Jakov Gojun | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Split, SFR Yugoslavia |
18 April 1986 ||
Nationality | Croatian | ||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth clubs | |||
RK Split | |||
Senior clubs | |||
2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2008 2008–2009 2009–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015– |
RK Krilnik RK Solin RK Zamet RK Siscia RK CO Zagreb Atlético de Madrid PSG Füchse Berlin |
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National team | |||
2005-2006 2006-2007 2007– |
Croatia U-18 Croatia U-20 Croatia |
148 (79) |
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Jakov Gojun (born 18 April 1986) is a Croatian handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Croatian national team.
He competed for the Croatia national team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, winning the bronze medal.
Gojun was born 18 April 1986 in Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. At a young age he started playing handball in his hometown club of .
Unable to prove himself to play for the senior squad of RK Split he started his senior career in RK Krilnik, which is also from Split.
He played for Krilnik for one season in the 2002-03 season helping his club finish in third place but failing to earn promotion to the First League. The next season, he transferred to Solin Transportcommerce. He played in the same league with Solin finishing in ninth place.
In July 2004 Gojun transferred to RK Zamet from Rijeka.
During the beginning of the season under head coach Franko Mileta Zamet finished their first half of the season in seventh place failing to qualify for the championship play-off due to goal difference with PIPO IPC Čakovec. On November 9 Gojun showed great playing skill in defense against RK Zagreb in a defeat of 27:24. On December 25 Franko Mileta was sacked and Williams Černeka took over the team for the rest of the season. RK Zamet. RK Zamet was ranked 14 in the league and was knocked out of the Cup in the round of 16. He also played for the second team Zamet II under coach Damir Čavlović they won the Third League - West and got promoted to the Second League. Gojun's performances that season where rewarded with a call up for the Croatia U-18 squad.