Tonči Valčić (born 9 June 1978) is a Croatian former professional
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 who currently works as an assistant coach of Croatian club
RK Zagreb
Rukometni klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Handball Club, ) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the
Croatian Premier League, SEHA League, and the EHF Champions League.
RK Zagreb won 33 national championships a ...
.
He was a member of the
Croatia national team at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Playing career
Valčić began his career in
Croatian powerhouse
RK Zagreb
Rukometni klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Handball Club, ) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the
Croatian Premier League, SEHA League, and the EHF Champions League.
RK Zagreb won 33 national championships a ...
where he has played for the majority of this career.
Valčić played for three seasons in
Germany
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for
TV Grosswallstadt
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. He also played in
Spain
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, i ...
for
CB Torrevieja
Club Balonmano Torrevieja was a handball club based in Torrevieja, Valencian Community. CB Torrevieja played in the Liga ASOBAL until the 2011/2012 season, after which it disbanded due to financial problems.
History
Club Balonmano Torrevieja was ...
and
CB Ademar León
Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish handball team based in León, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.
History
Founded in 1956, Ademar León is the handball team of the city of León. Until 1975 it played in the provincial categories when not existi ...
before returning to
Croatia
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Valčić debuted for the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...
at the
1999 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1999 World Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the World Championship in team handball. It was held in Egypt, from 1 to 15 June, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said. Sweden won the championship.
Qualification
P ...
in
Egypt
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.
He played for the national team from 1999 to 2010 winning the
2003 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2003 World Men's Handball Championship took place in Portugal from 20 January to 2 February 2003. It was the 18th edition of the World Championship in team handball and Croatia won the championship.
Qualification
First round Group A
...
and coming to the finals of
2008 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in Norway from 17 to 27 January, in the cities of Bergen, Drammen, Lillehammer, Stavanger and Trondheim. Denmark men's national handball team, Denmark won the tournament ...
,
2009 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship (21st tournament) took place in Croatia from 16 January to 1 February, in the cities of Split, Zadar, Osijek, Varaždin, Poreč, Zagreb and Pula. Croatia was selected from a group of four potential hos ...
and
2010 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2010 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (9th tournament) was held in Austria from 19 to 31 January, in the cities of Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Linz and Wiener Neustadt.
Venues
5 Austrian cities have been selected to host the 2010 Cham ...
.
Coaching career
After end of playing career he became an assistant coach under the staff of
Lino Červar
Lino Červar (born 22 September 1950) is a Croatian retired handball coach. In 2003 he guided Croatia men's national handball team to gold in the 2003 World Championship as well as to gold at the 2004 Olympics.
As a member of the largest centr ...
in
RK Zagreb
Rukometni klub Zagreb ( en, Zagreb Handball Club, ) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the
Croatian Premier League, SEHA League, and the EHF Champions League.
RK Zagreb won 33 national championships a ...
, during the 2018–19 season.
Personal life
His younger brother is
Josip Valčić
Josip Valčić (born 21 April 1984) is a retired Croatian handball player.
References
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1984 births
Living people
Croatian male handball players
Sportspeople from Zadar
RK Zagreb players ...
.
Honours
;Zagreb
*
Premier League
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**Winner (13): 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
*
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*Croatian Football Cup
*Croatian Football Super Cup
* Croatian Women's Football Cup
*Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup
*Croatian Handball Cup
*Croatian Water Polo Cup
*Croatian Minute Movie Cup ...
**Winner (13): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
*
SEHA League
South East Handball Association League or simply SEHA League is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast and East Europe, divided in two zones. Due to sponsorship reasons, the league is also known as the Gazprom League (or Gazprom South ...
**Winner (1):
2012-13
**Third place (4):
2011-12,
2013-14,
2014-15,
2015-16
;CB Torrevieja
*
Honor B
**Promotion (1): 2003-04
External links
European competition
References
1978 births
Living people
Croatian male handball players
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Olympic handball players for Croatia
Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Zadar
RK Zagreb players
Liga ASOBAL players
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