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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 centre-right political party in Croatia–the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ)–he was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 to 2008. Apart from Croatian, Červar also holds Macedonian citizenship. Coaching career Červar started his club head coaching career in 1974 with RK Triko Novigrad. He was the head coach of RK Istraturist Umag from 1980 until 1991 when he was appointed as the head coach of Austrian team Klagenfurt. In 2000 Červar was hired by Croatian powerhouse Badel 1862 Zagreb to be their head coach. He resigned from Zagreb in 2001. Between 2002 and 2004 he coached Italian team Papilon Conversano and then returned to RK Zagreb (then named Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb). In 2009 Červar was hired by Macedonian team RK Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia Men's National Handball Team
The Croatia national handball team () represents Croatia in international men's team handball competitions and friendly matches. The handball team is controlled by the Croatian Handball Federation (HRS). Croatia has often been described as an international force in handball, having won the gold medal at the Handball at the Summer Olympics, Olympic Games twice and one IHF World Men's Handball Championship, World Championship title, and played in the final of the European Men's Handball Championship, European Championship three times. The Croatian national team's victory at the Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 1996 Olympics is often credited as one of the biggest upsets in the history of handball. The Croatian national team have also won a so-called "international double", winning the gold medal at the World Championship (2003 World Men's Handball Championship, 2003) and the Olympics (Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
