Nikola Eklemović (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Еклемовић, Hungarian: Eklemovics Nikola; born 8 February 1978) is a Serbian-Hungarian former handball player.
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Eklemović in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Full name | Nikola Eklemović | ||||||||||||||||
Born |
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia | 8 February 1978||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian / Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Team | |||||||||||||||||
Partizan | |||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1996 | Partizan | ||||||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Crvena zvezda | ||||||||||||||||
1999–2004 | Pick Szeged | ||||||||||||||||
2004–2011 | MKB Veszprém | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Wisła Płock | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Minaur Baia Mare | ||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Hungary[1] | 34 | (86) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
editEklemović made his professional debut with Partizan and spent three seasons with the club (1993–1996). He also played for their arch-rivals Crvena zvezda for three years (1996–1999), before moving abroad. Later on, Eklemović spent over a decade in Hungary, switching two clubs: Pick Szeged (1999–2004) and MKB Veszprém (2004–2011). He subsequently moved to Poland and remained for three years with Wisła Płock (2011–2014). Before retiring from the game, Eklemović played for Romanian club Minaur Baia Mare in the 2014–15 season.[2]
International career
editEklemović won the gold medal at the 1998 World University Championship.[3] He also represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 European Championship.[4][5] Later on, Eklemović switched allegiance to Hungary, taking part in two European Championships (2008 and 2010) and one World Championship (2009).
Honours
edit- Partizan
- Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1994–95
- Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94
- Crvena zvezda
- Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1996–97, 1997–98
- MKB Veszprém
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Magyar Kupa: 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2007–08
- Minaur Baia Mare
- Liga Națională: 2014–15
- Cupa României: 2014–15
References
edit- ^ "Válogatott játékosok rangsora - férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Eklemovic ramane alaturi de Minaur, in calitate de consultant. Turneu de pregatire in Germania pentru campioni" (in Romanian). handbalvolei.ro. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "First gold in new year". serbia.gov.rs. 5 January 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Poznati putnici za Sloveniju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "SCG - Švedska 34:35" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2020.