Željko Babić (handballer)
| Željko Babić | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
19 May 1972 Metković, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gorenje Velenje (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1982–1988 | RK PIK Neretva Opuzen | ||
| 1988–1989 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1988–1994 | Badel 1862 Zagreb | ||
| 1994–1998 | Metković Razvitak | ||
| 1998–2001 | ALPI Pallamano Prato | ||
| 2001–2003 | Metković Jambo | ||
| 2003–2004 | Gammadue Secchia | ||
| 2004–2005 | A.S. Pallamano Secchia | ||
| 2005–2006 | RK Jelsa | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | RA Balić-Metličić | ||
| 2008–2009 | Metković | ||
| 2009 | RK Krško | ||
| 2009–2011 | RK EMC Split | ||
| 2010–2013 | Croatia (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Meshkov Brest | ||
| 2015–2017 | Croatia | ||
| 2017– | Gorenje Velenje | ||
Željko Babić (born 19 May 1972) is a retired Croatian handball player, handball coach and the currently head coach of Slovenian club Gorenje Velenje.
He played for Neretva Opuzen, Badel 1862 Zagreb, Razvitak Metković, Italian teams Gammaude and Pallamano Secchia and RK Jelsa. He played from 1982 to 2006.
In 2015 he was appointed head coach for the Croatian national team and he coached Croatia at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. He has coached RK Metković and Croatia national handball team (as assistant coach) before becoming the head coach of the national team.
He also coached Meshkov Brest from Belarus, RK Krško and EMC Split.
On January 30th, it was announced that Babić had been sacked as the head coach of the Croatia national team due to a poor run of results and due to Croatia finishing 4th in the World Men's Handball Championship 2017.
Following the 2017–18 season, he was named as head coach of Slovenian Gorenje Velenje.
He was born in Metković in family of Ante and Nedjeljka Babić. He has brother Ivica, who is a priest and sister.
He is married and has got three children, Greta and Ivan, who is a twin, and one more daughter Andja.
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