RK Zagreb
{{Short description|Croatian handball club}}
{{For|the rugby union club|RK Zagreb (rugby union)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox handball club
| clubname = RK Zagreb
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| founded = 1922; 101 years ago
| fullname = Rukometni klub Zagreb
| ground = Arena Zagreb
(Capacity: 15,200)
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| league = Croatian Premier League
| season = 2023–24
| position = Croatian Premier League, 1st of 16 (champions)
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Rukometni klub Zagreb{{cite web |title=Zagreb Handball Club |url=https://rk-zagreb.hr/rk-zagreb/ |publisher=rk-zagreb.hr |language=hr |date=23 June 2024}} ({{langx|en|Zagreb Handball Club}}, {{IPA|sh|zǎːɡrɛb|pron}}) is a men's professional handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the
Croatian Premier League and the EHF Champions League.
RK Zagreb has won 38 national championships and the national cup 32 times. The club was also European champion twice{{cite web |title=Today: 28 years since RK Zagreb's first European championship title |url=https://hrs.hr/2020/05/15/na-danasnji-dan-28-godina-od-prvog-naslova-europskog-prvaka-rk-zagreba/ |publisher=hrs.hr |language=hr |date=15 May 2020}} and played another four times in the finals, and is among top eight most successful handball clubs in the EHF Champions League's history.
Accomplishments
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Croatia :Champions (32): 1992, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 :Champions (30): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023–24 Yugoslavia :Champions (6): 1956–57, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1988–89, 1990–91
:Champions (2): 1962, 1991 Europe :Champions (2): 1991–92, 1992–93 :Champions (1): 2012–13 |
= Individual Club Awards =
: Winners (32): 1961–62, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
: Winners (2): 1991–92, 1992–93
Kits
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!colspan=7 ! style="color:white; background:blue"| HOME |
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!colspan=7 ! style="color:white; background:blue"| AWAY |
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!colspan=7 ! style="color:white; background:blue"| THIRD |
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Current squad
:Squad for the 2024–25 season
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;Goalkeepers
- 12 {{flagicon|BIH}} Ante Grbavac
- 25 {{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Mandić
- 76 {{flagicon|CRO}} Toni Matošević
;Left wingers
- {{0}}6 {{flagicon|CRO}} Davor Ćavar
- 24 {{flagicon|CRO}} Jakov Celegin
- 31 {{flagicon|RUS}} Timur Dibirov
;Right wingers
- 14 {{flagicon|CRO}} Maksimilijan Molc
- 17 {{flagicon|CRO}} Paolo Kraljević
- 19 {{flagicon|CRO}} Petar Šprem
- 71 {{flagicon|CRO}} Filip Glavaš
;Line Players
- {{0}}7 {{flagicon|POL}} Patryk Walczak
- {{0}}8 {{flagicon|BIH}} Adin Faljić
- 20 {{flagicon|HUN}} Petar Topic
- 77 {{flagicon|CRO}} Roko Trivković
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;Left backs
- 10 {{flagicon|CRO}} Jakov Gojun
- 11 {{flagicon|CRO}} Zvonimir Srna
- 34 {{flagicon|CRO}} Niko Franković
- 37 {{flagicon|POL}} Damian Przytuła
;Central backs
- 21 {{flagicon|CRO}} Davor Gavrić
- 23 {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivano Pavlović
- 44 {{flagicon|BLR}} Ihar Belyavski
- 47 {{flagicon|SLO}} Aleks Kavčič
;Right backs
- {{0}}2 {{flagicon|BIH}} Nedim Hadžić
- {{0}}9 {{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Lovre Klarica
- 22 {{flagicon|CRO}} Matej Svržnjak
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=Transfers=
:Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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- {{flagicon|BLR}} Stanislav Sadouski (LW) (from {{flagicon|BLR}} SKA Minsk) ?
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Diano Ćeško (LB) (from {{flagicon|BIH}} RK Izviđač) ?
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Filip Odak (RB) (from {{flagicon|BIH}} RK Izviđač) ?
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Mateja Dodić (RW) (from {{flagicon|SRB}} RK Metaloplastika Elixir) ?
