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Nikola Karabatić
French handball player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikola Karabatić (born 11 April 1984) is a French-Serbian born professional handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history. [1]
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Nikola Karabatić | |||
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![]() Karabatić in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
Born |
(1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40) Niš, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia | ||
Nationality | French | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2000–2005 | Montpellier Handball | ||
2005–2009 | THW Kiel | ||
2009–2013 | Montpellier Handball | ||
2013 | Pays d'Aix | ||
2013–2015 | FC Barcelona | ||
2015–2024 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2024 | France | 356 | (1293) |
Medal record |
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With the French national handball team, he has won three Olympic gold medals (Summer Olympics of 2008, 2012 and 2020), four World Championship gold medals (2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017) as well as four gold medals in the European Championship (2006, 2010, 2014 and 2024). He also won L'Équipe Champion of Champions in 2011.[2] He is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history,[3] and he was IHF World Player of the Year for a male record-tying three times, in 2007, 2014, and 2016.