Slovenia men's national handball team

Slovenia men's national handball team
Medal record
European Championship
World Championship

Slovenia
Slovenia
Information
Association	Handball Federation; of Slovenia
Coach	Uroš Zorman
Assistant coach	Luka Žvižej
Captain	Jure Dolenec
Most caps	Uroš Zorman (225)[1]
Most goals	Luka Žvižej (702)[1]
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 2000)
Best result	6th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1995)
Best result	3rd (2017)
European Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd (2004)
	Last updated on 11 January 2024.

The Slovenia national handball team represents Slovenia in international handball matches. Their biggest success is the silver medal at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship and third place at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.

Competitive record

Key

Runners-up Third place As host

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1996	Did not qualify
2000	7th/8th place	8th	8	2	1	5
2004	11th/12th place	11th	6	2	0	4
2008	Did not qualify
2012	Did not qualify
2016	Quarter-finals	6th	6	4	0	2
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Qualified
Total	Quarter-finals	6th place	20	8	1	11

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1993	Did not participate
1995	Preliminary round	18th	5	1	0	4
1997	Did not qualify
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Preliminary round	17th	5	2	0	3
2003	Second round	11th	7	3	0	4
2005	11th/12th place	12th	9	4	2	3
2007	9th/10th place	10th	8	3	0	5
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Semi-finals	4th	9	7	0	2
2015	7th/8th place	8th	9	4	0	5
2017	Semi-finals		9	6	1	2
2019	Did not qualify
2021	Main round	9th	6	3	2	1
2023	Main round	10th	6	4	0	2
2025	To be determined
Total	Semi-finals	3rd place	73	37	5	31

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L
1994	9th/10th place	10th	6	1	1	4
1996	11th/12th place	11th	6	1	0	5
1998	Did not qualify
2000	5th/6th place	5th	6	3	0	3
2002	11th/12th place	12th	7	0	2	5
2004	Final		8	5	1	2
2006	Main round	8th	6	3	0	3
2008	Main round	10th	6	3	0	3
2010	Main round	11th	6	1	2	3
2012	5th/6th place	6th	7	2	0	5
2014	Did not qualify
2016	Preliminary round	14th	3	0	1	2
2018	Main round	8th	6	2	2	2
2020	Semi-finals	4th	9	5	0	4
2022	Preliminary round	16th	3	1	0	2
2024	5th/6th place	6th	8	5	0	3
Total	Final	2nd place	87	32	9	46

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Uroš Zorman

Caps and goals are correct as of 26 January 2024.[1]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
3	P	Blaž Blagotinšek	(1994-01-17) 17 January 1994	2.03 m	129	234	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
6	RW	Gašper Marguč	(1990-08-20) 20 August 1990	1.80 m	134	459	Telekom Veszprém
11	RB	Jure Dolenec	(1988-12-06) 6 December 1988	1.91 m	191	681	Limoges Handball
16	GK	Miljan Vujović	(2000-08-27) 27 August 2000	1.98 m	10	0	TVB Stuttgart
17	RB	Nejc Cehte	(1992-09-04) 4 September 1992	1.96 m	67	118	RK Eurofarm Pelister
19	LW	Staš Slatinek Jovičić	(2000-12-06) 6 December 2000	1.88 m	20	49	RK Trimo Trebnje
20	LW	Tilen Kodrin	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994	1.92 m	82	140	VfL Gummersbach
23	CB	Miha Zarabec	(1991-10-12) 12 October 1991	1.78 m	101	219	Orlen Wisła Płock
26	GK	Klemen Ferlin	(1989-06-26) 26 June 1989	1.92 m	69	2	HC Erlangen
27	P	Kristjan Horžen	(1999-12-08) 8 December 1999	1.92 m	39	57	VfL Gummersbach
31	LW	Tadej Mazej	(1998-07-31) 31 July 1998	1.90 m	27	20	RK Celje Pivovarna Laško
44	CB	Dean Bombač	(1989-04-04) 4 April 1989	1.90 m	124	249	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
51	LB	Borut Mačkovšek	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992	2.03 m	141	367	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
58	LB	Peter Šiško	(2001-02-16) 16 February 2001	1.92 m	6	2	RK Gorenje Velenje
77	RW	Domen Novak	(1998-04-26) 26 April 1998	1.81 m	32	70	HSG Wetzlar
88	CB	Aleks Vlah	(1997-07-22) 22 July 1997	1.91 m	40	134	Aalborg Håndbold
90	GK	Urban Lesjak	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990	1.88 m	81	0	RK Eurofarm Pelister
92	P	Jernej Drobež	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	1.95 m	16	7	RK Gorenje Velenje
95	P	Matic Suholežnik	(1995-05-02) 2 May 1995	2.02 m	59	48	RK Zagreb

