Blaž Blagotinšek

Blaž Blagotinšek
Blagotinšek in 2024
Personal information
Born (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30)
Celje, Slovenia
Nationality Slovenian
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number 43
Senior clubs
Years Team
2012–2016
 RK Celje
2016–2022
 Telekom Veszprém
2022–2023
 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2023–
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
 Slovenia 134 (240)
Medal record
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 France
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 12 May 2024

Blaž Blagotinšek (born 17 January 1994) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Slovenia national team.[2]

Career

Club

Blagotinšek was a member of Slovenian club RK Celje until 2016, when he joined Hungarian team Veszprém. In his last season with Celje, he scored 30 goals in the 2015–16 EHF Champions League.[1]

National team

In 2012, at the age of 18, Blagotinšek was included in the Slovenia national team squad for the first time. He played in the qualifiers for the 2014 European Championship.[3]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "BLAZ BLAGOTINSEK – Career & Statistics". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Novinca na Deničevem spisku Cehte in Blagotinšek" [New on the list of Denič are Cehte and Blagotinšek]. rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). 23 October 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Férfi kézilabda: Abszolút veszprémi fölény a SEHA-ligában – NSO". 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Petar Nenadic MVP of the Final 4, All-Star Team awarded".


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