Slovenia men's national handball team

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.

Slovenia
Information
AssociationHandball Federation
of Slovenia
CoachUroš Zorman
CaptainJure Dolenec
Most capsUroš Zorman (225)[1]
Most goalsLuka Žvižej (702)[1]
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances3 (First in 2000)
Best result6th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances9 (First in 1995)
Best result3rd (2017)
European Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1994)
Best result2nd (2004)
Last updated on 19 January 2022.
Slovenia men's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
2004 Slovenia
World Championship
2017 France

Competitive record

Summer Olympics
Year Round Position GP W D L
1996Did not qualify
20007th/8th place8th8215
200411th/12th place11th6204
2008Did not qualify
2012
2016Quarter-finals6th6402
2020Did not qualify
2024To be determined
Total3/70 Titles208111

World Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L
1993Did not participate
1995Preliminary round18th5104
1997Did not qualify
1999
2001Preliminary round17th5203
2003Second round11th7304
200511th/12th place12th9423
20079th/10th place10th8305
2009Did not qualify
2011
2013Semi-finals4th9702
20157th/8th place8th9405
2017Semi-finals9612
2019Did not qualify
2021Main round9th6321
2023Did not qualify
Total9/160 Titles6733529

European Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L
19949th/10th place10th6114
199611th/12th place11th6105
1998Did not qualify
20005th/6th place5th6303
200211th/12th place12th7025
2004Final8512
2006Main round8th6303
2008Main round10th6303
2010Main round11th6123
20125th/6th place6th7205
2014Did not qualify
2016Preliminary round14th3012
2018Main round8th6222
2020Semi-finals4th9504
2022Preliminary round16th3102
2024To be determined
Total13/150 Titles7927943

Team

Current squad

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

Caps and goals are updated as of 2 May 2021.[1]

Head coach: Ljubomir Vranjes

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 CB Staš Skube (1989-11-15) 15 November 1989 1.79 m 27 48 Meshkov Brest
3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 2.02 m 101 181 Telekom Veszprém
5 LB Nik Henigman (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 2.01 m 58 87 MOL-Pick Szeged
8 RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 1.86 m 79 271 Barcelona
11 RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 1.91 m 160 592 Barcelona
13 LW Darko Cingesar (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 1.87 m 86 141 RK Trimo Trebnje
16 GK Miljan Vujović (2000-08-27) 27 August 2000 1.98 m 4 0 Celje Pivovarna Laško
17 RB Nejc Cehte (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 1.96 m 37 53 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
20 LW Tilen Kodrin (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 1.92 m 50 72 Celje Pivovarna Laško
21 RW Dragan Gajić (1984-07-21) 21 July 1984 1.88 m 161 692 Limoges Hand 87
22 P Matej Gaber (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 1.98 m 132 195 MOL-Pick Szeged
23 CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 1.87 m 79 183 THW Kiel
26 GK Klemen Ferlin (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 1.92 m 49 1 HC Erlangen
31 LW Tadej Mazej (1998-07-31) 31 July 1998 1.90 m 7 9 Celje Pivovarna Laško
34 CB Rok Ovniček (1995-01-29) 29 January 1995 1.85 m 34 33 HBC Nantes
35 CB Domen Makuc (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 1.88 m 4 8 Barcelona
44 CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 1.90 m 101 188 MOL-Pick Szeged
51 LB Borut Mačkovšek (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 2.04 m 119 291 MOL-Pick Szeged
90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 1.87 m 58 0 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
95 P Matic Suholežnik (1995-05-02) 2 May 1995 2.02 m 40 35 S.L. Benfica

Statistics

Head coaches

Since 1992, the Slovenian national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches. Tone Tiselj, Miro Požun and Slavko Ivezič are the only coaches with more than one spell.[3][4]

References
  1. "Večna lestvica nastopov in zadetkov za moško člansko reprezentanco" [All-time caps and goals for the national team] (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  2. "Team Roster Slovenia" (PDF). International Handball Federation. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. "Dosedanji selektorji – RZS – Rokometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. Bauman, Bojan (18 December 2019). "Ljubomir Vranješ - Šved, a naš". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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