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Kiril Lazarov
Macedonian handball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kiril Lazarov (Macedonian: Кирил Лазаров, born 10 May 1980) is a retired Macedonian professional handball player and current coach of the North Macedonia national handball team and RK Alkaloid, widely regarded as one of the greatest handball players of all time.[1][2]
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Personal information | |||
Born |
(1980-05-10) 10 May 1980 (age 44) Sveti Nikole, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | ||
Nationality | Macedonian | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | North Macedonia & RK Alkaloid (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1991–1994 | RK Ovče Pole | ||
1994–1995 | RK Borec | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1995–1997 | RK Borec | ||
1997–2000 | RK Pelister | ||
2000–2002 | RK Zagreb | ||
2002–2007 | MKB Veszprém | ||
2007–2010 | RK Zagreb | ||
2010 | Al Sadd SC | ||
2010–2011 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2011–2013 | BM Atlético Madrid | ||
2013–2017 | FC Barcelona | ||
2017–2022 | HBC Nantes | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2022 | North Macedonia | 236 | (1728) |
Teams managed | |||
2021– | North Macedonia | ||
2022– | RK Alkaloid |
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Lazarov holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Men's Handball Championship (92). He is also the all-time top scorer in the EHF Champions League and the only player to have scored more than 1,300 goals. He is third on the all-time list of players by number of international goals scored and has the highest ratio of goals scored per match.