About Nenad Kljaić
Born 1966. Nenad Kljaić is a Croatian handball player and handball coach.
Nenad Kljaić (born 21 December 1966) is a Croatian former handball player and coach.
Career
Kljaić won two European Champions Cups as a player with RK Zagreb in 1992 and 1993. He also won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2000 with TV Grosswallstadt.
Kljaić played for the Croatian national team from 1991 to 2001. He was part of the Croatian team that won gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He played six games and scored five goals.
After retiring from competitions he worked with RK Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb.
He has also been the head coach of the Saudi Arabian national team, where he led them at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Personal life He is the son of Velimir Kljaić and Jasenka Kljaić, born Neralić. He was married to Sandra Mejovšek-Kljaić. Together they have a son and daughter.
Kljaić speaks Croatian, English and German.
Honours Player Medveščak Zagreb Yugoslav Cup: 1986, 1987
RK Zagreb Croatian First League: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01 Croatian Cup: 1992, 1993, 1994 Yugoslav First League: 1988–89, 1990–91 Yugoslav Cup: 1991 European Champions Cup: 1992, 1993 EHF Super Cup: 1993
TV Grosswallstadt EHF Challenge Cup: 2000
RK Metković Jambo Croatian Cup: 2002
Yugoslavia 1990 World Championship Czechoslovakia - 4th place 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle - 2nd place
Croatia 1993 Mediterranean Games Languedoc-Roussillon - 1st place 1994 European Championship Portugal - 3rd place 1996 Summer Olympics Atlanta - 1st place 1997 World Championship Japan - 13th place 1999 World Championship Egypt - 10th place 1999 Super Cup Germany - 2nd place 2000 European Championship Croatia - 6th place 2001 World Championship France - 9th place
Individual Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - 1992, 1994
As coach Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Croatian First/Premier League: 2006--07, 2010-11 Croatian Cup: 2007, 2011
Saudi Arabia 2013 World Championship Spain - 19th place 2014 Asian Championship Bahrain - 6th place 2015 World Championship Qatar - 22nd place 2016 Asian Championship Bahrain - 4th place
Al-Rayan SC AHF Champions League Finalist: 2013
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Nenad Kljaić?
Croatian handball player
When was Nenad Kljaić born?
Nenad Kljaić was born on 21 December 1966 in Zagreb.
What is Nenad Kljaić's occupation?
Nenad Kljaić is a handball player and handball coach.
What nationality is Nenad Kljaić?
Nenad Kljaić is Croatian.
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