Vjekoslav Kobešćak (born 20 January 1974) is a Croatian professional
water polo
Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
coach and former player. He competed in the
1996
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,
2000
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and
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
, representing the
Croatia national team.
He is currently the head coach of
VK Jug.
His father Vlado is a former president of the
Croatian Water Polo Federation, while his brother Dario is a former Croatian water polo player. He is married Antonia Kojan.
On 3 February 2000, Kobeščak was sentenced in Municipal Court in Croatia to a one year prison sentence. He was convicted of a serious
traffic accident that happened on 6 November 1993, in which his passenger Marijana Matošin was killed.
Honours
;Coach
Jug Dubrovnik
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LEN Champions League (1):
2015–16
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LEN Champions League ''runners-up'':
2016–17
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LEN Super Cup
The LEN Super Cup is an annual water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two European club competitions, the LEN Champions League and the LEN Euro Cup.
From 1976 to 2002, the LEN Super Cup was contested betwe ...
(1): 2016
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Adriatic League
The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2017, is the 1st-tier regional men's professional basketball league that originally featured clubs from the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Mace ...
(3): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18
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National Championship of Croatia (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20, 2021-22
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National Cup of Croatia (5):2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19,2022-23
Croatian Supercup: 2022-23
See also
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List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Zagreb
Croatian male water polo players
Croatian water polo coaches
Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Water polo players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople convicted of crimes
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