ILIJA PULJEVIĆ

☉ Technical Coordinator and Head Coach

Ilija Puljević has been coaching handball since 1977. He graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education in Zagreb with an Associate Degree in Handball Coaching

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  (ISCED Level 6 equivalent). Over nearly five decades, he has coached national teams and professional clubs across Europe and the Middle East. His international career includes serving as Head Coach of the Croatia, Kuwait, Sweden, and Italy national teams, leading Croatia at the 1997 IHF Men's World Championship, Kuwait at the 1996 Olympic Games, Sweden at the 1994 European Championship and 1995 World Championship, and Croatia U21 at the 1997 IHF Men's Junior World Championship. At club level, he has worked with leading teams in Sweden, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Qatar, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, including IK Sävehof, Lugi HF, RK Metković, RK Trimo Trebnje, Al Rayyan SC, TV Jahn Duderstadt, RK Izviđač Ljubuški, and RK Krim Ljubljana. As Technical Coordinator and Head Coach of the Rovinj Handball Camp, he leads the development and delivery of the camp's coaching programme, mentors both coaches and participants, and ensures the highest professional standards across all training activities.

VLADIMIR JELČIĆ

☉ Coach and Lecturer

Vladimir Jelčić is a certified handball coach of the Croatian Olympic Academy and a former Olympic champion whose career spans more than four decades as both a player

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  and a coach. As a player, he enjoyed an outstanding international career, winning the EHF Champions League with RK Zagreb in 1992, national championship titles in Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia, and competing in 14 seasons of European club competitions. With the Croatian national team, he won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, the 1993 Mediterranean Games, and the bronze medal at the 1994 European Championship. He also represented Croatia at the 1997 IHF Men's World Championship and was World Junior Champion with Yugoslavia in 1987. Since beginning his coaching career, Jelčić has worked with leading Croatian clubs, including RK Gorica, RK Siscia, RK Medveščak, ŽRK Sesvete, RK Zagreb, and RK PPD Zagreb, where he served as assistant coach of the senior team in the Croatian Premier League, the EHF Champions League, and the SEHA League. His international experience includes coaching positions with Al Jaish in Qatar, the Qatar U18 National Team, and RK Rvacka Livno in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He currently serves as a coaching instructor with the Zagreb Handball Association. Among his coaching achievements are Croatian championship titles with RK PPD Zagreb's youth teams, Croatian league and cup titles as assistant coach of the senior team, a bronze medal in the Croatian Cup with RK Gorica, fifth place at the IHF Super Globe with Al Jaish, participation at the 2013 IHF Men's Youth World Championship with Qatar, and runner-up in the Croatian U17 Championship with RK Zagreb.

ROBERT HAVLIČEK

☉ Coach

Robert Havliček has been coaching handball since 2003. He holds a Level 3 Handball Coaching Licence issued by the Italian Handball Federation. As a player, he represented the

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  Croatian youth national teams and competed in the top divisions of Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy. His playing career included RK Medveščak, RK Zagreb, RK Varteks Varaždin, RK Karlovac, RK Kozina (Slovenia), HC Modena, and HC Cassano Magnago (Italy). Over more than two decades of coaching, Havliček has worked with both youth and senior men's and women's teams in Croatia and Italy. His coaching career includes HC Cassano Magnago (2003–2015), US Torri (2015–2021), RK Gospić (2022–2025), Handball Oderzo (2025–2026), and currently ŽRK Sesvete, where he coaches the senior women's team. Among his most notable achievements are guiding teams from the third to the first Italian division, winning multiple league titles with youth and senior teams, and leading the HC Cassano Magnago women's team to the silver medal in the Italian Championship in 2015.

