Croatia women's national handball team

The Croatia women's national handball team is the national handball team of Croatia. It is governed by the Croatian Handball Federation and takes part in international team handball competitions.

Croatia
Information
Nickname	Kraljice šoka (Queens of Shock)[1]
Association	Croatian Handball Federation (HRS)
Coach	Nenad Šoštarić
Assistant coach	Matija Bilušić Snježana Petika
Captain	Katarina Ježić
Most caps	Klaudija Bubalo (166)
Most goals	Klaudija Bubalo (769)
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 2012)
Best result	7th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1995)
Best result	6th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1994)
Best result	3rd (2020)
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Croatia women's national handball team

Medal record
European Championship
	2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
	1993 Languedoc-Rousillon
	1997 Bari
	2005 Almería	Team
	2013 Mersin	Team

Results

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1976–1988	Part of Yugoslavia
1992	Couldn't participate in qualification
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004
2008
2012	Quarter-final	7th of 12	6	4	0	2	167	140
2016	Did not qualify
2020
2024	TBD
2028
Total	1/7	–	6	4	0	2	167	140

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1957–1990	Part of Yugoslavia
1993	Couldn't participate in qualification
/ 1995	Round of 16	10th of 20	8	5	0	3	188	175
1997	Quarter-final	6th of 24	9	7	0	2	249	189
/ 1999	Did not qualify
2001
2003	Preliminary round	14th of 24	5	2	0	3	142	122
2005	Main round	11th of 24	8	3	0	5	250	228
2007	Main round	9th of 24	8	3	1	4	237	224
2009	Did not qualify
2011	Quarter-final	7th of 24	9	6	0	3	266	220
2013	Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021	Qualified
// 2023	TBD
/ 2025
2027
Total	7/14	–	47	26	1	20	1332	1158

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	Preliminary round	5th of 12	6	4	0	2	115	118
1996	Preliminary round	6th of 12	6	3	0	3	138	143
1998	Did not qualify
2000
2002
2004	Preliminary round	13th of 16	3	1	0	2	82	89
2006	Main round	7th of 16	6	3	0	3	141	143
2008	Main round	6th of 16	7	3	0	4	208	201
/ 2010	Main round	9th of 16	6	3	0	3	152	167
2012	Preliminary round	13th of 16	3	1	0	2	65	69
/ 2014	Preliminary round	13th of 16	3	1	0	2	83	83
2016	Preliminary round	16th of 16	3	0	0	3	68	97
2018	Preliminary round	16th of 16	3	0	0	3	59	83
2020	Third place game	3rd of 16	8	6	0	2	193	196
// 2022	TBD
// 2024
Total	11/14	–	54	25	0	29	1304	1389

Mediterranean Games

• 1993 – Champions
• 1997 – Runners-up
• 2005 – 3rd place
• 2009 – 6th place
• 2013 – 3rd place

Other competitions

• Carpathian Trophy 1996 – 2rd
• Carpathian Trophy 1999 – 2nd
• Carpathian Trophy 2005 – 3rd
• Carpathian Trophy 2007 – 3rd

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Nenad Šoštarić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Lucija Bešen 29 March 1998 1.80 m 13 0 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 3 LW Paula Posavec 26 August 1996 1.70 m 49 61 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 7 CB Dora Krsnik 19 January 1992 1.70 m 40 78 HB Plan de Cuques 8 CB Stela Posavec 26 August 1996 1.68 m 35 60 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 9 LB Ćamila Mičijević 8 September 1994 1.94 m 43 122 Metz Handball 10 RB Dejana Milosavljević 23 November 1994 1.73 m 16 23 RK Podravka Koprivnica 14 LB Larissa Kalaus 24 June 1996 1.73 m 25 78 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 15 RB Dora Kalaus 24 June 1996 1.72 m 29 9 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 17 P Katarina Ježić 19 December 1992 1.73 m 81 166 Siófok KC 19 RW Tena Japundža 28 October 1998 1.73 m 10 3 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 28 LW Andrea Šimara 13 July 1997 1.71 m 10 9 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 31 P Ana Debelić 9 January 1994 1.83 m 43 69 HC Astrakhanochka 35 RW Josipa Mamić 7 January 1996 1.67 m 8 12 ŽRK Bjelovar 44 LB Marijeta Vidak 14 August 1992 1.79 m 29 18 ŽRK Umag 77 CB Valentina Blažević 14 February 1994 1.70 m 40 73 Măgura Cisnădie 88 LB Kristina Prkačin 21 October 1997 1.83 m 19 8 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 91 GK Tea Pijević 18 November 1991 1.72 m 33 1 Alba Fehérvár KC

References

1. Slišković, Hrvoje (17 December 2020). "'Nemojte nas zvati kaubojke, imamo bolji prijedlog!': Hrvatska reprezentativka o nadimku za rukometašice". Sportske novosti (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. "EHF EURO 2020: Hrvatska reprezentacija doputovala u Dansku". hrs.hr. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
3. "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile