Zdravko Zovko Explained

Zdravko Zovko
Fullname:Zdravko Zovko
Nationality:Croatian
Birth Date:25 May 1955
Birth Place:Gornje Kolibe, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Currentclub:Siófok KC (manager)
Years1:1972–1986
Clubs1:Medveščak Zagreb
Years2:1986–1989
Clubs2:C.C. Ortigia Siracusa
Nationalyears1:1974–1984
Nationalcaps1:119
Manageryears1:1990–1994
Managerclubs1:Zagreb Loto
Manageryears2:1993–1995
Managerclubs2:Croatia (men)
Manageryears3:1995–1998
Managerclubs3:Laško Pivovara Celje
Manageryears4:1999–2000
Managerclubs4:Croatia (men)
Manageryears5:1999–2000
Managerclubs5:Badel 1862 Zagreb
Manageryears6:2000–2007
Managerclubs6:MKB Veszprém
Manageryears7:2007–2008
Managerclubs7:Croatia (women)
Manageryears8:2007–2010
Managerclubs8:Podravka Koprivnica
Manageryears9:2011
Managerclubs9:TSV Lohr
Manageryears10:2011–2013
Managerclubs10:Zvezda Zvenigorod
Manageryears11:2013–2015
Managerclubs11:Croatia (men) (assistant coach)
Manageryears12:2015–2017
Managerclubs12:Dunaferr SE
Manageryears13:2017–2018
Managerclubs13:RK Zagreb (youth)
Manageryears14:2018–2020
Managerclubs14:Győri ETO (assistant coach)
Manageryears15:2020–2021
Managerclubs15:Siófok KC
Managerclubs16:Siófok KC (assistant coach)
Manageryears16:2021

Zdravko Zovko (born 28 May 1955[1]) is a retired Croatian handball player.[2]

Career

Zovko spent his entire playing career in RK Medveščak from Zagreb and in Syracuse, Sicily, for C.C. Ortigia. He won three Yugoslav Cups with the club and during his last season at the club got to the semi-finals of the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[3] In Italy he won three italian championship in a row.

Zovko competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia. He played in six matches and contributed with five goals to win the gold medal. Apart for winning the Olympic gold Zovko won a silver and bronze medal for Yugoslavia at the 1982 & 1974 World Championships.[4]

As a manager he has coached RK Zagreb, KC Veszprém and RK Podravka,[5] before joining Zvezda Zvenigorod in May 2011.[6]

In April 2013 Zovko became the assistant coach of Slavko Goluža in the Croatian national handball team.[7]

Honours

Player

Medveščak Zagreb
Ortigia Siracusa

Coach

Zagreb[8]
Celje
Veszprem
Podravka Koprivnica
Dunaferr
Individual

Orders

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zdravko Zovko Biography and Olympic Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417183812/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zo/zdravko-zovko-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. Sports Reference . 10 August 2011.
  2. Web site: M. CS. 2020-10-20. Női kézi: Zdravko Zovko a Siófok új vezetőedzője – hivatalos - NSO. 2020-10-20. NSO.hu. hu.
  3. Web site: POVIJEST KLUBA. RK Medveščak. 28 October 2010. 5 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Hrvatske medalje u Jugoslaviji. Branimir . Korać. sportnet.rtl.hr. 5 August 2008. 5 September 2017.
  5. Web site: Zdravko Zovko new coach of Podravka Vegeta. Ivan. Ambroš. European Handball Federation. 31 May 2007. 10 August 2011.
  6. Web site: Zdravko Zovko takes Zvezda Zvenizgorod. Planet Handball. 21 May 2011. 10 August 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721235018/http://www.handball-planet.com/2011/05/zdravko-zovko-takes-zvezda-zvenizgorod/. 21 July 2011.
  7. Web site: THREE OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS ARE COACHING CROATIA. Bruno . Pinevic. European Handball Federation. 28 October 2010. 5 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Andrija Nikolić RK PPD Zagreb. Zdravko . Zovko. rk-zagreb.hr.
  9. News: ODLUKU KOJOM SE ODLIKUJU REDOM DANICE HRVATSKE S LIKOM FRANJE BUČARA . hr . hrvatska.poslovniforum.hr.