December 31, 2021 - The Euro 2022 Croatia handball player list has been defined by coach Hrvoje Horvat ahead of the competition in Hungary and Slovakia, played from January 13 to 30, 2022.
The Croatian men's senior handball team coach Hrvoje Horvat has announced the final list of players for the European Championships in Hungary and Slovakia, which will be played from January 13 to 30, 2022. This list includes players for the final preparations, including the Croatia Cup in Osijek.
There are 18 players on the list. In addition to three goalkeepers, two wingers, and three pivots, there are also eight outside players. After the final preparations in Osijek, which start on New Year's Eve and last until January 11, the coach will decide which 16 players he will use for the first round of the competition. There are five more handball players on the reserve list who can be called later if needed. All of them continue to train in their clubs and have confirmed to the coach their readiness to jump in at any time in case of injury or illness during the final preparations or the European Championships.
Croatia will play two matches within the Croatia Cup in addition to training in Osijek before the Euros. Croatia will play against Bosnia and Herzegovina on January 6 at 16:45 and against Russia on January 8. Both countries are participating in the European Championships in Hungary and Slovakia.
The final list for the 2022 European Championships:
- IVAN PEŠIĆ – TVB STUTTGART
- MATE ŠUNJIĆ – US IVRY HANDBALL
- MATEJ MANDIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- DAVID MANDIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- LOVRO MIHIĆ – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
- IVAN ČUPIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- FILIP GLAVAŠ – HC TRIMO TREBNJE
- LEON ŠUŠNJA – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
- MARIN ŠIPIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
- NIKOLA GRAHOVAC – RK PPD ZAGREB
- DOMAGOJ DUVNJAK – THW KIEL
- LUKA CINDRIĆ – BARCA
- HALIL JAGANJAC – RK NEXE
- ZVONIMIR SRNA – RK PPD ZAGREB
- MARKO MAMIĆ – SC DFHK LEIPZIG
- ANTE GADŽA – HC VARDAR 1961
- IVAN MARTINOVIĆ – TSV HANNOVER – BURGDORF
- LUKA ŠEBETIĆ – HC MOTOR
Reserve players:
- MARIN ŠEGO – MONTPELLIER HB
- MARINO MARIĆ – MT MELSUNGEN
- IGOR KARAČIĆ – HC LOMZA VIVE KIELCE
- ŠIME IVIĆ – SC DFHK LEIPZIG
- TIN LUČIN – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
Croatia handball staff:
HRVOJE HORVAT, COACH
IVANO BALIĆ, COACH
NINOSLAV PAVELIĆ, GOALKEEPER COACH
MILJENKO RAK, CONDITIONING COACH
DANIJEL BRAJKOVIĆ, CONDITIONING COACH
GORAN KRUŠELJ, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
MATIJA RAJNOVIĆ, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
SILVIA JURATOVAC, MT THERAPIST
KREŠIMIR ROTIM, DOCTOR
TOMISLAV KUKIN, DOCTOR
IVICA UDOVIČIĆ, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL TEAM
IGOR VORI, SPORTS DIRECTOR OF MEN'S TEAM
IVICA MARAŠ, SPOKESPERSON AND TEAM MANAGER
ZDRAVKO MIRILOVIĆ, TECHNICIAN
Source: HRS
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