Ivan Čupić

Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian handball player who plays for RK Vardar 1961 and the Croatian national team.[1]

Ivan Čupić
Čupić with Vive Targi Kielce in 2013
Personal information
Born (1986-03-27) 27 March 1986
Metković, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club RK Vardar 1961
Number 27
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2005
 RK Metković
2005–2007
 RK Medveščak
2007–2008
 SD Octavio Vigo
2008–2010
 RK Gorenje
2010–2012
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2012–2016
 Vive Targi Kielce
2016–2021
 RK Vardar 1961
2021–
 RK Zagreb
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–
 Croatia 137 (511)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 LondonTeam
World Championships
2009 Croatia
2013 Spain
European Championships
2008 Norway
2010 Austria
2012 Serbia
2016 Poland
Mediterranean Games
2005 AlmeríaTeam
U-19 World Championship
2005 Qatar

Career

He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day.[2] He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008. During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence. The force of the fall severed his finger at the first joint.[4] Though the amputated portion of the digit could not be reattached, his career has since been unaffected by having only nine fingers.

Honours
Gorenje
Vive Targi Kielce
RK Vardar

References
  1. EHF profile
  2. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. "Ivan Čupić Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-15.
  4. Croatia's Cupic loses finger Archived 2012-07-25 at the Wayback Machine (in English)


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