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Velimir Kljaić
Velimir Kljaić (10 February 1946 – 12 August 2010) was a Croatian handball player and coach. Career As a player Kljaić played with RK Medveščak Zagreb and Klagenfurt. As a coach, he won two Croatian championships with RK Zagreb and one Cup. In Germany he was the Coach of the Year in 1992, in which he won German championship and the Cup with SG Wallau-Massenheim. As head coach of Croatia men's team he won the gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was also head coach of the national teams of Egypt and Kuwait. Personal life Kljaić was born in the village of Danilo Gornje, administrative part of Šibenik. He was the father of the former handballer Nenad Kljaić who was a part of Croatia's squad in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Velimir Kljaić died on 12 August 2010 of lung cancer in Zagreb. He was buried five days after his death in Zagreb. Honours Player ;Medveščak *Yugoslav First League **Winner (1): 1966 *Yugoslav Cup **Winner (1): 1970 * European ... [...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] |
Team Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenad Kljaić
Nenad Kljaić (born 21 December 1966) is a Croatian former handball player and current coach of Greek club Serbia men's national handball team, Serbia. Career Kljaić won two EHF Champions League, European Champions Cups as a player with RK Zagreb in 1992 and 1993. He also won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2000 with TV Grosswallstadt. Kljaić played for the Croatia men's national handball team, Croatian national team from 1991 to 2001. He was part of the Croatian team that won gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He played six games and scored five goals. After retiring from competitions he worked with RK Zagreb, RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb. Personal life He is the son of Velimir Kljaić and Jasenka Kljaić, born Neralić. He was married to Sandra Mejovšek-Kljaić. Together they have a son and daughter. Kljaić speaks Croatian language, Croatian, English language, English and German language, German. Honours Player ;Medveščak Zagreb *Yugoslav Handball Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jutarnji List
() is a Croatian daily newspaper based in Zagreb. It was published on 6 April 1998 by EPH (Europapress holding, owned by Ninoslav Pavić), which eventually changed its name in Hanza Media after being bought by Marijan Hanžeković. The newspaper is published in the berliner format and online. Its online edition, ''Jutarnji.hr'', is the second most-visited news website in Croatia after ''Index.hr Index.hr is a Croatian Tabloid journalism, tabloid-like online newspaper, launched in December 2002 and based in Zagreb. It was founded by Matija Babić and was originally designed as a News aggregator, news aggregation website, providing news co ...''. According to Hanžeković, " should be conceptually a newspaper of liberal and social-democratic orientation, with emphasis on accuracy and relevance." History and profile was launched in April 1998, becoming the first successful Croatian daily newspaper to appear since the 1950s. It was named after the ' Zagreb daily that used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 championship. DHB-Pokal Winners Total titles won See also * Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ... * DHB-Supercup * DHB-Pokal (women) References {{Handball in Germany Handball competitions in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became the new sponsor. , the latest league sponsor is Daikin and the official name has consequently been changed to Daikin Handball-Bundesliga. The winners of the respective season are the official German handball champions. The HBL is headquartered in Dortmund. History The Bundesliga was introduced with the 1966/67 season and initially operated with two regional sections, North and South. Since 1977 the Bundesliga has operated with a single section first division, currently composed of eighteen clubs. In 1981 a ''2.Bundesliga'' was introduced as a new second division, supplanting the ''Regionalliga'' which became the third tier. The ''2.Bundesliga'' used to consist of two (resp. three in the first two years after the German reunification) sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Handball Cup
The Croatian Handball Cup () is a national team handball competition in Croatia operated by the Croatian Handball Federation. It has been held annually since Croatian independence in 1991 and succeeded the former Yugoslavian Handball Cup. Winners by season (men) *1991/92 Zagreb Lotto *1992/93 Badel 1862 Zagreb *1993/94 Badel 1862 Zagreb *1994/95 Badel 1862 Zagreb *1995/96 Banka Croatia Zagreb *1996/97 Badel 1862 Zagreb *1997/98 Badel 1862 Zagreb *1998/99 Badel 1862 Zagreb *1999/00 Badel 1862 Zagreb *2000/01 Metković Jambo *2001/02 Metković Jambo *2002/03 Zagreb *2003/04 Zagreb *2004/05 Zagreb *2005/06 Zagreb *2006/07 Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb *2007/08 CO Zagreb *2008/09 CO Zagreb *2009/10 CO Zagreb *2010/11 CO Zagreb *2011/12 CO Zagreb *2012/13 CO Zagreb *2013/14 CO Zagreb *2014/15 PPD Zagreb *2015/16 PPD Zagreb *2016/17 PPD Zagreb *2017/18 PPD Zagreb *2018/19 PPD Zagreb *2019/20 Voided due to the coronavirus pandemic *2020/21 PPD Zagreb *2021/22 P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatian Premier Handball League
The Croatian Handball Premier League () is the highest men's handball league in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation (''Hrvatski rukometni savez''). The league comprises 16 teams. The league was formed in 1991 with the dissolution of the Yugoslav leagues. Format In the first phase, eight teams from two groups compete in a home-and-away round-robin series. All teams advance from the regular season to one of two postseason stages, depending on their league position. The top four teams from the regular season play in the Championship Round, while the bottom four teams play in the Relegation Round. At the end of the season, the bottom finisher is automatically relegated to the second league. Current teams Teams for season 2024–25 Past champions * 1992 : Zagreb Loto * 1993 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (2) * 1994 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (3) * 1995 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (4) * 1996 : Croatia banka Zagreb (5) * 1997 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (6) * 1998 : Badel 1862 Zagreb (7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and the team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of , with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in the forms of field handball, Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball. The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the tenth Asian Men's Handball Championship, Asian Championship. It took place from 10 to 19 February 2002 in Isfahan, Iran. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship. Draw Preliminary round ''All times are local (Iran Standard Time, UTC+3:30).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Placement 5th/6th Final round Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing All-star team *Goalkeeper: *Left wing: *Left back: *Pivot: *Centre back: *Right back: *Right wing: ReferencesResults {{Asian Handball Championship 2002 in handball, Asian 2002 in Iranian sport, Handball International handball competitions hosted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Men's Handball Championship
The Asian Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Asia (since 2018, also includes teams from Oceania), and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF) the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship. Summary Medal table Participating nations See also * Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship * Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship * Asian Women's Handball Championship * Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship * Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship External linksAsian Handball Federation {{Asian Championships |
African Men's Handball Championship
The African Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Africa, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the African champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games and for World Handball Championship. Started in 1974, it is the oldest continental handball competition. The current champions are Egypt, who won the 2024 tournament in Egypt. Only three countries have won the tournament. Tunisia, winner of the first edition, has won the title a record ten times. Egypt, with nine titles, and Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ..., with seven titles, are the only two other teams to have won the competition. Both Morocco and Algeria were banned from hosting the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
