Vladan Matić (; born 28 April 1970) is a Serbian former
handball player and current coach of Hungarian club
Grundfos Tatabánya KC. He also holds
Hungarian citizenship.
Playing career
Matić made his professional debut with his hometown club
Metaloplastika. He later played for
Partizan Partizan may refer to:
Sport
* JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs:
**AK Partizan, athletics
** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling
** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo
**FK Partizan, association fo ...
(1993–1995 and 1997–2001) and
Crvena zvezda
Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional Association football, foot ...
(1995–1997). In 2001, Matić moved abroad to Hungary and stayed with
Pick Szeged
Pick Szeged is a Hungarian company that produces a variety of meat products, most notably Winter salami. It was founded in 1869, and remains based in Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and t ...
until 2007.
Matić represented
Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003), winning two bronze medals at the
World Championships
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...
(
1999
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and
2001). He also participated in the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
and two
European Championships (
2002 and
2004).
Coaching career
Matić started his coaching career at
Pick Szeged
Pick Szeged is a Hungarian company that produces a variety of meat products, most notably Winter salami. It was founded in 1869, and remains based in Szeged
Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and t ...
in early 2007 and remained in charge until late 2009. He later coached
Ferencváros
Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary.
Name
The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary.
History
The development of Fe ...
(2009–2011) and
Celje (2011–2013). In October 2013, Matić was named as head coach of the
Serbia national team. He resigned from his position in June 2014. In 2018 he acquired Hungarian citizenship,
and as well became the coach of the
Hungary men's national handball team
The Hungary national handball team is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.
Competitive record
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games Competitive record at th ...
along with
István Csoknyai
István Csoknyai (; born 24 October 1964) is a Hungarian former international handball player and the head coach of Balatonfüredi KSE.
Career Club
Csoknyai started his career by his hometown club Dunaferr SE in 1983, and except a short spell ...
which lasted until 2019. He is currently the head coach of
Grundfos Tatabánya KC.
References
External links
EHF recordOlympic record
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1970 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Šabac
Naturalized citizens of Hungary
Yugoslav male handball players
Serbian male handball players
Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia
Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
RK Metaloplastika players
RK Partizan players
RK Crvena zvezda players
SC Pick Szeged players
Serbian handball coaches