Ivan Čupić Explained

Ivan Čupić
Birth Date:27 March 1986
Birth Place:Metković, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality:Croatian
Height:1.78 m
Position:Right wing
Currentclub:RK Zagreb
Clubnumber:27
Years1:2002–2005
Clubs1:RK Metković
Years2:2005–2007
Clubs2:RK Medveščak
Years3:2007–2008
Clubs3:SD Octavio Vigo
Years4:2008–2010
Clubs4:RK Gorenje Velenje
Years5:2010–2012
Clubs5:Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Years6:2012–2016
Clubs6:Vive Tauron Kielce
Years7:2016–2021
Clubs7:RK Vardar 1961
Years8:2021–2024
Nationalyears1:2005–2024
Nationalteam1:Croatia
Nationalcaps1:137
Nationalgoals1:511
Manageryears1:2024–
Managerclubs1:RK Zagreb (assistant)

Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian handball player who plays for RK Zagreb and the Croatian national team.[1]

Career

He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day.[2] He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008. During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence. The force of the fall severed his finger at the first joint.[4] Though the amputated portion of the digit could not be reattached, his career has since been unaffected by having only nine fingers.

Honours

Gorenje

2008-09

2009

Vive Tauron Kielce

2015–16

RK Vardar

2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

2017, 2018, 2021

2016–17, 2018–19

2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19

RK Zagreb

2022, 2023

2022

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eurohandball.com/player/518560 EHF profile
  2. Web site: 2015 World Championship Roster . . 15 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141218194554/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/CRO.pdf . 18 December 2014 .
  3. Web site: Ivan Čupić Bio, Stats, and Results . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . 2016-02-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052945/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/cu/ivan-cupic-1.html . 2016-03-04 .
  4. http://news.ninemsn.com.au/olympics/handball/603461/croatias-cupic-loses-finger Croatia's Cupic loses finger