Career
Knezović started to play handball in 1990 in Mostar. Her first coach was Nikola Stipić. Unfortunately Knezović was forced to take a one-year pause because of Bosnian War.
After the war she continued to play handball and in 1994 joined Zrinjski Mostar.
Same year Knezović signed with European Champions Podravka Vegeta. In 2002 she played in EHF Cup finals.
In 2007 she went to Hungarian handball club Dunaferr, but because of clubs financial problems she returned to Budućnost. In the 2011/2012 season Sanela Knezović played for Romanian champions CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Best Athlete of Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1996 Captain of Croatian national team: 2004.