Slavko Goluža
Croatian handball player and coach
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| Born | (1971-09-17) 17 September 1971 (age 52) Stolac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back, left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0000 | RK Razvitak Metković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1988–1989 | RK Razvitak Metković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1998 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | RK Metković Jambo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Fotex Veszprém | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | RK CO Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2005 | Croatia | 204 | (545) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2006–2010 | Croatia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | RK Siscia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | RK CO Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | RK Zagreb (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2021 | HT Tatran Prešov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | RK Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Slavko Goluža (born 17 September 1971) is a retired Croatian handball player and most recently coach of RK Zagreb.[1]
Club career
Goluža was born in the village of Pješivac-Kula near Stolac. He began his career with RK Mehanika Metković. At the age of 18, he moved to RK Zagreb-Chromos, with which he won two consecutive European Cups in 1992 and 1993.[2]
He won the EHF Cup with RK Metković Jambo in 2000 and the year later the club reached the final again.[3]
Goluža also played in Germany for TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke, in France for Paris Saint-Germain and in Hungary for Fotex Veszprém.
International career
He was a member of the Croatian national team that won Olympic gold medals twice: at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] For over a decade he participated in all medals that Croatia had won at the World Championships (gold in 2003, silver in 1995 and 2005), and at the European Championship (bronze in 1994).
Coaching career
Goluža worked as an assistant coach with the Croatian national team between 2006 and 2010 under the coaching staff of the head coach Lino Červar. He also worked as head coach for RK Siscia once and for RK CO Zagreb in two terms.[5][6][7][8]
In September 2010, Goluža succeeded Červar as the head coach of the Croatian national team,[9][10] guiding Croatia to the bronze medals at the 2012 European Championship, 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2013 World Championship. In February 2015, following Croatia's surprisingly unsuccessful World Championship in Qatar, he left the bench and was replaced by his assistant Željko Babić.[11]
In April 2017, Goluža became the head coach for HT Tatran Prešov.[12]
Personal life
Goluža is a supporter of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ).[13] He was married Iva Goluža, with whom he has a son Ivan.[14] The couple got divorced after 11 years of marriage, in 2013.[15]
Honours
Player
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian First League (9): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Croatian Cup (9): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006
- Yugoslav First League (1): 1990–91
- EHF Champions League (2): 1991–92, 1992–93
- European Supercup (1): 1993
- RK Metković Jambo
- Croatian Cup (2): 2001, 2002
- EHF Cup (1): 2000
- Fotex Veszprém
- Hungarian Premier League (1): 2003–04
- Magyar Kupa (1): 2004
Head coach
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian First League (2): 2012–13, 2016–17
- Croatian Cup (2): 2013, 2017
- Croatia
- Summer Olympics third place: 2012
- World Championship third place: 2013
- European Championship third place: 2012
- Mediterranean Games runner-up: 2013
Individual
- Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996, 2004, 2009
- Best Croatian handballer by Sportske novosti & HRS: 2001
- Trophy MOO for sports and promoting optimism: 2007
- Best Croatian handball coach by Sportske novosti & CHF: 2012, 2013, 2014
Orders
Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar – 1995[16]
Order of Duke Trpimir with Neck Badge and Morning Star – 1996[17]
References
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "O klubu" (in Croatian). RK Zagreb.
- ^ "Made in Metković: Grad koji je dao Ćavara, Čupića, Golužu..." 24 sata (in Croatian).
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Slavko Goluža". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ Attias, Vedran (14 September 2010). "Goluža (ni)je novi izbornik". Sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Slavko Goluža novi trener Croatia osiguranja Zagreb!" (in Croatian). RK Zagreb. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Smjena trenera u PPD Zagrebu: Goluža umjesto Ivandije". Sport.hrt.hr (in Croatian). 3 April 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Slavko Goluža vodi sisačke rukometaše!". Sisak.info (in Croatian). 23 September 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Slavko Goluža nasljeđuje Linu Červara". Mojarijeka.hr (in Croatian). 14 September 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Čabraja, Jozo (16 September 2010). "Slavko Goluža novi izbornik". Hrs.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Slavko Goluža podnio ostavku na mjesto izbornika!". Tportal.hr (in Croatian). 6 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Slavko Goluža novi trener slovačkog prvaka" [Slavko Goluža is the new coach of Slovak champion]. Sportklub.hr (in Croatian). 1 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Mihić, Ante (15 February 2011). "Vjeran sam HDZ-u, ali od toga nemam nikakve koristi". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "SLAVKO I IVA GOLUŽA: NAŠIH DESET GODINA BRAKA". Gloria (in Croatian). 26 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Spašavanje braka nije uspjelo: Razvod nakon 11 godina!". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian). 1 May 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "ODLUKU KOJOM SE ODLIKUJU REDOM DANICE HRVATSKE S LIKOM FRANJE BUČARA" (in Croatian). hrvatska.poslovniforum.hr.
- ^ "Slavko Goluža biography". hoo.hr (in Croatian).
External links
- Slavko Goluža at Olympedia
- Slavko Goluža at Olympics.com
- Slavko Goluža at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Slavko Goluža at Olympic.org (archived)
- Slavko Goluža at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian) (archived, also available in English)
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1993 Mediterranean Games Winners (1st Title) | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1994 European Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1995 World Championship – Silver medal | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1996 European Championship – 5th place | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1996 Summer Olympics Winners (1st Title) | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1997 World Championship – 13th place | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1997 Mediterranean Games Winners (2nd Title) | ||
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Croatia squad – 1998 European Men's Handball Championship – 8th place | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1999 World Championship - 10th place | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 1999 Super Cup – 2nd place | ||
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Croatia squad – 2000 European Men's Handball Championship – 6th place | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 2001 World Championship - 9th place | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 2001 Mediterranean Games Winners (2nd Title) | ||
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Croatia squad – 2002 European Men's Handball Championship – 16th place | ||
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Croatia squad – 2003 World Men's Handball Championship – Gold medal | ||
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Croatia squad – 2004 European Men's Handball Championship – 4th place | ||
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Croatia squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold medal | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 2004 World Cup – 8th place | ||
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Croatia squad – 2005 World Men's Handball Championship – Silver medal | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 2005 Mediterranean Games - Silver medal | ||
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Croatia squad – 2006 European Men's Handball Championship – 4th place | ||
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Croatia squad – 2011 World Men's Handball Championship – 5th place | ||
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Croatia squad – 2012 European Men's Handball Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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Croatia squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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Croatia squad – 2013 World Men's Handball Championship – Bronze medal | ||
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Croatia squad – Men's handball – 2013 Mediterranean Games - Silver medal | ||
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Croatia squad – 2014 European Men's Handball Championship – 4th place | ||
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