Michele Skatar

Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, a member of Italy men's national handball team and Italian club SSV Bozen Loacker, runner-up in the EHF Cup (2013). Skatar played for professional teams in Croatia, Italy, Germany and France. At international level, he represented the Italian national team on 139 occasions, scoring 583 goals. He earned his first cap against Turkey on December 27, 2004 and took part in the Mediterranean Games four times consecutively (2005, 2009, 2013 and 2018) with Italy. Skatar won the Capocannoniere (Serie A top goalscorer) award during the 2005–06 season and became the first Italian ever to play in the German Handball-Bundesliga and to reach a European Cup final. He is the younger brother of poet and sports agent Daniel Skatar.

Michele Skatar
Michele Skatar (2014)
Personal information
Full name Michele Skatar
Born (1985-12-30) December 30, 1985
Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club SSV Bozen Loacker
Number 33
Senior clubs
Years Team
1999–2004
 RK Umag
2004–2006
 Pallamano Trieste
2006–2007
 TSG Friesenheim
2007–2009
 TuS N-Lübbecke
2009–2010
 Mulhouse HSA
2010–01/14
 HBC Nantes
02/14–07/14
 Handball Carpi
2014–2016
 Cesson Rennes
2016–2017
 Montélimar Cruas HB
2017–2020
 Strasbourg Eurométropole
2020–01/21
 Soultz Bollwiller Handball
02/2021–
 SSV Bozen Loacker
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004-
 Italy 139 (583)
Medal record
Men's Handball
EHF Cup
EHF Cup 2013HBC Nantes
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 10, 2021 (UTC)

Honours

2. Handball-Bundesliga

Italian Under-21 Championship
  • 2005-06

Italian Handball Trophy
  • 2004-05

EHF Cup
  • Runner-up: 2012-13

Croatian Handball Cup

Coupe de la Ligue
  • Runner-up: 2012-13

Coppa Italia
  • Runner-up: 2004-05, 2013-14

Serie A
  • Runner-up: 2004-05

Italian Handball Trophy
  • Runner-up: 2005-06

Individual
  • Serie A Top Scorer (233 goals): 2005-06
  • Italian Handball Trophy Top Scorer: 2005-06
  • Italian Under-21 Championship MVP: 2005-06
  • French D2 Proligue All-Star: 2009-10
  • French Nationale 1 Top Scorer (183 goals): 2017-18

References
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