Zvonimir Serdarušić

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Zvonimir Serdarušić

| image = Zvonimir Serdarusic 02.jpg

| caption = Serdarušić coaching THW Kiel in 2007

| nationality = Croatian / German

| fullname = Zvonimir Serdarušić

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mostar, PR Bosnia and
Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|m=1.86|precision=0}}

| position = Pivot

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1967–1970

| clubs1 = RK Velež Mostar

| years2 = 1970–1973

| clubs2 = RK Bosna Sarajevo

| years3 = 1973–1980

| clubs3 = Partizan Bjelovar

| years4 = 1980–1981

| clubs4 = THW Kiel

| years5 = 1981–1984

| clubs5 = Füchse Berlin

| nationalyears1 = 1973–1978

| nationalteam1 = Yugoslavia

| nationalcaps1 = 79

| nationalgoals1 =

| manageryears1 = 1984–1986

| managerclubs1 = RK Velež Mostar

| manageryears2 = 1986–1989

| managerclubs2 = Mehanika Metković

| manageryears3 = 1989–1990

| managerclubs3 = VfL Bad Schwartau

| manageryears4 = 1990–1993

| managerclubs4 = SG Flensburg-Handewitt

| manageryears5 = 1993–2008

| managerclubs5 = THW Kiel

| manageryears6 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs6 = Slovenia

| manageryears7 = 2010

| managerclubs7 = RK Celje

| manageryears8 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs8 = Pays d'Aix

| manageryears9 = 2015–2018

| managerclubs9 = Paris Saint-Germain

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Zvonimir Serdarušić ({{IPA|sh|zʋônimiːr serdǎruʃitɕ|pron}}; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also acquired German citizenship.[http://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/sp_serda.htm (in German)]

Career

=Yugoslavia=

Serdarušić began his handball career in RK Velež from Mostar. After three seasons he moved to

RK Bosna Sarajevo. In two seasons with Bosna Sarajevo he moved up from the third league to the first. In 1973 Serdarušić moved to Partizan Bjelovar. He stayed at the club for seven years winning the First League twice in 1977 and 1979, and the Cup once in 1977.{{cite news | url = http://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/se_serda.htm |title = Zvonimir Serdarusic| language = German | website = archiv.thw-handball.de/ }}

=Germany=

In 1981 he spent one season with THW Kiel before moving to Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC, where he got to the semifinal of the IHF Cup in 1983, and the final of the DHB-Pokal in 1984 before retiring.

He also played a match for the world all star team.

=Appearances and goals=

THW Kiel (1980–1981): 26 (99)
Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC (1981–1984): 73 (182)

International career

Seradušić first appeared at the 1974 World Championship in East Germany. There Yugoslavia won the bronze medal defeating Poland by a scoreline of 18–16.

He was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games tournament. He played all six matches and scored 17 goals. Currently, Serdarušić is considered one of the top handball coaches in the world. He also played at the 1975 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal. His last tournament for the national team was at the 1978 World Championship where Yugoslavia finished in fifth place.

Controversy

Serdarušić was charged with allegedly having bribed referees in ten championship matches in 2010, while at THW Kiel.[http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/0,1518,611876,00.html] German magazine article about the game manipulation allegations However, he was officially cleared in 2012.{{cite web|title=Zwei Freisprüche und viele offene Fragen|trans-title=|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/sport/mehr-sport/kieler-handballprozess-zwei-freisprueche-und-viele-offene-fragen-11625152.html|language=German}}

Honours

=Player=

;Bosna Sarajevo

Yugoslav Second League: 1971–72
Yugoslav Third League: 1970–71

;Partizan Bjelovar

Yugoslav First League: 1976–77, 1978–79
Yugoslav Cup: 1976–77

;Füchse Berlin

DHB-Pokal finalist: 1984

=Coach=

;Velež Mostar

Yugoslav Third League: 1984–85

;Bad Schwartau

2nd Bundesliga - North: 1989–90

;Flensburg-Handewitt

2nd Bundesliga - North: 1991–92

;THW Kiel

Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
DHB-Pokal: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008
German Super Cup: 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008
EHF Champions League: 2006–07
EHF Champions Trophy: 2007
EHF Cup: 1998, 2002, 2004

;Celje

;Paris Saint-Germain

;Individual