| Đorđe Lavrnić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Đorđe Lavrnić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
6 June 1946 Komić, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
27 November 2010 (aged 64) Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Yugoslav/Serbian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slatina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Krivaja Zavidovići | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crvenka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1975–1978 | TuS Derschlag | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VfL Günzburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sloga Doboj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Đorđe "Đoko" Lavrnić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Ђоко Лаврнић; 6 June 1946 – 27 November 2010) was a Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]
Club career[edit]
After starting out at Slatina, Lavrnić played for Krivaja Zavidovići and Crvenka, before moving abroad to Germany. He spent three seasons with TuS Derschlag in the Handball-Bundesliga (1975–1978), finishing as the league's top scorer each year.[2] Later on, Lavrnić would play for VfL Günzburg, before returning to Yugoslavia and joining Sloga Doboj.
International career[edit]
At international level, Lavrnić competed for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.[3] He also participated in two World Championships (1970 and 1974), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.
References[edit]
- ^ "Oproštaj od zlatnog olimpijca" (in Serbian). nezavisne.com. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Torschützenkönige" (in German). bundesligainfo.de. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina" (in Serbian). srbija-info.gov.rs. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
