Hrvoje Horvat
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men’s Handball | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1972 Munich | Team competition |
Hrvoje Horvat (born 22 May 1946 in Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for SFR Yugoslavia.
International career
He was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals.Four years later he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth. He played all six matches and scored fifteen goals again.
Managerial career
In 2005 he became coach of German team HSC 2000 Coburg and has led them up into the second league.
Personal life
His nickname is Cveba, which is the Croatian word for raisin. Horvat has a daughter Jasenka who was married to the late Iztok Puc, one of the best players in handball history.[1]
References
- ↑ Marjan Beloševič (27 October 2011). ""Moj oče je bil najboljši oče na svetu," je dejal Borut Puc!" ["My father was the best father in the world", said Borut Puc!]. tenisportal.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 20 November 2011.
External links
- profile
- - profile and picture on HSC 2000 Coburg website
| Olympic Games | ||
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| Preceded by Mirko Sandić |
Flagbearer for  YugoslaviaMontreal 1976 |
Succeeded by Matija Ljubek |
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