Sonja Barjaktarović

Sonja Barjaktarović
Personal information
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 39)
Ivangrad, SR Montenegro,
SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2004
ŽRK Berane
2004–2012
ŽRK Budućnost
2012–2015
Rostov-Don
2015
Bursa
2015–2017
Kastamonu Bld. GSK
2017
Alba Fehérvár KC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2016
Montenegro 134 (0)

Sonja Barjaktarović (born 11 September 1986)[1] is a retired Montenegrin handball goalkeeper. She was the first goalkeeper of the Montenegro women's national handball team and helped them to win the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] She was also part of the Montenegrin team that won their first ever international title at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship.[4]

Club career

Barjaktarović started her handball career in Montenegrin club Berane. In 2005, she joined Budućnost with whom she won many Montenegrin Championship and Montenegrin Cup trophies. Besides winning the WRHL trophy twice, she also won the Cup Winners' Cup trophy twice - in 2006 and 2010.[5]

Trophies

Champions League

  • Winner: 2011/2012

Cup Winners' Cup

  • Gold: 2005/2006 and 2009/2010

Women's Regional Handball League

  • Gold: 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and 2011/2012
  • Silver: 2007/2008

Montenegrin Championship

  • Gold: 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/11 and 2011/2012

Montenegrin Cup

  • Gold: 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/11 and 2011/2012

European Championship:

  • Winner: 2012

References

  1. ^ "Sonja Barjaktarović". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Sonja Barjaktarović Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Montenegro take EHF EURO 2012 crown". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Sonja Barjaktarović". zrkbuducnost.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2011.