Aleksandar Karakašević
Aleksandar Karakašević 
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| Date of birth: | December 9, 1975 |
| Place of birth: | Zemun |
| Playing hand: | left handed |
| How to play: | Shakehand |
| Current world rankings : | 114 |
| Best world ranking : | 32 (December 2006) |
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Aleksandar Karakašević ( Serbian - Cyrillic Александар Каракашевић ; born December 9, 1975 in Zemun , Serbia ) is a Serbian table tennis player . His nickname in the TTBL is King Kara . He took part in a total of ten European championships and three times in the Olympic Games .
Career
Karakašević is considered the best Serbian table tennis player and has successfully participated in numerous tournaments. Since 1995 he has been represented at twelve world championships . He is the son of the Yugoslav master player Milivoj Karakašević . In 2000 he moved from STK Unirea Uzdin to Germany to TTF Ochsenhausen . Here he played one season and then joined the SV Plüderhausen .
In 2007 he won the US Open in table tennis for the third time. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . He achieved great successes above all in doubles and mixed games alongside the Lithuanian Rūta Paškauskienė , with whom he won the European championship in 2000 , 2005 , 2007 and 2009 . With SV Plüderhausen, he won the DTTB Cup for the first time in the 2008/09 season (3-1 in the final against SV Werder Bremen) alongside his team-mates Jakub Kosowski and Leung Chu Yan in the TUI DTTB Final Four in Hanover . He was also involved in winning the ETTU Cup in the 2008/09 season against Russian opponents Victoria Moscow (first leg 1: 3, second leg 3: 0); The SVP was the only team in the history of the ETTU Cup to win the title three times (2002, 2005, 2009). He won bronze at the 2013 European Championship. In early 2013, Karakašević's career was interrupted by a tear in his Achilles tendon, which is why he was released from the club at the end of the season. After the 2016 European Championships , he resigned from the national team.
In 2014 Karakašević joined the Spanish first division club UCAM Cartagena, from where he moved to the Czech Republic. In the 2017/18 season, the Serb is part of the squad of the Czech first division club TTC Ostrava. He was mainly used in the Champions League, where he was able to draw attention to himself with a 4-2 record. He beat the clearly favored Jakub Dyjas , among others , but could not prevent his team from leaving. In 2018 he was signed by the Baden-Württemberg regional league team TSV Kuppingen from the Herrenberg district of Kuppingen . After a stopover (2019/20 season) at TTC Champions Düsseldorf in the 3rd Bundesliga, he returned to the Bundesliga (TTBL) at TTC Grenzau in 2020 .
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
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| YUG | Balkan Championship | 1996 | Vranje | YUG | silver | gold | 1 | |
| YUG | Balkan Championship | 1993 | Constanza | ROU | silver | silver | ||
| SRB | European Championship | 2011 | Danzig | POLE | Semifinals | Semifinals | ||
| SRB | European Championship | 2010 | Ostrava | CZE | Quarter finals | |||
| SRB | European Championship | 2009 | Stuttgart | GER | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| SRB | European Championship | 2009 | Subotica | SRB | gold | |||
| SRB | European Championship | 2008 | St. Petersburg | RUS | Quarter finals | |||
| SRB | European Championship | 2007 | Belgrade | SRB | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| SCG | European Championship | 2005 | Aarhus | THE | last 16 | Quarter finals | gold | |
| YUG | European Championship | 2003 | Courmayeur | ITA | Semifinals | |||
| YUG | European Championship | 2002 | Zagreb | HRV | Quarter finals | silver | ||
| YUG | European Championship | 2000 | Bremen | GER | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| SRB | European Mixed Championship | 2010 | Subotica | SRB | Semifinals | |||
| SCG | Mediterranean Games | 2005 | Almeria | ESP | gold | |||
| YUG | Mediterranean Games | 2001 | Tunis | TO DO | 4th Place | gold | ||
| YUG | Mediterranean Games | 1997 | Bari Taranto | ITA | 4th Place | silver | ||
| SRB | Olympic games | 2008 | Beijing | CHN | last 64 | |||
| SCG | Olympic games | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Olympic games | 1996 | Atlanta | United States | immediately excluded | no participants | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2011 | Władysławowo | POLE | last 32 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2011 | Dubai | UAE | last 64 | Semifinals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2011 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2010 | Warsaw | POLE | last 32 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2010 | Berlin | GER | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2010 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2009 | Warsaw | POLE | last 64 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2009 | Minsk | BLR | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2009 | Bremen | GER | last 64 | Semifinals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2009 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 32 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2009 | Velenje | SVN | last 16 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2008 | Warsaw | POLE | last 16 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2008 | Berlin | GER | last 32 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2008 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2008 | Velenje | SVN | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Stockholm | SWE | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Bremen | GER | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Toulouse | FRA | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Shenzhen | CHN | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Taipei | TPE | last 32 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Chiba | JPN | last 64 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Seongnam | COR | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Salwa Cup | KUW | last 64 | |||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Velenje | SVN | last 64 | Semifinals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2006 | Warsaw | POLE | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2006 | Bayreuth | GER | Semifinals | Quarter finals | ||
