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]
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.
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.