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Željko Babić (handballer)
Željko Babić (born 19 May 1972) is a Croatian retired handball player and current coach of RK Podravka Koprivnica. Playing career Babić had played for the following clubs: RK PIK Neretva Opuzen, Badel 1862 Zagreb, Razvitak Metković, Secchia and Pallamano Prato, and RK Jelsa. He retired from playing professional handball in 2006. Coaching career Babić worked as an assistant coach under the coaching staff of Slavko Goluža in the Croatian national team, winning bronze medals at the 2012 European Championship, 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2013 World Championship, and the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. On 27 February 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of the Croatian national team, leading the team at the 2016 European Championship, 2016 Summer Olympics and at the 2017 World Championship. On 30 January 2017, it was reported that Babić was sacked as the head coach of the national team of Croatia due to a poor run of results and finishing fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metković
Metković () is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics The total population of the city municipality is 16,788 inhabitants (2011 census), in the following settlements: * Dubravica, population 90 * Glušci, population 76 *Metković, population 15,329 * Prud, population 497 * Vid, population 796 In the census of 2011, 96.8% of the population self-identified as Croats. History The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town. It remained this way until the nineteenth century. During this period the city found renewed investment from the country's Austrian rulers. With the arrival of the area's first post office and school, as well as the increase of trade with the Ottoman Empire, the city began to flourish. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Sanjak of Herzegovina between 1494 and 1685, then by R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process. Poland was awarded the championship on the EHF Congress in Monaco on 23 June 2012 with 58% votes. Germany won their second title by beating Spain 24–17 in the final. Croatia captured the bronze medal after defeating Norway 31–24. Venues Qualification Qualified teams Note: Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. Seeding The seeding was announced on 18 June 2015. Squads Match officials On 30 September 2015, 12 couples were announced. Group stage The draw was held on 19 June 2015. ''All times are local (UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round The points gained in the preliminary group against teams that advan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
