Ivan Nikčević

Ivan Nikčević
Ivan Nikčević
	Nikčević in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Nikčević
Born	11 February 1981 (age 43); Nikšić, SR Montenegro,; SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Youth career
	Team
	Sutjeska Nikšić
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2005	Crvena zvezda
2005–2007	Altea
2007–2008	Almería
2008–2010	Portland San Antonio
2010–2011	Granollers
2011–2012	Valladolid
2012–2016	Wisła Płock
2016–2020	Sporting CP
2020–2023	Benidorm
National team
Years	Team
	Serbia and Montenegro
2006–2016	Serbia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Serbia
European Championship

Ivan Nikčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Никчевић; born 11 February 1981) is a Serbian former handball player.

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Nikčević played for Crvena zvezda (1998–2005), Altea (2005–2007), Almería (2007–2008), Portland San Antonio (2008–2010), Granollers (2010–2011), Valladolid (2011–2012), Wisła Płock (2012–2016) and Sporting CP (2016–2020). He helped the Portuguese club win the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2016–17 season.^[1]

A Serbia international since its inception,^[2] Nikčević made his major debut for the national team at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He was also a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.^[3] After serving as team captain at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship, Nikčević retired from the national team.^[4]

^ "Ivan Nikcevic termina ligação com o Sporting" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "Rukometaši putuju u Egipat" (in Serbian). sportskacentrala.com. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "Srbija osvojila srebro u Beogradu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
^ "Žarko Šešum novi kapiten rukometaša" (in Serbian). b92.net. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.