Stanka Božović Explained

Stanka Božović (née Mugoša)
Birth Date:17 November 1962
Birth Place:Titograd, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Austrian, Montenegrin
Years1:1978-1986
Clubs1:ŽRK Budućnost
Years2:1986-1989
Clubs2:RK Olimpija
Years3:1989-2001
Clubs3:Hypo Niederösterreich
Years4:2001-2002
Nationalyears1:1990-2000
Nationalcaps1:220
Nationalgoals1:910

Stanka Božović, née Mugoša (born 17 November 1962) is a former Yugoslav and Austrian handball player.

Stanka Mugoša was born in Podgorica, Yugoslavia (actually Montenegro). After playing for Budućnost Titograd and Belinka Olimpija Ljubljana, she went in 1989 to the Austrian handball club Hypo Niederösterreich where she played 13 years[1] and won 7 times the EHF Champions League.[2] She also played for ESBF Besançon (2001-2002), Verona (2002), Nit-Hak (Norway), Tulln, Landhaus and Stockerau.

In 1990, she started to play for Austrian national team.[3] She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Austria placed 5th. She also participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4] She stopped playing for Austria in 2000 after 220 caps and 910 goals.[5]

She's the mother of Austrian handballer Janko Božović.

Notes and References

  1. http://archiv.kosmo.at/news/Ein-Leben-fuer-den-Sport Ein Leben für den Sport
  2. http://www.eurohandball.com/article/014932/Stanca+Bo%C5%BEovi%C4%87%3A+%22Exciting+second+leg+expected!%22 Stanca Božović: "Exciting second leg expected!"
  3. https://www.oehb.at/de/nationalteams/frauen/hall-of-fame-frauen/articlearchivshow-stanka-bozovic Hall of fame - Stanka BOZOVIC
  4. Stanka Bozovic . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022340/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/stanka-bozovic-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 January 2016 .
  5. https://www.oehb.at/de/nationalteams/frauen/rekordspielerinnen Rekordspielerinnen