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IHF World Player Of The Year
The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media and fans. About The award was awarded by IHF since 1988 in both Men's and Women's Category separately. No award was awarded in the years 1991, 1992, 1993 and 2017. Men Women Previous awards While the IHF has only reported awards since 1988, other players have been voted best players in the world before. Thus, the Romanian Ștefan Birtalan was elected World Player of the Year in 1974, 1976 and 1977. And Ioan Moser of Romania was also named "Best Handball Player in the World” in 1964. Best players of all time In 1992, Gheorghe Gruia of Romania was named Best Player of All Time by the International Handball Federation. In 2000, the Swedish Magnus Wislander and the Ukrainian Zinaida Turchyna were elected Players of the 20th Centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball Czech handball (Czech: ''česká házená'', also known as ''národní házená'' – ''national handball'') is an outdoor ball game which was created in 1905 in Prague and is still played today. This sport is very similar to team handball. ... (whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivano Balić
Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently working as assistant coach of the Croatia national handball team. He was voted five times in a row as the most valuable player in major international competitions, and is one of only four male handball players who received the IHF World Player of the Year award on two occasions (2003, 2006). He was voted the best handball player in history in an online poll organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF). Balić was a 2003 World and 2004 Olympic champion with Croatia. Early life Born in Split, Ivano was the only child of handball players, mother Stjepanka and father Žarko Balić. After the first three months of his birth, Balić moved with his parents to Italy because of his father's professional career. During his time in Italy Balić lived in Rovereto and Prato. At age of seven Balić and his mother returned to Split. When his father came back playing for RK Spli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasna Kolar-Merdan
Jasna Kolar-Merdan (born 19 October 1956 in Mostar) is a former Bosnian and Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1980 she won the silver medal with the Yugoslav team. She played all five matches and scored nine goals. Four years later she won the gold medal as member of the Yugoslav team. She played all five matches and scored 48 goals. She was the top scorer of the tournament. She was voted World Handball Player of 1990 by the International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball .... In 1992 she was part of the Austrian team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. She played all four matches and scored 23 goals. External linksJasna Kolar-Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hyun-Mee
Kim Hyun-mee (Korean: 김현미; born September 20, 1967), also spelled Kim Hyun-mi or Kim Hyeon-mi, is a South Korean team handball player. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and won a gold medal with the South Korean team,Profile: "Hyun-Mi Kim" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on December 23, 2007) and was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1989Previous World Handball Players '' (Retrieved on December 14, 2007) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetlana Kitić
Svetlana Kitić ( sr-cyrl, Светлана Китић, born 19 June 1960) is a Bosnian Serb retired professional handball player who competed at the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia, and was part of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team in the early 2000s. In 2010, she was voted the best female handball player ever by the IHF. Biography Kitić was born in Tuzla, later in her career she returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina after the war, and simultaneously coached and played for Sarajevo based handball club Željezničar and later for Jedinstvo, club from her hometown Tuzla and where she started professional career in handball as 16-year-old girl. Moreover, she played together with her eldest daughter Mara Bogunović on Jedinstvo's first team. In 2002, she entered Bosnian women's national handball team which took part in qualifications for 2003 World Championship in Zagreb. Bosnia with Kitić reached the barrage but failed to qualify. After that Kitić took the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball Goalkeeper
The handball goalkeeper is the most defensive player of their team. Their main task is to prevent the other team from scoring a goal. Equipment To avoid confusion, a handball goalkeeper has to wear a jersey that is different in colour to all the other jerseys of the players on the field, including the other team's goalkeeper. If such a jersey is not available the goalkeeper has to wear a bib that guarantees sufficient distinction between players involved. Most goalkeepers also wear special long trousers and male goalkeepers always wear a jockstrap (an undergarment serving protection purposes). Rule 4:9 (concerning equipment during the game) states that it is mandatory for the players to wear sports shoes during the games. Unlike in football, handball goalkeepers do not equip with gloves. Additional protective gear like face masks and helmets had been discussed in the early days of the game, but are nowadays prohibited, as are any items that could endanger the opposing players inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domagoj Duvnjak
Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić. He became a member of the Croatia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also represented Croatia at the 2012, where Croatia won bronze, and 2016 Olympics. On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013. In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including a transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the sport. Awards and accomplishments Club ;RK Zagreb * Croatian League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 * Croatian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009 ;HSV Hamburg *EHF Champions League: 2013 *Bundesliga: 2010–11 * DHB-Pokal: 2010 *DHB-Supercup: 2009, 2010 ;THW Kiel *EHF Champions League: 2020 *Bundesliga: 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Narcisse
Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He progresses to the position of half-center or rear left. In 2012, with an exceptional year both in the French team ( Olympic title) and in the club ( Champions League, German championship and German cup), he was voted best handball player of the year 2012 by the International Handball Federation. Career Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball. Narcisse is a longtime player on the France men's national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). His main strength as a field player is hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkel Hansen
Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. Hansen is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history, and has been named the IHF World Player of the Year for a record-tying three times. Career He was voted as the IHF World Player of the Year in 2011, 2015 and 2018 by the International Handball Federation. He joined FC Barcelona Handbol in June 2008. He previously played for Danish Handball League club GOG, with whom he won the Danish championship in 2007. On 2 June 2010 he returned to Denmark, to play for AG København, after two years of playing in Spain. After two years and two championships, the club folded in 2012 with Hansen joining the newly formed French team PSG Handball. He played for PSG for ten seasons, before going back to Denmark and Aalborg Håndbold. Mikkel Hansen is an Olympic Champion, a World Champion, and European Champion with the Danish national team, winning the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filip Jícha
Filip Jícha (born 19 April 1982) is a former Czech handballer. He most recently played for Spanish handball team FC Barcelona. He also played for the Czech national team. Currently he is the head coach of his former club, German handball team THW Kiel THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, wi .... His biggest success as a coach has been winning the EHF Champions League with THW Kiel in the 2019-2020 season. Awards * IHF World Handball Player of the Year: 2010 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jicha, Filip 1982 births Living people Czech male handball players Czech expatriate sportspeople in Germany Czech expatriates in Spain THW Kiel players FC Barcelona Handbol players Liga ASOBAL players Sportspeople from Plzeň Czech handball coaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sławomir Szmal
Sławomir Szmal (born 2 October 1978) is a former Polish handball player, who played for the Poland men's national handball team, a participant in the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, and a medalist in the World Championship (silver in 2007, bronzes in 2009, 2015). Szmal is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Polish national team. Career National team On 19 August 1998 he debuted for the national team in a match against Lithuania (31:20). On 4 February 2007 he won a silver medal at the World Championship, after losing the final match with Germany (24:29). For his sport achievements he received the Gold Cross of Merit in 2007. He won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Championship. In 2009 Szmal was voted IHF World Player of the Year, while Igor Vori came 2nd and Nikola Karabatić came 3rd. On 1 February 2015 Poland, including Szmal, won the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championship. They won the bronze medal match (29:28) against Spain. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thierry Omeyer
Thierry Omeyer (born 2 November 1976) is a retired French handball goalkeeper. A member of the French national team since 1999, he has won all major titles with the team: world champion (five times), European champion (three times) and Olympic champion twice. He is widely considered to be one of the best handball goalkeepers of all time, and is the third goalkeeper so far to have been elected best player of the world by the International Handball Federation (the two others being Henning Fritz, in 2004, and Árpád Sterbik, in 2005), what he achieved in 2008. In his former club (THW Kiel), his nickname was ''Die Mauer'' (The Wall). Club career Omeyer started handball at the age of 9 in Cernay (Alsace). In 1994, he joined his first professional club, Sélestat. His save percentage being up to 50%, he caught the attention of the best club in the French championship, Montpellier. Quickly becoming the first choice goalkeeper, he won five championships (from 2002 to 2006) and five n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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