Hrvoje Horvat (born 22 May 1946) is a Croatian

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coach and player who competed in the

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and in the

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for

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International career

He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals. Four years later he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals again.

Managerial career

In 2005 he became coach of German team HSC 2000 Coburg and has led them up into the second league.

Personal life

His nickname is Cveba, which is the Croatian word for

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. Horvat has a son

Hrvoje Hrvoje is a Croatian male ethnic first name derived from "Hrvat" meaning "Croat". Notable people with the name include: * Hrvoje Čale (born 1985), Croatian football back * Hrvoje Horvat (born 1946), Croatian handball back * Hrvoje Klasić (born ...

, who is also a handball coach, and daughters Jasenka, who was married to the late

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Honours

;Player ;Partizan Bjelovar *

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, ...

(7): 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1976–77, 1978–79 *

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**Winner (1): 1971–72 **Finalist (1): 1972–73 ;Coach ;HSC 2000 Coburg * Regionaliga Süd (1): 2006–07

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- profile and picture on HSC 2000 Coburg website 1946 births Living people Croatian male handball players Sportspeople from Bjelovar Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Yugoslav male handball players Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1967 Mediterranean Games Croatian handball coaches Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Expatriate handball players Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate sports coaches {{Yugoslavia-handball-bio-stub