Nikola Eklemović | |
Full Name: | Nikola Eklemović |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1978 |
Birth Place: | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
Nationality: | Serbian / Hungarian |
Height: | 1.93 m |
Position: | Centre back |
Youthclubs1: | Partizan |
Years1: | 1993–1996 |
Clubs1: | Partizan |
Years2: | 1996–1999 |
Clubs2: | Crvena zvezda |
Years3: | 1999–2004 |
Clubs3: | Pick Szeged |
Years4: | 2004–2011 |
Clubs4: | MKB Veszprém |
Years5: | 2011–2014 |
Clubs5: | Wisła Płock |
Years6: | 2014–2015 |
Clubs6: | Minaur Baia Mare |
Nationalyears1: | 2000–2005 |
Nationalteam1: | Serbia and Montenegro |
Nationalyears2: | 2008–2010 |
Nationalteam2: | Hungary[1] |
Nationalcaps2: | 34 |
Nationalgoals2: | 86 |
Nikola Eklemović (; born 8 February 1978) is a Serbian-Hungarian former handball player.
Eklemović made his professional debut with Partizan and spent three seasons with the club (1993–1996). He also played for their arch-rivals Crvena zvezda for three years (1996–1999), before moving abroad. Later on, Eklemović spent over a decade in Hungary, switching two clubs: Pick Szeged (1999–2004) and MKB Veszprém (2004–2011). He subsequently moved to Poland and remained for three years with Wisła Płock (2011–2014). Before retiring from the game, Eklemović played for Romanian club Minaur Baia Mare in the 2014–15 season.[2]
Eklemović won the gold medal at the 1998 World University Championship.[3] He also represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 European Championship.[4] [5] Later on, Eklemović switched allegiance to Hungary, taking part in two European Championships (2008 and 2010) and one World Championship (2009).