Bojana Radulović | |||
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Radulović in the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, 2004
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Bojana Radulović | ||
Born |
Subotica, SFR Yugoslavia |
23 March 1973 ||
Nationality | Hungarian | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 71 kilograms (157 lb) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | — | ||
Senior clubs | |||
–1995 1995–2006 2006–2007 2009–2011 |
ŽRK Radnički Belgrade BM Sagunto Caola SE Dunaújváros Győri ETO KC Dunaújváros |
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National team 1 | |||
2000–2004 –1999 |
FR Yugoslavia Hungary |
70 (?) 69 (464) |
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Medal record
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 December 2004 |
Bojana Radulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Радуловић, Hungarian: Bojana Radulovics; born 23 March 1973 in Subotica, SFR Yugoslavia, today Serbia) is a retired Yugoslav and Hungarian handball player who currently leads the handball academy of Dunaújváros.
One of the best players of all time, she was voted World Handball Player of the Year in 2000 and 2003 by the International Handball Federation. On club level, beside the number of domestic successes she won every major European cup, including the EHF Champions League title in 1999. She obtained an Olympic silver medal with the Hungarian team in 2000 and won another silver medal on the World Championship in 2003. On the European Championship in 2004, that was played on home soil, Radulovics received a bronze medal after beating Russia 29–25 in the placement match.
Radulovics started her career in her hometown club as a youngster and turned professional by ŽRK Radnički Belgrade, with them she won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1991. Later she moved abroad to Spanish side BM Sagunto, followed by a switch to the Hungarian championship. First, she was signed by Caola SE, where her exceptional skills quickly became clear and despite playing for a rather low-table team, Radulovics won the top scorers' award in 1995. Her impressive performances were enough for Dunaújváros to move on the right back and the recently crowned EHF Cup Winners' Cup champions have secured her services after the end of the season.