Andrea Lekić | ||||||||||||
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Lekić in 2011
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Personal information | ||||||||||||
Born |
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
6 September 1987 |||||||||||
Nationality | Serbian | |||||||||||
Height | 178 cm | |||||||||||
Weight | 69 kg | |||||||||||
Playing position | Centre back | |||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||
Current club | ŽRK Vardar | |||||||||||
Number | 77 | |||||||||||
Senior clubs | ||||||||||||
2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–2013 2013– –2005 |
ORK Beograd ŽRK Radnički Belgrade ŽRK Knjaz Miloš RK Krim Ljubljana Győri Audi ETO KC ŽRK Vardar |
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National team | ||||||||||||
Serbia | 93 (464) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrea Lekić (born 6 September 1987) is a Serbian handballer who plays for ŽRK Vardar and also is a captain of the Serbian national team.
In 2013 Lekić was voted IHF World Player of the Year when she won silver medal at the World Championship with the national team and EHF Champions League with her team Győri Audi ETO KC. She was also one of the candidates for 2011 IHF World Player of the Year award and eventually came fourth by earning 18 per cent of the total votes.
She is the main organizer of the “Andrea Lekic” handball academy for children, which debuted successfully in 2013, and she has serious expansion plans in the future. She graduated at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management and received the title Bachelor of Economy, and she studies at the Faculty of Sports.