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Vjekoslav Kobešćak
Personal information
Born (1974-01-20) 20 January 1974 (age 50)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Club information
Current team VK Jug (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
?
Mladost Zagreb
Teams coached
2015–
VK Jug
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team

Vjekoslav Kobešćak (born 20 January 1974) is a Croatian professional water polo coach and former player. He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics, representing the Croatia national team.[1] He is currently the head coach of VK Jug.[2]

His father, Vlado, is a former president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, while his brother, Dario, is a former Croatian water polo player. He is married Antonia Kojan.

On 3 February 2000, Kobeščak was sentenced in Municipal Court in Croatia to a one year prison sentence. He was convicted of a serious traffic accident that happened on 6 November 1993, in which his passenger Marijana Matošin was killed. 

Honours

Coach

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vjekoslav Kobešćak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Vjekoslav Kobeščak novi trener Juga CO". slobodnadalmacija.hr. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.