Domagoj_Duvnjak

Domagoj Duvnjak

Domagoj Duvnjak

Croatian handball player

Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team.[1] Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.

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He became a member of the Croatia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also represented Croatia at the 2012, where Croatia won bronze, and 2016 Olympics.[2][3] On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013.[4][5]

In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including a transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the sport.[6]

Honours

Club

RK Zagreb
HSV Hamburg
THW Kiel

Individual

General

All-Star Team

References

  1. [1]
    EHF profile
  2. [2]
    "Domagoj Duvnjak Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Hrvaška rokometna ekipa za OI znana". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Domagoj Duvnjak Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  5. [5]
    "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. [6]
    "Handball player Domagoj Duvnjak to transfer to HSV". croatiantimes.com. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  7. [7]
    "Duvnjak awarded best Bundesliga player". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
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    "World's best handball player 2013: Domagoj Duvnjak!". handball-planet.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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