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3 unusual facts about EHF Champions League


Aleksander Donner

At Braga, Donner gained 8 national titles, 7 cups, 5 supercups and one Portuguese league opening cup, as well as a surprising 2nd place in the 1993-1994 EHF Champions League, lost in a dramatic final match against the Spanish team Teka Cantabria.

HC Bosna Visoko

Muhamed Mustafić, a right wing, returned to his parent club after playing 3 successful seasons in HC Bosna Sarajevo which competed successfully in the EHF Champions League, and later the EHF Cup Winner's Cup where they played semi-finals.

Ulrik Wilbek

He was reappointed as coach for Viborg HK's elite women, and again he showed his excellence: The team became national champions for four consecutive years and reached the final in the 2001 EHF Champions League.


Jackson Richardson

The summit of his club career occurred in Spain, where he played with Portland San Antonio, winning the Champions League against FC Barcelona Handbol in 2001 and the Spanish League the following year.

Marko Vujin

In the autumn of 2010, he reached his best form again and in the winter break he topped the EHF Champions League top scorers' list with 65 goals, sixteen goals ahead of second placed Uwe Gensheimer.


see also

1993–94 EHF Women's Champions League

The competition was renamed EHF Champions League and the format of the football 1991–92 European Cup and 1992–93 UEFA Champions League was adopted.

Szandra Zácsik

She first found herself in the limelight against past year EHF Champions League winners Viborg HK: with only a few seconds left and trailing by one on aggregate goals, she hit a penalty shot, giving a dramatic and unexpected victory over their highly-rated rivlas on away goals.