Velimir Kljaić

Velimir Kljaić (February 10, 1946 – August 12, 2010) was a Croatian handball coach and player.[1]

Velimir Kljaić
Kljaić with Croatia during the 1996 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name Velimir Kljaić
Born (1946-02-10)10 February 1946
Danilo Gornje, Šibenik, FPR Yugoslavia
Died 12 August 2010(2010-08-12) (aged 63)
Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Youth career
Team
–
 RK Medveščak Zagreb
Senior clubs
Years Team
1963–1976
 RK Medveščak Zagreb
1976–1980
 Klagenfurt
Teams managed
1980–1984
 RK Medveščak Zagreb
1984–1988
 TuSpo Nürnberg
1988–1992
 SG Wallau-Massenheim
1992–1994
 TV Grosswallstadt
1994–1996
 TUSEM Essen
1996
 Croatia
1996–1998
 SG Wallau-Massenheim
1998–1999
 Croatia
1998–1999
 Badel 1862 Zagreb
2000–2001
 Egypt
2001–2002
 Kuwait
2004–2005
 GWD Minden
2005–2006
 VfL Gummersbach
2006
 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2007–2008
 TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaHead coach
Men's handball
Representing  Egypt
African Championship
2000 AlgeriaHead coach
Men's handball
Representing  Kuwait
Asian Championship
2002 IranHead coach

Career

As a player Kljaić played for Medveščak Zagreb and Klagenfurt. As a coach he won two Championships of Croatia with Zagreb and one Cup. In Germany he was the coach of the year in 1992 in which he won German championship and Cup with SG Wallau-Massenheim.[2]

As a coach of Croatia he won gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3][4]

He was also coach of Egypt and Kuwait.

Personal life

Kljaić was born in a village of Danilo Gornje near Šibenik. He is the father of former handballer Nenad Kljaić, who was a part of Croatia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Velimir Kljaić died on 12 August 2010 of lung cancer in Zagreb.[5]

Honours
Player
Medveščak
Manager
Medveščak
Wallau-Massenheim
Croatia
Zagreb
Egypt
Kuwait
Gummersbach
Individual
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References
  1. "Preminuo Velimir Kljaić". hrsport.net. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. "Umro Velimir Kljaić". dnevnik.hr. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. "FOTO/ VIDEO: In memoriam Velimir Kljaić: Ugasnula velika sportska zvijezda". dalje.com. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  4. "VIDEO: Umro tvorac prvog hrvatskog olimpijskog zlata Velimir Kljaić". jutarnji.hr. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. "Nakon teške bolesti umro rukometni velikan Velimir Kljaić". slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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