Jakov Gojun

Jakov Gojun
Personal information
Born (1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 38)
Split, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club RK Zagreb
Number 10
Youth career
Years Team
HRK Krilnik
 RK Split
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2003
 HRK Krilnik
2003–2004
 RK Solin
2004–2008
 RK Zamet
2008–2009
 RK Siscia
2009–2012
 CO Zagreb
2012–2013
 Atlético de Madrid
2013–2015
 Paris Saint-Germain
2015–2021
 Füchse Berlin
2021–
 RK Zagreb
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–
 Croatia 168 (80)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Austria
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Poland

Jakov Gojun (born 18 April 1986) is a Croatian handball player who plays for RK Zagreb and Croatian national team.

He competed for the Croatia national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning the bronze medal.[1][2] Due to his defensive playing style he has been nicknamed the Minister of defense by fans of the national team.

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jakov Gojun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.