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Damir Čavlović

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Damir Čavlović
Personal information
Born (1952-01-28) 28 January 1952 (age 72)
Karlovac, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 9
Youth career
Years Team
1967–1968
 RK Dubovac
Senior clubs
Years Team
1968–1970
 RK Dubovac
1970–1976
 RK Kvarner
1976–1977
 HC Rovetto
1977–1980
 Partizan Rijeka
1980–1981
 RK Kvarner
1981–1985
 RK Zamet
National team
Years Team
1971–1972
  Yugoslavia U-21
1973
 SR Croatia
Teams managed
1987–1989
 RK Zamet U-18
1989–1990
 RK Zamet U-21
1990–1991
 RK Zamet
1991
 ŽRK Zamet
1993–1995
 Karlovačka Pivovara
1995–1997
 RK Split Brodokumer
1996
  Croatia
1997–1998
 ŽRK Tvin Trgocentar
1998–1999
 Pallamano Alpi Prato
1999–2002
 RK Zamet Crotek
2003
 RK Kvarner Kostrena
2003–2004
 RK Zamet (assistant coach)
2005–2007
 ŽRK Zamet
2007–2009
 RK Zamet II
2009–2010
 RK Zamet
2011–2014
 RK Zamet U-16
2014–2017
 RK Trsat U-16
2017–2018
 RK Zamet (youth academy)

Damir Čavlović (born 28 January 1952) is a former Croatian handball player.[1]

He has coached clubs such as RK Zamet, RK Split Brodokumer, ŽRK Zamet, ŽRK Tvin Trgocentar and RK Kvarner Kostrena.[2]

In 1996 he was also coach of the Croatia men's national handball team.[3]

Čavlović last coached RK Zamet in senior competition during the 2009-10 season. Since then he has coached various youth selection in Zamet and Trsat.[4]

Career

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Playing career

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Čavlović started his playing career in his hometown club RK Dubovac.[5]

After two seasons in Dubovac he was called up by Vlado Stenzel to come play for RK Kvarner in Rijeka. Čavlović played for the greatest generation of the club, while they were playing in the Yugoslav First League.[6] In 1973 Ivan Munitić became head coach and the same season Kvarner was relegated. The next season they quickly earned promotion back to the first tier but were relegated again after one season.[6]

In 1976 he moved to Italian side HC Rovetto where he played for one season winning the Italian Cup.[7] After his short stint in Italy Čavlović returned to Rijeka to play RK Zamet (then Partizan Rijeka) with whom he entered the Yugoslav First League. The club one knocked out after one season. In 1980 Čavlović moved to RK Kvarner for one season and returned to RK Zamet where he retired in 1985.

Coaching career

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Čavlović started his coaching career in RK Zamet coaching various youth selections. After the sacking of Josip Šojat in 1990 he became head coach of the senior team. He only lasted for one season leading them to twelfth place in the last season of the Yugoslav Handball Championship before being replaced by Drago Žiljak.[8] In 1991 he briefly coached the women's side ŽRK Zamet.

On 18 November 1993 Čavlović was named head coach of Karlovačka Pivovara.[9] Gaining good results in the first season Karlovac played the EHF City Cup in 1994 reaching the quarter final where they lost to TUSEM Essen (34:29 aggregate).[10] In 1995 Čalović took the club to the Croatian Cup Final where they lost to champions Badel 1862 Zagreb 23:29. During his stay in Karlovac the club had the least conceded goals in the Croatian First A League.[11]

In 1995 Čavlović took over Split Brodokumer where he coached then young talents Ivano Balić and Petar Metličić. During his second and last season Čavlović took Split to second place placement in the league. In 1996 he coached the Croatian national team in three matches.[12]

After his stay in Split Čavlović moved to Virovitica and coached the women's side from the Second league (then First B League) and after one season took them to the First A league. In 1998 Čavlović moved to Italy and coached Alpi Prato. With the club Čavlović won Serie A and reached the Coppa Italia Final. He also played the 1998–99 EHF Champions League group stage where Prato finished last.[7][13]

After winning the league in Italy in 1999 Čavlović returned to RK Zamet (then called Zamet Crotek). In his first season Čavlović took Zamet to their first Croatian Cup Final where they lost to champions RK Zagreb. The next season Čavlović also took them to the Croatian Cup Final where they lost to Metković Jambo.[14] During his three year stay Čavlović took Zamet to the EHF City Cup and EHF Cup Winners' Cup.[15] After getting sacked from Zamet he took over the newly established RK Kvarner Kostrena and help them get promoted from the 3.HRL - West before leaving them to Ivan Munitić.[15][16]

Čavlović took over ŽRK Zamet during the summer of 2005.[17] In his first season the club finished fifth. During his second season Čavlović quit due to poor results in February 2007.[18]

Honours

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As a player

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Kvarner
Rovetto
Zamet

As a coach

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Zamet U-21
Karlovac
Split
Tvin Trgocentar
Prato
Zamet
Kvarner Kostrena

References

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  1. ^ Patrik Mršnik (10 December 2014). "Svi nas vide u Drugoj ligi, a sezona je tek na polovici". sportCom.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Kadeti "Kozale" prvaci Hrvatske" [Cadets "Kožale" Croatian champions]. Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Čavlović: Zamet je pred ispunjenjem plana" [Čavlovic: Zamet is ahead of the plan's completion]. hrs.hr (in Croatian). 10 December 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ Ivana Strahija (29 March 2010). "Sedamdeset golova u Čakovcu" [Seventeen goals in Čakovec]. sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Rukometni klub Dubovac" [Handball Club Dubovac]. kafotka.net (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Pola stoljeća od prvog plesa "morskih konjica"" [Half a century from the first dance of "sea horses"]. ss-ekonomska-mmirkovica-ri.skole.hr (in Croatian). 19 March 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Ecco i campioni biancoverdi Dai portieri al capitano, un team costruito per vincere" [Here are the green and white champions, from goalkeepers to the captain, a team built to win]. ricerca.gelocal.it (in Italian). 14 April 1999. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  8. ^ "1990-1992". www.rk-zamet.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Karlovacki_tjednik" (PDF). www.gkka.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  10. ^ "1993/94 Men's City Cup". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  11. ^ Sanimir Radek (8 June 2016). "Sanimir Radek - biografija" [Sanimir Radek - biography]. sportilus.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  12. ^ Igor Duvnjak (11 May 2016). "Fešta od rukometa: Ivanu Stevanoviću najtopliji pljesak" [Handball show: Ivan Stevanović receives hottest applause]. novilist.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  13. ^ "H.C. Alpi Prato". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  14. ^ "U ZAGREBU PROTEKLOG VIKENDA ODIGRANA ZAVRŠNICA HRVATSKOGA KUPA RUKOMETAŠA KUP NA NERETVI!". arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr (in Croatian). 7 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  15. ^ a b "Coupe des Coupes M: Montpellier is in the quarterfinals!". www.handzone.net (in French). Europe. 16 December 2001. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  16. ^ Igor Dragozetić (16 November 2002). "Zamet prošao Nizozemce". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  17. ^ Antun Grgić (7 September 2005). "Podravka bolja od Zameta u prvom kolu prvenstva". sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  18. ^ Hrvoje Rafaelić (21 February 2007). "Zamećanke ostale bez trenera" [Zamet is left without a coach]. sportnet.rtl.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
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