Jasmin Mrkonja

Jasmin Mrkonja
Personal information
Full name	Jasmin Mrkonja
Born	(1958-10-09) 9 October 1958 (age 66) Zavidovići, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Bosnian
Playing position	Right winger
Youth career
Years	Team
1971–1978	Krivaja Zavidovići
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1978–1983	Krivaja Zavidovići
1983–1987	Metaloplastika
National team
Years	Team
	Yugoslavia
Teams managed
2003–2004	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia Men's handball IHF World Men's Handball Championship 1986 Switzerland Team

Jasmin Mrkonja (born 9 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional handball player and former coach.

Playing career

Mrkonja started playing handball at hometown club Krivaja Zavidovići. He then joined Yugoslav giants Metaloplastika in 1983, staying there until 1987 and winning many major trophies during that period.^[1] Later he played for Sporting Club Gaeta in Italy.^[2]

Mrkonja represented Yugoslavia in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics^[3] and was also part of the Yugoslav team that were crowned World Champions in 1986.

Coaching career

Mrkonja was head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national handball team from 2003 until 2004.

Honours

Player

Metaloplastika

• Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
• Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1983–84, 1985–86
• EHF Champions League: 1984–85, 1985–86

Yugoslavia

• IHF World Men's Handball Championship: 1986

References

1. "JASMIN MRKONJA: MP – MOJ KLUB". metaloplastika.wordpress.com (in Serbian). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
2. [https://www.sportgaetano.it/index.php?pagina=news&cat_id=2&id=7698 PAge at Sportgaetano.it
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jasmin Mrkonja Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.

External links

• Jasmin Mrkonja at Olympedia
• Jasmin Mrkonja at sportsport.ba