Jasmin Handanovic
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Jasmin Handanović is a Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

n football goalkeeper who plays for Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...

 in Slovenian PrvaLiga.

Career

In July 2010 he was signed by Empoli
Empoli F.C.
Empoli Football Club is an Italian association football club located in Empoli, Tuscany, founded in 1920 and played its first official match in 1921.In recent years, the club has all too often been bouncing between Italy's two top divisions...

, replacing Davide Bassi
Davide Bassi
Davide Bassi is an Italian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Sassuolo.-Biography:Born in Sarzana, Liguria, Bassi started his professional career at Tuscany club Massese. In 2005 he returned to Empoli in co-ownership deal. Bassi formally returned to Empoli on 1 July 2006. He became the first...

 as the new first choice. However he then replaced by Alberto Pelagotti. In 2011 he signed for Maribor
NK Maribor
Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from...

.

Personal life

His younger cousin, Samir Handanović
Samir Handanovic
Samir Handanovič, is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Udinese and the Slovenian national team. He is well known for his ability to save pentalies...

 currently plays for Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio
Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa....

. They both play as goalkeepers for the Slovenia national football team
Slovenia national football team
The Slovenia national football team is the national football team of Slovenia and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia. The team played their first match in 1992 after the split of Yugoslavia in 1991....

.

NK Koper

  • Slovenian Cup
    Slovenian Cup
    The Slovenian Football Cup , is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship...

    : 2005-06
    Slovenian Cup 2005-06
    -First round:-Second round:-Round of 16:-Quarter-finals:-Semi-finals:-Final:...

    , 2006-07
    Slovenian Cup 2006-07
    -First round:-Second round:-Round of 16:-Quarter-finals:-Semi-finals:-Final:...


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