Croatia men's national volleyball team

The Croatia men's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Volleyball Federation.

Croatia

Association	Croatian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Emanuele Zanini
FIVB ranking	65 (as of October 2019)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2002)
Best result	19th (2002)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2005)
Best result	8th (2005)
www.hos.hr (in Croatian)

Croatia men's national volleyball team

Medal record
European League
	2006 Izmir
	2013 Marmaris
Mediterranean Games
	1997 Bari	Team

Results

Prior to 1992 Croatia men's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team.

Competitions Croatia men's national volleyball team has never qualified for or competed at:

• the Olympic Games
• the World Cup
• the World Grand Champions Cup
• the World League
• the Junior World Championship
• the Youth Olympic Games

World Championship

Year	Round	Position
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002	First Round	19th
2006	Did not qualify
2010
2014

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	SR
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Preliminary Round	8th	5	2	3	9	9	1.000
2007	Preliminary Round	14th	3	0	3	4	9	0.444
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Preliminary Round	15th	3	0	3	0	9	0.000
2017	Preliminary Round	16th	3	0	3	0	9
Total	Qualified: 3/13		11	2	9	13	27	0.481

European League

Year	Round	Position
2004	League Round	7th
2005	Did not compete
2006	Final
2007	Did not compete
2008
2009	League Round	12th
2010	Did not compete
2011	League Round	8th
2012	Did not compete
2013	Final
2014	Did not compete
2015	League Round	9th
2016	Did not compete
2017	Did not compete
2018	Silver League Champion	13th

Mediterranean Games

Year	Round	Position
1993	Did not compete
1997	Semifinal
2001	Did not compete
2005	Preliminary Round	9th
2009–2013	Did not compete
2018	Quarterfinal	5th

Team

Current squad

The following is the Croatia squad for the Final Four of the 2013 European League.

• Tsimafei Zhukouski (C)
• Matija Sabljak
• Danijel Galic
• Darko Nojić
• Nikola Ščerbakov
• Ivan Raič
• Sven Šarčević (L)
• Marko Sedlaček
• Ivan Ćosić
• Mladen Jurčević
• Fran Peterlin
• Goran Išek
• Ivan Tropan

Notable players

• Tomislav Čošković
  • best server of the 2006 European League
• Inoslav Krnić
  • best setter of the 2006 European League
• Igor Omrčen
  • top scorer of the 2004 European League
  • top scorer of the 2006 European League
• Tsimafei Zhukouski
  • best server of the 2013 European League
• Ivan Raič
  • top scorer and best spiker of the 2013 European League
• Danijel Galić
  • best receiver of the 2013 European League

Former squads

• silver medal at the 2006 European League: Tsimafei Zhukouski, Danijel Galić, Darko Nojić, Igor Omrčen, Šime Vulin, Jura Boriskijević (L), Dragan Puljić, Mario Zelić, Toni Kovačević, Tomislav Čošković, Inoslav Krnić, Roko Sikirić
  • coach: Rade Malević
• silver medal at the 2013 European League: Tsimafei Zhukouski (C), Matija Sabljak, Darko Nojić, Nikola Ščerbakov, Ivan Raič, Sven Šarčević (L), Marko Sedlaček, Ivan Ćosić, Mladen Jurčević, Fran Peterlin, Goran Išek, Ivan Tropan
  • coach: Igor Šimunčić

Player statistics

Most appearances

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Player Matches Position Years Igor Omrčen 83 2000-2015 Inoslav Krnić 75 Toni Kovačević 71 Darko Nojić 70 Tomislav Čošković 59 -2010 Danijel Galić 55 Tsimafei Zhukouski 53

Record against other teams

As of 13 Oct 2015

Key

	Positive total balance (more wins)
	Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
	Negative total balance (more losses)

National team	Total			Olympic Games			World Championship			World Cup			World GC Cup			World League			European Championship			European League			Mediterranean Games			Qualifications
	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L	Pld	W	L
Austria	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	3	2	1
Azerbaijan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	1	1	0
Belarus	11	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	2	—	—	—	5	4	1
Belgium	9	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	—	—	—	4	1	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0
Bulgaria	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	4	1	3
Canada	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0
Czech Republic	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	—	—	—	2	0	2
Denmark	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	4	4	0
Egypt	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	0	1	0	0	0
Estonia	9	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	3	0	—	—	—	5	2	3
Finland	7	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	6	1	5
France	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Germany	8	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	—	—	—	6	0	6
Great Britain	8	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3	5	—	—	—	0	0	0
Greece	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	1
Hungary	8	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	8	1	7
Israel	9	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	—	—	—	5	3	2
Italy	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0				0	0	0
Latvia	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	4	2	2
North Macedonia	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1
Montenegro	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
Netherlands	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	—	—	—	4	2	2
Norway	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	3	3	0
Poland	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	—	—	—	0	0	0
Portugal	9	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	8	3	5
Romania	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	2	2	0
Russia	6	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	3	—	—	—	1	0	1
Slovakia	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	3	2	1
Slovenia	9	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	5	0	0	0	3	0	3
Spain	9	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	4	1	0	1	3	1	2
Sweden	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	2	0	2
Switzerland	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	4	4	0
Turkey	20	8	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	8	9				3	0	3
Ukraine	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	3	0	3
Total (35)	198	81	118

See also

• Croatia women's national volleyball team

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile