Slavko Goluža
Slavko Goluža (born 17 September 1971) is a Croatian professional handball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of HT Tatran Prešov.[1]
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| Born |
17 September 1971 Stolac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back, left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HT Tatran Prešov (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| RK Razvitak Metković | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1989 | RK Razvitak Metković | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1998 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | RK Metković Jambo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Fotex Veszprém | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | RK CO Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2005 | Croatia | 204 | (545) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Croatia (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | RK Siscia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | RK CO Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | RK Zagreb (interim) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | HT Tatran Prešov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Goluža was born in the village of Pješivac-Kula near Stolac. He began his career in RK Mehanika Metković. At the age of 18, he moved to RK Zagreb-Chromos, with which he won two European Champions Cups in 1992 and 1993.[2]
He won the EHF Cup with RK Metković Jambo in 2000 and the year later the club reached the final again.[3]
Goluža also played in Germany for TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke, in France for PSG and in Hungary for Fotex Veszprém.
International career
He was a member of the Croatia national team that won Olympic gold medals twice: at the 1996 and at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] For over a decade he participated in all medals that Croatia has won on the World Championships (gold in 2003, silver in 1995 and 2005), and the European Championship (bronze in 1994).
Coaching career
Goluža has worked as an assistant coach for the Croatia national team between 2006 and 2010, under the coaching staff of Lino Červar.
He was appointed the head coach for the national team in 2010,[5] leading Croatia to bronze medals at the 2012 European Championship, the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 World Championship, and to the silver medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games. In February 2015, after Croatia's unsuccessful 2015 World Championship, he left the bench and was replaced by his assistant, Željko Babić.[6]
In April 2017, Goluža became the head coach for HT Tatran Prešov.[7]
He also worked as the head coach for RK Siscia and RK CO Zagreb in two terms.
Personal life
He is a supporter of the centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). He was married Iva Goluža, with whom he has a son.
Honours
Player
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian First League (9): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2004–05, 2005–06
- Croatian Cup (9): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006
- Yugoslav First League (1): 1990–91
- EHF Champions League (2): 1991–92, 1992–93
- European Supercup (1): 1993
- RK Metković Jambo
- Croatian Cup (2): 2001, 2002
- EHF Cup (1): 2000
- Fotex Veszprém
- Hungarian Premier League (1): 2003–04
- Magyar Kupa (1): 2004
Head coach
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian First League (2): 2012–13, 2016–17
- Croatian Cup (2): 2013, 2017
- Croatia
- Summer Olympics third place: 2012
- World Championship third place: 2013
- European Championship third place: 2012
- Mediterranean Games runner-up: 2013
Individual
- Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996, 2004, 2009
- Best Croatian handballer by Sportske novosti & HRS: 2001
- Trophy MOO for sports and promoting optimism: 2007
- Best Croatian handball coach by Sportske novosti & CHF: 2012, 2013, 2014
References
- "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- "O klubu". rk-zagreb.hr (in Croatian). RK Zagreb.
- "Made in Metković: Grad koji je dao Ćavara, Čupića, Golužu..." (in Croatian). 24 sata.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Slavko Goluža". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- "Slavko Goluža nasljeđuje Linu Červara". www.mojarijeka.hr. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Slavko Goluža podnio ostavku na mjesto izbornika!". www.tportal.hr. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Slavko Goluža novi trener slovačkog prvaka". sportklub.hr. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- "Slavko Goluža biography". hoo.hr (in Croatian).
External links
- Slavko Goluža at Olympedia
- Slavko Goluža at the Olympic Channel
- Slavko Goluža at the International Olympic Committee
- Slavko Goluža at the Croatian Olympic Committee (also available in Croatian)
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| Preceded by Patrik Ćavar 5 |
Captain of Croatia  1999–2006 |
Succeeded by Petar Metličić 6 |