Croatia at The 2004 Summer Olympics - Handball

Handball

Men
Team Roster

Head coaches: Lino Červar

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Losert, VenioVenio Losert (1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 28) 1.91 m Granollers
2 LW Kaleb, NikšaNikša Kaleb (1973-03-09)9 March 1973 (aged 31) 1.84 m HC Zagreb
4 CB Balić, IvanoIvano Balić (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 25) 1.89 m Portland San Antonio
6 LB Lacković, BlaženkoBlaženko Lacković (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 23) 1.95 m SG Flensburg
7 RW Zrnić, VedranVedran Zrnić (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 24) 1.88 m HC Gorenje Velenje
9 P Vori, IgorIgor Vori (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 23) 2.02 m HC Zagreb
10 LB Dominiković, DavorDavor Dominiković (1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 26) 2.03 m Kornau Ostringen
11 RW Džomba, MirzaMirza Džomba (1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 27) 1.90 m BM Ciudad Real
12 GK Šola, VladoVlado Šola (1968-11-17)17 November 1968 (aged 35) 1.94 m HC Fotex Veszprem
14 RB Vuković, DragoDrago Vuković (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 21) 1.94 m HC Zagreb
15 CB Goluža, SlavkoSlavko Goluža (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 32) 1.95 m HC Fotex Veszprem
16 GK Matošević, ValterValter Matošević (1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 34) 1.93 m Wilhelmshavener HV
17 LW Šprem, GoranGoran Šprem (1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 25) 1.83 m HC Zagreb
18 CB Špoljarić, DenisDenis Špoljarić (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 24) 1.94 m HC Zagreb
19 RB Metličić, PetarPetar Metličić (1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 27) 1.94 m HC Ademar Leon
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
Croatia 5 5 0 0 146 129 17 10
Spain 5 4 0 1 154 137 17 8
South Korea 5 2 0 3 148 148 0 4
Russia 5 2 0 3 145 145 0 4
Iceland 5 1 0 4 143 158 -15 2
Slovenia 5 1 0 4 130 149 -19 2
14 August 2004
19:30		 Croatia 34 - 30 Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Metličić 8 (16-12) Stefansson 8
9× 3× 7× 3× 1×
16 August 2004
11:30		 Slovenia 26 - 27 Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Oie, Togstad (NOR)
Brumen 10 (10-13) Vori 8
7× 3× 2× 7× 3× 1×
18 August 2004
09:30		 Croatia 29 - 26 South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Džomba 9 (12-10) Yoon 8
6× 3× 3× 3×
20 August 2004
19:30		 Russia 25 - 26 Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Torgovanov, Rastvortsev 6 (14-10) Lacković 9
5× 2× 3× 3×
22 August 2004
11:30		 Croatia 30 - 22 Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Džomba 7 (15-9) García 5
1× 3× 4× 3×
Quarterfinal
24 August 2004
16:30		 Croatia 33 - 27 Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Džomba 11 (19-11) Balomenos, Alvanos 6
3× 2× 4×
Semifinal
27 August 2004
14:30		 Croatia 33 - 31 Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Vidarsson (ISL)
Balić 9 (18-16) Pérez 8
3× 3× 2× 3×
Gold Medal Final
29 August 2004
16:45		 Croatia 26 - 24 Germany Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Džomba 9 (11-12) Kretzschmar 9
2× 3× 5× 3×
01 ! Won Gold Medal

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