Goran Perkovac (born 16 September 1962) is a Croatian

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 g ...

coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Croatia national team. Perkovac competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and in the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

and Croatia respectively. Perkovac's daughter Korina is a volleyball player who has played for the Switzerland women's national volleyball team.

Playing career

In 1988, he was part of the Yugoslavia national team which won the bronze medal at the Olympics. He played five matches and scored four goals. Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Croatia national team. He played all seven matches and scored 17 goals.

Managerial career

From 2008 until 2013, he managed the Switzerland national team. On 9 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with

GWD Minden Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the German Handball-Bundesliga. Crest, colours, supporters Kits Accomplishments * National Championship of Germany: 2 ...

. On 1 February 2023, Perkovac was named the new head coach of the

Croatia men's national handball team The Croatia national handball team represents Croatia in international men's team handball competitions and friendly matches. The handball team is controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation (HRS). Croatia has often ...

, following the unsuccessful

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

tournament and dismissal of

Hrvoje Horvat Hrvoje Horvat (born 22 May 1946) is a Croatian handball coach and player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for SFR Yugoslavia. International career He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal ...

Honours

;Player ;RK Medveščak *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

(4): 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989 ;Borba * Swiss First League (1): 1992–93 ;TV Suhr * Swiss First League (2): 1998–99, 1999–00 *Swiss Super Cup (1): 1999 ;Player/Coach ;Pfadi Winterthur * Swiss First League (2): 2001–02, 2002–03 *Swiss Cup (1): 2003 ;Coach * Swiss First League (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 *Swiss Cup (3): 2004, 2005, 2007 ;Individual *

Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport ( hr, Državna nagrada za šport "Franjo Bučar") is the highest recognition that Republic of Croatia gives for extraordinary achievements and contributions of remarkable meaning for the development of sport in Cr ...

: 1996

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1962 births Living people Croatian male handball players Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Yugoslav male handball players Olympic handball players for Croatia Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic gold medalists for Croatia in handball Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Croatian handball coaches RK Medveščak Zagreb players Mediterranean Games medalists in handball {{Yugoslavia-handball-bio-stub