Marijan Seđak (born 24 March 1952 in Bjelovar) is a former

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

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 ...

player and

coach.

Career

Marijan Seđak grew up in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

and started his

career in Partizan Zamet. After winning the regional league in his first season he was invited by

Vlado Stenzel Vlado Stenzel (Croatian language, Croatian: Vlado Štencl; born 23 May 1934) is a Croatian former handball goalkeeper and coach. He won the 1972 Summer Olympics gold medal with Yugoslavia and the 1978 World Men's Handball Championship, 1978 Worl ...

to join

RK Kvarner RK Kvarner Rijeka (Rukometni Klub Kvarner Rijeka) was a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1963. It was later incorporated into Kvarner Kostrena. History RK Kvarner The club was founded 27 February 1963, as RK Kvarner. The first ...

in the

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, ...

. Wanting to concentrate more on his studies at the time Seđak returned to Partizan Zamet who were then still in the third tier. He played for the club until 1978. In that time the club moved from the third to the first tier. Seđak retired from playing

but stayed on as assistant coach for one more season. His first head coaching job was with RK Turnić then called RK Aleksandar Mamić. He then coached

for two seasons. In 1982 he began coaching ŽRK Zamet. In 1987 Seđak coached

RK Zamet RK Zamet (Rukometni Klub Zamet) is a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League and the Croatian Handball Cup. Although the club has not won any mayor trophies, it has ...

and led them to the

. In 1988 he moved to

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

where he has coached Spjelkavik, Bergsøy IL,

Sola HK Sola HK is a handball club from Sola, Rogaland, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen. Results Norway * REMA 1000-ligaen **''Bronze:'' 2020/21, 2021/22 *Norwegian Cup ** ''Finalist:'' 2020, 2022/23 Team Current squad ...

Lunner IL Lunner Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Lunner, Oppland. It currently only has a section for team handball. The club is best known for its women's handball team. It played in the highest Norwegian league for many years, and became runn ...

. His son Dalibor is also a coach.

Honours

Player

;Zamet *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name: ** Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1 ...

(1): 1977-78 * Yugoslav Third League (1): 1976-77 * Regional League of Primorje and Istra (1): 1969-70

Coach

;Zamet *

(1): 1986–87 ;Spjelkavik * 2. Division (1): 1990-1991 * 3. Division (1): 1989-1990 ;Sola * 1. Division (2): 1995-1996, 1997–98 * 2. Division (1): 1994-1995 * 3. Division (1): 1993-1994 ;Fjellhammer IL * 1. Division (1): 2005-2006 ;Raumnes & Årnes Idrettslag *4. Division (1): 2011-12 ;Individual *Award for success full coaching in

- 1979 *Best head coach of 1984, 1987 by: Handball Federation of Rijeka

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedak, Marijan Croatian male handball players RK Zamet players RK Zamet coaches ŽRK Zamet coaches Sportspeople from Bjelovar Handball players from Rijeka RK Kvarner players RK Kvarner coaches Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Immigrants to Norway Yugoslav emigrants 1952 births Living people