Samir Handanovič

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Samir Handanovič
Personal information
Full name	Samir Handanovič
Date of birth	July 14, 1984 (1984-07-14) (age 23)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Udinese
Number	22
Youth clubs
2002-2003	Domžale
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-	Domžale Udinese Treviso (loan) Lazio (loan) Rimini (loan) Udinese	7 (0) 3 (0) 3 (0) 1 (0) 39 (0) 35 (0)
National team2
2004-	Slovenia U-21 Slovenia	22 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:17, 27 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 18:16, 27 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Samir Handanovič (born 14 July 1984 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian goalkeeper. He currently plays for Udinese Calcio.

[edit] Football career

Handanovič started his career at Domžale. He was signed by Udinese in summer 2004.

He was on loan to Treviso in summer 2005, but in January 2006, he was exchanged by his club with Matteo Sereni.

In summer 2006, he was on loan to Rimini, partner with Digão and Ahmed Barusso, the club finished 5th in Serie B and the 4th smallest numbers of goals against.

He returned to Udinese in summer 2007, and signed a new and improved contract which will last until 30 June 2012, along with Gyan and Quagliarella. .

[edit] Personal Life

His elder cousin, Jasmin Handanovič played for FC Koper before moving to A.C. Mantova in 2007.

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