| SRB | Pro tour | 2006 | Belgrade | SRB | Quarter finals | gold | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2006 | Kuwait City | KUW | last 64 | |||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2006 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | |||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2006 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | Semifinals | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2006 | Velenje | SVN | Semifinals | |||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2005 | Magdeburg | GER | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2005 | St. Petersburg | RUS | last 64 | gold | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2005 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2005 | Velenje | SVN | last 32 | |||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2004 | catfish | AUT | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2004 | Leipzig | GER | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2004 | Warsaw | POLE | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2004 | Chicago | United States | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2004 | Rio de Janeiro | BRA | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| SCG | Pro tour | 2004 | Cairo | EGY | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2004 | Athens | GRE | last 16 | Semifinals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2004 | Croatia | HRV | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2003 | Bremen | GER | Semifinals | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2003 | Kobe | JPN | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2003 | Rio | BRA | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2003 | Doha | QAT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2003 | Croatia | HRV | last 64 | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2002 | Farum | THE | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2002 | Eindhoven | NED | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2002 | Magdeburg | GER | last 64 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2002 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2002 | catfish | AUT | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | Rotterdam | NED | last 32 | silver | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | Bayreuth | GER | last 32 | gold | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | Fort Lauderdale | United States | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | São Paulo | BRA | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | Zagreb | HRV | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | Doha | QAT | last 64 | Semifinals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2001 | Chatham | CLOSELY | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2000 | Toulouse | FRA | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 2000 | Zagreb | HRV | Rd 1 | Semifinals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1999 | Karlskrona | SWE | last 16 | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1999 | Linz / Wels | AUT | last 16 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1999 | Hopton-on-Sea | CLOSELY | Rd 1 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1999 | Doha | QAT | last 32 | Rd 1 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1998 | Sundsvall | SWE | last 16 | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1998 | Belgrade | YUG | last 32 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1998 | Courmayeur | ITA | last 16 | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1998 | Ji 'Nan City | CHN | Quarter finals | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1998 | Doha | QAT | Rd 1 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1997 | Lyon | FRA | Rd 1 | last 16 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1997 | Linz | AUT | last 32 | Semifinals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1997 | Belgrade | YUG | last 32 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1997 | Zhuhai | CHN | Rd 1 | Rd 1 | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1997 | Chiba | JPN | Rd 1 | Quarter finals | ||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1996 | Belgrade | YUG | Semifinals | |||
| YUG | Pro tour | 1996 | Bolzano | ITA | silver | |||
| YUG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2003 | Guangzhou | CHN | Semifinals | |||
| YUG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 2001 | Hainan | CHN | Semifinals | |||
| YUG | Pro Tour Grand Finals | 1996 | Tianjin | CHN | Semifinals | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2019 | Budapest | HUN | last 128 | Agony | last 64 | |
| SRB | World Championship | 2018 | Halmstad | SWE | 37 | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2017 | Dusseldorf | GER | last 128 | last 32 | last 64 | |
| SRB | World Championship | 2016 | Kuala Lumpur | MAS | 27 | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2015 | Suzhou | CHN | last 128 | last 64 | last 128 | |
| SRB | World Championship | 2014 | Tokyo | JPN | 17th | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2012 | Dortmund | GER | 16 | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2011 | Rotterdam | NED | last 128 | last 32 | ||
| SRB | World Championship | 2010 | Moscow | RUS | 25th | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2009 | Yokohama | JPN | last 128 | last 64 | ||
| SRB | World Championship | 2008 | Guangzhou | CHN | 19th | |||
| SRB | World Championship | 2007 | Zagreb | HRV | last 128 | Quarter finals | last 16 | |
| SCG | World Championship | 2006 | Bremen | GER | 15th | |||
| SCG | World Championship | 2005 | Shanghai | CHN | last 64 | last 16 | ||
| SCG | World Championship | 2004 | Doha | QAT | 22nd | |||
| YUG | World Championship | 2003 | Paris | FRA | last 64 | Quarter finals | last 64 | |
| YUG | World Championship | 2001 | Osaka | JPN | last 128 | last 32 | last 64 | 11 |
| YUG | World Championship | 1997 | Manchester | CLOSELY | last 32 | last 16 | last 32 | 15th |
| YUG | World Championship | 1995 | Tianjin | CHN | last 64 | last 64 | last 64 | 7th |
| YUG | WTC World Team Cup | 1995 | Atlanta | United States | 9 |
literature
- Friedhard Teuffel: King Kara's crown is damaged , table tennis magazine , 2011/1 p. 14
Web links
- Biography (registration required) ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Beijing 2008 (registration required) ( Memento from March 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Aleksandar Karakašević biography on the website of the World Table Tennis Federation ittf.com (accessed on August 5, 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ DTS magazine , 1989/9 p. 43
- ↑ DTS magazine , 2000/6 p. 25
- ↑ DTS magazine , 2001/6 p. 25
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2013/2 p. 7
- ↑ tischtennis magazine , 2013/8 p. 10
- ↑ tischtennis.de: European Championship qualification: Roßkopf team in action from 4 p.m. in Serbia / Schöpp quartet at 5 p.m. in Slovenia. (No longer available online.) October 31, 2016, archived from the original on November 4, 2016 ; Retrieved November 3, 2016 .
- ↑ Karakasevic is a completely different house number. In: Gäubote . May 29, 2018, accessed April 15, 2019 .
- ↑ A veteran for Grenzau: King Kara returns to the TTBL (accessed on May 26, 2020)
- ↑ Aleksandar Karakašević Results from the ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed on September 9, 2011)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Karakašević, Aleksandar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Александар Каракашевић |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Serbian table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 9, 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zemun , Serbia |