Croatia squad for 2020 European Handball Championship named

(Photo: Croatian Handball Federation)

ZAGREB, 5 December 2019 – Croatia handball coach Lino Červar has named his squad of 28 players on Thursday for the 2020 European Championships.

The 2020 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship will be the 14th edition of the tournament and co-hosted for the first time in three countries, Austria, Norway and Sweden from 10 to 26 January 2020, and the first that will feature 24 teams.

The squad named today, which will be cut to 16 before the tournament, does not feature Manuel Štrlek for the first time since 2010. There was also no room in the squad for five players who took part in the last World Championships – Blažević, Slisković, Vranković, Bičanić and Bećiri. 

Croatia squad 

1. ŠEGO MARIN, MONTPELLIER HB
2. AŠANIN MATEJ, HC PPD ZAGREB
3. ŠUNJIĆ MATE, US IVRY HANDBALL
4. CAR MORENO, HC NEXE
5. HORVAT ZLATKO, HC PPD ZAGREB
6. MATANOVIĆ VLADO, HC GORENJE VELENJE
7. VIDA IVAN, HC NEXE
8. MILETA FRAN, HC NEXE
9. MIHIĆ LOVRO, ORLEN WISLA PLOCK
10. MANDIĆ DAVID, HC PPD ZAGREB
11. RAVNIĆ VALENTINO, HC PPD ZAGREB
12. JELINIĆ MARIN, HC NEXE
13. MUSA ŽELJKO, SC MAGDEBURG
14. MARIĆ MARINO, MT MELSUNGEN
15. ŠIPIĆ MARIN, HC PPD ZAGREB
16. BROZOVIĆ ILIJA, HC HANNOVER – BURGDORF
17. DUVNJAK DOMAGOJ, THW KIEL
18. MAMIĆ MARKO, HC LEIPZIG
19. ŠARAC JOSIP, HC CELJE PIVOVARNA LAŠKO
20. HRSTIĆ MATEJ, HC PPD ZAGREB
21. KUDUZ ANTE, DINAMO BUCURESTI
22. GADŽA ANTE, RK PPD ZAGREB
23. CINDRIĆ LUKA, BARCA
24. KARAČIĆ IGOR, PGE VIVE KIELCE
25. STEPANČIĆ LUKA, MOL-PICK SZEGED
26. ŠEBETIĆ LUKA, TREMBLAY EN FRANCE HANDBALL
27. MARTINOVIĆ IVAN, HC HANNOVER – BURGDORF
28. JOSIP VEKIĆ HC PPD ZAGREB