Danijel Šarić

Danijel Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Шарић; born 27 June 1977) is a Bosnian-Qatari handball player of Serbian descent who plays for Qatari club Al Arabi and the Qatar national team.

Danijel Šarić
Šarić in 2014
Personal information
Full name Danijel Šarić
Born (1977-06-27) 27 June 1977
Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Bosnian / Qatari
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Al Arabi
Youth career
Team
 Sloga Doboj
 Borac Banja Luka
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–1999
 Crvena zvezda
1999–2003
 Sintelon
2003–2006
 Ciudad Real
2003–2004
 → Cantabria (loan)
2004–2006
 → Alcobendas (loan)
2006–2008
 Ademar León
2008–2009
 Portland San Antonio
2009–2016
 Barcelona
2016–2017
 Al Qiyadah
2017
 Al Sadd
2017–2019
 Al Duhail
2019–
 Al Arabi
National team
Years Team
2000–2006
 Serbia and Montenegro
2010–2011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
2015–
 Qatar
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Qatar
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 QatarTeam
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 BahrainTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 South KoreaTeam
Gold medal – first place2020 KuwaitTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta–PalembangTeam

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Sloga Doboj and later playing for Borac Banja Luka, Šarić moved to FR Yugoslavia and joined Crvena zvezda. He spent three seasons at the club and won two consecutive national championships (1997 and 1998). In 1999, Šarić switched to ambitious Sintelon, alongside his teammate Ratko Nikolić.

In 2003, Šarić moved to Spain and signed with Ciudad Real, but never played for the team. He instead spent the entire duration of his contract on loan with Cantabria and Alcobendas.[1][2] In 2006, Šarić was acquired by Ademar León. He also played for Portland San Antonio. In 2009, Šarić agreed terms with Barcelona. He spent seven seasons at the club and won numerous trophies, including two EHF Champions League titles (2011 and 2015).

International career

Serbia and Montenegro

In the late 1990s, Šarić chose to represent FR Yugoslavia (later known as Serbia and Montenegro) in international competitions, just like his fellow Bosnian Serbs, Mladen Bojinović and Nebojša Golić. He was later named in the preliminary squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was omitted from the final selection.[3] Later on, Šarić participated at the 2005 World Championship and 2006 European Championship. He announced his retirement from the national team in February 2006.[4]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In October 2009, it was reported that Šarić accepted a call-up to represent his native Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5] He was cleared to play for the team in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, making his debut in a 27–19 away loss at Hungary on 28 October 2010. His last cap came on 12 March 2011 in a 23–21 home loss to Estonia.

Qatar

In October 2014, it was announced that Šarić would be representing Qatar at the 2015 World Championship.[6] He helped the team finish as the tournament's runners-up.[7] The following year, Šarić participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won three gold medals at three successive Asian Championships (2016, 2018 and 2020).[8]

Honours
Club

Crvena zvezda

Sintelon

Barcelona

Al Duhail

Al Arabi

  • Qatar Handball League: 2019–20
International

Qatar

Individual
  • Liga ASOBAL MVP: 2010–11, 2013–14
  • Liga ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14
  • Copa ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
  • Supercopa ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
  • Highest percentage of saves in Liga ASOBAL: 2015–16

References
  1. "Asamblea aprueba presupuesto 998.789 euros y convoca elecciones" (in Spanish). nacion.com. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "Saric confirma la teoría de Ademar y se va cedido al Alcobendas por mandato expreso del Ciudad Real" (in Spanish). diariodeleon.es. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  3. "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  4. "Zbogom, zauvek!" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  5. "Šarić i Golić igraju za BiH" (in Serbian). b92.net. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. "Danijel Šarić brani za Katar!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  7. "Corner Qatar". slate.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. "Qatar wins Asian Handball Championship". gdnonline.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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