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Aleksa Tufegdžić (RW) (from {{flagicon|HUN}} Csurgói KK) {{cite web | url=https://www.cskk.hu/hirek/felnott/aleksa-tufegdzic-zagrab | title=Aleksa Tufegdzic: Zágráb! }}
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;File:Arrow-down.gif Leaving
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Timur Dibirov (LW) (retires)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Zvonimir Srna (LB) (to {{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier Handball)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Paolo Kraljević (RW) (to ?)
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Maksimilijan Molc (RW) (to ?)
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=Technical staff=
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- {{flagicon|CRO}} President: Mladen Vedriš
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Manager: Božidar Jović
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Head coach: Andrija Nikolić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Assistant coach:
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Goalkeeper coach: Arian Jović
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Condition coach: Šime Tomašević
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Physiotherapist: Damir Kajba
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Physioterapist: Slobodan Škorić
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Notable former players
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- {{flagicon|CRO}} Igor Vori
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Tonči Valčić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Josip Valčić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Patrik Ćavar
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Slavko Goluža
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Nenad Kljaić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Bruno Gudelj
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Alvaro Načinović
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Božidar Jović
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Željko Babić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Valter Matošević
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Vladimir Jelčić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirko Bašić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Valner Franković
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Vladimir Šujster
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Venio Losert
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Davor Dominiković
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Mirza Džomba
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Vlado Šola
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Blaženko Lacković
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivano Balić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Renato Sulić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Vedran Zrnić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Damir Bičanić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Nikola Blažičko
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Ninčević
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Domagoj Duvnjak
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Marko Kopljar
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Jakov Gojun
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Zlatko Horvat
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Šprem
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Nikša Kaleb
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Denis Špoljarić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Manuel Štrlek
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ljubo Vukić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Drago Vuković
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Marino Marić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Mateo Hrvatin
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Pešić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ilija Brozović
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Stepančić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Filip Ivić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Ivan Stevanović
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Darko Cingesar (2016–2017)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} David Špiler
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Beno Lapajne
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Dragan Gajić
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Rolando Pušnik
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Iztok Puc
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Gorazd Škof
- {{flagicon|SLO}} David Miklavčič
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Kiril Lazarov
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Lazo Majnov
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Mitko Stoilov
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Branislav Angelovski
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Risto Arnaudovski
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Velko Markoski
- {{flagicon|MKD}} Nenad Kosteski
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Nikola Prce
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Duško Čelica
- {{flagicon|BIH}} Mirsad Terzić
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Zlatko Saračević
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Irfan Smajlagić
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Gyula Gál
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Dávid Katzirz
- {{flagicon|MNE}} Petar Kapisoda
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Dobrivoje Marković
- {{flagicon|YUG}} Lujo Györy
- {{flagicon|YUG}} Zdenko Zorko
- {{flagicon|MNE}} Goran Stojanović
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Frank Løke
- {{flagicon|ROM}} Rareș Lucian Jurcă
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Andrey Lavrov
- {{Flagicon|CHN}} Wang Quan
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Head coaches
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- Kasim Kamenica (1988–1990)
- Zdravko Zovko (1990–1994)
- Vinko Kandija (1994–1995)
- Abas Arslanagić (1995–1996)
- Josip Glavaš (1996–1998)
- Velimir Kljaić (1998–1999)
- Zdravko Zovko (1999–2000)
- Lino Červar (2000–2001)
- Nino Marković (2001–2003)
- Silvio Ivandija (2003)
- Lino Červar (2004–2009)
- Ivica Obrvan (2009–2012)
- Slavko Goluža (2012–2013)
- Boris Dvoršek (2013–2014)
- Veselin Vujović (2014–2016)
- Andrija Nikolić (2016) (interim)
- Silvio Ivandija (2016–2017)
- Slavko Goluža (2017; interim)
- Kasim Kamenica (2017)
- Zlatko Saračević (2017–2018)
- Lino Červar (2018)
- Branko Tamše (2019)
- Veselin Vujović (2019–2020)
- Igor Vori (2020)
- Vlado Šola (2020–2021)
- Ivica Obrvan (2021–2022)
- Slavko Goluža (2022–2023)
- Andrija Nikolić (2023–2024)
- Velimir Petković (2024–2025)
- Andrija Nikolić (2025–)
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://rk-zagreb.hr/ Official website]
{{EHF Champions League winners}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:RK Zagreb}}