Branko Kokir (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Кокир; born 28 August 1974) is a Serbian former handball player.
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| Full name | Branko Kokir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
28 August 1974 Karlovac, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Partizan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–2000 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | SG Willstätt/Schutterwald | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Grasshoppers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | HSV Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2009 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2004 | Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career edit
Kokir made his professional debut with Partizan and spent seven seasons with the club (1993–2000). He later moved abroad and played for SG Willstätt/Schutterwald (2000–2004), Grasshoppers (2004–2005), HSV Hamburg (2005–2006) and TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke (2006–2009).
International career edit
Kokir represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in international tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999[1] and 2001[2]). He also participated in two European Championships (1998 and 2004[3][4]). Previously, Kokir won the gold medal at the 1998 World University Championship.[5]
Honours edit
- Partizan
- Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99
- Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1997–98
- HSV Hamburg
- DHB-Pokal: 2005–06
References edit
- ^ "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Poznati putnici za Sloveniju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "SCG - Švedska 34:35" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "First gold in new year". serbia.gov.rs. 5 January 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
External links edit
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