Zoran Đorđić Explained

Zoran Đorđić
Full Name:Zoran Đorđić
Birth Date:15 October 1966
Birth Place:Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Serbian
Height:1.86 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthclubs1:Metaloplastika
Clubs1:Metaloplastika
Years2:1992–1993
Clubs2:Partizan
Years3:1993–1995
Clubs3:OM Vitrolles
Years4:1995–1997
Clubs4:Chambéry
Years5:1997–2005
Clubs5:SG Wallau-Massenheim
Years6:2005–2007
Clubs6:MT Melsungen
Years7:2007–2009
Clubs7:HSG Wetzlar
Years8:2012
Clubs8:HSV Hamburg
Nationalyears1:1995–2001
Nationalteam1:FR Yugoslavia

Zoran Đorđić (; born 15 October 1966) is a Serbian former handball player. He is the father of fellow handball player Petar Đorđić.

Club career

In his home country, Đorđić played for Metaloplastika and Partizan (1992–1993), before going abroad. He would spend four seasons in France with OM Vitrolles (1993–1995) and Chambéry (1995–1997). In 1997, Đorđić moved to Germany and joined SG Wallau-Massenheim, remaining eight seasons with the club. He later also played for MT Melsungen (2005–2007) and HSG Wetzlar (2007–2009).

In March 2012, Đorđić came out of retirement and signed with HSV Hamburg to replace the injured Johannes Bitter until the end of the season.[1]

International career

At international level, Đorđić represented FR Yugoslavia in five major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999[2] and 2001[3]). He also participated in two European Championships (1996 and 1998).

Honours

Partizan
OM Vitrolles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Djordjic als Bitter-Ersatz beim HSV Hamburg . German . braunschweiger-zeitung.de . 30 March 2012 . 10 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Jugoslavija treća na svetu . Serbian . srbija.gov.rs . 15 June 1999 . 10 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Bronza za Jugoslaviju . Serbian . srbija.gov.rs . 4 February 2001 . 10 May 2020.