Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian former handball player.[1]
| Ivan Čupić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Čupić with Vive Targi Kielce in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
27 March 1986 Metković, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | RK Zagreb | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2002–2005 | RK Metković | ||
2005–2007 | RK Medveščak | ||
2007–2008 | SD Octavio Vigo | ||
2008–2010 | RK Gorenje Velenje | ||
2010–2012 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2012–2016 | Vive Tauron Kielce | ||
2016–2021 | RK Vardar 1961 | ||
2021–2024 | RK Zagreb | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2024 | Croatia | 137 | (511) |
| Teams managed | |||
2024 | RK Zagreb (assistant) | ||
Career
editHe was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day.[2] He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008. During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence. The force of the fall severed his finger at the first joint.[4] Though the amputated portion of the digit could not be reattached, his career has since been unaffected by having only nine fingers.
Honours
edit- Gorenje
- Slovenian First League: 2008-09
- Slovenian Super Cup: 2009
- Vive Tauron Kielce
- EHF Champions League: 2015–16
- Polish Championship: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- Polish Cup: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- RK Vardar
- Macedonian Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
- Macedonian Cup: 2017, 2018, 2021
- Macedonian Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019
- EHF Champions League: 2016–17, 2018–19
- SEHA League: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian Premier League: 2022, 2023
- Croatian Cup: 2022
References
edit- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Ivan Čupić Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
- ^ Croatia's Cupic loses finger Archived 2012-07-25 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
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