Bojana Popović

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Bojana Popović
Personal information
Born (1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 44)
Niš,[1] SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
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Playing position Left back/Playmaker
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
1994–1998
1998–2002
2002–2007
2007–2010
2010–2012		 RK DIN Niš
Budućnost
Slagelse DT
Viborg HK
ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile
National team 1
  Montenegro 35 (123)
Medal record
Women's Handball
Representing  Montenegro
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Italy Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 December 2011

Bojana Popović, née Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Поповић) (born 20 November 1979 in Niš, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia)[2] is a Montenegrin handballer.[3] She was rated to be the best female handball player in the world by many, despite not being given an official recognition yet.[4] Having spent last three seasons in Danish club Viborg HK,[2] in July 2010 Popović signed a two-year contract with her former club Budućnost T-Mobile.[5] She is also member of the Montenegrin national team.

Career

Bojana Popović started playing handball at Serbian club HC Naisa Niš when she was eleven years old.[2] She later played for Montenegrin club Budućnost Podgorica for four seasons.[6] In 2002, Popović signed a contract with Danish team Slagelse DT, at that time coached by Anja Andersen. With Slagelse, she experienced great success: three times Champions League winner, EHF Cup winner, three Danish Championship golds and one Danish Cup.

At the end of the 2006/07 season, Popović signed a contract with Viborg HK.[7] Since her arrival at Viborg, she has won two Danish Championship golds and two Danish Cups. In 2009 she won her fourth Champions League title, the first with Viborg.

Team results

Club
Winner 2004, 2005 and 2007 (Slagelse); 2009, 2010 (Viborg) and 2012 (ŽRK Budućnost T-Mobile)
Winner 2003 (Slagelse)
Gold 2003, 2005 and 2007 (Slagelse); 2008, 2009 and 2010 (Viborg)
  • Danish Cup
Winner 2003 (Slagelse); 2007 and 2008 (Viborg)
  • Serbian and Montenegrian Championship
Winner 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 (Buducnost Podgorica)
  • Serbian and Montenegrian Cup
Winner 2000, 2001 and 2002 (Buducnost Podgorica)
National team
  • World Championship 2001
Bronze medal (Yugoslavia)
  • Summer Olympics 2012
Silver medal

Awards and recognition

Bojana Popović is considered to be the best player in the world by many.[6][7][8] She has been chosen Player of the Year by the Danish Handball Federation four times. Popović's individual awards and achievements include:

References

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External links

Awards
Preceded by Montenegrin Sportperson of the Year
2012
(with Katarina Bulatović)		 Succeeded by
Nikola Janović

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