AEK Handball: Significant reinforcement with Mandalic

After the contract extensions of Papadionysiou and Kotsioni, AEK announced its first handball transfer. The Union took over the 29-year-old Croatian left-back Stipe Mandalic (1.95 m).

This is a player with a rich biography that AEK faced in matches with Pelister in Europa League this year.

The announcement in detail: “AEK is in a very fortunate position to announce the start of its collaboration with Stipe Mandalinic, who has signed a one-year contract. The 29-year-old (09/09/1992) Croatian left-hander is 1.95m tall and weighs 98kg.

Mandaliniτς is a player of the Croatian national team. He started his career in 2009 at RK Koteks Split. He then played for HRK Karlovac and RK Zagreb, and in 2017 he went to Berlin and the Bundesliga for Füchse Berlin. From 2020 to the end of the season he competed in RK Eurofarm Pelister.

In his career he has won 5 championships in Croatia, 5 cups, but also the SEHA League. He has been playing in the EHF Champions League for years, has scored a total of 239 goals and is one of the protagonists of the tournament! “With Füchsen Berlin he played in the former EHF Cup and scored 30 goals, while with RK Eurofarm Pelister he scored 126 goals in the last two years in the EHF European League, finishing with 64 goals for him in Europe last year! “