Denis Špoljarić
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| Full name | Denis Špoljarić | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
20 August 1979 Dubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | RK Zagreb (assistant manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Pfadi Winterthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | RK Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | RK Pivovara Laško Celje | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | RK CO Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | Füchse Berlin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2009 | Croatia | 131 | (58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | RK Zagreb (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Croatia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Denis Špoljarić (born 20 August 1979) is a Croatian former handball player who currently works as an assistant coach of RK Zagreb. He was a World champion in 2003 with the Croatian national team,[1] and Olympic champion in 2004.[2] He received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a silver medal at the 2008 European Championship.
In 2024 he became the assistant coach to Dagur Sigurðsson in the Croatian Handball Team and (as of 2026) he helped the team win two medals (2025, 2026).
Honours
[edit]- Zagreb
- Premier League
- Winner (11): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Croatian Cup
- Winner (10): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Finalist (1): 2005
- Pfadi Winterthur
- Swiss League
- Winner (1): 2001-02
- Pivovara Laško Celje
- MIK 1. Liga
- Winner (1): 2006-07
- Slovenian Cup
- Winner (1): 2007
- EHF Men's Champions Trophy
- Finalist (1): 2007
- Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf.
- DHB-Pokal
- Winner (1): 2014
- EHF Cup
- Winner (1): 2015
- IHF Super Globe
- Winner (1): 2015
- Individual
Orders
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Croatia" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine – European Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
- ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
- ↑ "President Mesić gives commendation" (in Croatian). Večernji list.
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