Valentina Klemenčič (born 5 February 2002) is a Slovenian handball player for ŽRK Crvena Zvezda and the Slovenian national team.[1][2]
| Valentina Klemenčič | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Klemenčič in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
5 February 2002 Kranj, Slovenia | ||
| Nationality | Slovenian | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | ŽRK Crvena Zvezda | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | RK Naklo | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2024 | RK Krim | ||
2024-2025 | HB Ludwigsburg | ||
2025- | ŽRK Crvena Zvezda | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Slovenia | 45 | (57) |
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 August 2024 | |||
Career
editKlemenčič Starated playing handball at RK Naklo and joined Slovenian top club RK Krim at the age of 16.[3] Here she won the Slovenian championship 5 times and the Slovenian cup twice.
In 2024 she joined German side HB Ludwigsburg.[4] Here she won the 2024 DHB-Pokal Frauen.
National team
editShe debuted for the Slovenian national team at the age of 17.[3]
Her first major international tournament was the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.[5][6] She later represented Slovenia at the 2020 and 2022 European Championships, 2023 World Championship and 2024 Olympics.[7][8][9][10]
References
edit- ↑ "Valentina Klemencic". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "Rokometašice na Japonsko precej pred SP". rokometna-zveza.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- 1 2 "Živi svoje rokometne sanje" (in Slovenian). gorenjskiglas.si. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "HB Ludwigsburg holt slowenische Olympiafahrerin" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "Slovenia. Team Players". ihf.info. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "Valentina Tina Klemenčič". ihf.info. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ↑ "2020 Women's EHF EURO: Montenegro vs. Slovenia". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "2022 Women's EHF EURO: Denmark vs. Slovenia". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Slovenia" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ↑ "Paris 2024: Germany vs. Slovenia" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
External links
edit- Valentina Tina Klemenčič at the International Handball Federation (archived)
- Valentina Klemencic at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Valentina Tina Klemenčič at Team Slovenia (in Slovene)
- Valentina Klemencic at Olympics.com
- Valentina Klemenčič on Instagram
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