Samir Handanović

Slovenian association football player

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Samir Handanović is a Slovenian association football player who competed as a goalkeeper. Born in Ljubljana in 1984, he holds Slovenian citizenship and speaks the Slovene language. His professional career spanned from 2003 to 2023, during which he wore the number 1 shirt.

Handanović played for several clubs, including SS Lazio, Inter Milan, NK Zagorje, and NK Domžale. He represented Slovenia in international competition, participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He retired from service in 2023.

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Position: Goalkeeper
Nationality: Slovenia

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Samir
Gender: male
Citizenship: Slovenia
Place of birth: Ljubljana
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Slovene
Participant in: 2010 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: Slovenia national under-21 football team
Position played: goalkeeper
Country for sport: Slovenia
Mass: 89
Image: Samir Handanović Slovenia.jpg
Height: 193

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Commons category: Samir Handanović
date of birth: 1984-07-14
name in native language: Samir Handanović
start of work period: 2003-00-00
end of work period: 2023-00-00
service retirement: 2023-00-00
sport number: 1

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Encyclopedic overview

Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Since August 2024, he is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-17 team.

Before moving to Italy, Handanović played in his home country of Slovenia. In 2004, he was acquired by Udinese but spent the next few years on loan, playing for teams such as Treviso, Lazio and Rimini. Handanović returned to Udinese ahead of the 2007–08 season, where he played as a starter for the next five years. In the next season, he also played European football for the first time, making his debut in UEFA Cup. After five years as a starter and more than 200 appearances, Handanović joined Inter Milan in July 2012. In February 2019, he was named club captain, while in September, he made his 300th appearance for the club and subsequently went on to reach the 2020 UEFA Europa League final that season. He made his 500th Serie A appearance in February 2021, and won his first trophy that May by winning the title.

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