Stanka Božović

Stanka Božović (née Stanka Mugoša, born 17 November 1962) is a former Montenegrin-born Austrian handball player.

Stanka Božović (née Mugoša)
Personal information
Born (1962-11-17) 17 November 1962
Podgorica,  Yugoslavia
Nationality Austrian
Senior clubs
Years Team
1978-1986
 ŽRK Budućnost
1986-1989
 RK Olimpija
1989-2001
 Hypo Niederösterreich
2001-2002
 ESBF Besançon

Stanka Mugoša was born in Podgorica, Yugoslavia (actually Montenegro). After playing for Budućnost Titograd and Belinka Olimpija Ljubljana, she went in 1989 to the Austrian handball club Hypo Niederösterreich where she played 13 years[1] and won 7 times the EHF Champions League.[2] She also played for ESBF Besançon (2001-2002), Verona (2002), Nit-Hak (Norway), Tulln, Landhaus and Stockerau.[1]

In 1990, she started to play for Austrian national team.[3] She competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, where Austria placed 5th. She also participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[4] She stopped playing for Austria in 2000 after 220 caps and 910 goals.[3][5]

She's the mother of Austrian handballer Janko Božović.

References
  1. Ein Leben für den Sport, in german
  2. Stanca Božović: "Exciting second leg expected!"
  3. Hall of fame - Stanka BOZOVIC, in german
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanka Bozovic". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  5. Rekordspielerinnen, in german


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