Ivan Čupić

Ivan Čupić
Ivan Čupić
	Čupić with Vive Targi Kielce in 2013
Personal information
Born	27 March 1986 (age 38); Metković, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Club information
Current club	RK Zagreb
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2002–2005	RK Metković
2005–2007	RK Medveščak
2007–2008	SD Octavio Vigo
2008–2010	RK Gorenje Velenje
2010–2012	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2012–2016	Vive Tauron Kielce
2016–2021	RK Vardar 1961
2021–2024	RK Zagreb
National team
Years	Team
2005–2024	Croatia
Teams managed
2024	RK Zagreb (assistant)
2024	RK Zagreb 2
2025–	RK Metković
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
Mediterranean Games
U-19 World Championship

Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian former handball player.^[1] He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.^[2]

Career

He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in the opening match against South Korea, settling as the top scorer after the first day.^[3] He also played in the Croatian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Čupić missed the Games of XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, after losing his left ring finger in bizarre accident in July 2008. During a training session, Čupić fell and caught his wedding ring on a wire fence. The force of the fall severed his finger at the first joint.^[5] Though the amputated portion of the digit could not be reattached, his career has since been unaffected by having only nine fingers.