Ivan Pešić (handballer)
| Ivan Pešić | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
17 March 1989 Rijeka, Croatia |
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| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
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| Current club | HC Meshkov Brest | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
2004–2006 |
RK Senj Zamet |
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| Senior clubs | |||
| 2004–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013– |
Zamet II Zamet MVM Veszprém RK Zagreb Maribor Branik Meshkov Brest |
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| National team | |||
| 2005–2006 2006–2007 2008– |
Croatia U-18 Croatia U-19 Croatia |
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Medal record
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Ivan Pešić (born 17 March 1989) is a Croatian handball goalkeeper for HC Meshkov Brest and the Croatian national team.
The first few years as a player played Pešić in his hometown Rijeka in RK Zamet and with production license in Croatian second division club RK Senj. He then played for the Hungarian club MKB Veszprém KC, with which he won in the 2008/09 season, league and cup, as well as the Croatian first division club RK Zagreb, with whom he won three times the double. In 2012 he joined the Slovenian club RK Maribor Branik . After one season, he signed with the Belarusian club HC Meshkov Brest, with whom he again champion and cup winner was, 2014.
At a dance hall in February 2008 a hooligan attacked Pešić and teammate Marin Cozma with a knife. Pešić was so badly injured by a knife that he had to remove a kidney. His teammate Marian Cozma died after two stab wounds to the heart, another colleague, Žarko Šešum, suffered skull fractures due to heavy kicks to the head.
Even though Pešić was an unseen substitute at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia he still won a medal.
Pešić has played for Croatia at the 2011 World Championship, 2013 Mediterranean Games and has recently been called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics qualification tournament
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