Zoran Đorđić

Zoran Đorđić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Ђорђић; born 15 October 1966) is a Serbian former handball player. He is the father of fellow handball player Petar Đorđić.

Zoran Đorđić
Personal information
Full name Zoran Đorđić
Born (1966-10-15) 15 October 1966
Šabac, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Team
Metaloplastika
Senior clubs
Years Team
Metaloplastika
1992–1993
Partizan
1993–1995
OM Vitrolles
1995–1997
Chambéry
1997–2005
SG Wallau-Massenheim
2005–2007
MT Melsungen
2007–2009
HSG Wetzlar
2012
HSV Hamburg
National team
Years Team
1995–2001
FR Yugoslavia

Club career

In his home country, Đorđić played for Metaloplastika and Partizan (1992–1993), before going abroad. He would spend four seasons in France with OM Vitrolles (1993–1995) and Chambéry (1995–1997). In 1997, Đorđić moved to Germany and joined SG Wallau-Massenheim, remaining eight seasons with the club. He later also played for MT Melsungen (2005–2007) and HSG Wetzlar (2007–2009).

In March 2012, Đorđić came out of retirement and signed with HSV Hamburg to replace the injured Johannes Bitter until the end of the season.[1]

International career

At international level, Đorđić represented FR Yugoslavia in five major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999[2] and 2001[3]). He also participated in two European Championships (1996 and 1998).

Honours

Partizan
OM Vitrolles

References

  1. "Djordjic als Bitter-Ersatz beim HSV Hamburg" (in German). braunschweiger-zeitung.de. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
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