Zdravko Rađenović


Zdravko Rađenović is a Bosnia and Herzegovina former handball player and OC BiH president, who competed for Yugoslavia national handball team on two Olympic tournaments.

Career

Club

Zdravko Rađenović started his career at youth level playing for RK Sloga Doboj between 1964 and 1969. Majority of his senior years, between 1973 and 1981, Rađenović spent playing for multiple Yugoslav championships winning club RK Borac Banja Luka, leaving his mark on a team and generation that won four championships in a row.
From 1981 to 1987 he played for :de:MTSV Schwabing|MTSV Schwabing.

National team

Over the years, Zdravko Rađenović was selected for the Yugoslavia national handball team on multiple occasion during his career, having important role as a player and competing at highest international levels, most notably at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.
At the 1976 Olympics tournament in Montreal he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored twelve goals.
Eight years later, at the 1984 Olympics tournament in Los Angeles, he was part of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored ten goals.

Administrative service

From 2001 to 2002 he served as the president of the Olympic Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Personal life

He was born ethnic Serb in Bačka Palanka, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia.

Honours

Borac Banja Luka