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Branko Kokir
Kokir in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Branko Kokir
Born	(1974-08-28) 28 August 1974 (age 50) Karlovac, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Left back
Youth career
Team
	Partizan
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1993–2000	Partizan
2000–2004	SG Willstätt/Schutterwald
2004–2005	Grasshoppers
2005–2006	HSV Hamburg
2006–2009	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
National team
Years	Team
1998–2004	Serbia and Montenegro
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team 2001 France Team World University Championship 1998 Novi Sad Team

Branko Kokir (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Кокир; born 28 August 1974) is a Serbian former handball player.

Club career

Kokir made his professional debut with Partizan and spent seven seasons with the club (1993–2000). He later moved abroad and played for SG Willstätt/Schutterwald (2000–2004), Grasshoppers (2004–2005), HSV Hamburg (2005–2006) and TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke (2006–2009).

International career

Kokir represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003) in international tournaments, winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999 and 2001). He also participated in two European Championships (1998 and 2004). Previously, Kokir won the gold medal at the 1998 World University Championship.

Honours

Partizan

• Handball Championship of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1998–99
• Handball Cup of FR Yugoslavia: 1993–94, 1997–98

HSV Hamburg

• DHB-Pokal: 2005–06

References

1. "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
3. "Poznati putnici za Sloveniju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
4. "SCG - Švedska 34:35" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
5. "First gold in new year". serbia.gov.rs. 5 January 1999. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

External links

• Branko Kokir at the European Handball Federation

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – 1998 European Men's Handball Championship – 5th place
1 Đorđić 2 Škrbić (c) 4 Kokir 5 Kovačević 6 Stefanović 7 Arsenić 8 Jovanović 9 Peruničić 10 Butulija 11 Lapčević 12 Perić 13 Petrić 14 Vojinović 15 Sudžum 17 Maksić Coach: Živković

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – 1999 World Men's Handball Championship – Bronze medal
1 Đorđić 2 Nikolić 4 Kokir 6 Golić 8 Jovanović 9 Peruničić 10 Maksić 11 Lapčević 12 Perić 13 Petrić 14 Matić 15 Kapisoda 16 Šterbik 17 Milosavljević 19 Lisičić 20 Škrbić (c) Coach: Živković

v t e FR Yugoslavia squad – 2001 World Men's Handball Championship – Bronze medal
1 Puljezević 2 Đurković 4 Kokir 8 Jovanović 9 Matić 10 Maksić 11 Lapčević 12 Đorđić 13 Golić 14 Bojinović 15 Kapisoda 16 Šterbik 17 Milosavljević 18 Đukanović 19 Lisičić 20 Škrbić (c) Coach: Pokrajac

v t e Serbia and Montenegro squad – 2004 European Men's Handball Championship – 8th place
1 Šijan 2 Đurković 3 Ćuruvija 4 Kokir 5 Ma. Krivokapić 6 Mi. Krivokapić 8 Eklemović 9 Đukanović 10 Maksić 11 Lapčević 12 Perić (c) 13 Petrić 15 Matić 17 Milosavljević 18 Anđelković 20 Nikolić Coach: Vujović

• 1974 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Karlovac
• Serbs of Croatia
• Serbian male handball players
• RK Partizan players
• TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke players
• Handball-Bundesliga players
• Serbian expatriate handball players in Germany
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
• Serbia and Montenegro expatriate sportspeople in Germany
• Serbia and Montenegro male handball players
• Expatriate handball players in Switzerland