Igor Vori

Igor Vori
Vori playing for RK Zagreb in 2016
Personal information
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44)
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club MRK Sesvete (manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–2001
 RK Zagreb
2001–2002
 Alpi Pallamano Prato
2002–2003
 Pallamano Conversano
2003–2005
 RK Zagreb
2005–2007
 FC Barcelona
2007–2009
 RK Zagreb
2009–2013
 HSV Hamburg
2013–2016
 Paris Saint-Germain
2016–2019
 RK Zagreb
2022
 Füchse Berlin
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2018
 Croatia 246 (590)
Teams managed
2018–2020
 Croatia (assistant coach)
2020
 RK Zagreb
2022–
 Croatia U21
2022–2023
 TV Großwallstadt
2023–
 MRK Sesvete
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Portugal Team
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tunisia Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Croatia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Spain Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Norway Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Austria Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Serbia Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Assistant coach

Igor Vori (born 20 September 1980) is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is currently the coach of Croatian club MRK Sesvete. Regarded as one of the best line players in handball history and renowned for his defensive and attacking abilities, Vori won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team, and over thirty club titles playing for RK Zagreb, FC Barcelona, HSV Hamburg and Paris Saint-Germain.[1][2][3] He holds the record for most appearances for the Croatian national team with 246 caps.[4]

Voted most valuable player at the 2009 World Championship and best defensive player at the 2008 European Championship, Vori also earned two World Championship silver medals and one bronze medal (2005, 2009, 2013), two silver European Championship medals and one bronze medal (2008, 2010, 2012), and one Olympic bronze medal (2012) with the Croatian national team. He was previously the sporting director of the Croatian national teams.[5]

  1. ^ "Igor Vori's list of best team-mates: Amazing Marcin, Nikola is Nikola, "phenomen Narcisse"". Handball Planet. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Igor Vori". archive.ihf.info. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Legend about legend - Dragan Skrbic: Igor Vori is all time best line-player". Handball Planet. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Fuchse Berlin reactivate Igor Vori". Handball Planet. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Igor Vori is new RK PPD Zagreb coach". Handball Planet. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2024.