The Croatia women's national handball team is the national

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 thr ...

team of

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Mediterranean Games

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

– Champions *

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

– Runners-up *

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

– 3rd place *

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

– 6th place *

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

– 3rd place *

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

– ''Did not participate'' *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

– Runners-up *

2026 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 – Bulgaria is expected to adopt the euro and become the 21st member state of the eurozone. * January 6 – The 2025 Jubilee will end on this day. * February 5 – The New START Treat ...

– ''TBD'' *

2030 Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 – 1934 in literature, Books, 1934 in film, films and other works published in 1934 will enter the public domain. * February 1 – February 17 – The 2030 Winter Olympics is scheduled to be held ...

– ''TBD''

Other competitions

* Carpathian Trophy 1996 – 2nd * Carpathian Trophy 1999 – 2nd * Carpathian Trophy 2005 – 3rd * Carpathian Trophy 2007 – 3rd

Team

Current squad

Squad for the

2024 European Women's Handball Championship The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their t ...

. Head coach:

Ivica Obrvan Ivica Obrvan (born 2 June 1966) is a Croatian retired handball player and current coach of both, RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian women's national team. Honours Player Metković *Croatian Premier H ...

Medal-winning squads

* Bronze medal at the 2020 European Championship:

Lucija Bešen Lucija Bešen (born 29 March 1998) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. Her older sister Gabrijela Bartulović (née Beš ...

Paula Posavec Paula Posavec (born 26 August 1996) is a Croatian handball player for ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 and 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. She is Stela Posavec's twin sister. Inte ...

Dora Krsnik Dora Krsnik (born 19 January 1992) is a Croatian handball player for Romanian club CS Judetean Prahova and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016, 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Pres ...

Stela Posavec Stela Posavec (born 26 August 1996) is a Croatian handballer for MKS Lublin and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. She is Paula Posavec's twin sister. International honours *EHF E ...

Ćamila Mičijević Ćamila Mičijević (born 8 September 1994) is a Croatian handball player who plays for SCM Craiova (women's handball), SCM Craiova and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. Career Mičijević was born in Heidenheim ...

Dejana Milosavljević Dejana Milosavljević (born 23 November 1994) is a Croatian female handball player for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship The 2018 European Women's Handball C ...

Larissa Kalaus Larissa Kalaus (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for Kisvárdai KC and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship and the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship where Croatia t ...

Dora Kalaus Dorotea "Dora" Kalaus Žulj (born 24 June 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship where Croatia surprisingly took bronze ...

Katarina Ježić Katarina Ježić (born 19 December 1992) is a Croatian handball player for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **'' ...

Tena Japundža Tena Japundža (born 28 October 1998) is a Croatian handballer for RK Lokomotiva Zagreb and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship where Croatia surprisingly won bronze medals. Int ...

Andrea Šimara Andrea Šimara (born 13 July 1997) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship where Croatia surprisingly took bronze medals. Int ...

Ana Debelić Ana Debelić (born 9 January 1994) is a Croatian professional handball player for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. Career She started playing handball at the age of six. After enrolling in high school in Rijeka, she played ...

Josipa Mamić Josipa Mamić (born 7 January 1996) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship The 2020 European Women's Handball Championshi ...

, Marijeta Vidak,

Valentina Blažević Valentina Blažević (born 14 February 1994) is a Croatian handball player for SCM Craiova (women's handball), SCM Craiova and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handb ...

Kristina Prkačin Kristina Prkačin (born 21 October 1997) is a Croatian handball player for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship. International honours *EHF European Cup: **'' ...

Tea Pijević Tea Pijević (born 18 November 1991) is a Croatian handball player for SCM Gloria Buzău (women's handball) and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. She participated at the 2018 European Women's Handball Championshi ...

** coach:

Nenad Šoštarić Nenad Šoštarić (born 16 February 1959) is a Croatian retired handball player. Career Šoštarić took over the Croatian women's national team as the head coach on 20 September 2017, following the sacking of Goran Mrđen. He guided them to the ...

Notable former players

Maida Arslanagić Maida Arslanagić (born 20 April 1984) is a retired Bosnian- Croatian 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 out ...

* Klaudija Bubalo *

Andrea Čović Andrea Čanađija (née Čović; born 9 October 1993) is a retired Croatian handballer who last played for HC Vardar and the Croatian national team. International honours *EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important ...

* Kristina Elez *

Anita Gaće Anita Gaće (born 14 April 1983) is a Croatian handballer playing for Yenimahalle Bld. SK and the Croatian national team. After winning many Croatian championship and Croatian cup trophies in the past years, Gaće started the 2011–2012 in su ...

Jelena Grubišić Jelena Grubišić (born 20 January 1987) is a retired Croatian handballer who played for the Croatia national team. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' (" Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016. She was inducted i ...

Lidija Horvat Lidija Horvat (born 5 May 1982) is a Croatian handball player, who currently plays for the Romanian club Rapid Bucuresti and for the Croatia women's national handball team. She played on the Croatian team at the 2008 European Women's Handball ...

* Ivana Jelčić *

Dijana Jovetić Dijana Jovetić (née Golubić; born 21 May 1984 in Zagreb) is a Croatian 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 ...

Sanela Knezović Sanela Knezović (born 22 December 1979) is a Herzegovinian-born Croatian handballer. Club career Knezović started to play handball in 1990 in Mostar. Her first coach was Nikola Stipić. Unfortunately Knezović was forced to take a one-year ...

* Nataša Kolega *

Ivana Lovrić Ivana Lovrić (born 1 September 1984) is a retired Croatian team handball player. She was played in the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil and ...

* Vesna Milanović-Litre *

Andrea Penezić Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that ref ...

* Snježana Petika *

Adriana Prosenjak Adriana Prosenjak (born 12 July 1963) is a Croatian former handball coach and player. Considered a legendary player and a celebrated name in Croatian handball, she was the goalkeeper and the first captain of the Croatia women's national handbal ...

Nikica Pušić-Koroljević Nikica Pušić-Koroljević (born 19 March 1983 in Požega) is a former Croatian team handball player. She played for the Croatian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, and 2012 Summer Olympics ...

* Barbara Stančin *

Miranda Tatari Miranda Tatari Šimunović (born 20 September 1983) is a Croatian handball player. She plays on the Croatian national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship was the 2 ...

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* Marta Žderić

Head coaches

References

External links

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IHF profile
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