March 2, 2022 - The Croatia men's handball team will gather for the first time since the European Championships to face Finland or Ukraine in the 2023 World Handball Championship qualifiers. 

The Croatia men's senior national team will gather for the first time since the European Championships when a part of the European national teams will play the first phase of qualifications for the 2023 World Championship or in the so-called EHF week. 

Coach Hrvoje Horvat announced the list of players for this campaign, which will take place in Varaždin from March 14 to 20, 2022. There are 22 players on the coach's list, and there are ten more on the reserve list.

During their week-long stay in Varaždin, the national team will only train and prepare for the World Championship qualifying matches against the match-winner between Finland and Ukraine.

A new part of the expert staff has also been published, which you can see below. Namely, Ivan Stevanović returns to the national team, but as a goalkeeper coach.

"There are some new names on the list that have imposed their form in clubs. But, of course, part of it includes those who left a great impression at the recently concluded European Championships. We are taking this upcoming week of joint preparations very seriously and responsibly because it is an ideal opportunity for us to work a little more on our game since there are no friendly matches in that period," said coach Hrvoje Horvat.

Player list

1. MARIN ŠEGO – MONTPELLIER HB
2. MATEJ MANDIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
3. DOMINIK KUZMANOVIĆ – RK NEXE
4. DAVID MANDIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
5. MARIN JELINIĆ – RK NEXE
6. IVAN ĆUPIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
7. VLADO MATANOVIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
8. FILIP PERIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
9. MARIN ŠIPIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
10. ŽELJKO MUSA – RK PPD ZAGREB
11. MARINO MARIĆ – MT MELSUNGEN
12. VERON NAČINOVIĆ – MONTPELLIER HB
13. DOMAGOJ DUVNJAK – THW KIEL
14. LUKA CINDRIĆ – BARCA
15. IGOR KARAČIĆ – LOMZA VIVE KIELCE
16. HALIL JAGANJAC – RK NEXE
17. MARKO MAMIĆ – SC DHfK LEIPZIG
18. TIN LUČIN – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
19. LUKA ŠEBETIĆ – HC MOTOR
20. IVAN MARTINOVIĆ – TSV HANNOVER-BURGDORF
21. MATEO MARAŠ – HC EUROFARM PELISTER
22. LUKA LOVRE KLARICA – RK PPD ZAGRE

Reserve list 

1. LEON ŠUŠNJA – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
2. FILIP VISTOROP – RK PPD ZAGREB
3. DAVOR ĆAVAR – RK PPD ZAGREB
4. JOSIP BOŽIĆ PAVLETIĆ – HC EUROFARM PELISTER
5. LOVRO MIHIĆ – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
6. JAKOV GOJUN – RK PPD ZAGREB
7. IVAN PEŠIĆ – TVB 1898 STUTTGART
8. MATE ŠUNJIĆ – US IVRY HANDBALL
9. KRISTIAN PILIPOVIĆ – KADETTEN SCHAUFFHAUSEN
10. JOSIP ŠARAC – FRISCH AUF GöPPINGEN

Coaching staff 

1. HRVOJE HORVAT, COACH
2. IVANO BALIĆ, TRAINER
3. IVAN STEVANOVIĆ, GOALKEEPER TRAINER
4. ŠIME TOMAŠEVIĆ, CONDITIONING TRAINER
5. ŽELJKO KERCEL, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
6. FILIP ŠIMUNOVIĆ, PHYSIOTHERAPIST
7. SILVIA JURATOVAC, MT THERAPIST
8. KREŠIMIR ROTIM, DOCTOR
9. DOMAGOJ GAJSKI, DOCTOR
10. IVICA UDOVIČIĆ, NATIONAL TEAM DIRECTOR
11. IVICA MARAŠ, SPOKESPERSON AND TEAM MANAGER
12. ZDRAVKO MIRILOVIĆ, TECHNICAL

Source: HRS 

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