Denis Špoljarić

Denis Špoljarić
Personal information
Full name	Denis Špoljarić
Born	(1979-08-20) 20 August 1979 (age 44) Dubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	RK Zagreb (assistant manager)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1997–2001	Badel 1862 Zagreb
2001–2002	Pfadi Winterthur
2002–2006	RK Zagreb
2006–2007	RK Pivovara Laško Celje
2007–2010	RK CO Zagreb
2010–2017	Füchse Berlin
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2009	Croatia	131	(58)
Teams managed
	RK Zagreb (assistant)
2024–	Croatia (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Croatia Men's handball Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team World Championship 2003 Portugal Team 2005 Tunisia Team 2009 Croatia Team European Championship 2008 Norway Team Statoil World Cup 2006 Sweden & Germany Team Super Cup 1999 Germany Team

Denis Špoljarić (born 20 August 1979) is a Croatian former handball player who currently works as an assistant coach of RK Zagreb. He was a World champion in 2003 with the Croatian national team,^[1] and Olympic champion in 2004.^[2] He received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a silver medal at the 2008 European Championship.

Honours

Zagreb

• Premier League
  • Winner (11): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Croatian Cup
  • Winner (10): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Finalist (1): 2005

Pfadi Winterthur

• Swiss League
  • Winner (1): 2001-02

Pivovara Laško Celje

• MIK 1. Liga
  • Winner (1): 2006-07
• Slovenian Cup
  • Winner (1): 2007
• EHF Men's Champions Trophy
  • Finalist (1): 2007

Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf.

• DHB-Pokal
  • Winner (1): 2014
• EHF Cup
  • Winner (1): 2015
• IHF Super Globe
  • Winner (1): 2015

Individual

• Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - 2004

Orders

• Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar - 2004 ^[3]

References

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