Croatian handball player (born 1962)
Goran Perkovac (born 16 September 1962) is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is the most recently head coach of the Croatia national team .
Perkovac competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.
Perkovac's daughter Korina is a volleyball player who has played for the Switzerland women's national volleyball team .[ 1]
Playing career
In 1988, he was part of the Yugoslavia national team which won the bronze medal at the Olympics. He played five matches and scored four goals.
Eight years later he won the gold medal with the Croatia national team. He played all seven matches and scored 17 goals.
Managerial career
From 2008 until 2013, he managed the Switzerland national team . On 9 July 2013, he signed a two-year contract with GWD Minden .[ 2]
On 1 February 2023, Perkovac was named the new head coach of the Croatia men's national handball team , following the unsuccessful World Championship tournament and dismissal of Hrvoje Horvat .
Honours
Player
RK Medveščak
Borba
TV Suhr
Player/Coach
Pfadi Winterthur
Coach
Individual
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Captain of Croatia 1996–1998
Succeeded by