Rukometni Klub Podravka Koprivnica is a

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Koprivnica Koprivnica () is a city in Northern Croatia, located 70 kilometers northeast of Zagreb. It is the capital and the largest city of the Koprivnica-Križevci county. In 2011, the city's administrative area of 90.94 km2 had a total popu ...

. It is the most successful club in Croatian women's handball since formation of the league in 1992. The team currently competes in the Croatia women's first handball league. They have a fan club called Red Roosters formed in 2002.

History

The club was established in 1955 under the name Ivo Marinković and played its first friendly match in December against Grafičar Bjelovar. First official game was played in April 1956 against Slavija Čakovec. In 1956 team was renamed to RK Partizan. In seasons 1960/1961 and 1962/1963 Partizan became amateur champion of

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. In 1964 club changed the name to RK Podravka since it was sponsored by the factory who had the same name. The club also qualified in the first league the same year. In 1966 RK Podravka won its first national title and kept it for two years in a row. In 1972 the team was degraded in the second league but they managed to return in the first league in 1975. However, they returned in the second league in 1976 and remained there until 1980 and then again fell in the second league in 1982. In 1990 they again entered the first league and remained there until its dissolution in 1991 when

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gained independence. Since 1993 they were not Croatian champions only in the seasons 2003/2004, 2013/2014 and 2021/2022, however their biggest success was in 1996 when the team won

Women's EHF Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

Kits

Honours

* Championship of Yugoslavia :''Winners (2):'' 1966, 1967 * Championship of Croatia :''Winners (26):'' 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 * Croatian Cup :''Winners (24):'' 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022 *

:''Winners (1):'' 1996 *

EHF Women's Champions Trophy The EHF Women's Champions Trophy was an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. History It was organized annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF) from 1994 to 2008. Until 2007 it was known as the Women's European Club ...

:''Winners (1):'' 1996

European record

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Antonia Tucaković * 30 Nika Galinec * 98

Lucija Bešen Lucija Bešen (born 29 March 1998) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. Her older sister Gabrijela Bartulović (née Be� ...

;Wingers ;LW * Katja Vuković * 50

Andrea Šimara Andrea Šimara (born 13 July 1997) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Runn ...

;RW * 3

Ana Turk Ana Turk (née Nikšić; born 29 June 1989) is a Croatian handball player for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship The 2018 European Women's Handball Champio ...

* 2

Nikolina Zadravec Nikolina Zadravec (born 2 September 1997) is a Croatian handball player for RK Podravka and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was he ...

;Line players * 6 Elena Popović * 18

Sara Šenvald Sara Šenvald (born 14 March 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship ...

* 27

Iryna Stelmakh Iryna Stelmakh (born 18 August 1993) is a Ukrainian 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 ...

;Back players ;LB * 7 Ema Guskic * 11 Tena Megerle * 44

Tina Barišić Tina Barišić (born 30 October 2000) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship The 2022 European Women's Handball Championsh ...

;CB * 4

Larissa Kalaus Larissa Kalaus (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **''Winner'': 2 ...

* 64 Ana Pandza ;RB * 14 Lea Franušić * 15

Dora Kalaus Dorotea "Dora" Kalaus Žulj (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European ...

* 25 Hannah Vuljak

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ; Joining ; Leaving

Technical staff

* Head Coach:

Goran Mrđen Goran Mrđen 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 ...

* Assistant Coach: Antonio Pranjić * Goalkeeper Coach: Goran Trajkoski * Physiotherapist: Bojan Savić i Asja Cestar * Fitness coach: Nikola Golub

Notable players

* Snježana Petika *

Dora Krsnik Dora Krsnik (born 19 January 1992) is a Croatian handball player for CS Mioveni and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship The 2016 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Swe ...

* Vlatka Mihoci * Irina Maljko * Samira Hasagić * Željana Štević * Andreja Hrg * Renata Pavlačić * Svitlana Pasičnik * Miranda Tatari * Andrea Penezić * Anita Gaće * Božica Gregurić * Dijana Ivandija * Ljerka Krajnović * Maja Zebić *

Sanela Knezović Sanela Knezović (born 22 December 1979) is a Herzegovinian-born Croatian people, Croatian Team handball, handballer. Club career Knezović started to play handball in 1990 in Mostar. Her first coach was Nikola Stipić. Unfortunately Knezovi� ...

* Nikica Pušić-Koroljević *

Dijana Jovetić Dijana Jovetić (née Golubić; born 21 May 1984 in Zagreb) 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 ...

* Andrea Čović * Žana Čović * Kristina Jambrović * Tatjana Jukić * Maja Kožnjak * Dina Havić *

Ivana Kapitanović Ivana Kapitanović (born 17 September 1994) is a Croatian handballer for CS Rapid București (handball), Rapid București and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handba ...

* Barbara Stančin * Aneta Benko *

Vesna Milanović-Litre Vesna Milanović-Litre (born 30 May 1986) is a retired Croatian handball player who played for Kisvárdai KC last timeand the Croatian national team. After winning many Croatian championship and Croatian cup trophies in past seasons, Vesna Mil ...

