Samir Handanović
Handanović with Slovenia in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Samir Handanovič | ||
| Date of birth | 14 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Inter Milan | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Domžale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Domžale | 7 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Zagorje (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2012 | Udinese | 182 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Treviso (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Lazio (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Rimini (loan) | 39 | (0) |
| 2012– | Inter Milan | 162 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Slovenia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Slovenia U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2015 | Slovenia | 81 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2015 |
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Samir Handanović (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈsaːmiɾ xanˈdaːnɔʋitʃ]; born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Inter Milan. During the 2010–11 Serie A season he saved a total of six penalty kicks, equalling an all-time league record set in the 1948–49 season.
Having previously represented Slovenia's under-21 team, Handanović made his senior international debut in 2004. He has gone on to earn 81 caps for his country, the second-most appearances for Slovenia and most by a goalkeeper, and played for them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, he is one of only three non-Italian keepers to be named Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year, winning the honor twice. He is nicknamed Batman due to his acrobatic saves.
Handanović started his career at Slovan and was later transferred to Domžale, where he spent two seasons. He was signed by Udinese in the summer of 2004 at the age of 20. However, his first spell with the Friuliani was short-lived as he was unable to cement his place in the starting line-up.
Handanović was on loan to Treviso in the summer of 2005, but in January 2006, he was exchanged with Matteo Sereni to Lazio. With Treviso, he received his first ever red card during the match against his next club, Lazio, on 18 September 2005 in an eventual 3–1 away loss. During his time with the Biancoceleste, Handanović played three matches and conceded six goals.
On 14 May 2006, in the last day of 2005–06 season, Handanović, with the number 24, played his first and last match for Lazio, keeping a clean sheet against Parma in a 1–0 home win.
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