Kiril Lazarov

Kiril Lazarov (Macedonian: Кирил Лазаров, born 10 May 1980) is a retired Macedonian professional handball player and current coach of the North Macedonia national handball team and RK Alkaloid.

Kiril Lazarov
Personal information
Born (1980-05-10) 10 May 1980
Sveti Nikole, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia
Nationality Macedonian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club North Macedonia & RK Alkaloid (manager)
Youth career
Years Team
1991–1994
 RK Ovče Pole
1994–1995
 RK Borec
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995–1997
 RK Borec
1997–2000
 RK Pelister
2000–2002
 RK Zagreb
2002–2007
 MKB Veszprém
2007–2010
 RK Zagreb
2010
 Al Sadd SC
2010–2011
 BM Ciudad Real
2011–2013
 BM Atlético Madrid
2013–2017
 FC Barcelona
2017–2022
 HBC Nantes
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2022
 North Macedonia 208 (1603)
Teams managed
2021–
 North Macedonia
2022–
 RK Alkaloid

Lazarov holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Men's Handball Championship (92). He is also the all-time top scorer in the EHF Champions League and the only player to have scored more than 1,300 goals. He is regarded as one of the greatest handball players of all time.[1][2]

Biography

Lazarov was the top scorer of the EHF Champions League two times with MKB Veszprém and RK Zagreb. In 2011–12, he was the top scorer for Velux EHF Final 4 runner-up Atlético Madrid.[3]

On 29 January 2009, Lazarov became world record-holder for the number of goals scored in one World Championship. In nine games he scored 92 goals for the Macedonia national team at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship that took place in Croatia. On 24 March 2009, Kiril Lazarov was awarded the Medal for Service to the Country by the then-president of the Republic of Macedonia Branko Crvenkovski in acknowledgment of his sport achievements and his contribution to developing and popularizing the sport in Macedonia as well as promoting the country abroad.

On 27 January 2012, Lazarov became both the European and World record-holder for scored goals in a single championship by scoring 61 goals in 7 games at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship.

On 4 October 2015, with his fifth goal in a match against PICK Szeged, Lazarov became the first player in the history of the EHF Champions League to break the 1000 goals barrier and helped Barcelona win 30:28.[4]

On 29 May 2016, Lazarov was voted as The Best Right Back of the Champions League All-star team.

In late December 2020, he was voted as best right back of the decade in a poll organized by Handball Planet, with votes coming from fans and jury consisted of handball legends, coaches and journalists.[5][6]

Results
Lazarov during a game in 2009 in Ehingen, Germany

Lazarov has won 15 national championships and the same number of national cup tournaments for five different clubs. In international club tournaments, his best results are two runners-up.

Personal life

Lazarov has been married to his wife Ljubica since June 2006. They have two children, a boy named Blagojče and girl named Lana. His brother Filip is also a handball player.[7]

See also

References
  1. Idrizi, Amina. "Lazarov brothers battle at the top of Group B". EHF. 20 November 2015.
  2. "WCh France 2017, Day 2: Macedonia edge Tunisia, Slovenia crush Angola as SEHA players combine for 29". SEHA League. 12 January 2017.
  3. ehfCL.com Lazarov: It's all about the team
  4. http://www.handball-planet.com/ Kiril Lazarov scores 1000 goals in EHF Champions League!
  5. "Nikola Karabatic is Nexe World Handball Player of the Decade!". December 25, 2020.
  6. "Kiril Lazarov named World's best right back from 2010-2020 | MINA Report". www.minareport.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021.
  7. "The Lazarov brothers were once again 'money' for Macedonia". Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
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