08.05.2015, 08:00
Can Bulatovic claim her fourth title?

FACTS AND FIGURES: The MVM EHF FINAL4 2015 will see two multiple and 17 single winners of the Women’s EHF Champions League on the court.

Can Bulatovic claim her fourth title?

Montenegrin right back Katarina Bulatovic is the only player involved in the 2015 edition of the MVM EHF FINAL4 with the opportunity to defend her EHF Champions League title. 

After raising the trophy with Györi Audi ETO KC in May 2014, she went back to her roots in Buducnost.

Bulatovic is now the only 2014 Champions League winner to be back in Budapest on 9/10 May, as defending champions Györ did not qualify.

At the FINAL4 2015 Bulatovic can also become the first ever player in the Women’s EHF Champions League to win her individual fourth trophy with three clubs. The left-handed shooter took the title with Danish club Slagelse (2007) and Buducnost in 2012 before celebrating the victory as part of the Györ squad. 

The second multiple Women’s EHF Champions League winner on court in Budapest will be German line player Anja Althaus. She raised the trophy twice with Viborg HK (DEN) in 2009 and 2010. 

Althaus signed with WHC Vardar SCBT at the start of this season and has the chance to become the first female German player to win the EHF Champions League with two different clubs.

Off the court, former star Bojana Popovic also has some impressive statistics. She is one of one of only two women that have won the EHF Champions League six times. The other is Ausra Fridrikas. 

Vardar coach Indira Kastratovic can also make history in Budapest: if her team win the title on 10 May she will become the first female in handball to win the EHF Champions league as a player (2002 with Kometal D.P. Skopje) and as a coach. 

Only one man has done it: Talant Dujshebaev, who won the title as a player with Santander (1995) and as a coach with Ciudad Real (2006, 2008, 2009). 

In addition to Bulatovic and Althaus, there are 17 players that have won the EHF Champions League trophy once before that will be on court in Budapest – two from the Vardar squad, eight from Buducnost and seven from Larvik. 

Dinamo Sinara is the only FINAL4 participant without a former EHF Champions League winner in their squad. 

MVM EHF FINAL4 2015 participants with one EHF Champions League title

WHC Vardar SCBT: Andrea Lekic and Jovanka Radicevic (both Györ 2012/13)

Buducnost: Dragana Cvijic, Milena Knezevic, Suzana Lazovic, Majda Mehmedovic, Radmila Miljanic, Zeljka Nikolic, Clara Woltering, Marina Rajcic (all Buducnost 2011/12)

Larvik: Karoline Breivang, Gro Hammerseng-Edin, Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren, Tonje Larsen, Nora Mörk, Thea Mörk, Linn Jörum Sulland (all Larvik 2010/11)

Dinamo-Sinara: -

Multiple Women’s EHF Champions League winners: 

Six titles with two clubs:

Ausra Fridrikas (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95, Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000, Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2004/05)

Six titles with three clubs:

Bojana Popovic (Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2004/05, Slagelse 2006/07, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10, Podgorica 2011/12)

Five titles: -

Four titles with one club:

Rima Sypkus (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95, Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Tanja Dshandshagava (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95, Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Four titles with two clubs:

Katrine Lunde-Haraldsen (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10, Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Three titles with one club:

Chao Zhai (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Cristina Varzaru (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Grit Jurack (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Lene Lund-Nielsen (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Rikke Skov (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Louise Bager-Norgaard (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Iris Morhammer (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95, Hypo 1999/2000)

Stanca Bozovic (Hypo 1994/95, Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Mette Melgaard (Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2004/05, Slagelse 2006/07)

Three titles with two clubs:

Anja Freser (Krim 2000/01, Krim 2002/03, Slagelse 2003/04)

Luminita Hutupan (Dinu) (Krim 2000/01, Skopje 2001/02, Krim 2002/03)

Cecilie Leganger (Slagelse 2004/05, Slagelse 2006/07, Larvik 2010/11)

Maja Savic (Slagelse 2004/05, Slagelse 2006/07, Podgorica 2011/12)

Heidi Löke (Larvik 2010/11, Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Three titles with three clubs:

Katarina Bulatovic (Slagelse 2006/07, Buducnost 2011/12, Györ 2013/14)

Two titles with one club:

Agnieszka Matuszewska (Krim 2000/01, Krim 2002/03)

Branka Mijatovic (Krim 2000/01, Krim 2002/03)

Deja Doler (Krim 2000/01, Krim 2002/03)

Natalia Derepasko (Krim 2000/01, Krim 2002/03)

Tatjana Oder (Krim 2000/01, Krim 2002/03)

Anja Althaus (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Gitte Aaen (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Heidi Astrup (Viborg 2005/06, Viborg 2009/10)

Henriette Mikkelsen (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Janne Pedersen (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Kristine Lunde-Borgesen (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Monika Kovacsicz (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Nora Reiche (Viborg 2008/09, Viborg 2009/10)

Anne Loft (Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2006/07)

Carmen Lungu (Slagelse 2004/05, Slagelse 2006/07)

Line Hougaard (Slagelse 2004/05, Slagelse 2006/07)

Rikke Schmidt (Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2004/05)

Stina Madsen (Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2004/05)

Valentina Radulovic (Slagelse 2003/04, Slagelse 2004/05)

Barbara Strass (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95)

Beatrice Wagner (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95)

Bozena Karkut (Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Edit Matei (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95)

Laura Fritz (Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Marianne Racz (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95)

Mia Hermansson-Hogdahl (Hypo 1993/94, Hypo 1994/95)

Renata Cieloch (Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Tanja Logvin (Hypo 1997/98, Hypo 1999/2000)

Eduarda Amorim (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Anita Görbicz (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Orsolya Herr (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Agnes Hornyak (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Dora Hornyak (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Dorina Korsos (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Aniko Kovacsics (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Adrienn Orban (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Victoria Redei-Soos (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Szederke Sirian (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Ivett Szepesi (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Raphaelle Tervel (Györ 2012/13, Györ 2013/14)

Two titles with two clubs:

Irina Poltoratskaya (Slagelse 2004/05, Zvezda 2007/08)

Maja Mitrovic (Krim 2000/01, Slagelse 2003/04)

TEXT: Björn Pazen / cg