Patrik Cavar
Ćavar in documentary Od ponora do Olimpa
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24 March 1971 Metković, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Pako | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1983-1986 | Metković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986-1989 1989-1990 1990-1997 1997-2001 2001-2005 2005 2005-2007 |
Metković Borac Banja Luka Zagreb Barcelona Granollers Agram Medveščak |
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| 1988-1989 1989-1991 1991-2004 |
Yugoslavia U-21 Yugoslavia Croatia |
45 (?) 120 (639) |
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Patrik Ćavar (born 24 March 1971 in Metković) is a retired Croatian handball player. The legendary left wing played in Croatia for Metković, Zagreb and Agram Medveščak, in Bosnia for Borac Banja Luka, in Spain for Barcelona, Granollers, and in France for .
Ćavar has stated that Veselin Vujović was a big influence on him opting to playing handball.
He played for the Croatia national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal. Ćavar was the top goalscorer of Croatia from 1996 to 2007 when Mirza Džomba broke his record.
He is also the only Croatian handball player to have won five EHF Champions League titles.
Ćavar started his career in his hometown club RK Mehanika Metković. He entered the senior squad at the age of 15. At Metković he played in the Yugoslav Second League finishing in the middle of the table.
Due to his performances in Metković Ćavar caught the eye of top tier club RK Borac Banja Luka and moved to the club in 1989. He spent one season with the club finishing the regular part of the season in first place and then losing to Proleter Naftagas Zrenjanin in the final of the play-offs.
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