Slovenia national handball team

Slovenia
Information
Association Handball Federation
of Slovenia
Coach Veselin Vujović
Most caps Uroš Zorman (225)[1]
Most goals Luka Žvižej (702)[1]
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances 3 (First in 2000)
Best result 6th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances 7 (First in 1995)
Best result 4th (2013)
European Championship
Appearances 10 (First in 1994)
Best result 2nd (2004)
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Slovenia national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2004 Slovenia

The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal from the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship as well as claiming fourth place at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1936–1992 Part of Yugoslavia
Spain 1992Did not enter
United States 1996Did not qualify
Australia 20007th/8th place8th8215214223
Greece 200411th/12th place11th6204160173
China 2008Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016Quarterfinals6th6402167163
Japan 2020To be determined
Total3/130 Titles208111541559

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938–1991 Part of Yugoslavia
Sweden 1993 Did not participate
Iceland 1995Preliminary round18th5104131126
Japan 1997 Did not qualify
Egypt 1999
France 2001Preliminary round17th5203145137
Portugal 2003Second round11th7304191196
Tunisia 200511th/12th place12th9423273250
Germany 20079th/10th place10th8305241243
Croatia 2009 Did not qualify
Sweden 2011
Spain 2013Semifinals4th9702258240
Qatar 20157th/8th place8th9405263271
France 2017Qualified
Denmark Germany 2019 To be determined
Total8/250 Titles522422615021463

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 19949th/10th place10th6114112139
Spain 199611th/12th place11th6105120139
Italy 1998 Did not qualify
Croatia 20005th/6th place5th6303154155
Sweden 200211th/12th place12th7025181215
Slovenia 2004Runners-up2nd8512230218
Switzerland 2006Main round8th6303191194
Norway 2008Main round10th6303172180
Austria 2010Main round11th6123186203
Serbia 20125th/6th place6th7205207212
Denmark 2014 Did not qualify
Poland 2016Preliminary round14th30126672
Croatia 2018To be determined
Austria Sweden Norway 2020
Total10/120 Titles611973516191727

Team

Head coach: Montenegro Veselin Vujović

The following is the Slovenian roster for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualifying games against Switzerland and Portugal in November 2016.[2][3] The caps and goals are updated as of 6 November 2016.[4]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 1.88 m 26 0 Slovenia Celje
GK Primož Prošt (1983-07-14) 14 July 1983 1.86 m 82 0 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
GK Matevž Skok (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 1.88 m 63 0 Croatia Zagreb
GK Gorazd Škof (1977-07-11) 11 July 1977 1.88 m 188 0 France Paris Saint-Germain
LB Jan Grebenc (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 1.94 m 2 1 Slovenia Ribnica
LB Nik Henigman (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 1.99 m 11 13 Slovenia Ribnica
CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 1.77 m 19 42 Slovenia Celje
CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 1.89 m 71 124 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
CB Uroš Zorman (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 1.90 m 225 523 Poland Vive Targi Kielce
CB Marko Bezjak (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 1.84 m 90 146 Germany SC Magdeburg
RB Nejc Cehte (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 1.96 m 4 0 Slovenia Gorenje Velenje
RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 1.90 m 106 380 France Montpellier Handball
RB Vid Kavtičnik (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 1.91 m 170 480 France Montpellier Handball
LW Darko Cingesar (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 1.87 m 35 55 Croatia Zagreb
LW Tilen Kodrin (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 1.90 m 2 4 Slovenia Celje
RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 1.85 m 14 60 Slovenia Celje
RW Gašper Marguč (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 1.80 m 69 236 Hungary Veszprém
P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 2.02 m 37 39 Hungary Veszprém
P Vid Poteko (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 1.94 m 34 15 Slovenia Celje
P Matej Gaber (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 1.97 m 95 114 Hungary MOL-Pick Szeged
P Miha Žvižej (1987-11-06) 6 November 1987 1.93 m 102 222 France Fenix Toulouse

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official matches only.

# Player Matches Goals
1 Uroš Zorman 225 523
2 Luka Žvižej 217 702
3 Beno Lapajne 212 1
4 Tomaž Tomšič 200 414
5 Gorazd Škof 188 0
6 Renato Vugrinec 187 616
7 Aleš Pajovič 181 697
8 Roman Pungartnik 171 679
9 Vid Kavtičnik 170 480
10 Zoran Lubej 162 385

Last updated: 6 November 2016
Source: rokometna-zveza.si

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

# Player Goals Matches Average
1 Luka Žvižej 702 217 3.24
2 Aleš Pajovič 697 181 3.85
3 Roman Pungartnik 679 171 3.97
4 Dragan Gajić 642 151 4.25
5 Renato Vugrinec 616 187 3.29
6 Uroš Zorman 523 225 2.32
7 Vid Kavtičnik 480 170 2.82
8 Uroš Šerbec 467 120 3.89
9 Tomaž Tomšič 414 200 2.07
10 Zoran Jovičič 394 140 2.81

Last updated: 6 November 2016
Source: rokometna-zveza.si

References

  1. 1 2 "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Selektor razkril seznam igralcev za prvi ciklus kvalifikacij" [Head Coach selected qualifiers squad] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Znanih 16 rokometašev za tekmo s Portugalsko" [16 players selected for Portugal match] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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