Darko Stanić
Stanić in 2014
Personal information
Full name Darko Stanić
Born (1978-10-08) 8 October 1978
Mojkovac, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Serbian/Qatari
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Al Rayyan
Number 12
National team
Years Team
2008–2016
 Serbia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Serbia
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2012 SerbiaTeam

Darko Stanić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Станић; born 8 October 1978) is a Serbian/Qatari former handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatari national team. He was dubbed the "Minister of Defence" due to his performances for the Serbia.[1]

Club career

After making his EHF Champions League debut with Crvena zvezda, Stanić moved abroad to Switzerland and joined TV Suhr in early 2005.[2] He spent the next season at fellow Swiss club Grasshoppers. In April 2006, Stanić tested positive for cocaine after a play-off match with St. Gallen. He consequently received a six-month ban from handball.[3] However, the ban was eventually extended for a period of two years, starting on 22 May 2006.[4]

After serving his two-year suspension, Stanić signed with Slovenian club Koper in May 2008.[5] He spent three seasons in Slovenia, before moving to Macedonian side Metalurg Skopje. Later on, Stanić also briefly played in Germany (SG BBM Bietigheim and Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Kuwait (Kuwait SC), and Qatar (El Jaish and Al Sadd and Al Rayyan).

International career

Stanić made his major international debut for Serbia at the 2009 World Championship. He was later an integral part of the team that won the silver medal at the 2012 European Championship, being named the tournament's best goalkeeper.[6] Stanić also participated in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

Honours

Crvena zvezda
Koper
Metalurg Skopje
El Jaish

References

  1. ↑ ""Darko Stanić - ministar odbrane"" (in Serbian). b92.net. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Darko Stanić u švajcarskom Suru" (in Serbian). b92.net. 31 January 2005. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Branio na kokain" (in Serbian). glas-javnosti.rs. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arbitration CAS 2006/A/1130 World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Darko Stanic & Swiss Olympic, award of 4 January 2007" (PDF). jurisprudence.tas-cas.org. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "Darko Stanić u Cimos Koperu!" (in Serbian). balkan-handball.com. 18 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  6. ↑ "Srbija osvojila srebro u Beogradu" (in Serbian). b92.net. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  7. ↑ "Vuković odbrao 15 olimpijaca" (in Serbian). b92.net. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
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