Ivan Čupić
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| Player information | |
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| Full name | Ivan Čupić |
| birthday | March 27, 1986 |
| place of birth |
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| citizenship |
 Croatian
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| height | 1.78 m |
| Playing position | Right winger |
| Throwing hand | Left |
| Club information | |
| society | RK Vardar Skopje |
| Jersey number | 27 |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| -2002 |
RK Metković
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| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2002-2005 |
RK Metković
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| 2005-2007 |
RK Agram Medveščak Zagreb
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| 2007-2008 |
 Octavio Vigo
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| 2008-2010 |
 RK Velenje
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| 2010–2012 |
 Rhine-Neckar lion
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| 2012-2016 |
 KS Kielce
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| 2016– |
 RK Vardar Skopje
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| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
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Croatia
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131 (492) |
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As of October 21, 2016 |
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Ivan Čupić (born March 27, 1986 in Metković , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia ) is a Croatian handball player . He is 1.78 m tall.
Čupić, who plays for the Macedonian club RK Vardar Skopje and plays for the Croatian national team (shirt number 27), is mostly used as a right winger.
Career
Ivan Čupić started playing handball in his hometown. He also made his debut in the Croatian first division for the local first division club RK Metković . In 2005 he joined the league rivals RK Agram Medveščak Zagreb before moving to Octavio Vigo in the Spanish ASOBAL league in 2007 for a year . In summer 2008 he went to the Slovenian club RK Velenje , with which he was national champion in 2009. From the 2010/11 season, he ran for the Bundesliga lion Rhein-Neckar on. In the summer of 2012, Čupić moved to the Polish club KS Kielce . In 2016 he signed a contract with the Macedonian first division club RK Vardar Skopje .
Ivan Čupić was with the Croatian national team in 2008 Vice European Champion , 2009 Vice World Champion and 2010 Vice European Champion again . In 2009 he was also chosen as the best right winger in the All-Star team .
As part of the preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics , Čupić suffered a serious injury: after a stumble, his wedding ring got caught in a wire fence, whereupon two thirds of his ring finger had to be amputated. Čupić missed the games in Beijing , but his further career was not in danger.
Since 2012, Cupić has finished third with the Croatian team three times in a row: at the 2012 European Championships , at the 2012 Olympic Games in London - where he was again appointed to the All-Star Team - and at the 2013 World Cup . He also took part in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
successes
- National team
- Vice European Champion 2008 and 2010
- Vice World Champion 2009
- All-Star Team World Cup 2009 , Olympic Games 2012
- society
- Slovenian champion 2009
- Polish champion 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
- Polish Cup 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
- North Macedonian Champion 2017, 2018 2019
- North Macedonian Cup 2017, 2018
- EHF Champions League 2016, 2017, 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ ihf.info: Team Roster , accessed on August 19, 2016
- ↑ ihf.info: Cumulative Statistics , accessed on August 19, 2016
- ↑ Kielce confirms Cupic transfer and reports two departures , accessed on March 27, 2012
- ↑ sportske.jutarnji.hr: Ivan Čupić odlazi u Vardar , accessed on October 21
- ↑ Ivan Čupić loses part of his finger ( memento from February 15, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Croatian), accessed on February 1, 2009
- ↑ www.london2012.com: Croatia - Team Rosters , accessed on August 4, 2012
Web links
- Ivan Čupić in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Portrait near Rhein-Neckar-Löwen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Čupić, Ivan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Croatian handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 27, 1986 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Metković , SR Croatia , SFR Yugoslavia |