| Domagoj Duvnjak | |||
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 Duvnjak with THW Kiel in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 June 1988 Đakovo | ||
| 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 | 214 | (694) |
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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.
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]
Awards and accomplishments
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
- Bundesliga: 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- DHB-Pokal: 2017, 2019, 2022
- DHB-Supercup: 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- EHF Cup: 2019
Individual
- Dražen Petrović Award (2007)
- Bundesliga Ideal Team (2011)
- Best Croatian handball player by SN & CHF: 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
- World Championship All-Star Team (2013)
- Bundesliga Player of the Season (2013)[7]
- Handball-Planet.com's World's Best Handball Player (2013)[8]
- IHF World Player of the Year (2013)
- European Championship All-Star Team (2014)
- World Championship All-Star Team (2017)
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the European Championship: 2020
- Croatian Sportsman of the Year (2020)
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. 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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