Rolando Pušnik

Rolando Pušnik
Personal information
Full name Rolando Pušnik
Born (1961-12-13) 13 December 1961
Celje, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Slovenian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Team
–
 Celje
Senior clubs
Years Team
–
 Celje
–
 Crvenka
–
 Železničar Niš
1990–1991
 Mepamsa San Antonio
1991–1993
 Zagreb
1993–1995
 Celje
–
 Prevent Slovenj Gradec
–
 Slovan
–
 Zagreb
1999–2000
 Metković
–
 SG Handball West Wien
–
 Trimo Trebnje
2003–2004
 Padova
National team
Years Team Apps
–
 Yugoslavia 137
1992–200x
 Slovenia[1] 114 (4)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1986 SwitzerlandTeam
Representing  Slovenia
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam

Rolando Pušnik (born 13 December 1961) is a Slovenian former handball player.

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned over 25 years, Pušnik played for Celje (two spells),[2] Crvenka, Železničar Niš, Mepamsa San Antonio, Zagreb (two spells), Prevent Slovenj Gradec, Slovan, Metković, SG Handball West Wien, Trimo Trebnje, and Padova.[3] He won back-to-back European Cup titles with Zagreb in 1992 and 1993.[4]

International career

At international level, Pušnik competed for Yugoslavia in two Olympic Games, winning the gold medal in 1984 and the bronze medal in 1988.[5] He was also a member of the team that won the 1986 World Championship.

After the breakup of Yugoslavia, Pušnik represented Slovenia in four European Championships (1994, 1996, 2000 and 2002).[6] He also participated in the 1995 World Championship[7] and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.[8]

Honours

Zagreb
Metković

References

  1. ↑ "Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Zgodovina Rokometnega kluba Celje" (PDF) (in Slovenian). rk-celje.si. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Annuario 2003/04" (in Italian). figh.it. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Mi znamo što je uspjeh" (in Croatian). hrs.hr. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina" (in Serbian). srbija-info.gov.rs. 14 September 2000. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Zgodovina EP" (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Zgodovina SP" (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Zgodovina OI" (in Slovenian). rokometna-zveza.si. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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