 Golić in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 February 1974 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| -1992 | RK Borac Banja Luka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | USAM Nîmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992-2006 | Montpellier HB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | RK Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrej Golić (born 10 February 1974 in Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a French team handball player.
Andrej Golić is the son of the former handball player and coach for Yugoslavia Borislav Golić. His mother is Macedonian.
He started playing handball at Borac Banja Luka, where he made his debut at the age of 15. In 1992 he moved to France, as his father became the coach of USAM Nîmes Gard.
He then joined Montpellier HB, where he played until 2006. In this period he won the French Championship 8 times and the 2002-03 EHF Champions League. He then joined Croatian RK Zagreb, where he played for a year before retiring. In his only season in Croatia he won the domestic double.
He achieved French citizenship in 1998, and then went on to represent France. He was part of the team that won the 2001 World Men's Handball Championship, and won bronze medals at the 2003 and 2005 World Championships.
He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where the French team placed sixth.
