Žarko Marković (handballer)

Žarko Marković (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Марковић; born 1 June 1986) is a Montenegrin-born Qatari handball player who plays for Al Gharafa.

Žarko Marković
Marković in 2015
Personal information
Full name Žarko Marković
Born (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986
Cetinje, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin / Qatari
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Al Gharafa
Number 1
Youth career
Team
 RK Cepelin
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2006
 RK Jugović
2006–2007
 Tatabánya KC
2007–2009
 MKB Veszprém
2009–2010
 Budućnost Podgorica
2010–2011
 Al Ahli Jeddah
2011–2012
 RK Metalurg Skopje
2012–2013
 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2013–2014
 HSV Hamburg
2014–2017
 El Jaish
2017
 RK Zagreb
2018
 Al Duhail
2018–2019
 Al Wakrah
2019
 Al Gharafa
2020
 Al Shamal
2020–2021
 Al Rayyan
National team
Years Team
2006–2012
 Montenegro
2015–
 Qatar
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Serbia and Montenegro
U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 QatarTeam
U18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 Serbia and MontenegroTeam
Representing  Qatar
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 QatarTeam
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 BahrainTeam

Club career

After starting his career at Serbian club Jugović, Marković spent three seasons in Hungary with Tatabánya and MKB Veszprém. He later also played for Budućnost Podgorica, Al Ahli Jeddah,[1] Metalurg Skopje, Frisch Auf Göppingen, HSV Hamburg, El Jaish, Zagreb, Al Duhail, Al Wakrah, Al Gharafa and Al Shamal.

International career

Youth

At youth level, Marković won two gold medals for Serbia and Montenegro. He was a member of the winning squad at the 2004 European Under-18 Championship.[2] Subsequently, Marković helped the nation win the 2005 World Under-19 Championship.[3]

Senior

A Montenegro international since its inception, Marković participated at the 2008 European Championship in the nation's debut appearance in major tournaments. He was later omitted from the national team for the 2013 World Championship,[4] before switching allegiance to Qatar. After being cleared to play, Marković made his debut for the Qatar national team at the 2015 World Championship, helping them finish as runners-up.[5] He also won the gold medal at the 2016 Asian Championship and took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Honours
Metalurg Skopje
Al Duhail
Al Gharafa
Al Shamal

References
  1. "الأهلي السعودي يتعاقد مع لاعب اليد الصربي زاركو ماركو فيتش" (in Arabic). alwakad.net. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. "Plavi bez poraza do zlata" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. "Apsolutni šampioni" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 12 August 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. "Marković: Kastratović nije imao za mene razumijevanja kao za druge" (in Montenegrin). vijesti.me. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. "Corner Qatar". slate.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. "CORONATION OF AL DUHAIL HANDBALL WITH THE LEAGUE TITLE". duhailsc.com. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. "الغرافة يتوّج بلقب البطولة العربية للأندية أبطال الدوري لكرة اليد" (in Arabic). qatarhandball.org. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  8. "Qatar's Al Shamal win 15th Men's Arab Championship for Club Cup Winners". ihf.info. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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