Željko Đurđić Explained

Željko Đurđić
Fullname:Željko Đurđić
Birth Date:8 November 1962
Birth Place:Doboj, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Death Place:Zrenjanin, Serbia
Years1:1977–1988
Years2:1988–1996
Clubs1:Sloga Bosnaprevoz
Clubs2:Proleter Naftagas
Nationalcaps1:45
Nationalgoals1:0

Željko Đurđić (pronounced as /ʒěːʎko dʑûrdʑitɕ/; 8 November 1962 – 28 July 2014) was a Serbian handball goalkeeper.[1]

Known locally by the nickname Džigi, he captained RK Proleter Zrenjanin to the 1990–91 European Handball Cup final where Proleter narrowly lost to Barcelona. He played 45 times for the Yugoslav national handball team.

Health issues

Falling out of the limelight after his retirement in 1996, his name began appearing in newspapers once again in late 2011.[2] Đurđić said in an interview that he was living in poverty, and that although he needed surgery on both his knees, he was unable to afford it.[3]

Đurđić died in Zrenjanin on 28 July 2014.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zrenjanin: Bivši rukometaš živi kao portir . . Pašić . Slobodan . 2019-03-28 . 2011-12-10 . Serbian.
  2. Web site: Sportski pobednik, životni gubitnik . Vesti . Grujić . B. . 2019-03-28 . 2011-11-24 . Serbian.
  3. Web site: Tračak svetlosti posle mnogo tmurnih godina . Vesti . Grujić . G. . 2024-06-06 . 2011-12-04 . Serbian.
  4. Web site: Preminuo nekadašnji rukometni reprezentativac Željko Đurđić . Zrenjanin.rs . 2019-03-27 . 2014-07-30 . Serbian.