Vladan_Matić
Vladan Matić
Serbian handball player and coach
Vladan Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Матић; born 28 April 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach of Hungarian club Grundfos Tatabánya KC. He also holds Hungarian citizenship.
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| Full name | Vladan Matić | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1970-04-28) 28 April 1970 (age 53) Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Serbian / Hungarian | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | RK Metaloplastika (coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RK Metaloplastika | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| RK Metaloplastika | ||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1995 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Crvena zvezda | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–2001 | Partizan | |||||||||||||||||||
2001–2007 | Pick Szeged | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–2004 | Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Pick Szeged | |||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Hungary (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Ferencváros | |||||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Celje | |||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2021 | Grundfos Tatabánya KC | |||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | Hungary (co-coach) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | RK Metaloplastika | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Matić made his professional debut with his hometown club Metaloplastika. He later played for Partizan (1993–1995 and 1997–2001) and Crvena zvezda (1995–1997). In 2001, Matić moved abroad to Hungary and stayed with Pick Szeged until 2007.
Matić represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003), winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999[1] and 2001[2]). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two European Championships (2002 and 2004[3][4]).
Matić started his coaching career at Pick Szeged in early 2007 and remained in charge until late 2009. He later coached Ferencváros (2009–2011) and Celje (2011–2013). In October 2013, Matić was named as head coach of the Serbia national team.[5] He resigned from his position in June 2014.[6] In 2018 he acquired Hungarian citizenship,[7] and as well became the coach of the Hungary men's national handball team along with István Csoknyai which lasted until 2019. He is currently the head coach of Grundfos Tatabánya KC.
- "Jugoslavija treća na svetu" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 15 June 1999. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Bronza za Jugoslaviju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 4 February 2001. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Poznati putnici za Sloveniju" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "SCG - Švedska 34:35" (in Serbian). srbija.gov.rs. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Matić: Glavni cilj su nam OI u Riju" (in Serbian). b92.net. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Matić podnosi ostavku: Moralni čin" (in Serbian). b92.net. 14 June 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.