Zlatko Saračević

Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević (5 July 1961 – 21 February 2021) was a Croatian professional handball player and coach. He competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.

Zlatko Saračević
Zlatko Saračević and co-commentator.JPG
Saračević (left) during the 2009 World Championship
Personal information
Full nameZlatan Saračević
Date of birth(1961-07-05)5 July 1961
Place of birthBanja Luka, FPR Yugoslavia
Date of death21 February 2021(2021-02-21) (aged 59)
Place of deathKoprivnica, Croatia
Playing positionRight back
Youth career
RK Borac Banja Luka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1987RK Borac Banja Luka
1987–1990RK Medveščak Zagreb
1990–1993Nîmes
1993–1994Bordeaux
1994–1995Créteil
1995–1997Istres
1997–2000Badel 1862 Zagreb
2000–2002Fotex Veszprém
2002–2003RK Zamet Crotek
National team
1980–1981Yugoslavia U-21
1981–1991Yugoslavia145(200)
1992–2000Croatia75[1](244)
2000–2002Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teams managed
2003–2004RK Zamet Crotek
2004–2005Nyíregyházi KSE
2009–2010RK Čelik Zenica
2010–2015RK Zagreb (assistant)
2014RK Zagreb (interim)
2016–2017RKHM Dubrovnik
2017–2018Croatia (assistant)
2017–2018RK Zagreb
2018–2021RK Podravka
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After the domestic league match between RK Podravka, of which he was coach, and RK Lokomotiva. He was a commentator on RTL Televizija together with Filip Brkić.[2]

Saračević died of cardiac arrest in Koprivnica on 21 February 2021, aged 59.[3][4][5]

Zlatko Saračević Media

References

  1. (in hr) Igrači Zlatko Saračević. http://www.rk-zamet.hr:80/igraci.asp?osoba_id=39. Retrieved 2021-02-24. 
  2. "'I ja sam sada postao navijač...' Brkić: 'I ja sam odavno'". Jutarnji list (in hrvatski). Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
  3. "Umro je Zlatko Saračević". Index.hr (in hrvatski). Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. "Potpuni šok: Umro je Zlatko Saračević, legendi HR rukometa pozlilo nakon utakmice, preminuo je u bolnici". Sportske novosti (in hrvatski). 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. "Le Croate Zlatko Saracevic, emblématique joueur puis entraîneur, est mort". L'Équipe (in français). Retrieved 22 February 2021.