IGOR BOJIĆ

☉ Coach

Igor Bojić has been involved in handball as a player and coach since 1994. He holds an A Coaching Licence from the Croatian Handball Federation (HRS) and a DOSB A-Trainer-Lizenz

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  from the German Handball Federation (DHB). With more than 20 years of coaching experience, Bojić has worked with men's and women's teams in Croatia, Germany and Switzerland, including RK Osijek, ŽRK Osijek, TV Brombach, Red Sparrows HSG Freiburg and currently SG Leimental. He has also served as a regional collaborator for the Croatian Handball Federation and as a Stützpunkt Trainer for the German Handball Federation, focusing on the development of young talents. Among his major achievements are three 3. Bundesliga championship titles with Red Sparrows HSG Freiburg and the club's historic promotion to the 2. Bundesliga. With TV Brombach, he achieved promotion to the 3. Bundesliga and won the Regional Cup twice. Since 2013, he has also been a coach at the Rovinj Handball Camp, working annually with more than 1,000 young players. As a player, Bojić represented RK Osijek in the Croatian top division and European competitions. In 2005, he won a bronze medal with the Croatian Student National Team at the World Championship, while also becoming a two-time Croatian university champion with the University of Osijek. He currently serves as Head Coach of SG Leimental in Switzerland and continues his work in talent development with the German Handball Federation.

VALTER MATOŠEVIĆ

☉ Coach

Official handball education: Course for handball coaches ( High school level, ISCED 4 ). Player’s career: Olympic gold medal winner with Croatia from Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004, World cup

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  gold medal winner with Croatia from Portugal 2003 and silver medal winner from Iceland 1995, EHF Champions League finalist 1995 with HC Badel Zagreb. Played for: Zamet, Zagreb, Metkovic (all CRO), Nettelstedt - Lübbecke, Eisenach , Wilhelmshavener, Wetzlar (all GER), San Antonio (ESP). Trainer’s career: currently head coach of the HC Zamet, Rijeka (CRO first division), 3rd place as goalkeepers trainer with Croatia men’s team in Euro 2016 Poland, 3rd place as assistant coach with Croatia U-19 team in Hungary 2013.

NEVEN HRUPEC

☉ Coach

Neven Hrupec has been a handball coach since 1998. He is an EHF Master Coach and Professor of Physical Education, specializing in handball, from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University

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  of Zagreb. Throughout his career, Hrupec has worked with leading women's clubs in Croatia and abroad, including Podravka-Vegeta, Koka Varaždin, CSM Ploiești, Perla Lublin, JOMI Salerno and Pogon Szczecin. With Podravka, he won four Croatian championship titles and participated four times in the EHF Women's Champions League. His international coaching career includes serving as Head Coach of the Italian Women's National Team and working with clubs in Romania, Poland and Italy. Among his major achievements are winning the Italian championship and cup, as well as reaching the EHF Challenge Cup final with Pogon Szczecin in 2019. He also coached the Croatian Women's Youth National Teams from 2004 to 2010. In recent seasons, Hrupec has continued his coaching career in Croatia with ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec, competing in the Croatian women's top division. His extensive domestic and international experience, combined with his work with young players and national teams, makes him a highly experienced coach and a valuable member of the Rovinj Handball Camp coaching staff.

HERMAN ARENVANG

☉ Coach

Herman Arenvang has been coaching handball since 2010. He holds the T1, T2, and T3 coaching qualifications within the Swedish handball coaching education system. As a

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  player, he competed for 11 seasons in the Swedish top division (Elitserien), representing clubs including LIF Lindesberg, Hammarby, Alingsås, and IF SAAB. His coaching career has been closely connected with LIF Lindesberg Handball, where he has worked across different levels of the club. From 2010 to 2016, he served as Head Coach of the senior men's team, and from 2017 to 2019 he worked as Assistant Coach of the men's senior team, while also leading the women's and junior teams. Currently, Arenvang works within the LIF Lindesberg Handball talent development programme, focusing on the education and long-term development of young players.

SINIŠA MARKOTA

☉ Coach

Siniša Markota has been coaching handball since 2004. He holds an EHF Master Coach qualification with a PRO Coaching Licence and graduated from the Faculty of Physical

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  Education in Zagreb with an Associate Degree in Handball Coaching (ISCED Level 6 equivalent). As a player, he earned 25 caps for the Croatian national team and won the EHF Cup with RK Metković in 2000. During his coaching career, Markota has led senior teams across Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Austria, Qatar, and Türkiye, including HC Split, RK Izviđač, Al Khor, Mersin, Ribnica, Škofja Loka, SC Ferlach, HC Maribor Branik, RK Sloboda Tuzla, RK Moslavina Kutina, and, currently, RK Sisak. He also served as Head Coach of the Croatia Men's Youth National Team at the 2019 IHF Men's Youth World Championship in North Macedonia.

