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Dejan Perić

Dejan Perić

Serbian handball player (born 1970)

Dejan Perić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Перић; born 22 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.

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Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned almost three decades, Perić played for Pelister, Crvena zvezda (1991–1993), Atlético Madrid (1993–1994), Teucro (1994–1995), Celje (1995–2004 and 2011–2013), Barcelona (2004–2006) and MKB Veszprém (2006–2011). He won two consecutive EHF Champions League titles in the 2003–04 (with Celje) and 2004–05 (with Barcelona) seasons.

International career

At international level, Perić represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals (1996 European Championship and 1999 World Championship).[1] He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]

Coaching career

While still a player, Perić served as an assistant to Sead Hasanefendić with the Serbia men's national handball team from 2009 to 2010. He independently led the team between 2014 and 2016, taking part in the 2016 European Championship.

Honours

Celje
Barcelona
MKB Veszprém

References

  1. [1]
    "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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