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Nikola Karabatic


Personal data

Nick name:
Kara, Niko
Position:
Left back
Number:
22
Date of birth:
11.04.1984
Place of birth:
Nis (SRB)
Nationality:Nationalflagge FRA
French
Height:
1.96m
Weight:
102kg
Marital status:
single
Occupation:
Student
Hobbies:
cinema, shopping, internet
In club since:
2005
In club until:
2009
Contract until:
30.06.2012 (Contract cancelled to 30.06.2009)
Clubs:
1990 Colmar HB
1992 Thau HB (FRA)
2000 Montpellier HB (FRA)
2005 THW Kiel
2009 Montpellier HB (FRA)
Career highlights:
  • Champions League final 2008
  • Champions League winner 2007
  • German champion 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009
  • German cup winner 2007, 2008 and 2009
  • Champions Trophy winner 2007
  • German super cup winner 2005, 2007 and 2008
  • Four times french champion with Montpellier: 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2002
  • Four times french cup winner with Montpellier: 2005, 2003, 2002 and 2001
  • Champions League winner 2003
  • Winner french league cup 2004 and 2005
  • World handballer 2007
  • Top scorer CL 2007
  • Germany's handballer of the year 2007 and 2008
  • Germany's player of the season 2006/2007 and 2007/2008
  • Kiel's sportsman of the year 2006, 2007 and 2008
     
  • European champion 2010
  • Voted into all star team Euro 2010
  • World champion 2009
  • Voted into all star team WC 2009
  • Gold medal Olympics 2008
  • 3rd place Euro 2008
  • MVP of Euro 2008
  • 4th place WC 2007
  • Voted into all star team WC 2007
  • Gold medal Euro 2006 in Switzerland
  • Third place WC 2003 and WC 2005
  • 6th place Euro 2004
  • Voted into all star team Euro 2004
  • 5th place Olympics 2004
Homepage:
http://www.nikolakarabatic.com/

Career in national team

Appearances in the national team:
149 FRA (as at 10.01.2010)
Goals in the national team:
627 (as at 10.01.2010)
First match for national team:
October 2000 at World-Cup vs Russland
Successes:
  • World champion 2009
  • Voted into all star team WC 2009
  • Gold medal Olympics 2008
  • 3rd place Euro 2008
  • MVP of Euro 2008
  • 4th place WC 2007
  • Voted into all star team WC 2007
  • Gold medal Euro 2006 in Switzerland
  • Third place WC 2003 and WC 2005
  • 6th place Euro 2004
  • Voted into all star team Euro 2004
  • 5th place Olympics 2004
Nikola Karabatic in the French national dress.
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Gallery  

Nikola Karabatic in action.
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Nikola Karabatic in action.
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Nikola Karabatic in action.
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Nikola Karabatic.
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His statistics for THW Kiel

seasontype goalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
05/06 BL 226 70 156 34 6,6 4,6
05/06 CL 52 9 43 10 5,2 4,3
05/06 DHB 28 8 20 5 5,6 4,0
05/06 sum 306 87 219 49 6,2 4,5 Details
06/07 BL 205 23 182 32 6,4 5,7
06/07 CL 89 15 74 13 6,8 5,7
06/07 DHB 48 3 45 5 9,6 9,0
06/07 sum 342 41 301 50 6,8 6,0 Details
07/08 BL 216 29 187 30 7,2 6,2
07/08 CL 88 4 84 14 6,3 6,0
07/08 DHB 27 3 24 5 5,4 4,8
07/08 VEM 0 0 0 0 -,- -,-
07/08 sum 331 36 295 49 6,8 6,0 Details
08/09 BL 110 15 95 26 4,2 3,7
08/09 CL 63 3 60 14 4,5 4,3
08/09 DHB 21 2 19 5 4,2 3,8
08/09 VEM 0 0 0 0 -,- -,-
08/09 sum 194 20 174 45 4,3 3,9 Details
 
Total BL 757 137 620 122 6,2 5,1
Total EC 292 31 261 51 5,7 5,1
Total DHB 124 16 108 20 6,2 5,4
Total VEM 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Sum 1173 184 989 193 6,1 5,1
 
BL=German 1st divison, BLO=1st division play offs, DHB=German cup, CL=Champions League, EHF=EHF cup, CUP=European cup of cup winners, IHF=IHF cup, ECC=Team EC, LM=European cup of national champions

Statistics for other clubs

seasonLeagueclub goalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
01/02 1. franz. Liga Montpellier (FRA) 22 0 22 14 1,6 1,6
02/03 1. franz. Liga Montpellier (FRA) 57 0 57 22 2,6 2,6
03/04 1. franz. Liga Montpellier (FRA) 69 0 69 23 3,0 3,0
04/05 1. franz. Liga Montpellier (FRA) 88 0 88 24 3,7 3,7
Saisons in der ersten Bundesliga sind fett markiert.

Total statistics for all 1st German division matches

seasongoalspenaltiesfield goalsmatchesgoals per match
with pen.w/o pen.
Total 757 137 620 122 6,2 5,1