Ana Debelić Ana Debelić (born 9 January 1994) is a Croatian handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Croatian national team. She started playing handball at the age of six. After enrolling in high school in Rijeka, she played for Opatija and ŽRK Z ...

Dragica Džono Dragica Džono (born 24 May 1987) 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 ba ...

* Ekatarina Nemaškalo *

* Ivana Jelčić *

Dejana Milosavljević Dejana Milosavljević (born 23 November 1994) is a Croatian female handball player for Siófok KC and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship The 2018 European Women's Handball Championsh ...

Ivana Dežić Ivana Dežić (born 27 July 1994) is a Croatian handball player for ESBF Besançon and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship The 2018 European Women's Handball Championship was held in ...

* Marijeta Vidak * Valentina Cozma *

Mariana Tîrcă Mariana Tîrcă (born 9 October 1962) is a retired Romanian handball player. She is considered a living legend of the Romanian and international handball, being voted top 5 women handball players of the 20th century. She has played 335 games f ...

Ionela Stanca Ionela Stanca (née Gâlcă; born 9 January 1981) is a Romanian professional team handball, handballer who plays for Chambray Touraine Handball. She was voted into the ''All-Star Team'' in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

Paula Ungureanu Paula-Claudia Ungureanu (née Rădulescu; born 30 March 1980) is a Romanian handballer who plays for Rapid București. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016. Ungureanu successfully replaced Luminița Dinu after her retirement. Sh ...

* Iulia Dumanska * Sanja Damnjanović *

Jovana Risović Jovana Risović ( sr-cyr, Јована Рисовић; born 7 October 1993) is a Serbian handball player for RK Krim and the Serbian national team. She won the Danish Cup with Randers HK Randers HK was a women's handball club based in Randers ...

Jelena Lavko Jelena Lavko ( sr-cyr, Јелена Лавко; née Živković; born 6 July 1991) is a Serbian handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Serbian national team. She was also capped several times for the Serbian national team and participate ...

* Jelena Trifunović * Tjaša Stanko * Sergeja Stefanišin *

Ágnes Farkas Ágnes Farkas (born 21 April 1973) is a former Hungarian handball player. She won a gold medal at the 2000 European Championship, and earned a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics and at the 1995 and 2003 World Championships. Career Cl ...

* Helga Németh * Anita Bulath * Ana Đokić * Sandra Nikčević *

Marta Batinović Marta Batinović (; born 20 April 1990) is a Croatian-born Montenegrin female handball player who plays as a goalkeeper for SCM Gloria Buzău and the Montenegrin national team. International honours *EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champi ...

Mirjana Milenković Mirjana Milenković (born 14 March 1985) is a former Montenegrin handball goalkeeper who plays for the Montenegrin national team. Club career Milenković started to play handball in Serbian club Radnički from Belgrade. In 2003, she joined Knja ...

Dijana Mugoša Dijana Mugoša (born 22 October 1995) is a Montenegrin handball player for SCM Craiova and the Montenegrin national handball team. She represented Montenegro at the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Women's Handball ...

* Andrijana Budimir *

Natalia Todorovska Natalija Todorovska, née Natalia Malakhova (born 7 July 1974) is a Russian and then Macedonian handball player. After playing many years for the Volgograd Akva, she went to the Macedonian Champions club Kometal Gjorče Petrov Skopje in 2001. ...

Elena Gjeorgjievska Elena Gjeorgjievska ( mk, Елена Ѓорѓиевска; born 27 March 1990 in Struga) is a Macedonian female handballer who plays as a right back for Konyaaltı Bld. SK and the North Macedonia national team. International honours *EHF ...

* Marina Naukovich * Lamprini Tsàkalou *

Azenaide Carlos Azenaide Danila José Carlos a.k.a. Zizica (born 14 June 1990) is an Angolan handball player for CSM Corona Brașov and the Angolan handball team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, and the 2008, 2012, 2 ...

Notable former coaches

* Josip Samaržija-Bepo * Josip Šojat (1994–1996; 2004–2007) *

Zdravko Zovko Zdravko Zovko (born 28 May 1955) is a retired Croatian handball player. Career Zovko spent his entire playing career in RK Medveščak from Zagreb and in Syracuse, Sicily, for C.C. Ortigia. He won three Yugoslav Cups with the club and durin ...

(2007–2010) *

Vinko Kandija Vinko Kandija (May 23, 1934 – March 10, 2002) was a Croatian handball player and coach. Kandija won over 40 titles and trophies in the game with male and female teams. His coaching career led him from club to club, and he achieved excellent r ...

* Senad Jagodic *

(2003–2004; 2013–2017; 2021–2022) * Snježana Petika (2017–2018) *

Zlatko Saračević Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević (5 July 1961 – 21 February 2021) was a Croatian professional handball player and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia. From the 2015 to 2017 W ...

(2018–2021) * Antonio Pranjić (interim) (Feb 2021–Jun 2021; Oct 2021) * Neven Hrupec (2021) * Željko Babić (2022–)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Podravka Koprivnica Croatian handball clubs Handball clubs established in 1955 Sport in Koprivnica Women's sports teams in Croatia Women's handball clubs Women's handball in Croatia 1955 establishments in Croatia