Dragan Škrbić

Not to be confused with Dragan Škrba.

Dragan Škrbić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Шкрбић; born 29 September 1968) is a former Serbian handball player. He was named the 2000 IHF World Player of the Year.^[1]

Dragan Škrbić
Personal information
Full name	Dragan Škrbić
Born	(1968-09-29) 29 September 1968 (age 56) Kula, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Youth career
Team
	Crvenka
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	Jugović
1988–1993	Crvena zvezda
1993–1994	Atlético Madrid
1994–1995	Alzira
1995–1997	Ademar León
1997–1998	VfL Hameln
1998–2000	Celje
2000–2002	HSG Nordhorn
2002–2007	Barcelona
National team
Years	Team
1990–1992	Yugoslavia
1995–2003	FR Yugoslavia	215
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia Goodwill Games 1990 Seattle Team Mediterranean Games 1991 Athens Team Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team 2001 France Team European Championship 1996 Spain Team

He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.^[2]

Club career

Over the course of his career that spanned over two decades, Škrbić played for Jugović, Crvena zvezda (1988–1993), Atlético Madrid (1993–1994), Alzira (1994–1995), Ademar León (1995–1997), VfL Hameln (1997–1998), Celje (1998–2000), HSG Nordhorn (2000–2002) and Barcelona (2002–2007). He won the EHF Champions League with Barcelona in the 2004–05 season.

International career

At international level, Škrbić represented FR Yugoslavia in eight major tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999^[3] and 2001^[4]) and one bronze at the European Championships (1996). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Honours

Red Star

• 1 Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1990-91

Yugoslavia National Team

• 1 Bronce medal World Junior Championships: 1989
• 1 Bronze medal European Championships: 1996
• 2 Bronze medal World Championships 1999, 2001

Celje

• Slovenian First League: 1998–99, 1999–2000
• Slovenian Cup: 1998–99, 1999–2000

Barcelona

• Liga ASOBAL: 2002–03, 2005–06
• Copa del Rey: 2003–04, 2006–07
• Supercopa ASOBAL: 2003–04, 2006–07
• EHF Champions League: 2004–05
• EHF Cup: 2002–03

Single awards

• Best foreign player and best scorer Spanish League (96-97)
• Best player of the season Bundesliga (97-98)
• Best world player of the year (2000)
• Player of the Sidney Olympic Games best team (2000)
• EHF Hall of Fame in 2023.^[2]