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Slovenia men's national handball team

The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship and third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.

Slovenia
Information
AssociationHandball Federation
of Slovenia
CoachUroš Zorman
Assistant coachLuka Žvižej
CaptainJure Dolenec
Most capsUroš Zorman (225)[1]
Most goalsLuka Žvižej (702)[1]
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 2000)
Best result4th (2024)
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1995)
Best resultBronze 3rd (2017)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best resultSilver 2nd (2004)
Last updated on 11 August 2024.
Slovenia men's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2004 Slovenia
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2017 France

Competitive record

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Key

  Runners-up    Third place     As host

Olympic Games

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Year Round Position GP W D L
  1996 Did not qualify
  2000 7th/8th place 8th 8 2 1 5
  2004 11th/12th place 11th 6 2 0 4
  2008 Did not qualify
  2012
  2016 Quarter-finals 6th 6 4 0 2
  2020 Did not qualify
  2024 Semi-finals 4th 8 4 0 4
Total Semi-finals 4th place 28 12 1 15

World Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D L
  1993 Did not participate
  1995 Preliminary round 18th 5 1 0 4
  1997 Did not qualify
  1999
  2001 Preliminary round 17th 5 2 0 3
  2003 Second round 11th 7 3 0 4
  2005 11th/12th place 12th 9 4 2 3
  2007 9th/10th place 10th 8 3 0 5
  2009 Did not qualify
  2011
  2013 Semi-finals 4th 9 7 0 2
  2015 7th/8th place 8th 9 4 0 5
  2017 Semi-finals   9 6 1 2
    2019 Did not qualify
  2021 Main round 9th 6 3 2 1
    2023 Main round 10th 6 4 0 2
      2025 Qualified
Total Semi-finals 3rd place 73 37 5 31

European Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D L
  1994 9th/10th place 10th 6 1 1 4
  1996 11th/12th place 11th 6 1 0 5
  1998 Did not qualify
  2000 5th/6th place 5th 6 3 0 3
  2002 11th/12th place 12th 7 0 2 5
  2004 Final   8 5 1 2
  2006 Main round 8th 6 3 0 3
  2008 Main round 10th 6 3 0 3
  2010 Main round 11th 6 1 2 3
  2012 5th/6th place 6th 7 2 0 5
  2014 Did not qualify
  2016 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 1 2
  2018 Main round 8th 6 2 2 2
      2020 Semi-finals 4th 9 5 0 4
    2022 Preliminary round 16th 3 1 0 2
  2024 5th/6th place 6th 8 5 0 3
      2026 To be determined
Total Final 2nd place 87 32 9 46

Team

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Current squad

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The following 17 players were included in the squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Uroš Zorman

Caps and goals are correct as of 12 May 2024.[1]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17) 17 January 1994 (age 30) 2.02 m 134 240   SG Flensburg-Handewitt
5 LB Nik Henigman (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 28) 1.99 m 76 105   Saint-Raphaël VHB
8 RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 28) 1.86 m 101 366   Barcelona
11 RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988 (age 35) 1.91 m 195 686   Limoges Handball
17 RB Nejc Cehte (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 32) 1.96 m 70 125   RK Eurofarm Pelister
19 LW Staš Slatinek Jovičić (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23) 1.85 m 25 60   RD Slovan
20 LW Tilen Kodrin (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30) 1.92 m 85 146   VfL Gummersbach
22 P Matej Gaber (1991-07-22) 22 July 1991 (age 33) 1.98 m 142 208   HBC Nantes
23 CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-12) 12 October 1991 (age 33) 1.78 m 104 222   Orlen Wisła Płock
26 GK Klemen Ferlin (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35) 1.92 m 73 2   HC Erlangen
27 P Kristjan Horžen (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 24) 1.92 m 44 64   VfL Gummersbach
44 CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04) 4 April 1989 (age 35) 1.90 m 129 272   ETO-SZESE Győr FKC
51 LB Borut Mačkovšek (1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 32) 2.04 m 143 379   OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
77 RW Domen Novak (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 26) 1.81 m 37 76   HSG Wetzlar
88 LB Aleks Vlah (1997-07-22) 22 July 1997 (age 27) 1.91 m 44 155   Aalborg Håndbold
90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 34) 1.87 m 85 0   RK Trimo Trebnje
99 GK Urh Kastelic (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996 (age 28) 2.02 m 56 7   TBV Lemgo Lippe

Statistics

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Head coaches

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Znani rokometni potniki v olimpijski Pariz" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  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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