Goran Stojanović

Goran Stojanović
Stojanović in 2007
Personal information
Full name Goran Stojanović
Born (1977-02-24) 24 February 1977 (age 47)
Bar, Montenegro
Nationality Montenegrin / Qatari
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Al Rayyan
Number 44
Youth career
Team
 Mornar Bar
National team
Years Team
 Serbia and Montenegro
2007–2010
 Montenegro
2013–2018
 Qatar
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Qatar
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2015 Qatar Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bahrain Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bahrain Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002–2004), Grasshoppers (2004–2005), VfL Pfullingen (2005–2006), VfL Gummersbach (2006–2011), Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2011–2014) and El Jaish (2014–2017) and Al Rayyan (2022–present).

International career

At international level, Stojanović represented Montenegro at the 2008 European Championship in the nation's debut appearance in major tournaments. He later switched his allegiance to Qatar,[1] winning the gold medal at the 2014 Asian Championship.[2] Stojanović was a member of the team that finished as runners-up at the 2015 World Championship. He subsequently helped Qatar win the 2016 Asian Championship and later participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Stojanović also won two gold medals at the Asian Games (2014 and 2018).[3]

Honours

Lovćen
VfL Gummersbach
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
El Jaish

References

  1. ^ "Qatar found a new goalkeeper". handball-world.news. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Thrilling win gives Qatar historic title". gulf-times.com. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Cosmopolitan Qatar grab second Asian handball crown". yahoo.com. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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