Josip Cavar

Josip Cavar
Personal information
Full name	Josip Cavar
Born	(1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 31) Skövde, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish/Bosnian
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	TTH Holstebro
Number	1
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2009-2014	Redbergslids IK
2013-2014	→ Alstermo IF
2014-2016	Ystads IF
2016-2019	Lugi HF
2019-2021	SønderjyskE Håndbold
2021-	TTH Holstebro
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019-	Sweden	2	(0)

Josip Cavar (born 3 October 1993) is a Swedish handball player for TTH Holstebro and the Swedish national team.^[1][2]

Carrier

Cavar's mother club is Vetlanda HF. He moved to Gothenburg to go to handball high school there, and then started playing for Redbergslids IK, already as a 16-year-old.^[3][4]

Because he also has origins from Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has played for their U-national teams, including in the U21 WC 2013.^[5] He made international debut on the Swedish national team in July 2019, against Japan.^[6]

Private life

He is cohabiting with Swedish national team player Melissa Petrén.^[7]

References

1. EHF Profile
2. "Spelarstatistik - Handbollslangslaget" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. "Josip Cavar: "Det var en käftsmäll"". Handbollsligan (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
4. Gr, Jimmy; in (2 March 2016). "Josip Cavar till LUGI". Handbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
5. "Josip Cavar klar för Alstermo". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 15 November 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
6. "Sverige sprang ifrån Japan i Tokyo" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
7. "Kärleksflytten från Lugi: "Det blir lättare för oss"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 June 2022.