NIKICA BATINOVIĆ

☉ Coach

Nikica Batinović has been coaching handball since 1996. He completed the Croatian Handball Coaches Course (ISCED Level 4) and has dedicated nearly three decades to the

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  development of young handball players. As a player, he competed for RK Mehanika, RK Industrogradnja Zagreb, and RK Metković, gaining valuable experience in Croatian handball before transitioning into coaching. Throughout his coaching career, Batinović has been closely associated with the renowned Metković Handball School, where he has worked with youth teams across various age groups. Over the years, he has played an important role in the development of numerous young players, focusing on technical fundamentals, game intelligence, and the values of teamwork and discipline.

MARIO POSARIĆ

☉ Goalkeeper Coach

Mario Posarić began his handball career as a goalkeeper with RK Ekol Ivančica Ivanec, competing in the Croatian top division. Since 2006, he has worked continuously as a

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  goalkeeper coach at the highest club and national-team levels in Croatia and Slovenia. Throughout his coaching career, Posarić has worked with men's and women's teams, youth categories, and national selections. His experience includes RK Ivančica Ivanec, RK Vidovec, GRK Varaždin, RK Jeruzalem Ormož and MRK Čakovec, where he worked with several Croatian and Slovenian international goalkeepers. From 2022 to 2024, he also served as Goalkeeper Coach for the Croatian men's youth national teams. Since 2024, Posarić has served as Goalkeeper Coach of RK Podravka Vegeta, one of Croatia's most successful women's clubs and a regular participant in the EHF Champions League. In the same year, he joined the Croatian Women's Senior National Team as Goalkeeper Coach. With extensive experience in developing goalkeepers at youth, senior, club, and international levels, Posarić is recognized as a specialist in goalkeeper development and performance. He currently combines his club role at RK Podravka Vegeta with his position as Goalkeeper Coach of the Croatian Women's National Team.

MARIN MIŠKOVIĆ

☉ Coach

Marin Mišković has been coaching handball since 2003. He graduated from the Faculty of Kinesiology in Zagreb with an Associate Degree in Handball Coaching (ISCED Level 6 equivalent).

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  As a player, he represented the Croatian youth national team and competed for clubs including RK Rudar Labin, RK Zamet Rijeka, RK Crikvenica, RK Fructal Ajdovščina (Slovenia), and CVJM Waldbröl (Germany). Throughout his coaching career, Mišković has worked with youth teams at all age levels, earning two silver medals and one bronze medal at the Croatian Youth Championships. He also served as Head Coach of the RK Zamet Rijeka senior team, leading the club to qualification for the EHF European Cup. Currently, he is a coach in the RK Zamet Handball Academy, where he focuses on the long-term development of young players through modern coaching methods and individual skill development.

GORAN BOBIĆ

☉ Coach

Goran Bobić has been coaching handball since 2003. He is an EHF Master Coach, holds a Ph.D. in Kinesiology, and is a Professor of Physical Education and Professional

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  Specialist in Handball at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb. As a player, he competed for clubs including MRK Ivanić, RK Zagreb, and HRK Gorica, and represented the student national team. Throughout his coaching career, Bobić has worked with both men's and women's teams, including MRK Ivanić, ŽRK Ivanić, RK Moslavina, RK Maksimir Pastela, and ŽRK Trnina. He has also served as Head Coach of the Croatia Women's Youth National Team. A specialist in youth development, Bobić has achieved outstanding results at the national level, winning seven Croatian championship titles with youth men's and women's club and school teams.

ANTONIO PRANJIĆ

☉ Coach

Antonio Pranjić has been involved in handball for more than 20 years, first as a player and since 2013 as a coach. He is an EHF PRO Master Coach and holds a Master's degree in