The Croatian men’s team coach Hrvoje Horvat has published the list of players he is counting on for the remaining EHF EURO Cup match against Spain and the friendly match against Egypt. There are 18 players on the list, along with seven more on the reserve list, if one of the invitees gets injured.
The national team will gather in Poreč on June 21 at 11:00 and will stay there until June 26 when it leaves for Spain. As it is known, the weekend before, Poreč will host the finals of the Men’s Cup, so some of the players will already be there.
The remaining EHF EURO Cup 3rd round match between Spain and Croatia was originally planned before the World Cup, on January 9, 2021, but was canceled due to a snowstorm in Madrid.
The new date is June 27. A day later, the national team will play a friendly match against Egypt, which is preparing for the Olympic Games in Spain. The Spanish Handball Federation has yet to confirm where the match will be played.
Hrvoje Horvat, men’s senior national team coach:
“The list includes most of the players who recently played against Slovakia and Hungary, but also some new names that we also want to check out. We have secured second place in the EHF EURO Cup, so the match against the European champions does not have any special competitive nature, but we want to see how these young players can cope with the handball giants. On the other hand, Egypt is waiting for us, which was fourth at the 2021 World Cup. It is a great opportunity to see players against a physically very powerful team that plays handball a little differently. It is important to note that both matches are played outside the so-called ‘national team week,’ i.e., the official calendar of the EHF, so we had to rely on players from domestic clubs or leagues that have finished their competitions.”
CROATIA HANDBALL PLAYER LIST
1. MORENO CAR – RK NEXE
2. DINO SLAVIĆ – ABANCA ADEMAR LEON
3. MARIN JELINIĆ – RK NEXE
4. VALENTINO RAVNIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
5. KARLO GODEC – RK DUBRAVA
6. VLADO MATANOVIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
7. FRAN MILETA – RK NEXE
8. LEON ŠUŠNJA – ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
9. NIKOLA GRAHOVAC – RK PPD ZAGREB
10. VERON NAČINOVIĆ – RK CELJE PIVOVARNA LAŠKO
11. HALIL JAGANJAC – RK NEXE
12. ANTE IVANKOVIĆ – RK DUBRAVA
13. TIN LUČIN – ABANCA ADEMAR LEON
14. FILIP VISTOROP – RK PPD ZAGREB
15. ZVONIMIR SRNA – RK PPD ZAGREB
16. LUKA LOVRE KLARICA – RK PPD ZAGREB
17. LUKA ŠEBETIĆ – TREMBLAY EN FRANCE HANDBALL
18. TOMISLAV SEVEREC – RK NEXE
RESERVE PLAYERS:
1. MATEJ HRSTIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
2. BORNA MANCI MIČEVIĆ – RK NEXE
3. FILIP PERIĆ – RK PPD ZAGREB
4. GIANFRANCO PRIBETIĆ – RK NEXE
5. DAVOR ČAVAR – RK PPD ZAGREB
6. SANDRO MEŠTRIĆ – PAUC HANDBALL
7. IVAN BUDALIĆ – MOSER MEDIKAL UHK KREMS
COACHING STAFF:
1. HRVOJE HORVAT, COACH
2. IVANO BALIĆ, TRAINER
3. NINOSLAV PAVELIĆ, GOALKEEPER TRAINER
4. MILJENKO RAK, CONDITIONING TRAINER
Source: HRS
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