Siarhei Rutenka
Siarhei Rutenka | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Minsk, Soviet Union | 29 August 1981||
Nationality | Belarusian, Slovenian, Spanish | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1998–2000 | Arkatron Minsk | ||
2000–2001 | RK Gorenje | ||
2001–2005 | RK Celje | ||
2005–2009 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2009–2015 | FC Barcelona | ||
2015 | Lekhwiya SC | ||
2016 | SKA Minsk | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001 | Belarus | 7 | (23) |
2004–2007 | Slovenia | 56 | (308) |
2010–2016 | Belarus | 72 | (484) |
Siarhei Rutenka, also Sergej Rutenka (Belarusian: Сяргей Рутэнка; born 29 September 1981) is a Belarusian former professional handball player. Besides Belarusian citizenship, he also acquired Slovenian citizenship in 2003. In January 2008, he received the Spanish nationality.[1] His preferred position was outside left, but he was also capable of playing as the pivot and playmaker. He came to prominence while playing for the Slovenian club RK Celje and earlier for RK Gorenje. He has also played for FC Barcelona in Spain. The club acquired him for €1 million in 2009.[2]
Rutenka was the top goalscorer at the 2006 European Men's Handball Championship, representing Slovenia. In 2013, he was elected best left-back of the year.[3]
He is the older brother of handball player Dzianis Rutenka.
References
[edit]- ^ Concedida la nacionalidad española a Sterbik y Rutenka - Marca.com
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.fcbarcelona.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 31, 2010. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "World's best seven in 2013". handball-planet.com. December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Belarusian male handball players
- Spanish male handball players
- Slovenian male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Slovenia
- Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Liga ASOBAL players
- Sportspeople from Minsk
- BM Ciudad Real players
- FC Barcelona Handbol players
- Belarusian expatriate handball players
- Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate handball players in Slovenia
- Naturalized citizens of Slovenia
- Naturalised handball players
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate handball players in Spain
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Belarusian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen