Sanela Knezović

Sanela Knezović
Personal information
Born (1979-12-22) 22 December 1979
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nationality Croatia Croatian
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Dunaferr
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996-2004
2004–2007
2007-2008
2008-2011
2011-2012
2012-		 Podravka
Budućnost
Dunaferr
Budućnost
CS Oltchim
Dunaferr
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 July 2011

Sanela Knezović (born 22 December 1979 in Mostar)[1] is a Bosnian-born Croatian handballer.

Club career

Knezović started to play handball in 1990 in Mostar. Her first coach was Nikola Stipić. Unfortunately Knezović was forced to take a one-year pause because of Bosnian War. After the war she continued to play handball and in 1994 joined Zrinjski Mostar. In 1996 she received the Best Athlete of Bosnia and Herzegovina award. Same year Knezović signed with European Champions Podravka Vegeta. In eight years of playing for best Croatian team, Knezović won many Croatian Championship and Croatian Cup trophies. In 2002, she played in EHF Cup finals. Two years after that she joined Montenegrin Champions Budućnost and in 2006 won Cup Winners' Cup trophy. In 2007, she went to Hungarian handball club Dunaferr, but because of clubs financial problems she returned to Budućnost. In 2010 Knezović again won Cup Winners' Cup trophy and in 2011 played in Champions League semi-finals. In the 2011/2012 season Sanela Knezović played for Romanian champions CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.

Achievements

Individual accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "Sanela Knezovic". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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