Denis Špoljarić

Denis Špoljarić (born 20 August 1979) is a Croatian former handball player who currently works as an assistant coach of RK Zagreb. He was a World champion in 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion in 2004. He received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a silver medal at the 2008 European Championship.

In 2024 he became the assistant coach to Dagur Sigurðsson in the Croatian Handball Team and (as of 2026) he helped the team win two medals (2025, 2026).

Honours Zagreb Premier League Winner (11): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10 Croatian Cup Winner (10): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Finalist (1): 2005

Pfadi Winterthur Swiss League Winner (1): 2001-02

Pivovara Laško Celje MIK 1. Liga Winner (1): 2006-07 Slovenian Cup Winner (1): 2007 EHF Men's Champions Trophy Finalist (1): 2007

Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf. DHB-Pokal Winner (1): 2014 EHF Cup Winner (1): 2015 IHF Super Globe Winner (1): 2015

Individual Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - 2004

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