Michele Skatar
Michele Skatar (2014)
Personal information
Full name Michele Skatar
Born (1985-12-30) December 30, 1985
Koper, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right Back
Club information
Current club free agent
Senior clubs
Years Team
1999–2004
 Croatia RK Umag
2004–2006
 Italy Pallamano Trieste
2006–2007
 Germany TSG Friesenheim
2007–2009
 Germany TuS N-Lübbecke
2009–2010
 France Mulhouse HSA
2010–01/14
 France HBC Nantes
02/14–07/14
 Italy Handball Carpi
2014–2016
 France Cesson Rennes
2016–2017
 France Montélimar Cruas HB
2017–2020
 France Strasbourg Eurométropole
2020–01/21
 France Soultz Bollwiller Handball
02/2021–05/21
 Italy SSV Bozen Loacker
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004-2021
 Italy 141 (589)
Medal record
Men's Handball
EHF Cup
Silver medal – second place Europe EHF Cup 2013HBC Nantes
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of April 29, 2021 (UTC)

Michele Skatar (born December 30, 1985) is a Croatian naturalized Italian handball player, currently free agent, runner-up in the EHF Cup (2013). Skatar played for professional teams in Croatia, Italy, Germany and France. At international level, he represented the Italian national team on 141 occasions, scoring 589 goals. He earned his first cap against Turkey on December 27, 2004, and took part in the Mediterranean Games four times consecutively (2005, 2009, 2013 and 2018) with Italy. Skatar won the Capocannoniere (Serie A top goalscorer) award during the 2005–06 season and became the first Italian ever to play in the German Handball-Bundesliga and to reach a European Cup final. He is the younger brother of poet and sports agent Daniel Skatar.

Honours

Club

2. Handball-Bundesliga

Italian Under-21 Championship

  • 2005-06

Italian Handball Trophy

  • 2004-05

EHF Cup

Croatian Handball Cup

Coupe de la Ligue

  • Runner-up: 2012-13

Coppa Italia

  • Runner-up: 2004–05, 2013–14

Serie A

  • Runner-up: 2004-05

Italian Handball Trophy

  • Runner-up: 2005-06

Individual

  • Italy Serie A Top Scorer (233 goals): 2005-06
  • Italy Italian Handball Trophy Top Scorer: 2005-06
  • Italy Italian Under-21 Championship MVP: 2005-06
  • France French D2 Proligue All-Star: 2009-10
  • France French Nationale 1 Top Scorer (183 goals): 2017-18

References

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