Lino Červar

Lino Červar
Personal information
Full name	Lino Červar
Born	(1950-09-22) 22 September 1950 Delići, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Macedonian Croatian
Medal record Olympic medal record Representing Italy Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Coach Representing Croatia Men's Handball 2004 Athena Coach World Championship 2003 Portugal Coach 2005 Tunis Coach 2009 Croatia Coach European Men's Handball Championship 2008 Norway Coach 2010 Austria Coach Mediterranean Games 2005 Armenia Coach Lino Červar (born 22 September 1950 in Delići near Vrsar) is a Croatian-Macedonian handball coach, who is currently coaching the Macedonian handball team RK Metalurg Skopje and Macedonia men's national handball team, and a former member of the Croatian Parliament. He also holds a Macedonian passport. Career as handball coach After an experience as coach of Italy, Červar has been head coach for the Croatian men's national handball team from 2002. He led the Croatian team to win the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship in Portugal. His team followed up by winning gold medals in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and the Croatian team received silver medals in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship. The Croatian team received silver medals at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, after playing the final game against Denmark. Also, they received the silver medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship and 2010 European Men's Handball Championship, after the final game against France. Honours Triko Novigrad Croatian Regional League - West (1): 1977-78 Istraturist Umag Yugoslav Third League (2): 1980-81, 1983-84 Yugoslav Second League (1): 1989-90 Zagreb Croatian First League (7): 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 Croatian Cup (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 EHF Cup Winners' Cup runner-up (1): 2005 Papilon Conversano Serie A (2): 2002-03, 2003-04 Italian Cup (1): 2003 Metalurg Skopje Macedonian Super League (4): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14 Macedonian Cup (3): 2010, 2011, 2013 SEHA League runner-up (1): 2011-12 Italy First and only appearance of Italy in a World Championship - 1997 Japan Second place at Mediterranean Games - 1997 Bari Croatia 2003 World Championship in Portugal - 1st place 2003 Sportske novosti awards - Team of the year 2004 Olympic Games in Athena - 1st place 2004 - Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport 2004 Sportske novosti awards - Team of the year 2005 - Croatia Cup - 1st place 2005 World Championship in Tunis - 2nd place 2005 Mediterranean Games in Armenia - 2nd place 2006 - Croatia Cup - 1st place 2006 - BiH Trophey - 3rd place 2006 - World Cup in Sweden & Germany - 1st place 2007 - Croatia Cup - 1st place 2008 - Crroatia Cup - 1st place 2008 European Championship in Norway - 2nd place 2008 - Interwetten kup - 2nd place 2009 World Championship in Croatia 2009 Sportske novosti awards - Team of the year 2010 - Interwetten kup - 1st place 2010 European Championship Austria Individual Franjo Bučar lifetime achievement award - 2003 Croatian Coach of the Year - 2004 Honoured for coaching career by Kineziološki fakultet in Zagreb - 2009 Matija Ljubek HOO lifetime achievement Award - 2010 Best handball Coach of the Year in Macedonia - 2011 Most successful coach of Italy Most successful coach of Croatia 2016 - EHF Coaching Achievement Award References