Zvonimir Serdarušić (; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional handball coach and player who competed in the

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for

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

. In May 1998, he also acquired German citizenship.

Career

Yugoslavia

Serdarušić began his handball career in RK Velež from Mostar. After three seasons he moved to

RK Bosna Sarajevo RK Bosna Sarajevo is a team handball club based in Centar, Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the USD Bosna organization with headquarter located at Hamze Hume 2, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia and Herzegov ...

. In two seasons with Bosna Sarajevo he moved up from the third league to the first. In 1973 Serdarušić moved to

Partizan Bjelovar RK Bjelovar (Rukometni Klub Bjelovar) is a team handball club from Bjelovar, Croatia formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball (North) and the Croatian Handball Cup. During Communist Yugoslavia, the cl ...

. He stayed at the club for seven years winning the First League twice in 1977 and 1979, and the

Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ...

once in 1977.

Germany

In 1981 he spent one season with

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, wi ...

before moving to Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC, where he got to the semifinal of the IHF Cup in 1983, and the final of the

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bund ...

in 1984 before retiring. He also played a match for the world all star team.

Appearances and goals

(1980–1981): 26 (99) * Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC (1981–1984): 73 (182)

International career

Seradušić first appeared at the 1974 World Championship in East Germany. There

won the bronze medal defeating

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

by a scoreline of 18–16. He was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games tournament. He played all six matches and scored 17 goals. Currently, Serdarušić is considered one of the top handball coaches in the world. He also played at the

1975 Mediterranean Games The 1975 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VII Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Algiers 1975, were the 7th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Algiers, Algeria, from 23 August to 6 September 1975, where 2,444 athletes ...

where he won a gold medal. His last tournament for the national team was at the 1978 World Championship where Yugoslavia finished in fifth place.

Controversy

Serdarušić was charged with allegedly having bribed referees in ten championship matches in 2010, while at

.
German magazine article about the game manipulation allegations However, he was officially cleared in 2012.

Honours

Player

;Bosna Sarajevo * Yugoslav Handball Championship, Yugoslav Second League: 1971–72 *

Yugoslav Third League Yugoslav Third League ( Serbo-Croat: ''3. Savezna liga'', 3. Савезна лига) was the third tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the second tier, the Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may re ...

: 1970–71 ;Partizan Bjelovar *

Yugoslav First League The Yugoslav First Federal Football League ( Serbian: Прва савезна лига у фудбалу / ''Prva savezna liga u fudbalu'', hr, Prva savezna liga u nogometu, sl, Prva zvezna nogometna liga, mk, Прва сојузна лига, ...

: 1976–77, 1978–79 *

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup ( hr, Pokal Jugoslavije; sr, Куп Југославије; sl, Pokal Jugoslavije, mk, Куп на Југославија), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Kup kralja Aleksandra, ...

: 1976–77 ;Füchse Berlin *

finalist: 1984

Coach

;Velež Mostar *

: 1984–85 ;Bad Schwartau * 2nd Bundesliga - North: 1989–90 ;Flensburg-Handewitt * 2nd Bundesliga - North: 1991–92 ;THW Kiel *

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 *

: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008 *

German Super Cup German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008 *

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

: 2006–07 * EHF Champions Trophy: 2007 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...

: 1998, 2002, 2004 ;Celje *

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten club ...

: 2009–10 *

Slovenian Cup Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

: 2010 * Slovenian Super Cup: 2010 ;Paris Saint-Germain *

LNH Division 1 LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation ...

: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

Coupe de France The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and profession ...

: 2018 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2017, 2018 *

Trophée des champions The Trophée des Champions (, ) is a French association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Ligue 1 and the winners of the Coupe de France. It is equivalent to the super cups found in many other countries. His ...

: 2016 ;Individual *Best coach of

: 2006, 2007, 2008 *Coach of the Year in Germany: 1996, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Serdarusic, Zvonimir 1950 births Living people German people of Croatian descent German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent Yugoslav male handball players Croatian handball coaches German handball coaches THW Kiel players Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC players Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Mostar Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games