Đorđe Lavrnić Explained

Đorđe Lavrnić
Full Name:Đorđe Lavrnić
Birth Date:6 June 1946
Birth Place:Komić, FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality:Yugoslav/Serbian
Height:1.92 m
Position:Right back
Clubs1:Slatina
Clubs2:Krivaja Zavidovići
Clubs3:Crvenka
Years4:1975–1978
Clubs4:TuS Derschlag
Clubs5:VfL Günzburg
Clubs6:Sloga Doboj
Nationalteam1:Yugoslavia

Đorđe "Đoko" Lavrnić (; 6 June 1946 – 27 November 2010) was a Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Club career

After starting out at Slatina, Lavrnić played for Krivaja Zavidovići and Crvenka, before moving abroad to Germany. He spent three seasons with TuS Derschlag in the Handball-Bundesliga (1975–1978), finishing as the league's top scorer each year.[2] Later on, Lavrnić would play for VfL Günzburg, before returning to Yugoslavia and joining Sloga Doboj.

International career

At international level, Lavrnić competed for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.[3] He also participated in two World Championships (1970 and 1974), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oproštaj od zlatnog olimpijca . Serbian . nezavisne.com . 30 November 2010 . 7 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Torschützenkönige . German . bundesligainfo.de . 7 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina . Serbian . srbija-info.gov.rs . 14 September 2000 . 7 December 2020.