RK Borac Banja Luka

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Rukometni klub Borac Banjaluka is a team handball club from Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

It is part of the sports society Borac.

The handball club RK Borac was founded in 1950.

The federal league of Yugoslavia was founded in 1957. The handbal club Borac become its member and since then was competing in this league until the disintigration of SFR Yugoslavia in 1992.

Borac was the champion of SFR Yugoslavia seven times between 1959 and 1981.

The champion of Cup of Yugoslavia was ten times between 1957 and 1992, a year when SFR Yugoslavia split.

Handball club "Borac" was competing in Republic Srpska within Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

RK Borac had been the champion of Republic Srpska four times: 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

In addiiton, RK Borac Banjaluka had won Cup of Republic Srpska four times: 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1997. The Cup competition did not take place in 1995 becouse of war acitivites.

The following players were crowned the European champions in 1976: Milorad Karalic, Zdravko Radjenovic, Nedeljko Vujinovic, Abas Arslanagic, Dobrivoje Selec, Momir Golic, Nebojsa Popovic, Miro Bjelic, Zoran Ravlic, Boro Golic, Rade Uncanin, Slobodan Vuksa and a coach Pero Janjic

Contents 1 Accomplishments 2 Famous players 3 Famous coaches 4 Squad for 2007/08 season 5 External links

[edit] Accomplishments

• European Champions' Cup:
  • winners: 1975/76
  • runners-up: 1974/75

• EHF Cup:
  • winners: 1990/91

• National Championship of Yugoslavia:
  • winners: 1959, 1960, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981

• Yugoslav Handball Cup:
  • winners: 1957, 1958, 1961, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979 and 1992

Borac is the most successful handball club ever from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

[edit] Famous players

Abas Arslanagic

• Abaz Arslanagic
• Milorad Karalic
• Dobrivoje Selec
• Zdravko Radjenovic
• Nenad Popovic
• Zlatan Arnautovic
• Zlatko Saracevic
• Iztok Puc
• Patrik Ćavar
• Irfan Smajlagić
• Bozidar Jovic
• Aleksandar Knezevic
• Goran Stupar
• Nebojsa Golic
• Mladen Bojinovic
• Danijel Saric

[edit] Famous coaches

• Abaz Arslanagić
• Zdenko Zorko

[edit] Squad for 2007/08 season

Mehmedalija Mulabdic Mladen Bjelic Aljosa Djudurovic Bojan Uncanin Boris Srdic Boris Pucarevic Goran Malic Vladimir Brankovic Mirko Mikic Nemanja Bjelic Goran Raca Dejan Uncanin Goran Trkulja Vladimir Vranjes Aleksandar Skoric Vladan Rakocija Goran Garic Milan Pavlovic

[edit] External links

• (Serbian) Official pages