Vedran Zrnić (born 26 September 1979)[1] is a Croatian former professional handball player. He is World champion from 2003, and Olympic champion from 2004 with the Croatia national team.[2][1] He received a silver medal at the 2005 World championship.

Vedran Zrnić
Personal information
Full name Vedran Zrnić
Born (1979-09-26) 26 September 1979 (age 45)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right wing
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996–2001
Badel 1862 Zagreb
2001–2004
Prule 67
2004–2006
Gorenje Velenje
2006–2013
VfL Gummersbach
2013–2014
Wisła Płock
2014–2015
Beşiktaş
2015–2019
Nexe Našice
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2010
Croatia 189 (570)
Medal record
Representing  Croatia
Men's handball
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tunisia Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Croatia Team
Statoil World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2006 Sweden & Germany Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Austria Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Team
Super Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Germany Team

He was born in Zagreb, on 26 September 1979.[1]

Honours

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Badel 1862 Zagreb
Prule 67 Ljubljana
Gorenje Velenje
VfL Gummersbach
Beşiktaş
  • Turkish Super League (1): 2014-15
  • Turkish Cup (1): 2015
  • Turkish President's Cup (1): 2014
Individual

Orders

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vedran Zrnić". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. ^ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 7 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
  3. ^ "Vedran Zrnić biography". hoo.hr (in Croatian).
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