Statistics

Most matches played

Rank	Player	Matches
1	Uroš Zorman	225
2	Luka Žvižej	217
3	Beno Lapajne	212
4	Tomaž Tomšič	200
5	Vid Kavtičnik	197
6	Jure Dolenec	191
7	Gorazd Škof	188
8	Renato Vugrinec	187
9	Aleš Pajovič	181
10	Roman Pungartnik	171

Last updated: 26 January 2024[1]

Most goals scored

Rank	Player	Goals	Matches	Average
1	Luka Žvižej	702	217	3.24
2	Aleš Pajovič	697	181	3.85
3	Dragan Gajić	692	161	4.3
4	Jure Dolenec	681	191	3.57
5	Roman Pungartnik	679	171	3.97
6	Renato Vugrinec	616	187	3.29
7	Vid Kavtičnik	543	197	2.76
8	Uroš Zorman	523	225	2.32
9	Uroš Šerbec	467	120	3.89
10	Gašper Marguč	459	134	3.43

Last updated: 26 January 2024[1]

Head coaches

Since 1992, the Slovenian national team has been managed by a total of twelve head coaches. Tone Tiselj, Miro Požun and Slavko Ivezič are the only coaches with more than one spell.[4][5]

1990s and 2000s

Years	Name	Competition
1992–1994	Tone Tiselj	1994 European Championship (10th place)
1994–1996	Miro Požun	1995 World Championship (18th place)
1996–1997	Slavko Ivezič	1996 European Championship (11th place)
1998–2000	Leopold Jeras	2000 European Championship (5th place) 2000 Summer Olympics (8th place)
2000–2002	Matjaž Tominec	2001 World Championship (17th place) 2002 European Championship (12th place)
2002–2003	Niko Markovič	2003 World Championship (11th place)
2003–2004	Tone Tiselj	2004 European Championship (2nd place) 2004 Summer Olympics (11th place)
2004–2006	Slavko Ivezič	2005 World Championship (12th place) 2006 European Championship (8th place)
2006–2007	Kasim Kamenica	2007 World Championship (10th place)
2007–2009	Miro Požun	2008 European Championship (10th place)

2010s and 2020s

Years	Name	Competition
2009–2010	Zvonimir Serdarušić	2010 European Championship (11th place)
2010–2015	Boris Denič	2012 European Championship (6th place) 2013 World Championship (4th place) 2015 World Championship (8th place)
2015–2019	Veselin Vujović	2016 European Championship (14th place) 2016 Summer Olympics (6th place) 2017 World Championship (3rd place) 2018 European Championship (8th place)
2019–2022	Ljubomir Vranjes	2020 European Championship (4th place) 2021 World Championship (9th place) 2022 European Championship (16th place)
2022–present	Uroš Zorman	2023 World Championship (10th place) 2024 European Championship (6th place)

References

"Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
"Rokometaši zaključili priprave na evropsko prvenstvo" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
"Team roster: Slovenia". European Handball Federation. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
"Dosedanji selektorji – RZS – Rokometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Bauman, Bojan (18 December 2019). "Ljubomir Vranješ - Šved, a naš". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

Official website (in Slovene)
IHF profile

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[stats-1] "Večna lestvica nastopov za reprezentanco" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[2] "Rokometaši zaključili priprave na evropsko prvenstvo" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[3] "Team roster: Slovenia". European Handball Federation. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.

[4] "Dosedanji selektorji – RZS – Rokometna zveza Slovenije" (in Slovenian). Handball Federation of Slovenia. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

[5] Bauman, Bojan (18 December 2019). "Ljubomir Vranješ - Šved, a naš". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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