Domagoj Duvnjak

Domagoj Duvnjak
Duvnjak with THW Kiel in 2023
Personal information
Born (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)
Đakovo, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 4
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2006
 RK Đakovo
2006–2009
 RK Zagreb
2009–2014
 HSV Hamburg
2014–
 THW Kiel
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–
 Croatia 247 (751)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2009 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Spain
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Norway
Silver medal – second place 2010 Austria
Silver medal – second place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Poland
U-19 World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bahrain
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Qatar
U-18 European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Estonia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31 December 2023

Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team.[1] Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.

He became a member of the Croatia national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. He also represented Croatia at the 2012, where Croatia won bronze, and 2016 Olympics.[2][3] On 26 January 2014, he was named the IHF World Player 2013.[1][4]

In August 2009, Duvnjak signed a three-year contract with HSV Hamburg worth €2.25 million, including a transfer fee of €1.1 million, making him – at age 21 – the most expensive handball player in history of the sport.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Domagoj Duvnjak". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Domagoj Duvnjak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Hrvaška rokometna ekipa za OI znana" [The Croatian handball team for the OI is known]. Ekipa24.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Handball player Domagoj Duvnjak to transfer to HSV". croatiantimes.com. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2009.