Vid KavtiÄnik
Vid Kavtičnik 11 August 2007
Status: National May 10, 2013
Vid Kavtičnik [ vit kau̯titʃnik ] ( born May 24, 1984 in Slovenj Gradec ) is a Slovenian handball player who plays on the outside right position with the French club Montpellier HB.
Career
Kavtičnik played for RK Velenje, before he came to the German first division club THW Kiel in the season 2005 /2006. There he shared the position with Christian Zeitz. End of the season 2008/2009 left Kavtičnik the THW. Together with his colleague Nikola Karabatic, he spent 1.5 million Euro transfer fee to Montpellier HB. Both had with the THW valid contracts until 2012.
He completed so far 122 caps for the Slovenian national team and thereby thrown 375 goals. He was most recently at the World Championship in 2013 in Spain here.
Private
Vid Kavtičnik is married and has one daughter.
Achievements
- French Champion in 2010, 2011, 2012
- French Cup Winner 2010, 2012, 2013
- Champions League winners in 2007 with the THW Kiel
- EHF Champions Trophy winner in 2007 with the THW Kiel
- German Champion 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 with the THW Kiel
- DHB Cup Winner 2007, 2008, 2009 with the THW Kiel
- DHB Supercup champion in 2005, 2007, 2008 with the THW Kiel
- Best Right Winger and thus in the all-star team of Euro 2004
- Slovenian Vice Champion 2004
- 3rd place in the Slovenian League in 2001 and 2002
- Slovenian Cup winner in 2003
- Slovenian Cup Finalist 2004