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Alvaro Načinović

Alvaro Načinović
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Načinović in Atlanta 1996
Personal information
Full name Alvaro Načinović
Born (1966-03-22) 22 March 1966 (age 51)
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 98 kg
Playing position Line player
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 8
Youth clubs
1980-1983 RK Zamet
Senior clubs
1983-1991
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-1998
1998-1999
2000-2001
2001-2005
Zamet
Zagreb Loto
Zamet
Pivovara Laško Celje
Zamet Autotrans
Pivovara Laško Celje
Crikvenica
National team
1985-1987
1988-1990
1992-2000
 Yugoslavia U-21
 Yugoslavia
 Croatia
? (?)
33 (?)
105(?)
Title
2006-2010
2012-2014
2016-present
Sports director
Sports director
Sports director
Zamet
Zamet
Kozala

Alvaro Načinović (born 2 March 1966 in Rijeka) is a former Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.

He played for RK Zamet, RK Zagreb Loto with whom he won the European Champions Cup, RK Pivovara Laško Celje and RK Crikvenica.

He won the bronze medal with Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics and with Croatia he won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He also captained the national team of Croatia to a silver medal at the 1995 World Championship and a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championship.

Since April 2016 he's the sports director of RK Kozala.

Načinović first played for his hometown club of Zamet at youth level. He started playing for the senior squad in March 1983.

In 1987 Zamet won the Yugoslav Second League and got promoted to Yugoslav First League. Two years later after the departure of Darko Dunato, Načinović became team captain.

After five season in the first Yugoslav league Načinović transferred to Zagreb Loto. That season Načinović was part of a historic Zagreb team witch won Croatian league, Croatian Cup and European Champions Cup.


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