RK Železničar 1949 () is a Serbian handball club based in Niš. They compete in the Serbian Handball Super League.
History The club was formed as RK Naissus on 7 September 2009 by the amalgamation of RK Železničar and ORK Niš. They immediately started competing in the Serbian Handball Super League by inheriting the spot from ORK Niš.
On 5 December 2011, the club changed its name to RK Železničar. They won their first trophy, the Serbian Handball Cup, in the 2013–14 season. After suffering relegation from the top flight in 2016, the club spent the following season without competing.
Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the club received a wild card entry to the Serbian Handball Super League.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
HOME
Honours Yugoslav Cup / Serbia and Montenegro Cup / Serbian Cup 1976–77, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2013–14, 2017–18
Notable players The list includes players who played for their respective national teams in any major international tournaments, such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and European Championships:
Stefan Janković Jovo Damjanović Darko Đukić Milan Đukić Dobrivoje Marković Ratko Nikolić Stevan Sretenović Aleksandar Stojanović
Svemir Sarcevic
Head coaches
Vladan Stošić (2009–2010) Miloš Stanić (2010–2011) Zoran Živković (2011) Aleksandar Živković (2011–2012) Jovica Cvetković (2012) Nikola Marković (2012) Jovica Cvetković (2012) Nedeljko Vučković (2013) Vladimir Stanojević (2013–2014) Siniša Prokić (2014) Miroslav Đorđević (2014–2015) Siniša Prokić (2015) Nebojša Bokić (2015–2016) Josif Petković (2017–2018) Veselin Vujović (2018–2019) Đorđe Teodorović (2019–present)
References
External links
RK Železničar 1949 – EHF competition record RK Železničar 1949 at srbijasport.net