right wing part of the all-star team of the 2012 Olympic tournament as the best right wing Blaženko Lacković part of the all-star team of the 2009 World Championship as the best left back Jakov Gojun best defence player of the 2010 European Championship Manuel Štrlek part of the all-star team of the 2010 European Championship as the best left wing part of the all-star team of the 2016 European Championship as the best left wing Vedran Zrnić part of the all-star team of the 2011 World Championship as the best right wing Marko Kopljar part of the all-star team of the 2012 European Championship as the best right back Domagoj Duvnjak IHF World Player of the Year 2013 part of the all-star team of the 2013 World Championship as the best playmaker part of the all-star team of the 2014 European Championship as the best centre back part of the all-star team of the 2017 World Championship as the best centre back Venio Losert Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996 and 2004 3rd best goalkeeper at 2004 Summer Olympics Davor Dominiković Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 2004 Iztok Puc' Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996 Statistics Most appearances Top scorers Players that played for Croatian National Handball Team after the breakup of Yugoslavia andcollected 100+ caps combined for Yugoslavian and Croatian National Handball Teams.Record against other teamsAs of 20 March 2021 Biggest winsDouble digit goal difference'' Biggest losses Awards The Croatia national handball team has received numerous award throughout the years. Senior squad Sportske novosti awards team of the year: 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004 and 2009 Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport: 1996 and 2004 Selection of the most successful athletes by COC male team: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009 Selection of the most successful athletes by COC for promoting Croatia: 2003, 2004 and 2012 Ivica Jobo Kurtini Award – 2004 U-19 squad Dražen Petrović Award: 2007 and 2009 See also Croatia women's national handball team Croatia national beach handball team Croatia women's national beach handball team References External links IHF profile Men's national handball teams Handball in Croatia Handball