Maja Sokač

Maja Sokač
Personal information
Born (1982-05-31) 31 May 1982 (age 42)
Split, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Ankara Yenimahalle
Number 19
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–2004
 Split Kaltenberg
2004
 ŽRK Lokomotiva
2004–2011
 Podravka
2011–2012
 SD Itxako
2012–2014
 RK Zaječar
2014–2016
 ŽRK Vardar
2016-
 Ankara Yenimahalle
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Croatia 159[1] (428)

Maja Sokač (née Zebić; born 31 May 1982)[2] is a Croatian handballer playing in the left wing position for the Croatian national team and Ankara Yenimahalle.

Club career

Sokač started to play handball in Croatian club Sinj. In 1996, she joined senior team of Split Kaltenberg who competed in first Croatian league. In 2004, she joined Lokomotiva Zagreb, and same season she transferred to Podravka Vegeta. Besides winning many Croatian Championship and Croatian Cup trophies, she played in Cup Winners' Cup finals in 2005 and EHF Cup finals in 2006. In Champions League she played 44 matches and scored 131 goals. In the 2011/2012 season Sokač played for Spanish Champions and Champions League runners-up SD Itxako.

Trophies

  • Spanish Supercup
    • Gold: 2008/2009
  • Women's Regional Handball League
    • Gold: 2008/2009
    • Silver: 2009/2010, 2010/2011
  • Croatian Championship
    • Gold: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011
  • Croatian Cup
    • Gold: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010 and 2010/2011

References

  1. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Maja Sokač". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.


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