Domagoj Duvnjak

Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team.[1] Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.

Domagoj Duvnjak
Duvnjak with THW Kiel in 2023
Personal information
Born (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988
Đakovo, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 4
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2006
RK Đakovo
2006–2009
RK Zagreb
2009–2014
HSV Hamburg
2014–
THW Kiel
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–
Croatia 247 (751)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2009 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place2013 Spain
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2008 Norway
Silver medal – second place2010 Austria
Silver medal – second place2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Bronze medal – third place2012 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place2016 Poland
U-19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place2007 Bahrain
Bronze medal – third place2005 Qatar
U-18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 Estonia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31. December 2023

He became a member of the Croatia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also represented Croatia at the 2012, where Croatia won bronze, and 2016 Olympics.[2][3] On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013.[4][5]

In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including a transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the sport.[6]

Honours

Club

RK Zagreb
  • Croatian League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
  • Croatian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009
HSV Hamburg
THW Kiel
  • EHF Champions League: 2020
  • EHF Cup: 2019
  • Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
  • DHB-Pokal: 2017, 2019, 2022
  • DHB-Supercup: 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Individual

General

All-Star Team

References

  1. EHF profile
  2. "Domagoj Duvnjak Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "Hrvaška rokometna ekipa za OI znana". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "Domagoj Duvnjak Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. "Handball player Domagoj Duvnjak to transfer to HSV". croatiantimes.com. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  7. "Duvnjak awarded best Bundesliga player". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. "World's best handball player 2013: Domagoj Duvnjak!". handball-planet.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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