The Slovenia national handball team represents

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

in international

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 ...

matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal at the

2004 European Men's Handball Championship The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper. Venues Qualification :1 Bold indicates ...

and third place at the

2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th event hosted by the International Handball Federation. The event was held in France from 11 to 29 January 2017. France, in a clean sweep, defended their title by defeating Norway 33–26 ...

Competitive record

;Key Runners-up Third place As host

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current squad

The following 17 players were included in the squad for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 2024), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la XXXIIIe Olympiade, links=no) and also known as Paris 2024, is an upcoming international multi-sport event that is s ...

. Head coach:

Uroš Zorman Uroš Zorman (born 9 January 1980) is a retired Slovenian handball player and the current manager of RK Trimo Trebnje and the Slovenia national team. During the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship he had the most assists on the tourname ...

''Caps and goals are correct as of 12 May 2024.''

Statistics

Most matches played

Last updated: 12 May 2024

Most goals scored

Last updated: 12 May 2024

Head coaches

Since 1992, the Slovenian national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches.

Tone Tiselj Tone Tiselj (born 21 September 1961) is a Slovenian handball coach and former handball player. Tiselj led Slovenia Men, Slovenia Women, Montenegro Women, Celje Pivovarna Laško, RK Gorenje Velenje, KIF Vejen, Budućnost, Krim Ljubljana, ...

, Miro Požun and Slavko Ivezič are the only coaches with more than one spell. ;1990s and 2000s ;2010s and 2020s

References

External links

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IHF profile
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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 ...