Zoran Đorđić

Zoran Đorđić
Personal information
Full name	Zoran Đorđić
Born	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
Men's handball
Representing FR Yugoslavia
World Championship
European Championship

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.

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

Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1992–93
Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1992–93

OM Vitrolles

Championnat de France: 1993–94
Coupe de France: 1994–95

References

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

External links

Zoran Đorđić at the European Handball Federation

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[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.