Maja Savić

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Maja Savić
Personal information
Full name Maja Savić
Born (1976-04-29) 29 April 1976 (age 48)
Ivangrad, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position left wing
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Team
1990–2004
 ŽRK Budućnost
2004–2008
 Slagelse Dream Team
2008–2010
 F.C. Copenhagen
2010–2011
 Viborg HK
2011–2012
 ŽRK Budućnost
Teams managed
2021–
 Montenegro (assistant coach)
Medal record
Champions League
Gold medal – first place 2012 Montenegro


National Championship
Gold medal – first place Montenegro x14


National Cup
Gold medal – first place Montenegro x6


Women's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
National Teams
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Italy

World Championship


Beach Handball
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Spain

European Championship


Women's handball
Representing  Montenegro


Summer Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 Great Britain/London

Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004–2008).[1]

Maja Savić played for the national teams of FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. In the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, where Yugoslavia won bronze, Maja Savić was declared the Best Left Wing of the World[2][3] and member of All Star Team[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she was part of the Montenegrin handball team that won the silver medal.[5]

References

  1. ^ "EHF Champions League 2007/08 - Maja+Savic". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2010. (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  2. ^ "Nezavisne Novine". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2008. (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  3. ^ [1] (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  4. ^ [2] (Retrieved on October 08, 2008)
  5. ^ "London 2012 Women's Handball". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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