Michele Skatar

Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, currently free agent, runner-up in the EHF Cup. Skatar played for professional teams in Croatia, Italy, Germany and France. At international level, he represented the Italian national team on 141 occasions, scoring 589 goals. He earned his first cap against Turkey on December 27, 2004, and took part in the Mediterranean Games four times consecutively (2005, 2009, 2013 and 2018) with Italy. Skatar won the Capocannoniere (Serie A top goalscorer) award during the 2005–06 season and became the first Italian ever to play in the German Handball-Bundesliga and to reach a European Cup final. He is the younger brother of poet and sports agent .

Honours

Club

2. Handball-Bundesliga 2008-09

Italian Under-21 Championship 2005–06

Italian Handball Trophy 2004–05

EHF Cup Runner-up: 2012-13

Croatian Handball Cup Runner-up: 2002-03

Coupe de la Ligue Runner-up: 2012–13

Coppa Italia Runner-up: 2004–05, 2013–14

Serie A Runner-up: 2004–05

Italian Handball Trophy Runner-up: 2005–06

Individual Serie A Top Scorer (233 goals): 2005–06 Italian Handball Trophy Top Scorer: 2005–06 Italian Under-21 Championship MVP: 2005–06 French D2 Proligue All-Star: 2009–10 French Nationale 1 Top Scorer (183 goals): 2017-18