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Domagoj Duvnjak

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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
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]

Honours

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Club

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RK Zagreb
HSV Hamburg
THW Kiel

Individual

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General

All-Star Team

References

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  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.
  6. ^ "Duvnjak awarded best Bundesliga player". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  7. ^ "World's best handball player 2013: Domagoj Duvnjak!". handball-planet.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
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