Croatian Handball Association finally releases a press statement about new national team coach. After poor performance in IHF World Handball Championship in Qatar this year Croatian coach Slavko Goluza resign from that place. And now his place will take Zeljko Babic.
There was a lot of talk who will be new Croatian NT coach, one of the names that were mostly used as the future coach was the name of Zvonimir Serdarusic or even Lino Cervar. But one of the richest handball clubs in the world Paris Saint-Germain quickly said that they want Serdarusic to be coach of their dream team and Cervar said that he is not interested Croatia Handball Association need to find a new name.
After consulting with chief coördinator for men’s handball in Croatia the only logical choice was to appoint current Meshkov Brest coach Zeljko Babic as new national team coach. Tradition of assistants taking main coach position continues, Babic was assistant to Goluza in national team and RK Zagreb and Goluza was assistant to Lino Cervar when he was Croatian national coach. First assistant for Zeljko Babic will be ex Croatian player Petar Metlici. According to some Croatian newspaper Zeljko Babic got a chance in front Ivica Obrvan and Goran Perkovac. Also according to them Babic agree on his new position several days earlier but Croatian Handball Association was waiting for the approval of Babic current club Meshkov Brest, once they got it the release the press statement.
Babic first task is EHF European Champioship. Croatia is playing qualification for EHF European Championship in Poland. They are in Group 1 with Norway, Turkey and Netherland. Croatia already beat Netherland and Turkey and in April they will face Norway.
Croatian Handball Association appointed Zeljko Babic as new National Team coach
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