Blaž Blagotinšek

Blaž Blagotinšek (born 17 January 1994) is a Slovenian handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the Slovenian national team.[1]

Blaž Blagotinšek
Personal information
Born	17 January 1994 Celje, Slovenia
Nationality	Slovenian
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Telekom Veszprém
Number	31
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2012–2016	RK Celje
2016–	Telekom Veszprém
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Slovenia	89	(145)
Medal record World Championship 2017 France

Career

Club

He was member of Slovenian club RK Celje until 2016. Since 2016 he is playing for Hungarian Veszprém. In his last season in Celje he scored 30 goals in the 2015–16 EHF Champions League.[2]

National team

In 2012 he was for the first time a member of Slovenia men's national handball team when he was only 18 years old. He played in qualifications for the 2014 European Championship.[3]

Honours

Individual

• SEHA League All-Star Team Best Defensive Player:[4] 2019-20

References

1. "Rokometna zveza Slovenije: Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco (All-time caps and goals for the national team)". Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
2. "Blaž Blagotinšek profile for season 2015-16". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
3. "Novinca na Deničevem spisku Cehte in Blagotinšek (New on the list of Denič are Cehte and Blagotinšek)" (in Slovenian). rtvslo.si. 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
4. http://www.nemzetisport.hu/kezilabda/ferfi-kezilabda-abszolut-veszpremi-foleny-a-seha-ligaban-2782395

External links

• Blaž Blagotinšek at Olympedia
• Blaž Blagotinšek at European Handball Federation