Venio Losert (born 25 July 1976) is a retired Croatian

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 ...

player who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of

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. Losert was born in Zavidovići,

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, grew up in Slavonski Brod,

SR Croatia The Socialist Republic of Croatia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska, Социјалистичка Република Хрватска), or SR Croatia, was a constituent republic and federated state of the Sociali ...

. Winning the first medal at the age of 19 at

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, when Croatia won the first gold medal as an independent nation, he is considered the youngest debutant of the team. Losert was also the member of the golden national handball team that won the first place at the

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), ...

in Athens. As a youngster he joined Badel Zagreb, the strongest team in the country and was part of the team who won the European Cup in 1992 and 1993. In total he won 7 league titles and 7 cups with Badel Zagreb. In 1999, Venio Losert moved into Spanish handball, signing for Garbel Zaragoza (1999-2000). He later played for various ASOBAL League teams including Teka Cantabria (2000–01), BM Granollers (2001-04), Portland San Antonio (2004–05) and Cangas Frigoríficos del Morrazo. In the Portland team he won the ASOBAL League title. As one of the best goal keepers, with plenty of honours in the game, Venio Losert was given the honour to be the flag bearer in

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. Unlike other icons of the handball, Losert has always called himself a "normal, regular and not a showy keeper who only does what's needed to keep the ball out". Losert has always been a key part of the Croatian national team, winning also silver medals in the 1995 and 2005 World Championships. He was voted Croatian player of the year in 1997. In 2016 he became the goalkeeping coach of Croatian national team in staff of Željko Babić.

Honours

;Badel 1862 Zagreb * Croatian First League (6): 1993-94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99 * Croatian Cup (6): 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *

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 ...

**Runner-up (4): 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 ;Granollers *

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. Previ ...

**Runner-up (1): 2002 ;Portland San Antonio *

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ...

(1): 2004-05 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and is disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the win ...

(1): 2004-05 ;Barcelona *

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footb ...

(2): 2007, 2009 *

(2): 2007, 2009 * Pirenees Leagues (2): 2006-07, 2007–08 ;Individual * Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996 and 2004 *Best

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n handballer of 1998 by: CHF &

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References

External links

Official Olympic Reports
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Losert, Venio Croatian male handball players Olympic handball players of Croatia Olympic gold medalists for Croatia Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia FC Barcelona Handbol players Liga ASOBAL players Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics People from Zavidovići Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Slavonski Brod RK Zagreb players Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics BM Granollers players Vive Kielce players