RK Zagreb

RK PPD Zagreb
Full name	Rukometni klub; Prvo plinarsko društvo Zagreb
Founded	1922; 96 years ago
Arena	Arena Zagreb; (Capacity: 15,200); Sutinska Vrela; (Capacity: 2,000)
President	Zoran Gobac
Head coach	Lino Červar
League	Premijer liga
2017/2018	1st
Colours
Home	Away

RK Prvo plinarsko društvo Zagreb is a handball club from Zagreb, Croatia. It competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League, Croatian Handball Cup, SEHA League, and in the EHF Champions League.

The team was formerly known as Badel 1862 Zagreb, Banka Croatia Zagreb and Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb for sponsorship purposes. Nowadays it's called Prvo plinarsko društvo Zagreb or shortened PPD Zagreb.

Accomplishments

Croatia

Croatian Premier Handball League

Winners (27): 1992–2018

Croatian Handball Cup

Winners (25): 1992–2000, 2003–2018

Europe

EHF Champions League

Winners (2): 1991/92, 1992/93

SEHA League

Winners (1): 2012/13

Club names

Zagreb-Viadukt (1982–1983)
Zagreb-Chromos (1983–1991)
Zagreb Loto (1991–1992)
Badel 1862 Zagreb (1992–1995)
Banka Croatia Zagreb (1995–1996)
Badel 1862 Zagreb (1996–2002)
Rukometni klub Zagreb (2002–2006)
Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb (2006–2014)
Prvo plinarsko društvo Zagreb (2014–)

Current squad

Squad for the 2018–19 season

Goalkeepers

12 Arian Jović
16 Ivan Vekić
99 Urh Kastelic
Radivoje Ristanović

Right Wingers

03 Josip Ereš
08 Josip Božić-Pavletić
18 Zlatko Horvat (c)

Left Wingers

33 Valentino Ravnić
37 David Mandić

Line Players

09 Tin Kontrec
10 Senjamin Burić
19 Leon Šušnja

Left Backs

04 Filip Vistorop
21 Gregor Potočnik
44 Matej Hrstić
77 Damir Bičanić

Central Backs

02 Vito Bahtijarević
05 Luka Mrakovčić
07 Tin Lučin
23 Lovro Jotić
34 Arber Qerimi

Right Backs

13 Ivan Sršen
55 Nikola Potić
74 Mario Vuglač
97 Josip Vekić

Transfers

Transfers for the 2018-19 season

Joining

Sandro Obranović (back from loan at Chambéry Savoie Handball)
Gregor Potočnik (from RK Gorenje Velenje)
David Mandić (from HRK Izviđač)
Senjamin Burić (from HBC Nantes)
Filip Vistorop (from HMRK Zrinjski Mostar)
Lovro Jotić (from Aalborg Håndbold)
Nikola Potić (from CB Cangas)
Vito Bahtijarević (own youth)
Ivan Sršen (on loan from RK Nexe Našice)
Arber Qerimi (from Cesson Rennes MHB)
Radivoje Ristanović (from Maccabi Rishon LeZion)

Leaving

Igor Vori (retires)
Tonči Valčić (retires)
Josip Valčić (retires)
Domagoj Pavlović (to MT Melsungen)
Sandro Obranović (to HC Meshkov Brest)
David Miklavčič (to RK Gorenje Velenje)
Dobrivoje Marković (to ?)
Zlatko Saračević coach (to RK Podravka)

Technical staff

Chairman: Zoran Gobac
Manager: Božidar Jović
Head coach: Lino Červar
Assistant coach: Tonči Valčić
Assistant coach: Davor Rokavec

Goalkeeping coach: Mario Kelentrić
Condition coach: Igor Blažinčić
Condition coach: Mirela Anić
Physiotherapist: Slobodan Škorić
Physioterapist: Damir Kajba

RK Zagreb in European Handball

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate

2016–17	EHF Champions League	Group Stage	Vardar	28–27	20–25	6th place
			Vive Tauron Kielce	23–26	25–29
			Pick Szeged	24–26	21–26
			Rhein-Neckar Löwen	25–21	24–25
			Meshkov Brest	22–27	21–21
			Celje	28–30	23–21
			IFK Kristianstad	26–23	22–29
		1/8	MVM Veszprém	22–23	19–29	41–52

At least 10 games played
As of 1 April 2017


Club	GP	W	D	L
FC Barcelona Handbol	18	1	1	16
MVM Veszprém KC	17	3	1	13
HT Tatran Prešov	15	8	1	6
RK Celje	15	7	1	7
RK Vardar	15	7	1	7
RK Borac Banja Luka	10	10	0	0
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	10	2	3	5

Notable former coaches

Kasim Kamenica (1988–1990)
Zdravko Zovko (1990–1994)
Vinko Kandija (1994–1995)
Abas Arslanagić (1995–1996)
Velimir Kljaić (1998–1999)

Zdravko Zovko (1999–2000)
Lino Červar (2000–2001)
Nino Marković (2001–2003)
Silvio Ivandija (2003)
Lino Červar (2004–2009)

Ivica Obrvan (2009–2012)
Slavko Goluža (2012–2013)
Boris Dvoršek (2013–2014)

Veselin Vujović (2014–2016)
Andrija Nikolić (2016; interim)
Silvio Ivandija (2016–2017)
Slavko Goluža (2017; interim)
Kasim Kamenica (2017)
Zlatko Saračević (2017–2018)
Lino Červar (2018–)

Notable former players

References

External links

Official website

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