Denis Špoljarić

Denis Špoljarić
Denis Špoljarić
Personal information
Full name	Denis Milan Špoljarić
Born	20 August 1979 (age 45); Dubrovnik, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	RK Zagreb (assistant manager)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1997–2001	Badel 1862 Zagreb
2001–2002	Pfadi Winterthur
2002–2006	RK Zagreb
2006–2007	RK Pivovara Laško Celje
2007–2010	RK CO Zagreb
2010–2017	Füchse Berlin
National team
Years	Team
1999–2009	Croatia
Teams managed
2020–	RK Zagreb (assistant)
Medal record
Representing Croatia
Men's handball
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Statoil World Cup
Super Cup

Denis Milan Špoljarić (born 20 August 1979) is a Croatian former handball player who currently works as an assistant coach of RK Zagreb. He was a World champion in 2003 with the Croatian national team,^[1] and Olympic champion in 2004.^[2] He received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a silver medal at the 2008 European Championship.

Honours

Premier League
- Winner (11): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Croatian Cup
- Winner (10): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Finalist (1): 2005

^ "Croatia" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine – European Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
^ "President Mesić gives commendation" (in Croatian). Večernji list.

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