Nikola Karabatic

About Nikola Karabatic

Nikola Karabatic (born 11 April 1984) is a French handball player of Croatian and Serbian origin. With the French national handball team, he won two gold medals in Summer Olympics (2008 and 2012), three gold medals in World Championship (2009, 2011 and 2015) and also three gold medals in European Championship (2006, 2010 and 2014). In 2011, he won L'Équipe Champion of Champions.

French National team:

He is World Champion, Olympic and European Champion. He is European Champion from 2006, and received a bronze medal in 2008. He has received two bronze medals at the World Championships, in 2003 and 2005. At the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship he was voted into the All-Star Team, when France finished fourth. He was also voted into the All Star Team at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship.

Nikola Karabatic Achievements

National team:

Olympics gold 2008, 2012

World championship gold 2009, 2011, 2015 bronze 2003, 2007

European championship gold 2006, 2010, 2014 bronze 2008

World cup 2002

Tournouis de France 2007, 2011

Club:

Champions league 2003, 2007

Super Globe 2013, 2014

European Supercup 2007

French league 2002-2005, 2010-2012

French cup 2001-2003, 2005, 2010, 2011

French league cup 2004, 2005, 2010-2012

French supercup 2010, 2011

German league 2006-2009

German cup 2007-2009

German supercup 2005, 2007, 2008

Spanish league 2014

Spanish cup 2014

Spanish supercup 2013, 2014

Asobal cup 2013

Catalania supercup 2014

Pyrenea league 2004

Individual awards:

Best player of the world 2007

Best player of WCH 2011

Best player of EURP 2008, 2014

Best striker of EURO 2008

Best central back of WCH 2007

Best left back of EURO 2004, 2008

Best left back of OG 2012

Best striker of champions league 2007

Best player of German league 2007, 2008

Best left back 2006, 2007, 2008

Best player of German All-stars game 2007

Best left back of French league 2004, 2005, 2010, 2013

Best player of French league 2010, 2013

Best player of French supercup 2010

Best player of Tornouis de France 2007, 2011

All-stars team of champions league 2014

Sportsman on France 2011