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Ivan Čupić

b. 1986

Croatian handball player

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Born 1986. Ivan Čupić is a Croatian handball player.

Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian former handball player. He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.

Career He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day. He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008. During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence. The force of the fall severed his finger at the first joint. Though the amputated portion of the digit could not be reattached, his career has since been unaffected by having only nine fingers.

Honours Gorenje Slovenian First League: 2008-09 Slovenian Super Cup: 2009

Vive Tauron Kielce EHF Champions League: 2015–16 Polish Championship: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Polish Cup: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

RK Vardar Macedonian Super League: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 Macedonian Cup: 2017, 2018, 2021 Macedonian Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019 EHF Champions League: 2016–17, 2018–19 SEHA League: 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19

RK Zagreb Croatian Premier League: 2022, 2023 Croatian Cup: 2022 As Handball Manager RK Vardar Macedonian Handball Super League Winner :2026

Macedonian Cup Winner : 2026

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Who is Ivan Čupić?

Croatian handball player

When was Ivan Čupić born?

Ivan Čupić was born on 27 March 1986 in Metković.

What is Ivan Čupić's occupation?

Ivan Čupić is a handball player.

What nationality is Ivan Čupić?

Ivan Čupić is Croatian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ivan Čupić

· Wikidata: Q529074

· DBpedia: Ivan Čupić

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