Božidar Peter (3 March 1938 – 24 April 2012) was a former Croatian handball player, coach and journalist.[1]
| Božo Peter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Božidar Peter | ||
| Born |
3 March 1938 Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Died | 24 April 2012 (aged 74) | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1955-1965 | RK Partizan Bjelovar | ||
1965-1966 | RK Kvarner | ||
1966-1967 | RK Partizan Bjelovar | ||
1967-1968 | RK Kvarner | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958-1961 |
 Yugoslavia | 12 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
1965-1966 | RK Kvarner | ||
1967-1970 | RK Kvarner | ||
1975-1978 | RK Kvarner | ||
1979-1980 | RK Kvarner | ||
Peter was part of the first successful generation of Partizan Bjelovar. With the club he won the Yugoslav First League three time, the Yugoslav Cup once and got to the final of the European Champions Cup in 1962 where they lost to Frisch Auf Göppingen.[2]
He played for the Yugoslav national team at 1958 World Championship in German Democratic Republic and 1961 World Championship in West Germany.[3]
He moved to Rijeka where he finished his playing career and began coaching in RK Kvarner. He worked in Novi list as a journalist.
Honours edit
- Partizan Bjelovar
- Yugoslav First League
- Winner (3): 1957-58, 1960-61, 1966-67
- Runner-up (4): 1958-59, 1959-60, 1962-63, 1963-64,
- Yugoslav Cup
- Winner (1): 1960
- European Champions Cup
- Finalist (1): 1962
- Kvarner
- Regional League of Primorje and Istra
- Winner (2): 1967–68, 1968–69
- Runner-up (1): 1965-66
- Croatian Unique League
- Winner (1): 1969-70
- Yugoslavia
- 1958 World Championship - 8th
- 1961 World Championship - 9th
- Individual
- Best sportsperson in Bjelovar - 1957
Sources edit
- Razvoj rukometa u Hrvatskoj - 1986
- Partizan Bjelovar - 1982
- 50 godina rukometa u Rijeci - 2005
- Slike rukometne bajke Bjelovara 2006
References edit
- ^ "U 74. godini života preminuo Božidar Peter, poznati rukometaš i novinar". sportcom.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ "Vremeplov – Partizan Bjelovar!". balkan-handball.com (in Croatian).
- ^ "I N M E M O R I A M". hr-rukomet.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2017-01-13.