Slovenia men's national handball team

The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship and third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.

Slovenia
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Information
AssociationHandball Federation
of Slovenia
CoachUroš Zorman
Assistant coachLuka Žvižej
CaptainJure Dolenec
Most capsUroš Zorman (225)[1]
Most goalsLuka Žvižej (702)[1]
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2000)
Best result6th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1995)
Best resultBronze 3rd (2017)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best resultSilver 2nd (2004)
Last updated on 11 January 2024.
Slovenia men's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2004 Slovenia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 France

Competitive record edit

Key

  Runners-up    Third place     As host

Olympic Games edit

Year Round Position GP W D L
  1996 Did not qualify
  2000 7th/8th place 8th 8 2 1 5
  2004 11th/12th place 11th 6 2 0 4
  2008 Did not qualify
  2012
  2016 Quarter-finals 6th 6 4 0 2
  2020 Did not qualify
  2024 Qualified
Total Quarter-finals 6th place 20 8 1 11

World Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D L
  1993 Did not participate
  1995 Preliminary round 18th 5 1 0 4
  1997 Did not qualify
  1999
  2001 Preliminary round 17th 5 2 0 3
  2003 Second round 11th 7 3 0 4
  2005 11th/12th place 12th 9 4 2 3
  2007 9th/10th place 10th 8 3 0 5
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013 Semi-finals 4th 9 7 0 2
  2015 7th/8th place 8th 9 4 0 5
  2017 Semi-finals   9 6 1 2
    2019 Did not qualify
  2021 Main round 9th 6 3 2 1
    2023 Main round 10th 6 4 0 2
      2025 To be determined
Total Semi-finals 3rd place 73 37 5 31

European Championship edit

Year Round Position GP W D L
  1994 9th/10th place 10th 6 1 1 4
  1996 11th/12th place 11th 6 1 0 5
  1998 Did not qualify
  2000 5th/6th place 5th 6 3 0 3
  2002 11th/12th place 12th 7 0 2 5
  2004 Final   8 5 1 2
  2006 Main round 8th 6 3 0 3
  2008 Main round 10th 6 3 0 3
  2010 Main round 11th 6 1 2 3
  2012 5th/6th place 6th 7 2 0 5
  2014 Did not qualify
  2016 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 1 2
  2018 Main round 8th 6 2 2 2
      2020 Semi-finals 4th 9 5 0 4
    2022 Preliminary round 16th 3 1 0 2
  2024 5th/6th place 6th 8 5 0 3
Total Final 2nd place 87 32 9 46

Team edit

Current squad edit

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Uroš Zorman

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 January 2024.[1]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) 2.03 m 129 234   SG Flensburg-Handewitt
6 RW Gašper Marguč (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 33) 1.80 m 134 459   Telekom Veszprém
11 RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35) 1.91 m 191 681   Limoges Handball
16 GK Miljan Vujović (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 (age 23) 1.98 m 10 0   TVB Stuttgart
17 RB Nejc Cehte (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 31) 1.96 m 67 118   RK Eurofarm Pelister
19 LW Staš Slatinek Jovičić (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23) 1.88 m 20 49   RK Trimo Trebnje
20 LW Tilen Kodrin (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 29) 1.92 m 82 140   VfL Gummersbach
23 CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 (age 32) 1.78 m 101 219   Orlen Wisła Płock
26 GK Klemen Ferlin (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 34) 1.92 m 69 2   HC Erlangen
27 P Kristjan Horžen (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) 1.92 m 39 57   VfL Gummersbach
31 LW Tadej Mazej (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 (age 25) 1.90 m 27 20   RK Celje Pivovarna Laško
44 CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 34) 1.90 m 124 249   OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
51 LB Borut Mačkovšek (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 31) 2.03 m 141 367   OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
58 LB Peter Šiško (2001-02-16) 16 February 2001 (age 23) 1.92 m 6 2   RK Gorenje Velenje
77 RW Domen Novak (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 25) 1.81 m 32 70   HSG Wetzlar
88 CB Aleks Vlah (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 26) 1.91 m 40 134   Aalborg Håndbold
90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 33) 1.88 m 81 0   RK Eurofarm Pelister
92 P Jernej Drobež (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) 1.95 m 16 7   RK Gorenje Velenje
95 P Matic Suholežnik (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 (age 28) 2.02 m 59 48   RK Zagreb

Statistics edit

Head coaches edit

Since 1992, the Slovenian national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches. Tone Tiselj, Miro Požun and Slavko Ivezič are the only coaches with more than one spell.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Rokometaši zaključili priprave na evropsko prvenstvo" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Slovenia". European Handball Federation. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Dosedanji selektorji – RZS – Rokometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ^ Bauman, Bojan (18 December 2019). "Ljubomir Vranješ - Šved, a naš". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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