Dejan Perić

Dejan Perić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Перић; born 22 September 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach.

Dejan Perić
Perić in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Dejan Perić
Born	(1970-09-22) 22 September 1970 (age 54) Bečej, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Füchse Berlin (GK coach)
Youth career
Team
	Dinamo Pančevo
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1988–1990	Crvena zvezda
1990–1991	Pelister
1991–1993	Crvena zvezda
1993–1994	Atlético Madrid
1994–1995	Teucro
1995–2004	Celje
2004–2006	Barcelona
2006–2011	MKB Veszprém
2011–2013	Celje
National team
Years	Team
1990–1992	Yugoslavia
1995–2004	Serbia and Montenegro
2009–2010	Serbia
Teams managed
2009–2010	Serbia (assistant)
2014–2016	Serbia
2018–2020	RK Vardar (GK coach)
2018–2020	Russia (assistant)
2020–	Füchse Berlin (GK coach)
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Team Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team European Championship 1996 Spain Team

He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.^[1]

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned almost three decades, Perić played for Crvena zvezda (1988–1990 and 1991–1993), Pelister (1990–1991), Atlético Madrid (1993–1994), Teucro (1994–1995), Celje (1995–2004 and 2011–2013), Barcelona (2004–2006) and MKB Veszprém (2006–2011). He won two consecutive EHF Champions League titles in the 2003–04 (with Celje) and 2004–05 (with Barcelona) seasons.

International career

At international level, Perić represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals (1996 European Championship and 1999 World Championship).^[2] He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Coaching career

While still a player, Perić served as an assistant to Sead Hasanefendić with the Serbia men's national handball team from 2009 to 2010. He independently led the team between 2014 and 2016, taking part in the 2016 European Championship.

Honours

Celje

• Slovenian First League: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04
• Slovenian Cup: 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–12, 2012–13
• EHF Champions League: 2003–04

Barcelona

• Liga ASOBAL: 2005–06
• EHF Champions League: 2004–05

MKB Veszprém

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
• Magyar Kupa: 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2007–08