Zvonimir Serdarušić

Zvonimir Serdarušić
Serdarušić coaching THW Kiel in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Zvonimir Serdarušić
Born	(1950-09-02) 2 September 1950 (age 74) Mostar, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian / German
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1967–1970	RK Velež Mostar
1970–1973	RK Bosna Sarajevo
1973–1980	Partizan Bjelovar
1980–1981	THW Kiel
1981–1984	Füchse Berlin
National team
Years	Team	Apps
1973–1978	Yugoslavia	79
Teams managed
1984–1986	RK Velež Mostar
1986–1989	Mehanika Metković
1989–1990	VfL Bad Schwartau
1990–1993	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
1993–2008	THW Kiel
2009–2010	Slovenia
2010	RK Celje
2014–2015	Pays d'Aix
2015–2018	Paris Saint-Germain
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 1974 East Germany Mediterranean Games 1975 Algeria

Zvonimir Serdarušić (pronounced [zʋônimiːr serdǎruʃitɕ]; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also acquired German citizenship.^[1]

Career

Yugoslavia

Serdarušić began his handball career in RK Velež from Mostar. After three seasons he moved to RK Bosna Sarajevo. In two seasons with Bosna Sarajevo he moved up from the third league to the first. In 1973 Serdarušić moved to Partizan Bjelovar. He stayed at the club for seven years winning the First League twice in 1977 and 1979, and the Cup once in 1977.^[2]

Germany

In 1981 he spent one season with THW Kiel before moving to Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC, where he got to the semifinal of the IHF Cup in 1983, and the final of the DHB-Pokal in 1984 before retiring.

He also played a match for the world all star team.

Appearances and goals

• THW Kiel (1980–1981): 26 (99)
• Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC (1981–1984): 73 (182)

International career

Seradušić first appeared at the 1974 World Championship in East Germany. There Yugoslavia won the bronze medal defeating Poland by a scoreline of 18–16.

He was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the 1976 Summer Olympic Games tournament. He played all six matches and scored 17 goals. Currently, Serdarušić is considered one of the top handball coaches in the world. He also played at the 1975 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal. His last tournament for the national team was at the 1978 World Championship where Yugoslavia finished in fifth place.

Controversy

Serdarušić was charged with allegedly having bribed referees in ten championship matches in 2010, while at THW Kiel.^[3] However, he was officially cleared in 2012.^[4]

Honours

Player

Bosna Sarajevo

• Yugoslav Second League: 1971–72
• Yugoslav Third League: 1970–71

Partizan Bjelovar

• Yugoslav First League: 1976–77, 1978–79
• Yugoslav Cup: 1976–77

Füchse Berlin

• DHB-Pokal finalist: 1984

Coach

Velež Mostar

• Yugoslav Third League: 1984–85

Bad Schwartau

• 2nd Bundesliga - North: 1989–90

Flensburg-Handewitt

• 2nd Bundesliga - North: 1991–92

THW Kiel

• Bundesliga: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
• DHB-Pokal: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008
• German Super Cup: 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008
• EHF Champions League: 2006–07
• EHF Champions Trophy: 2007
• EHF Cup: 1998, 2002, 2004

Celje

• Slovenian First League: 2009–10
• Slovenian Cup: 2010
• Slovenian Super Cup: 2010

Paris Saint-Germain

• LNH Division 1: 2015–16, 2016–17
• Coupe de France: 2018
• Coupe de la Ligue: 2017, 2018
• Trophée des champions: 2016

Individual

• Best coach of Bundesliga: 2006, 2007, 2008
• Coach of the Year in Germany: 1996, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007

References

1. (in German)
2. "Zvonimir Serdarusic". archiv.thw-handball.de/ (in German).
3. [1] German magazine article about the game manipulation allegations
4. "Zwei Freisprüche und viele offene Fragen" (in German).

External links

• Profile (in German)