| Renato Vrbičić | |
| Birth Date: | 21 November 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Death Place: | Šibenik, Croatia |
| Years1: | 1987–1990 1991–1992 1992–1995 1995 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1996 |
| Coachyears1: | |
| Coachclubs1: | VK Adriatic (assistant) |
| Coachyears2: | |
| Coachclubs2: | Croatia (juniors; assistant) |
| Coachyears3: | 2015–2018 |
| Coachclubs3: | VK Solaris |
Renato Vrbičić (21 November 1970 – 12 June 2018) was a Croatian professional water polo player and coach who was a member of the senior Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.[1]
He died in a sleep at his home in Šibenik on 12 June 2018, due to a heart attack. He was buried in his hometown on 14 June 2018.[2] [3]
As a player, Vrbičić spent most of his career with hometown club VK Šibenik. He was a part of the senior Croatia national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, where they have won the silver medal.
After he finished his playing career, Vrbičić worked as an assistant coach of the junior men's Croatia national team and as assistant coach to his former teammate Denis Šupe at VK Adriatic bench.
In 2015, Vrbičić was appointed as the head coach of the newly formed VK Solaris. In June 2018, following his death, Joško Kreković replaced him.