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Mirza Džomba

Mirza Džomba
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Personal information
Full name Mirza Džomba
Born (1977-02-28) 28 February 1977 (age 40)
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 95kg
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 11
Youth clubs
1990-1994 Zamet
Senior clubs
1994–1997
1997–2001
2001–2004
2004–2007
2007–2010
2010–2011
Zamet
Badel 1862 Zagreb
Fotex Veszprém
BM Ciudad Real
Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb
Vive Kielce Trade Fairs
National team
1994–1995
1995–1996
1996–1997
1997–2001
1997–2008
Croatia U-19
Croatia U-20
Croatia U-21
Croatia B
Croatia



15 (52)
173 (667)
Title
2016-present
2016-present
President
Board member
HA-PGK
RSF

Mirza Džomba (born 28 February 1977) is a retired Croatian handball player, World champion and Olympic champion. He played for RK Zamet, RK Zagreb, Fotex Veszprém, BM Ciudad Real and Vive Targi Kielce before retiring in 2011.

He was also a member of the Croatia national handball team which whom he represented from 1997 to 2008. He holds the national team's top goalscorer record with 719 goals. He was part of the golden generation that won the 2003 World Championship and 2004 Summer Olympics.

He is noted by many critics as one of the best right wings ever. In 2013 Džomba was awarded the best right wing in the history of the EHF Champions League by the European Handball Federation.

Džomba has also played in six EHF Champions League finals while winning one with Ciudad Real. Among other awards he was nominated three times for the IHF World Player of the Year award reaching third place in 2004 and 2005, second place in 2006.

Džomba was born 28 February 1977 in Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of Mirsada and Mensur Džomba. He has a brother, Amir, who is two years older.

His talent was discovered by Veno Đonlić in Škurinje, in the former elementary school "Ivo Lola Ribar", today Elementary School "Škurinje". Later he joined RK Zamet where his first coach in youth selections was Vjekoslav Sardelić.


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