About Đorđe Lavrnić
Lived 1946 – 2010 (aged 64). Đorđe Lavrnić was a Yugoslav and Serbian handball player.
Đorđe "Đoko" Lavrnić (; 6 June 1946 – 27 November 2010) was a Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Club career After starting out at Slatina, Lavrnić played for Krivaja Zavidovići and Crvenka, before moving abroad to Germany. He spent three seasons with TuS Derschlag in the Handball-Bundesliga (1975–1978), finishing as the league's top scorer each year. Later on, Lavrnić would play for VfL Günzburg, before returning to Yugoslavia and joining Sloga Doboj.
International career At international level, Lavrnić competed for Yugoslavia at the 1972 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal. He also participated in two World Championships (1970 and 1974), bringing home a bronze medal on both occasions.
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Who was Đorđe Lavrnić?
Serbian handball player
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Đorđe Lavrnić was born on 6 June 1946 in Croatia.
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Đorđe Lavrnić died on 27 November 2010 in Doboj.
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Đorđe Lavrnić was a handball player.
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Đorđe Lavrnić was Yugoslav and Serbian.
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