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Aleksandar Knežević

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Aleksandar Knežević
Personal information
Full name Aleksandar Knežević
Born (1968-12-26) 26 December 1968 (age 55)
Banja Luka, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Frisch Auf Frauen (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
Borac Banja Luka
1992–1993
Crvena zvezda
1993–1994
USM Gagny
1994–1995
Conquense
1995–1996
Partizan
1996–1998
BSV Borba Luzern
1998–1999
Partizan
1999–2007
Frisch Auf Göppingen
National team
Years Team
1990–1992
Yugoslavia
1995–2000
FR Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2009–2013
Frisch Auf Frauen
2013–2014
Frisch Auf Göppingen
2014–
Frisch Auf Frauen
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Goodwill Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Seattle Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens Team
Representing  Yugoslavia
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Spain Team

Aleksandar Knežević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Кнежевић; born 26 December 1968) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.

Club career

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Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Knežević played for Borac Banja Luka, Crvena zvezda (1992–1993), USM Gagny (1993–1994), Conquense (1994–1995), Partizan (1995–1996 and 1998–1999), BSV Borba Luzern (1996–1998) and Frisch Auf Göppingen (1999–2007).

International career

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Knežević represented FR Yugoslavia in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] He was also a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 European Championship.

Honours

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Borac Banja Luka
  • Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1991–92
  • EHF Cup: 1990–91
Partizan

References

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  1. ^ "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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