Croatia women's national handball team

The Croatia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Croatia
Information
NicknameKraljice šoka (Queens of Shock)[1]
AssociationCroatian Handball Federation (HRS)
CoachNenad Šoštarić
Assistant coachSnježana Petika
CaptainKatarina Ježić
Most capsKlaudija Bubalo (166)
Most goalsKlaudija Bubalo (769)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best result7th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1995)
Best result6th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2020)
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Croatia women's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-Rousillon
1997 Bari
2005 AlmeríaTeam
2013 MersinTeam

Results

Olympic Games
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1976–1988Part of Yugoslavia
1992Couldn't participate in qualification
1996Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012 Quarter-final 7th of 12 6 4 0 2 167 140
2016Did not qualify
2020
2024TBD
2028
Total1/7–6402167140

World Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1957–1990Part of Yugoslavia
1993Couldn't participate in qualification
/ 1995Round of 16 10th of 20 8 5 0 3 188 175
1997Quarter-final 6th of 24 9 7 0 2 249 189
/ 1999Did not qualify
2001
2003Preliminary round 14th of 24 5 2 0 3 142 122
2005Main round 11th of 24 8 3 0 5 250 228
2007Main round 9th of 24 8 3 1 4 237 224
2009Did not qualify
2011Quarter-final 7th of 24 9 6 0 3 266 220
2013Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021Main round 18th of 32 6 2 0 4 163 156
// 2023TBD
/ 2025
2027
Total7/14–532812414951214

European Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994Preliminary round 5th of 12 6 4 0 2 115 118
1996Preliminary round 6th of 12 6 3 0 3 138 143
1998Did not qualify
2000
2002
2004Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 82 89
2006Main round 7th of 16 6 3 0 3 141 143
2008Main round 6th of 16 7 3 0 4 208 201
/ 2010Main round 9th of 16 6 3 0 3 152 167
2012Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 65 69
/ 2014Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 1 0 2 83 83
2016Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 68 97
2018Preliminary round 16th of 16 3 0 0 3 59 83
2020Third place game 3rd of 16 8 6 0 2 193 196
// 2022Qualified
// 2024TBD
2026
// 2028
Total12/15–542502913041389

Mediterranean Games
  • 1993 – Champions
  • 1997 – Runners-up
  • 2005 – 3rd place
  • 2009 – 6th place
  • 2013 – 3rd place
  • 2018 – Did not participate

Other competitions

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Nenad Šoštarić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Lucija Bešen (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998 1.80 m 15 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
3 LW Paula Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 1.70 m 49 61 RK Krim
7 CB Dora Krsnik (1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 1.70 m 42 84 HB Plan de Cuques
8 CB Stela Posavec (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996 1.65 m 37 61 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
9 LB Ćamila Mičijević (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 1.95 m 45 135 Metz Handball
12 GK Ivana Kapitanović (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 1.83 m 38 6 Metz Handball
14 LB Larissa Kalaus (1996-06-24) 24 June 1996 1.73 m 25 78 RK Podravka Koprivnica
17 P Katarina Ježić (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 1.73 m 83 170 Siófok KC
25 LW Lara Burić (2003-08-13) 13 August 2003 1.69 m 0 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
28 LW Andrea Šimara (1997-07-13) 13 July 1997 1.70 m 12 13 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
30 LB Ivana Dežić (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 1.78 m 13 28 ŽRK Koka Varaždin
31 P Ana Debelić (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 1.82 m 45 74 Vipers Kristiansand
33 RW Ana Turk (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 1.69 m 28 46 RK Podravka Koprivnica
35 LW Josipa Mamić (1996-01-07) 7 January 1996 1.65 m 8 12 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
40 LB Tena Petika (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 1.90 m 0 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
41 RB Gabriela Gudelj (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 1.75 m 0 0 ŽRK Zrinski Čakovec
77 CB Valentina Blažević (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 1.70 m 42 170 Măgura Cisnădie
91 GK Tea Pijević (1991-11-18) 18 November 1991 1.72 m 35 1 Alba Fehérvár KC

Medal-winning squads

Notable former players

See also

References
  1. Slišković, Hrvoje (17 December 2020). "'Nemojte nas zvati kaubojke, imamo bolji prijedlog!': Hrvatska reprezentativka o nadimku za rukometašice". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  2. "SP 2021 (Ž): Hrvatska spremno dočekuje Svjetsko prvenstvo". hrs.hr. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  3. "Team Roster Croatia" (PDF). ihf.info. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
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