Slovenia national handball team

Slovenia
Information
Association	Handball Federation of Slovenia
Coach	Veselin Vujović
Assistant coach	Uroš Šerbec
Captain	Vid Kavtičnik
Most caps	Uroš Zorman (225)[1]
Most goals	Luka Žvižej (702)[1]
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2000)
Best result	6th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1995)
Best result	3rd (2017)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd (2004)
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Slovenia national handball team

Medal record
European Championship
	2004 Slovenia
World Championship
	2017 France

The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal from the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship as well as claiming third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1936–1992	Part of Yugoslavia
1992	Did not enter
1996	Did not qualify
2000	7th/8th place	8th	8	2	1	5	214	223
2004	11th/12th place	11th	6	2	0	4	160	173
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016	Quarterfinals	6th	6	4	0	2	167	163
2020	To be determined
Total	3/13	0 Titles	20	8	1	11	541	559

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1938–1991	Part of Yugoslavia
1993	Did not participate
1995	Preliminary round	18th	5	1	0	4	131	126
1997	Did not qualify
1999
2001	Preliminary round	17th	5	2	0	3	145	137
2003	Second round	11th	7	3	0	4	191	196
2005	11th/12th place	12th	9	4	2	3	273	250
2007	9th/10th place	10th	8	3	0	5	241	243
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013	Semifinals	4th	9	7	0	2	258	240
2015	7th/8th place	8th	9	4	0	5	263	271
2017	Semifinals	3rd	9	6	1	2	271	253
2019	Did not qualify
Total	8/26	0 Titles	61	30	3	28	1773	1716

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	9th/10th place	10th	6	1	1	4	112	139
1996	11th/12th place	11th	6	1	0	5	120	139
1998	Did not qualify
2000	5th/6th place	5th	6	3	0	3	154	155
2002	11th/12th place	12th	7	0	2	5	181	215
2004	Final	2nd	8	5	1	2	230	218
2006	Main round	8th	6	3	0	3	191	194
2008	Main round	10th	6	3	0	3	172	180
2010	Main round	11th	6	1	2	3	186	203
2012	5th/6th place	6th	7	2	0	5	207	212
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	1	2	66	72
2018	Main round	8th	6	2	2	2	162	152
2020	To be determined
Total	11/13	0 Titles	67	21	9	37	1781	1879

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.^[2]

The caps and goals are updated as of 25 January 2018.^[1]

Head coach: Veselin Vujović

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Matevž Skok (1986-09-02) 2 September 1986 1.88 m 87 2 Sporting CP 3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 2.02 m 66 96 Telekom Veszprém 4 LW Matic Verdinek (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 1.88 m 10 12 RK Gorenje Velenje 5 LB Nik Henigman (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 1.99 m 29 44 SC Pick Szeged 6 RW Gašper Marguč (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 1.81 m 98 348 Telekom Veszprém 7 RB Vid Kavtičnik (1984-05-24) 24 May 1984 1.91 m 187 524 Montpellier Handball 8 RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 1.87 m 42 139 Vive Targi Kielce 10 LB Gregor Potočnik (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 1.96 m 12 10 RK Zagreb 13 LW Darko Cingesar (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 1.87 m 58 102 Pays d’Aix UC 23 CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 1.77 m 44 100 THW Kiel 25 CB Marko Bezjak (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 1.85 m 114 207 SC Magdeburg 30 LB Jan Grebenc (1992-08-18) 18 August 1992 1.94 m 17 26 Skjern Håndbold 33 P Igor Žabič (1992-08-15) 15 August 1992 2.01 m 15 12 Wisla Plock 51 LB Borut Mačkovšek (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 2.03 m 86 185 Telekom Veszprém 55 RB Žiga Mlakar (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 1.92 m 19 40 Wisła Płock 57 CB Patrik Leban (1989-09-07) 7 September 1989 1.87 m 8 10 RK Nexe Našice 90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 1.87 m 42 0 RK Celje 95 P Matic Suholežnik (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 2.02 m 9 6 Dunkerque 99 GK Urh Kastelic (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 2.01 m 15 3 RK Zagreb

References

External links

• Official website (in Slovene)
• IHF profile