RK Crvenka
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| RK Crvenka | |||
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| Full name | Rukometni klub Crvenka | ||
| Nickname(s) | Veverice (The Squirrels) | ||
| Founded | 1952 | ||
| Arena | SC Crvenka | ||
| President | Vladan Račić | ||
| Head coach | Miloš Mitrović | ||
| League | Serbian Handball Super B League | ||
| 2020–21 | 7 | ||
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RK Crvenka (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Црвенка) is a Serbian handball club based in Crvenka. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super B League.
History
[edit]The first handball club in Crvenka was established in 1952. They competed under the name RK Partizan. In 1959, the club merged with local club RK Jedinstvo to form RK Crvenka. They made their Yugoslav Championship debut in 1965. Two years later, the club won its first trophy, capturing the Yugoslav Cup. They achieved their greatest success by winning the national championship in 1969. The club would reach the European Cup semi-finals in the 1969–70 season.
Between 2008 and 2013, the club competed for five seasons in the Serbian Handball Super League. They earned promotion back to the top flight in 2020.[1]
Honours
[edit]- 1968–69
Yugoslav Cup
- 1966–67, 1987–88
Sponsorship
[edit]During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons:
- Crvenka Jaffa Panon
- Crvenka Jaffa
Notable players
[edit]The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships:
Novak Bošković- Dalibor Čutura
- Dragan Marjanac
- Savo Mešter
- Dimitrije Pejanović
Nebojša Jokić
Petar Kapisoda- Predrag Peruničić
- Dragan Škrbić
Čedomir Bugarski- Jovica Elezović
- Petar Fajfrić
- Jožef Holpert
- Drago Jovović
- Đorđe Lavrnić
- Slobodan Mišković
- Stjepan Obran
- Radisav Pavićević
- Đurađ Trbojević
- Zlatko Portner
Rolando Pušnik- Momir Rnić
- Zoran Živković
Head coaches
[edit]- Vlado Štencl
- Milorad Lajić
- Slobodan Mišković
- Đurađ Trbojević (1999/2000)
- Dragan Nišević
- Milorad Lajić
- Svetozar Jovović
- Radosav Kovačević
- Svetozar Jovović
- Igor Desnica (2012)
- Dragan Kukić (2013)
- Radosav Kovačević
- Dragan Kukić
- Vladimir Zejak (2019–present)
References
[edit]- ^ "Upriličen svečani prijem za rukometaše RK Crvenka" (in Serbian). nasemesto.rs. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- RK Crvenka at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)