Andrea Lekić

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Andrea Lekić
File:Andrea Lekic.jpg
Lekić in 2011
Personal information
Born (1987-09-06) 6 September 1987 (age 36)
Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian
Height 178 cm
Weight 69 kg
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club ŽRK Vardar
Number 77
Senior clubs
0000–2005
2005–2006
2006–2007
2007–2011
2011–2013
2013–
ORK Beograd
ŽRK Radnički Belgrade
ŽRK Knjaz Miloš
RK Krim Ljubljana
Győri Audi ETO KC
ŽRK Vardar
National team
  Serbia 93 (464)[1]

Andrea Lekić (born 6 September 1987)[2] is a Serbian handballer who plays for ŽRK Vardar and also is a captain of the Serbian national team.

In 2013 Lekić was voted IHF World Player of the Year when she won silver medal at the World Championship with the national team and EHF Champions League with her team Győri Audi ETO KC. She was also one of the candidates for 2011 IHF World Player of the Year award and eventually came fourth by earning 18 per cent of the total votes.[3]

She is the main organizer of the “Andrea Lekic” handball academy for children, which debuted successfully in 2013, and she has serious expansion plans in the future.[4] She graduated at the Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management and received the title Bachelor of Economy, and she studies at the Faculty of Sports.

Achievements

Clubs

International

Awards and recognition

  • MVP of the Women's Regional Handball League: 2009[5]
  • All-Star Playmaker of the European Championship: 2012[6]
  • IHF World Player of the Year: 2013
  • May Award by Serbia Sport Association: 2014
  • Team of the Tournament Playmaker of the Bucharest Trophy: 2015
  • Best player of Serbia by the Serbian Handball Federation in 2012 and 2013
  • Well-established website Balkan-Handball.com, picked her as the best handball player in Serbia six years in a row, from 2008 to 2013 and best handball player in the region of former Yugoslavia (2009, 2010, 2013)
  • Handball Fiesta’s MVP (2014)

References

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External links

Awards
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year
2013
Succeeded by
Brazil Eduarda Amorim

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