Irfan Smajlagić
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| Full name | Irfan Smajlagić | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
16 October 1961 Banja Luka, FPR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1975–1978 | Borac Banja Luka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978–1987 | Borac Banja Luka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1990 | Medveščak Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | US Ivry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | USAM Nîmes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | RK Zamet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Medveščak Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Livry-Gargan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Girondins de Bordeaux | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Livry-Gargan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2000 | Croatia | 93 | (290) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2002–2003 | RK Čakovec | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | Croatia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | Croatia U-21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Bosna Sarajevo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | RK Zamet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irfan "Pipe" Smajlagić (born 16 October 1961) is a Croatian former handball player and current coach, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.
In 1988 he was part of the Yugoslav national team, which won the bronze medal at the 1988 Olympics. He played five matches and scored 14 goals.
Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Croatian national team at the 1996 Olympics. He played six matches including the final and scored 31 goals.
His son Sven is a professional basketball player.[1]
Honours
Player
- Borac Banja Luka
- Yugoslav First League: 1980–81
- Yugoslav Cup: 1979
- Medveščak Zagreb
- Yugoslav Cup: 1988–89, 1989–90
- USAM Nîmes
- Coupe de France: 1994
- Badel 1862 Zagreb
- Croatian First League: 1994–95, 1995–96
- Croatian Cup: 1995, 1996
- EHF Champions League runner-up: 1994–95
- Yugoslavia
- 1988 Summer Olympics – 3rd place
- Croatia
- 1993 Mediterranean Games – 1st place
- 1994 European Championship – 3rd place
- 1995 World Championship – 2nd place
- 1996 Summer Olympics – 1st place
- Individual
- Best right wing at the 1995 World Championship
- 1995 World Championship Dream Team
- Best Croatian handballer of 1995 by the HRS
- Best Croatian handballer of 1995 by Sportske novosti
- Best right wing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1996 Summer Olympics Dream Team
- Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996
- LNH Division 1 top goalscorer: 1999–00 – 174 goals
- LNH Division 1 top goalscorer: 2001–02 – 185 goals
Coach
- Croatia (assistant)
- 2003 World Championship – 1st place
- 2004 Summer Olympics – 1st place
- Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 2004
- 2005 World Championship – 2nd place
- Croatia U-21
- 2005 World Championship – 3rd place
- 2007 World Championship – 2nd place
- Egypt
- 2008 African Championship – 1st place
- Bosna Sarajevo
- Bosnian First League: 2009–10, 2010–11
- Bosnian Cup: 2009–10
- Lokomotiva Zagreb
- Croatian Premier League: 2013–14
- Croatian Cup: 2013–14
Orders
References
- ^ Vidalina, Marko (4 December 2010). "Smajlagić: Ne znam zašto se zagrebaši tako "pale" na nas". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Irfan Smajlagić biography". hoo.hr (in Croatian).
External links
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irfan Smajlagić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.
- Irfan Smajlagić at the European Handball Federation
- Irfan Smajlagić at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Croatian male handball players
- Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players of Yugoslavia
- Olympic handball players of Croatia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Yugoslavia
- Olympic gold medalists for Croatia
- Sportspeople from Banja Luka
- Olympic medalists in handball
- RK Medveščak Zagreb players
- RK Zagreb players
- RK Zamet players
- RK Zamet coaches
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia
- Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games
- Croatian handball coaches
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Croatian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
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