Dragan Škrbić

Dragan Škrbić
Dragan Škrbić
Personal information
Full name	Dragan Škrbić
Born	29 September 1968 (age 56); Kula, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Youth career
	Team
	Crvenka
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Jugović
1988–1993	Crvena zvezda
1993–1994	Atlético Madrid
1994–1995	Alzira
1995–1997	Ademar León
1997–1998	VfL Hameln
1998–2000	Celje
2000–2002	HSG Nordhorn
2002–2007	Barcelona
National team
Years	Team
1990–1992	Yugoslavia
1995–2003	FR Yugoslavia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Yugoslavia
Goodwill Games
Mediterranean Games
Representing Yugoslavia
World Championship
European Championship

Dragan Škrbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шкрбић; born 29 September 1968) is a former Serbian handball player. He was named the 2000 IHF World Player of the Year.^[1]

He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.^[2]

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Škrbić played for Jugović, Crvena zvezda (1988–1993), Atlético Madrid (1993–1994), Alzira (1994–1995), Ademar León (1995–1997), VfL Hameln (1997–1998), Celje (1998–2000), HSG Nordhorn (2000–2002) and Barcelona (2002–2007). He won the EHF Champions League with Barcelona in the 2004–05 season.

At international level, Škrbić represented FR Yugoslavia in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999^[3] and 2001^[4]) and one bronze at the European Championships (1996). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

1 Yugoslav Handball Championship

1 Bronce medal World Junior Championships

Single awards

^ "Kruna karijere" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 22 November 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^ "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^ "Ponos zbog medalje za vreme bombardovanja" (in Serbian). politika.rs. 20 May 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2020.