Rolando Pušnik | |
Full Name: | Rolando Pušnik |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1961 |
Birth Place: | Celje, FPR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Slovenian |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthclubs1: | Celje |
Clubs1: | Celje |
Clubs2: | Crvenka |
Clubs3: | Železničar Niš |
Years4: | 1990–1991 |
Clubs4: | Mepamsa San Antonio |
Years5: | 1991–1993 |
Clubs5: | Zagreb |
Years6: | 1993–1995 |
Clubs6: | Celje |
Clubs7: | Prevent Slovenj Gradec |
Clubs8: | Slovan |
Clubs9: | Zagreb |
Years10: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs10: | Metković |
Clubs11: | SG Handball West Wien |
Clubs12: | Trimo Trebnje |
Years13: | 2003–2004 |
Clubs13: | Padova |
Nationalteam1: | Yugoslavia |
Nationalyears2: | 199x–200x |
Nationalteam2: | Slovenia[1] |
Nationalcaps2: | 114 |
Nationalgoals2: | 4 |
Rolando Pušnik (born 13 December 1961) is a Slovenian former handball player.
Over the course of his career that spanned over 25 years, Pušnik played for Celje (two spells),[2] Crvenka, Železničar Niš, Mepamsa San Antonio, Zagreb (two spells), Prevent Slovenj Gradec, Slovan, Metković, SG Handball West Wien, Trimo Trebnje, and Padova.[3] He won back-to-back European Cup titles with Zagreb in 1992 and 1993.[4]
At international level, Pušnik competed for Yugoslavia in two Olympic Games, winning the gold medal in 1984 and the bronze medal in 1988.[5] He was also a member of the team that won the 1986 World Championship.
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, Pušnik represented Slovenia in four European Championships (1994, 1996, 2000 and 2002).[6] He also participated in the 1995 World Championship[7] and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[8]