Goran Perkovac (born 16 September 1962) is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is the most recently head coach of the Croatia national team.
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| Full name | Goran Perkovac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 September 1962 Slatina, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | RK Slatina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1989 | RK Medveščak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1996 | BSV BORBA Luzern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2001 | TV Suhr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Pfadi Winterthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2000 | Croatia | 192 | (300) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | TV Suhr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Pfadi Winterthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2007 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | GWD Minden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | HC Kriens-Luzern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Perkovac competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.
Perkovac's daughter Korina is a volleyball player who has played for the Switzerland women's national volleyball team.[1]
Playing career edit
In 1988, he was part of the Yugoslavia national team which won the bronze medal at the Olympics. He played five matches and scored four goals.
Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Croatia national team. He played all seven matches and scored 17 goals.
Managerial career edit
From 2008 until 2013, he managed the Switzerland national team. On 9 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with GWD Minden.[2]
On 1 February 2023, Perkovac was named the new head coach of the Croatia men's national handball team, following the unsuccessful World Championship tournament and dismissal of Hrvoje Horvat.
Honours edit
- Player
- RK Medveščak
- Yugoslav Cup (4): 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989
- Borba
- Swiss First League (1): 1992–93
- TV Suhr
- Swiss First League (2): 1998–99, 1999–00
- Swiss Super Cup (1): 1999
- Player/Coach
- Pfadi Winterthur
- Swiss First League (2): 2001–02, 2002–03
- Swiss Cup (1): 2003
- Coach
- Swiss First League (3): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Swiss Cup (3): 2004, 2005, 2007
- Individual
References edit
- ^ "Der VC Kanti Schaffhausen setzt weiter auf junges Schweizer Talent Korina Perkovac". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "GWD Minden hat einen neuen Trainer verpflichtet" (in German). dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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