Croatia readies for European Men’s Handball Championship

(Photo credit © Jozo Cabraja / kolektiff)

Croatia has begun the second phase of its preparations in Poreč for the 2022 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship which will be played in Hungary and Slovakia from 13 to 30 January 2022. 

Croatia will end this phase of preparations with a friendly against Slovenia on 29 December. 

Croatia will play their group matches in Szeged, Hungary and start their 2022 EHF European Men’s Handball Championships against France on 13 January. They then play Serbia on 15 January before playing Ukraine in the final group game on 17 January.

Croatia, who were finalists last year, will be playing in their 15th European Championships.

Croatia training squad: 
Kristijan Pilipović
Mate Šunjić
Matej Mandić
David Mandić
Ivan Čupić
Lovro Mihić
Vlado Matanović
Filip Glavaš
Leon Šušnja
Marin Šipić
Veron Načinović
Nikola Grahovac
Halil Jaganjac
Tin Lučin
Zvonimir Srna
Luka Cindrić
Ante Gadža
Luka Šebetić
Luka Lovre Klarica
Mateo Maraš

Stand-by
Marin Šego
Davor Ćavar

Management
Hrvoje Horvat – coach
Ivano Balić – trainer 
Ninoslav Pavelić – goalkeeper coach
Miljenko Rak/Danijel Brajković – conditioning coach
Goran Krušelj/Matija Rajnović – Physio 
Silvia Juratovac – MT therapist
Krešimir Rotim/Tomislav Kukin – doctor
Ivica Udovičić – director
Igor Vori – Sports director 
Ivica Maras – spokesman/manager
Zdravko Mirilović