Ivan Lapčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Лапчевић; born 26 March 1976) is a Serbian handball coach and former player.

Ivan Lapčević
Personal information
Full name Ivan Lapčević
Born (1976-03-26) 26 March 1976 (age 48)
Aleksandrovac, SR Serbia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left back
Youth career
Team
Župa Aleksandrovac
Senior clubs
Years Team
–1996
Župa Aleksandrovac
1996–2001
Železničar Niš
2001–2002
Barcelona
2002–2005
VfL Gummersbach
2005–2010
MKB Veszprém
2010
Napredak Kruševac
2010–2011
Puerto Sagunto
2011–2012
Romagna
National team
Years Team
1997–2006
Serbia and Montenegro
2009–2010
Serbia
Teams managed
2019
Požarevac
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Egypt Team
Bronze medal – third place 2001 France Team

Club career

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After starting out at his hometown club Župa Aleksandrovac, Lapčević went on to play for Železničar Niš (1996–2001), Barcelona (2001–2002), VfL Gummersbach (2002–2005),[1] MKB Veszprém (2005–2010), Napredak Kruševac (2010),[2] Puerto Sagunto (2010–2011) and Romagna (2011–2012).

International career

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At international level, Lapčević represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in six major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999 and 2001).[3][4] He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[5]

Coaching career

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In February 2019, Lapčević took charge at Serbian Handball Super B League team Požarevac.[6]

Honours

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Železničar Niš
Barcelona
MKB Veszprém

References

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  1. ^ "Lapcevic verlässt Gummersbach" (in German). rp-online.de. 13 April 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Lapčević pojačao Napredak" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Ivan Lapčević preuzeo Požarevac, cilj stabilizacija kluba" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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