Marko Grgić (handballer)

Marko Grgić (born 11 September 2003) is a German handball player who plays for ThSV Eisenach and the German national team.

Marko Grgić
Grgić in 2024
Personal information
Born (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 21)
Eisenach, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club ThSV Eisenach
Number 17
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2022
HG Saarlouis
2022–
ThSV Eisenach
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–
Germany 12 (24)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team

Club career

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Grgić played for HG Saarlouis in the 3rd league until 2022. In 2022 he moved to the second division club ThSV Eisenach.[1][2] With Eisenach he was promoted to the Bundesliga in 2023.

International career

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Grgić was called up to the extended squad of the German national team for a training course in May 2024 and made his first appearance in a friendly against Sweden on 12 May 2024.[3][4] He scored his first goal for the national team in his second game a month later in a friendly against France in preparation for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5]

Personal life

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His father Danijel Grgić is a former Croatian national handball player who played for ThSV Eisenach from 2003 to 2005.[1] His German mother Ina played in the top league for TSG Ruhla during this time.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "ThSV verpflichtet gebürtigen Eisenacher Marko Grgic" (in German). LIQUI MOLY HBL. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  2. ^ handball-world. "Marko Grgic vom ThSV Eisenach: "Fühle mich im linken Rückraum wohler"" (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Handball-Nationalmannschaft: Alfred Gislason nominiert 18 Spieler für Brückenlehrgang" (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Deutschland verliert nach schwacher erster Halbzeit in Schweden". handball-world.news. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Marko Grgic überzeugt beim Testspielsieg der deutschen Nationalmannschaft über Frankreich!" (in German). 13 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Chronik der TSG Ruhla".
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