Goran Perkovac

Goran Perkovac (born 16 September 1962) is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Croatia national team.

Goran Perkovac
Personal information
Full name Goran Perkovac
Born (1962-09-16) 16 September 1962
Slatina, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Croatia (manager)
Youth career
Team
–
 RK Slatina
Senior clubs
Years Team
1979–1989
 RK Medveščak
1989–1996
 BSV BORBA Luzern
1996–2001
 TV Suhr
2001–2003
 Pfadi Winterthur
National team
Years Team
1988–1990
 Yugoslavia
1992–2000
 Croatia 192 (300)
Teams managed
2000–2001
 TV Suhr
2001–2003
 Pfadi Winterthur
2003–2007
 Kadetten Schaffhausen
2007–2008
 Greece
2008–2013
 Switzerland
2013–2015
 GWD Minden
2015–2016
 TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
2018–2022
 HC Kriens-Luzern
2023–
 Croatia
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulTeam
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1995 IcelandTeam
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place1994 PortugalTeam
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam
Gold medal – first place1997 BariTeam

Perkovac competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.

Perkovac's daughter Korina is a volleyball player who has played for the Switzerland women's national volleyball team.[1]

Playing career

In 1988, he was part of the Yugoslavia national team which won the bronze medal at the Olympics. He played five matches and scored four goals.

Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Croatia national team. He played all seven matches and scored 17 goals.

Managerial career

From 2008 until 2013, he managed the Switzerland national team. On 9 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with GWD Minden.[2]

On 1 February 2023, Perkovac was named the new head coach of the Croatia men's national handball team, following the unsuccessful World Championship tournament and dismissal of Hrvoje Horvat.

Honours
Player
RK Medveščak
Borba
TV Suhr
Player/Coach
Pfadi Winterthur
Coach
Individual

References
  1. "Der VC Kanti Schaffhausen setzt weiter auf junges Schweizer Talent Korina Perkovac". Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "GWD Minden hat einen neuen Trainer verpflichtet" (in German). dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.


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