Ivica Tucak

Ivica Tucak (born 8 February 1970) is a Croatian professional water polo coach and former player who has been the head coach of the Croatia men's national water polo team since 16 September 2012. , the gold medal at the 2022 European Championship, and the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics, he is regarded as the most successful coach of the Croatia national team.

Playing career Tucak started his professional playing career with the junior team of his hometown club VK Šibenik, where he stayed until 1989, playing together with the famous Croatian player, Perica Bukić.

In 1989, he signed with Belgrade-based club Crvena zvezda. In 1991, he went to Switzerland and signed for Bissone Lugano. In 1993, he returned to his home–VK Šibenik–and stayed there for two years. Tucak then went to Italy and stayed there for seven years, playing for Talimar Palermo, Como Milano, Snam Milano and Sori. In 2002, he returned to Croatia and played for VK Medveščak until 2004. He finished his career in 2005 at his hometown club VK Šibenik. He won another World Championship in 2024 in Qatar, and in 2022 he was also the European champion. In 2010, City of Šibenik awarded Tucak for the best coach in Šibenik in 2009.

Tucak, with his wife Marijana, had a daughter Tena who died in June 2005, at the age of 3.

Tucak is awarded for the best coach in the world by FINA, in December 2017.

Honours

Coach VK Šibenik NCP LEN Euro Cup runner-up: 2006–07

PVK Jadran Regional League A1: 2009–10, 2010–11 Montenegrin League: 2009–10, 2011–12 Montenegrin Cup: 2010–11