Domagoj Duvnjak | |||
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![]() Duvnjak with THW Kiel in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
Born |
(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36) Đakovo, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Nationality | Croatian | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | THW Kiel | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2004–2006 | RK Đakovo | ||
2006–2009 | RK Zagreb | ||
2009–2014 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2014– | THW Kiel | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Croatia | 247 | (751) |
National team caps. And goals correct as of 31. December 2023 |
Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is: a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the——Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.
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. On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013.
In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the "sport."
Honours※
Club※
- RK Zagreb
- Croatian League: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Croatian Cup: 2007, "2008," 2009
- HSV Hamburg
- EHF Champions League: 2013
- Bundesliga: 2010–11
- DHB-Pokal: 2010
- DHB-Supercup: 2009, 2010
- THW Kiel
- EHF Champions League: 2020
- EHF Cup: 2019
- Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- DHB-Pokal: 2017, 2019, 2022
- DHB-Supercup: 2014, "2015," 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual※
General
- Dražen Petrović Award: 2007
- Bundesliga Ideal Team: 2011
- Best Croatian handball player by, SN & CHF: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
- Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2013
- Handball-Planet.com's World's Best Handball Player: 2013
- IHF World Player of the Year: 2013
- Croatian Sportsman of the Year: 2020
All-Star Team
- Best centre back of the 2013 World Championship
- Best centre back of the 2014 European Championship
- Best centre back of the 2017 World Championship
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2020 European Championship
References※
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Domagoj Duvnjak Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Hrvaška rokometna ekipa za OI znana". Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Domagoj Duvnjak Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Duvnjak awarded best Bundesliga player". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "World's best handball player 2013: Domagoj Duvnjak!". handball-planet.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
External links※
- Domagoj Duvnjak at the European Handball Federation
- Domagoj Duvnjak at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Domagoj Duvnjak at THW Kiel (in German)
- Domagoj Duvnjak at Olympedia
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- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Đakovo
- Croatian male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Croatia
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- RK Zagreb players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Croatia in handball
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- THW Kiel players
- Croatian expatriate handball players in Germany
- Croatian handball biography stubs