Mirza Džomba
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Mirza Džomba is a retired Croatia
n handball
player, World champion and Olympic champion.
. He spent five years with the capital team, winning the national championship and cup title in each season. In addition, he reached the EHF Champions League
finals with Zagreb three times in row between 1997 and 1999, however, they fell short to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in all three occasions.
In 2001 Džomba moved abroad and joined Hungarian top team KC Veszprém
. With the Central Transdanubian club he has obtained both the domestic league and cup title in 2002 and also played the EHF Champions League final, but lost once again, this time against SC Magdeburg
. Following the successes both in the Hungarian championship and the Hungarian cup in the next two years, Džomba got an offer from BM Ciudad Real
and switched to the reigning Spanish champions in the summer of 2004.
The Croatian right wing collected almost all possible clubs titles while at Ciudad Real, including the EHF Champions League, the EHF Champions Trophy and the IHF Super Globe. On domestic level he acquired the Spanish league gold and the Spanish Supercup.
He left Spain in the summer of 2007 to join his former team RK Zagreb
. During his second spell at the club he added further three Croatian league and cup gold to his collection and also had good runs in the Champions League, regularly getting to the knockout phase of the continental tournament. On 15 June 2010 it was confirmed that the Džomba signed a contract with Polish Extraklasa
title holders Vive Targi Kielce
. He played one season in Poland, winning the cup and reaching in the league playoff finals, where regular season winners Kielce were beaten 1–3 by Wisła Płock in the best-of-five series. Džomba announced his retirement from professional handball in August 2011 at the age of 34.
Džomba was also member of the Croatian national team
, which was one of the dominant teams in the mid-2000s, and won both the World Championship (2003) and the Olympic Games (2004).
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player, World champion and Olympic champion.
Career
Džomba began his career by his hometown club RK Zamet Rijeka, where he stayed until 1996, when he signed to RK ZagrebRK Zagreb
RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
. He spent five years with the capital team, winning the national championship and cup title in each season. In addition, he reached the EHF Champions League
EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
finals with Zagreb three times in row between 1997 and 1999, however, they fell short to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in all three occasions.
In 2001 Džomba moved abroad and joined Hungarian top team KC Veszprém
KC Veszprém
Kézilabda Club Veszprém is a Hungarian handball club from Veszprém, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League. One of the most successful teams in the country, Veszprém have won the Hungarian Championship a record 19 times and took the Hungarian Cup title an unprecedented...
. With the Central Transdanubian club he has obtained both the domestic league and cup title in 2002 and also played the EHF Champions League final, but lost once again, this time against SC Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg is a German multi-sports club located in the city of Magdeburg, which offers athletics, canoeing, gymnastics, rowing, swimming and team handball. Historically, the club has also had a water polo section as well as a football section that was separated that as 1. FC Magdeburg in 1965...
. Following the successes both in the Hungarian championship and the Hungarian cup in the next two years, Džomba got an offer from BM Ciudad Real
BM Ciudad Real
Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real plays in Liga ASOBAL. They won the 2009 EHF Champions League by beating THW Kiel in the final. 67:66 on aggregate.-History:...
and switched to the reigning Spanish champions in the summer of 2004.
The Croatian right wing collected almost all possible clubs titles while at Ciudad Real, including the EHF Champions League, the EHF Champions Trophy and the IHF Super Globe. On domestic level he acquired the Spanish league gold and the Spanish Supercup.
He left Spain in the summer of 2007 to join his former team RK Zagreb
RK Zagreb
RK Zagreb is a team handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. Currently, RK Zagreb competes in the Croatian First League of Handball and the Croatian Handball Cup....
. During his second spell at the club he added further three Croatian league and cup gold to his collection and also had good runs in the Champions League, regularly getting to the knockout phase of the continental tournament. On 15 June 2010 it was confirmed that the Džomba signed a contract with Polish Extraklasa
Polish Ekstraklasa Men's Handball League
-Champions of Poland:-See also:* Handball in Poland* Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League* Sports in Poland...
title holders Vive Targi Kielce
Vive Targi Kielce
Vive Targi Kielce is a Polish professional handball team based in Kielce, founded in 1965 as Iskra Kielce. Playing in Men's PGNiG Superliga.- Local achievements :* Championship of Poland:...
. He played one season in Poland, winning the cup and reaching in the league playoff finals, where regular season winners Kielce were beaten 1–3 by Wisła Płock in the best-of-five series. Džomba announced his retirement from professional handball in August 2011 at the age of 34.
Džomba was also member of the Croatian national team
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
, which was one of the dominant teams in the mid-2000s, and won both the World Championship (2003) and the Olympic Games (2004).
Club
- Croatian Championship:
- Winner: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Croatian Cup:
- Winner: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000. 2008, 2009, 2010
- Hungarian Championship:
- Winner: 2002, 2003, 2004
- Hungarian Cup:
- Winner: 2002, 2003, 2004
- Spanish Championship:
- Winner: 2007
- ASOBAL CupCopa ASOBALThe Copa ASOBAL is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is Organized by the Liga ASOBAL.The Copa ASOBAL was founded in 1990 and is disputed between 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th at previous season final standings....
:- Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007
- Spanish SupercupSupercopa ASOBALThe Supercopa ASOBAL or Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is a competition managed by the Liga ASOBAL....
:- Winner: 2005
- Polish Cup:
- Winner: 2011
- EHF Champions LeagueEHF Champions LeagueThe EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
:- Winner: 2006
- Finalist: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 2005, 2006
- Finalist: 2002
- IHF Super Globe:
- Winner: 2007
International
- Olympic GamesHandball at the Summer OlympicsTeam handball was introduced as an Olympic sport for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that, only to be resumed at the 1972 Summer Olympics, again on German territory...
:- Winner: 2004
- World ChampionshipWorld Men's Handball ChampionshipThe World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
:- Winner: 2003
- Finalist: 2005
- European ChampionshipEuropean Men's Handball ChampionshipThe European men's handball championship is the official competition for senior men's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship...
:- Finalist: 2008