Kristina Graovac
| Kristina Graovac | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
August 14, 1991 Pirot, Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Serbian | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2009 | ŽRK Cepelin | ||
2009-2010 | ŽRK Medicinar Šabac | ||
2010-2013 | RK Radnicki Kragujevac | ||
2013-2015 | ŽORK Jagodina | ||
2015-2017 | Ardeşen GSK | ||
2017 | CS Rapid București | ||
2017-2018 | Ardeşen GSK | ||
2018-2020 | Muratpaşa Belediyesi SK | ||
2020-2022 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
2018-2020 | Kisvárdai KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2023 | Serbia | 33 | (3) |
Kristina Graovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Кристина Граовац; née Georgijev; born August 14, 1991) is a Serbian female retired handballer. She played in the Serbian national team. The 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)-tall sportswoman played in the goalkeeper position.[1]
Between 2013 and 2015, she played in her country for ZORK Jagodina. Here she won the Serbian Cup in 2014. [2] before she joined Turkish club Ardeşen GSK in the 2015–16 season.[1][3]
She played at the 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup for Ardeşen GSK.[1][4][5]
In 2017 she joined CS Rapid București,[6] but after only three matches she was released of her contract by her recommendation and returned to Ardeşen GSK.[7][8] In 2018 she joined league rivals Muratpaşa Belediyesi SK.[9] A year later she won the Turkish cup with the club.[5]
In 2020 she had a transfer to a Danish club planned, but it was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead she joined German club Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[2]
In 2022 she joined Hungarian Kisvárdai KC.[10] She retired after the 2023/24 season.[11]
Private life
[edit]Her sister Tamara Radojević is also handball player.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Kristina Graovac". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ a b "Kurzfristiger Personalwechsel im Tor bei Werkselfen" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Ardeşen GSK Transferde Kimleri Aldı". Haber 53 (in Turkish). 2015-07-22. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ "Hentbol: Kadınlar Avrupa Kupa Galipleri Kupası". Bugün (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ^ a b "Titelträger Türkei" [Title winners Turkey] (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Rapid uzeo reprezentativku Srbije Kristinu". naslovi.net. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Kristina Graovac pleacă de la Rapid" [Kristina Graovac laves Rapid] (in Romanian). clubulrapid.ro. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Kristina Graovac". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Ardeşen'den ayrılan Sırp Kaleci Kristina Graovac Muratpaşa Belediyespora transfer oldu" (in Turkish). caytvhaber.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021. February 2021
- ^ "Kristina Graovac verlässt TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen" [Kristina Graovac leaves TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "SERBIA BID FAREWELL TO FIVE BIG NAMES". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Jagodinke žele na vrh – Kristina Georgijev prvo pojačanje". Balkan-Handball.com (in Serbian). 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
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- 1991 births
- Sportspeople from Pirot
- Serbian female handball players
- 21st-century Serbian sportswomen
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate handball players in Turkey
- Ardeşen GSK players
- Living people
- Serbian expatriate handball players in Romania
- Serbian expatriate handball players in Hungary
- Serbian expatriate handball players in Germany