Ljubomir Vranjes
Ljubomir Vranjes (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубомир Врањеш, Ljubomir Vranješ; born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish handball coach and former player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics. He currently coaches IFK Kristianstad and the Slovenian national team.[1][2]
Ljubomir Vranjes | |||
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Vranjes in March 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
Born |
Gothenburg, Sweden | 3 October 1973||
Nationality | Swedish | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club |
IFK Kristianstad Slovenia (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1987–1989 | Kortedala | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1989–1999 | Redbergslids IK | ||
1999–2001 | BM Granollers | ||
2001–2006 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | ||
2006–2009 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2007 | Sweden | 164 | (451) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2017 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2013 | Serbia | ||
2017–2018 | Telekom Veszprém | ||
2017–2018 | Hungary | ||
2019– | IFK Kristianstad | ||
2019– | Slovenia | ||
Career
Clubs
He played in Redbergslids IK for 8 years 1991–1999. He won the gold medal in the Swedish championship, 5 times, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98. He won the silver medal 2 times, 1994–95, 1998–99. He won the gold medal in the Swedish cup championship, 3 times, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98. He won the gold medal in the Nordic cup championship, 3 times, 1996, 1997, 1998.
National team
Vranjes was a member of the Swedish team for 11 years 1996–2007. He also competed in the World championship and European championship. He won the silver medal in the World championship, 1997 in Japan. He won the gold medal in the European championship, 1998 in Italy. He won the gold medal in the World championship, 1999 in Egypt. He won the gold medal in the European championship, 2000 in Croatia. He won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament, 2000 in Australia. He won the silver medal in the World championship, 2001 in France. He won the gold medal in the European championship, Sweden 2002. In 2000 Vranjes was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches and scored 27 goals.
Coaching
After retiring as a player in 2009, Vranjes became the manager of the German team Flensburg-Handewitt with whom he won the 2013–14 EHF Champions League. In 2013 he briefly coached the Serbia national handball team.
In 2017, he signed with MVM Veszprém[3] and the Hungary national team,[4] taking over both positions on 1 July 2017.
On 17 December 2019, he took the head coach role in the Slovenia national team.
Personal life
Vranjes, of Serb descent,[5] was born in Gothenburg. In his spare time Vranjes likes to photograph.
Honours
- Player
- Swedish Championship:
Gold: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 Silver: 1995, 1999
- Swedish Handball Cup:
Gold: 1996, 1997, 1998
- Manager
- EHF Champions League:
Gold: 2014
References
- EHF profile
- "Statistics Swedish National Handball Team" (PDF). svenskhandboll.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- "Vranjes' era at SG Flensburg-Handewitt comes to an end". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "Second Hungary job for Ljubomir Vranjes". European Handball Federation. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- "för första gången fick jag chansen att utforska mitt serbiska dna i dess hemmiljö".
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ljubomir Vranjes. |
- Ljubomir Vranjes at Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Ljubomir Vranjes at Olympedia
- Ljubomir Vranjes at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Ljubomir Vranjes at European Handball Federation
- Ljubomir Vranjes at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)