RK Metković

RK Metković – Mehanika
Full name	Rukometni klub Metković – Mehanika
Founded	1963 (1963) (originally)
Arena	ŠD Metković, Metković
Capacity	3,500
President	Nikola Veraja
Head coach	Mario Bjeliš
League	Croatian Handball Premier League
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Rukometni klub Metković – Mehanika is a men's professional handball club from Metković, Croatia. It is the only club to win a domestic title and the Croatian Cup, except RK Zagreb. Due to economic difficulties the club has not competed in the Croatian Handball Premier League between 2010 and 2022.

The first club was founded on 26 September 1963 under the name Mehanika. RK Metković has changed its name several times since his foundation, so it played under the names of Razvitak, Metković Jambo, and another team, Metković 1963 until reunification.

Today, this club has a men's and a women's section.

Accomplishments

In the 2000–01 season of the Croatian League, Metković and RK Zagreb tied for first place, but RK Zagreb had a home advantage in the finals, which were not completed. Metković finished first in the 2001–02 season of the Croatian League, but because of a player whose transfer from RK Zagreb to Metković was not completed (it was still a case in arbitration; he played for them in a friendly match under a different name) they were moved to second place.

• Croatian League:
  • Runners-up (7): 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01,* 2001–02,* 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
• Croatian Cup:
  • Winners (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
• EHF Cup:
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
  • Runners-up (1): 2000–01

* – controversial championship

Notable former players

• Patrik Ćavar
• Blaženko Lacković
• Petar Metličić
• Ivano Balić
• Nikša Kaleb
• Davor Dominiković
• Rolando Pušnik
• Valter Matošević
• Nenad Kljaić
• Mario Kelentrić
• Vladimir Jelčić
• Marko Kopljar
• Igor Karačić
• Željko Babić

• Ivan Čupić
• Renato Sulić
• Ivica Obrvan
• Goran Jerković
• Mario Bjeliš
• Gyorgy Zsigmund
• Dragan Jerković
• Dario Jagić
• Zdravko Medić
• Siniša Markota
• Mario Perčin
• Renato Sršen
• Ivan Markovski
• Ivan Vukas

• Mate Šunjić
• Luka Raković
• Sandro Uvodić
• Zvonimir Kapular
• Stanko Sabljić
• Nikola Govorko
• Ljubomir Rezić
• Slobodan Batinović
• Vlaho Lovrić
• Tomislav Dragun
• Branko Milivojević
• Luka Veraja
• Pero Veraja
• Tomislav Veraja

• Jurica Volarević
• Zdravko Vučićević
• Tomo Dragović
• Ivica Zubac
• Joško Jukić
• / Mate Volarević

Famous coaches

• Slavko Goluža
• Zvonimir Serdarušić
• Ilija Puljević
• Ivica Obrvan
• Mojmir Majić
• Jerko Alujević
• Željko Babić
• Emir Junuzović

External links

• Official website of RK Metković (archived)