Sonja Barjaktarović

Sonja Barjaktarović (born 11 September 1986)[1] is a retired Montenegrin handball goalkeeper. She was the first goalkeeper of the Montenegro women's national handball team and helped them to win the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] In 2011, she played in Champions League the semifinals with Budućnost. At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship Barjaktarović finished at 6th place with the Montenegrin national team.

Sonja Barjaktarović
Personal information
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986
Ivangrad, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2004
 ŽRK Berane
2004–2012
 ŽRK Budućnost
2012–2015
 Rostov-Don
2015
 Bursa
2015–2017
 Kastamonu Bld. GSK
2017
 Alba Fehérvár KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2016
 Montenegro 134 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Serbia
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 PescaraTeam

Club career

Barjaktarović started her handball career in Montenegrin club Berane. In 2005, she joined Budućnost with whom she won many Montenegrin Championship and Montenegrin Cup trophies. Besides winning the WRHL trophy twice, she also won the Cup Winners' Cup trophy twice - in 2006 and 2010.[4]

Trophies

Champions League

  • Winner: 2011/2012

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Gold: 2005/2006 and 2009/2010

Women's Regional Handball League

  • Gold: 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
  • Silver: 2007/2008

Montenegrin Championship

  • Gold: 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/11 and 2011/2012

Montenegrin Cup

  • Gold: 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/11 and 2011/2012
  • European Championship:
    • Winner: 2012

References
  1. "Sonja Barjaktarović". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. "Sonja Barjaktarović Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. "Sonja Barjaktarović". zrkbuducnost.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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