RK Zaječar

RK Zaječar (Serbian Cyrillic: РК Зајечар) was a Serbian handball club based in Zaječar.

RK Zaječar
Full name	Rukometni klub Zaječar
Founded	1949
Dissolved	2013
Arena	SRC Kraljevica
Capacity	3,000
Club colours
Home Away

History

Founded in 1949, the club played in the Yugoslav Handball Championship for three seasons from 1984 to 1987. They returned to the top flight in the 1989–90 season, but were promptly relegated.

In 2012, the club earned promotion to the Serbian Handball Super League.^[1] They also reached the Serbian Handball Cup final in the 2012–13 season, losing to Partizan.^[2]

Sponsorship

During its history, the club has been known by a variety of names due to sponsorship reasons:

• Kristal Zaječar

Notable players

The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships:

•   Vuk Lazović
•   Marko Krsmančić

Head coaches

•   Zlatko Krsmančić
•   Aleksandar Radosavljević

References

1. "Zaječar slavi svoje šampione" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
2. "Rukometaši Partizana osvojili Kup Srbije" (in Serbian). blic.rs. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2021.

External links

• RK Zaječar at srbijasport.net (in Serbian)