RK Medvešcak
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Rukometni klub "Medveščak" is a team handball
club from Zagreb
, Croatia
.
They are one of the more famous branches of the Medveščak sports society, named after the Medveščak neighbourhood
of Zagreb. They play in the sports and recreational centre Šalata
.
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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...
club from Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, Croatia
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 ...
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They are one of the more famous branches of the Medveščak sports society, named after the Medveščak neighbourhood
Gornji Grad - Medvešcak
Gornji Grad – Medveščak is one of the districts of Zagreb, Croatia; Gornji Grad translates as Upper Town. It is bordered by four other districts: Donji Grad in the south, Črnomerec in the west, Gornja Dubrava in the east and Podsljeme in the north...
of Zagreb. They play in the sports and recreational centre Šalata
Šalata
Šalata is an upper-class residential neighborhood in Zagreb, Croatia. It is administratively part of the Gornji Grad - Medveščak city district in the northern part of Zagreb and it has a population of 1,929....
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Accomplishments
- National Championship of Yugoslavia: 2
- 1964 and 1966
- National Cup of Yugoslavia: 7
- 1970, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
- 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...
: runners-up 1964/65
Famous players
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Boris Jarak Boris Jarak is a former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.In 1988 he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the bronze medal. He played two matches.... Goran Perkovac Goran Perkovac is a former Croatian handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.... Zlatko Saracevic Zlatko "Zlatan" Saračević is a Croatian former handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.He was born in Banja Luka.... Nenad Kljaic Nenad Kljaić is a retired Croatian handball player.He played for the Croatia national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal.-References:... Mirko Bašic Mirko Bašić is a former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics.... Vlado Šola Vlado Šola is a retired Croatian team handball player. He was born in Prisoje, near Tomislavgrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and his family moved to Croatia when he was young.... |
Tonci Valcic Tonči Valčić is a Croatian handball player. He was a member of the Croatia national handball team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-References:... Patrik Cavar Patrik Ćavar is a retired Croatian handball player.He played for the Croatia national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal.As of 2009, Ćavar lives in Miami, Florida.... Renato Sulic Renato Sulić is a Croatian handball player who currently plays for MKB Veszprém KC.He is a former Croatian international, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.-External links:*... |
Ivan Cupic Ivan Čupić is a Croatian professional handballer who currently plays for Slovenian team RK Gorenje.He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship... Patrik Cavar Patrik Ćavar is a retired Croatian handball player.He played for the Croatia national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where Croatia won the gold medal.As of 2009, Ćavar lives in Miami, Florida.... |
Famous coaches
- Vlado Stenzel (Štencl)
- Josip Milković
- Velimir Kljaić
- Josip Šojat
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