Ivan Lapčević

Ivan Lapčević
Ivan Lapčević
Personal information
Full name	Ivan Lapčević
Born	26 March 1976 (age 48); Aleksandrovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
	Team
	Župa Aleksandrovac
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1996–2001	Železničar Niš
2001–2002	Barcelona
2002–2005	VfL Gummersbach
2005–2010	MKB Veszprém
2010	Napredak Kruševac
2010–2011	Puerto Sagunto
2011–2012	Romagna
National team
Years	Team
1997–2006	Serbia and Montenegro
2009–2010	Serbia
Teams managed
2019	Požarevac
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Yugoslavia
World Championship

Ivan Lapčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Лапчевић; born 26 March 1976) is a Serbian handball coach and former player.

Club career

After starting out at his hometown club Župa Aleksandrovac, Lapčević went on to play for Železničar Niš (1996–2001), Barcelona (2001–2002), VfL Gummersbach (2002–2005),^[1] MKB Veszprém (2005–2010), Napredak Kruševac (2010),^[2] Puerto Sagunto (2010–2011) and Romagna (2011–2012).

At international level, Lapčević represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in six major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999 and 2001).^[3]^[4] He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

In February 2019, Lapčević took charge at Serbian Handball Super B League team Požarevac.^[6]

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^ "Lapčević pojačao Napredak" (in Serbian). novosti.rs. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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^ "Ivan Lapčević preuzeo Požarevac, cilj stabilizacija kluba" (in Serbian). zurnal.rs. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2020.