Kiril Lazarov
| Kiril Lazarov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lazarov in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
10 May 1980 Sveti Nikole, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Macedonian | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Macedonia & RK Alkaloid (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1991–1994 | RK Ovče Pole | ||
1994–1995 | RK Borec | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1995–1997 | RK Borec | ||
1997–2000 | RK Pelister | ||
2000–2002 | RK Zagreb | ||
2002–2007 | MKB Veszprém | ||
2007–2010 | RK Zagreb | ||
2010 | Al Sadd SC | ||
2010–2011 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2011–2013 | BM Atlético Madrid | ||
2013–2017 | FC Barcelona | ||
2017–2022 | HBC Nantes | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2022 | North Macedonia | 236 | (1728) |
| Teams managed | |||
2021– | North Macedonia | ||
2022– | RK Alkaloid | ||
Kiril "Kire" Lazarov (Macedonian: Кирил „Кире“ Лазаров, born 10 May 1980) is a Macedonian former professional handball player and current coach of the North Macedonia national handball team and RK Alkaloid. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and won over forty titles playing for clubs in North Macedonia, Croatia, Hungary, and Spain.
Lazarov holds the record for most goals scored in a single World Men's Handball Championship (92). He is also the all-time top scorer in the EHF Champions League and the only player to have scored more than 1,300 goals. He is third on the all-time list of players by number of international goals scored and has the highest ratio of goals scored per match.