Ivano Balić

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Ivano Balić
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Personal information
Full name Ivano Balić
Born (1979-04-01) 1 April 1979 (age 45)
Split, Hrvatska
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Playing position Center back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
1997–2001
2001–2004
2004–2008
2008–2012
2012–2013
2013–2015		 RK Split
RK Metković
Portland San Antonio
RK Zagreb
Atlético Madrid BM
HSG Wetzlar
National team 1
2002-2012 Croatia 572 (313)
Medal record
Representing  Croatia
Men's Handball
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
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 2001 Tunisia Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 2009 (UTC)

Ivano Balić (born 1 April 1979 in Split) is a former Croatian handballer, world and Olympic champion. Balić is widely considered by experts and fans to be the best handball player of all time.[1] He was voted 5 times in a row as the most valuable player in major international competitions,[2][3] and is one of only two handball players who received the IHF World Player of the Year award on two occasions (2003, 2006).[2][3] He played the 2014/15 season at the German team HSG Wetzlar but announced his retirement at the end of the season.

Career

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Balić at the 2010 European Championship

Before playing handball, Balić trained with the basketball club KK Split. He began his handball career with RK Split. Balić was a member of the Croatian national team that won the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship in Portugal. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and silver at the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia.

Balić was declared the IHF World Player of the Year in 2003 and 2006[2] as well as the best player in Croatia 2003. After playing for RK Metković he moved to Portland San Antonio. At the 2006 European Championship in Switzerland he was declared the tournament MVP. Even though Croatia won the 5th place on the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany, he was declared the tournament's MVP. In the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship he was the equal top scorer with 44 goals as he led Croatia to a silver medal and was also voted to the All-Star Team of the tournament. His playing position is centre back.

Honours

Club

Liga ASOBAL

Spanish Cup

Spanish Supercup

  • 2005-06

EHF Champions League

Croatian Cup

  • 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Croatian League

  • 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

IHF Super Globe

  • 2012

National

Olympic Games

World Championship

European Championship

Mediterranean Games

Individual

See also

References

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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for  Croatia
Beijing 2008		 Succeeded by
Venio Losert
Awards
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year
2003		 Succeeded by
Germany Henning Fritz
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
France Nikola Karabatić

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