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Labin Labin (Italian/Istriot: Albona) is a town in Istria, west Croatia, with a town population of 5,806 (2021) and 10,424 in the greater municipality (which also includes the small towns of Rabac and Vinež, as well as a number of smaller villages). ...

. It was established in 1954. It plays in the 2. HRL West. Several notable players from the club went on the play for the national team, both Croatia's and Yugoslavia's. The players are nicknamed ''the swans''.

History

In 1964 the club reached for the first time the playoffs to the first Yugoslav league. In 1966, Rudar reached the playoffs again, but was eliminated by Rijeka's Zamet. In 1974 they reached the finals of the Croatian Cup, eliminating Zagreb's Lokomotiva. In 1976, the youth team won the Croatian championship. The first team won the title of second league champions in 1976/77, won the qualifications in Belgrade and thus reached Yugoslavia's first league. This is the greatest success for Labin in handball, and one of Istria's greatest achievements in sports. In the 1981/82 season they won the Yugoslavian second league, losing only one game when they were already qualified, and thus were promoted to the first league. In the 1982/83 season they finished 7th in Yugoslavia's first league, although they were fourth for most of the season.

Sporting achievements

Domestic competitions

Yugoslav first league The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

* 7th place: 1982/83 Yugoslav second league * Winners (2): 1976/77, 1981/82 Yugoslav Championship (U-20) * Winners (3): 1976, 1977, 1982 * 3rd place: 1975 Yugoslav Cup (U-20) * Quarter-finals: 1975 Croatian Championship (U-20) * Winners (4): 1975, 1976 Croatian Cup (U-20) * Runners-up: 1976

International competitions

Adriatic Cup (U-20) * Winners (2): 1973, 1974 * ''Runners-up (2)'': 1975

Notable former players

Notable former players of the club include the following. * Doris Belušić * Lorena Beučić * Ivona Bućan * Denis Čalović *

Evelina Galo Evelina Galo is a Croatian former handball player. She has been credited as one of the greatest players in Yugoslavia's history. Biography Galo was born in Labin, Istria (today Croatia, then Yugoslavia). She started playing for her hometown clu ...

* Suzana Golja * Čeda Hrvatin * Sabina Ibrahimović * Maja Jusić * Tamara Klapčić * Žana Kljajić * Karmen Kokot * Tea Linić * Sara Mileta * Hermina Mrkaljević * Loredana Paliska * Ornela Paliska *

Adriana Prosenjak Adriana Prosenjak (born 12 July 1963) is a Croatian former handball coach and player. Considered a legendary player and a celebrated name in Croatian handball, she was the goalkeeper and the first captain of the Croatia women's national handbal ...

* Gordana Salopek * Suzana Špoljarić * Virna Šumberac * Eni Šverko * Ksenija Vozila * Ingrid Zulijani

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:ZRK Rudar Labin Croatian handball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 1947

1954 establishments in Croatia Women's sports teams in Croatia Women's handball clubs Women's handball in Croatia