Danijel Šarić

Danijel Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данијел Шарић; born 27 June 1977) is a Bosnian-Qatari handball player of Serbian descent who plays for Qatari club Al Arabi.

Danijel Šarić
Šarić in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Danijel Šarić
Born	(1977-06-27) 27 June 1977 (age 47) Doboj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian / Qatari
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Al Arabi
Youth career
Team
	Sloga Doboj
	Borac Banja Luka
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1996–1999	Crvena zvezda
1999–2003	Sintelon
2003–2006	Ciudad Real
2003–2004	→ Cantabria (loan)
2004–2006	→ Alcobendas (loan)
2006–2008	Ademar León
2008–2009	Portland San Antonio
2009–2016	Barcelona
2016–2017	Al Qiyadah
2017	Al Sadd
2017–2019	Al Duhail
2019–	Al Arabi
National team
Years	Team
2000–2006	Serbia and Montenegro
2010–2011	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2015–2022	Qatar
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Qatar World Championship 2015 Qatar Team Asian Championship 2016 Bahrain Team 2018 South Korea Team 2020 Kuwait Team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Team

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Sloga Doboj and later playing for Borac Banja Luka, Šarić moved to FR Yugoslavia and joined Crvena zvezda. He spent three seasons at the club and won two consecutive national championships (1997 and 1998). In 1999, Šarić switched to ambitious Sintelon, alongside his teammate Ratko Nikolić.

In 2003, Šarić moved to Spain and signed with Ciudad Real, but never played for the team. He instead spent the entire duration of his contract on loan with Cantabria and Alcobendas.^[1][2] In 2006, Šarić was acquired by Ademar León. He also played for Portland San Antonio. In 2009, Šarić agreed terms with Barcelona. He spent seven seasons at the club and won numerous trophies, including two EHF Champions League titles (2011 and 2015).

International career

Serbia and Montenegro

In the late 1990s, Šarić chose to represent FR Yugoslavia (later known as Serbia and Montenegro) in international competitions, just like his fellow Bosnian Serbs, Mladen Bojinović and Nebojša Golić. He was later named in the preliminary squad for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but was omitted from the final selection.^[3] Later on, Šarić participated at the 2005 World Championship and 2006 European Championship. He announced his retirement from the national team in February 2006.^[4]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

In October 2009, it was reported that Šarić accepted a call-up to represent his native Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[5] He was cleared to play for the team in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, making his debut in a 27–19 away loss at Hungary on 28 October 2010. His last cap came on 12 March 2011 in a 23–21 home loss to Estonia.

Qatar

In October 2014, it was announced that Šarić would be representing Qatar at the 2015 World Championship.^[6] He helped the team finish as the tournament's runners-up.^[7] The following year, Šarić participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He also won three gold medals at three successive Asian Championships (2016, 2018 and 2020).^[8]

Honours

Club

Crvena zvezda

• Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1996–97, 1997–98

Sintelon

• Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1999–2000

Barcelona

• Liga ASOBAL: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Copa ASOBAL: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
• Copa del Rey de Balonmano: 2009–10, 2013–14
• EHF Champions League: 2010–11, 2014–15
• IHF Men's Super Globe: 2013, 2014

Al Duhail

• Qatar Handball League: 2017–18

Al Arabi

• Qatar Handball League: 2019–20

International

Qatar

• Asian Men's Handball Championship: 2016, 2018, 2020
• Asian Games: 2018
• World Men's Handball Championship runner-up: 2015

Individual

• Liga ASOBAL MVP: 2010–11, 2013–14
• Liga ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14
• Copa ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2014–15
• Supercopa ASOBAL Best Goalkeeper: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Highest percentage of saves in Liga ASOBAL: 2015–16

References

1. "Asamblea aprueba presupuesto 998.789 euros y convoca elecciones" (in Spanish). nacion.com. 23 September 2003. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
2. "Saric confirma la teoría de Ademar y se va cedido al Alcobendas por mandato expreso del Ciudad Real" (in Spanish). diariodeleon.es. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
3. "Pravo Veselina Vujovića" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 29 August 2000. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
4. "Zbogom, zauvek!" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
5. "Šarić i Golić igraju za BiH" (in Serbian). b92.net. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
6. "Danijel Šarić brani za Katar!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
7. "Corner Qatar". slate.com. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
8. "Qatar wins Asian Handball Championship". gdnonline.com. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

External links

• EHF record
• Olympic record