Ivan Munitić

Ivan Munitić (born 7 April 1942) is a former Croatian handball player and handball coach.[1]

Ivan Munitić
Personal information
Full name Ivan Dundo Munitić
Born (1942-04-07) 7 April 1942
Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 1
Youth career
Years Team
1957-1959
 RK Partizan Zamet
Senior clubs
Years Team
1959-1963
 RK Partizan Zamet
1963-1964
 RK Kvarner Rijeka
1964-1966
 RK Partizan Zamet
1966-1970
 RK Kvarner Rijeka
Teams managed
1969-1970
 RK Kvarner Rijeka (Ass.)
1973-1975
 RK Kvarner Rijeka
1975-1977
 Slovan Ljubljana
1977-1978
 HC Borussia Dortmund
1978
 RK Kvarner Rijeka II
1978-1979
 RK Kvarner Rijeka
1979
 RK Kvarner Rijeka U-21
1979-1983
 Kolinska Slovan
1983-1984
 Pelister Bitolj
1984-1985
 RK Iskra Bugojno
1994-1995
 RK Zamet
1996-1997
 RKHM Dubrovnik
1997-1999
 RK Zamet Autotrans
2003-2005
 RK Kvarner Kostrena
2007-2008
 RK Kvarner Kostrena
2008-2011
 Crikvenica
2011-2012
 RK Kvarner Kostrena

Playing career

Munitić started playing handball in RK Partizan Zamet. In 1963 he transferred to newly established Kvarner Rijeka and was part of their first ever squad. He later returned to Zamet but opted to end his playing career in Kvarner.

Coaching career

During his last playing season he was also the assistant coach of the team alongside head coach Božo Peter. He was also in the coaching staff for Vlado Stenzel from 1970 to 1973 while finishing his coaching degree.[2]

In 1973 he became the head coach of RK Kvarner and he coached his side into the Yugoslav First League. After leaving Kvarner Munitić also coached Kolinska Slovan for two seasons and entered the Yugoslav First League. He also coached HC Borussia Dortmund, RK Pelister, RK Iskra Bugojno during the 1970s and 1980s.

His biggest achievement was winning the Yugoslav First League and reaching the finals of the European Champions Cup with Kolinski Slovan. His biggest upset as head coach was then he coached Zamet in 1994-95 season. Zamet was relegated to the second tier for the first time since the start of the Croatian First A League. During the 1996-97 season he coached RKHM Dubrovnik in the *First B League where the club was placed in eight place at the end of the season. Although the league results weren't that good Munitić led the club to the quarter-final of the Croatian where they were knocked out by Medvečak. To this day it's the club's biggest achievement.[3]

After his stint in Dubrovnik he was called to coach Zamet once again. During his first season he secured third place with the club and qualified for the EHF City Cup. The next season the club yet again finished in third place. Munitić got sacked on October 10, 1999 after being knocked out of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup by Pfadi Winterthur during the first round.[4]

His last coaching arrangement was at Kvarner Kostrena before the club's senior team was discontinued due to lack of funds.[5]

Personal life

Munitić currently resides in Krk.[6]

Honours
As a player
Zamet
Kvarner
As a coach
Kvarner
Slovan

References
  1. "Ivan Dundo Munitić o MRK-u Zamet: Moraju se okrenuti stvaranju, rukomet nije nogomet gdje se kupuju igrači". sportCom.hr (in Croatian).
  2. "Bilo jednom u Rijeci - Pola stoljeća od prvog plesa "morskih konjica"". croinfo.net (in Croatian).
  3. "Dubrovnik Rukomet". dubrovacki.slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian).
  4. "Povijest 1998". rk-zamet.hr (in Croatian).
  5. "3. HRL : Kvarner Kostrena dočekuje Gospić; Ivan Dundo Munitić: Još uvijek smo u borbi za prvo mjesto!". sportcom.hr (in Croatian).
  6. "Fešta od rukometa: Ivanu Stevanoviću najtopliji pljesak". novilist.hr (in Croatian).
  • Petar Orgulić - 50 godina rukometa u Rijeci (2005)
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