaš
Filip Marjanović
Milan Milić
Nemanja Obradović
Vukašin Vorkapić
Zoran Đorđić
Goran Đukanović
Ratko Đurković
Nebojša Golić
Nedeljko Jovanović
Vladan Matić
Žikica Milosavljević
Dane Šijan
Tettey Banfro
Mirko Bašić
Jovica Cvetković
Petar Fajfrić
Mile Isaković
Slobodan Kuzmanovski
Muhamed Memić
Jasmin Mrkonja
Zlatko Portner
Veselin Vujović
Veselin Vuković
Zoran Živković
Head coaches
Jezdimir Stanković
Petar Fajfrić
Sead Hasanefendić
Đorđe Vučinić
Zoran Živković
Aleksandar Pavlović
Abas Arslanagić
Đorđe Lekić
Veselin Vujović
Veselin Vuković
Đorđe Rašić
Slavko Novaković
Veselin Vuković (2015–2016)
Nedeljko Matić (2016–2017)
Vladan Jordović (2017–2018)
Đorđe Teodorović (2018–2019)
Veselin Vuković (2019–present)
References
- "Istorija kluba" (in Serbian). rkmetaloplastika.com. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Šabački vanzemaljci stižu na veliko platno" (in Serbian). rts.rs. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "RUKOMET: Metaloplastika bez evro-trofeja" (in Serbian). mondo.rs. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Metaloplastika – trofej posle 28 godina" (in Serbian). b92.net. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "Zorka Keramika postala sponzor Metaloplastike" (in Serbian). danas.rs. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
External links
- Official website (in Serbian)
- RK Metaloplastika – EHF competition record
- RK Metaloplastika at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)