Ivica Tucak

Ivica Tucak
Tucak as Croatia head coach at the 2015 World Championship
Personal information
Full name Ivica Tucak
Born (1970-02-08) 8 February 1970 (age 54)
Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Club information
Current team Croatia (head coach)
Teams coached
Years Team
2005–????
Croatia (juniors)
2006–2009
VK Šibenik NCP
2009–2012
PVK Jadran
2010–2011
Croatia (assistant)
2012–
Croatia

Ivica Tucak (born 8 February 1970) is a Croatian professional water polo coach and former player who has been the head coach of the Croatia men's national water polo team since 16 September 2012.[1]

Winning the gold medal at the 2017 and 2024 World Championship, silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the gold medal at the 2022 European Championship, and the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he is regarded as the most successful coach of the Croatia national team.[2]

  1. ^ "Razočarani Tucak iskreno priznao: Treba biti čovjek i reći – Srbija je bolja!". Gol.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Brojni poznati uzvanici uveličali 50. rođendan našeg trofejnog vaterpolskog izbornika". Novi list (in Croatian). 8 February 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.