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Serdarušić with THW Kiel in 2007
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia |
2 September 1950 ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kilograms (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Pivot (Line player) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | PSG Handball (Manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1970 1970–1973 1973–1980 1980–1981 1981–1984 |
RK Velež Mostar RK Bosna Sarajevo Partizan Bjelovar THW Kiel Füchse Berlin |
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National team | |||||||||||||||||||||
1973-1978 | Yugoslavia | 79 (?) | |||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1986 1986–1989 1989–1990 1990–1993 1993–2008 2009–2010 2010 2013 2014–2015 2015–present |
RK Velež Mostar Mehanika Metković SG Flensburg-Handewitt THW Kiel Slovenia RK Celje (Advisor) PSG Handball |
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Medal record
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Zvonimir "Noka" Serdarušić (born 2 September 1950 in Mostar, SFR Yugoslavia) is a German handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia. In May 1998 he took on German citizenship, thereby resigning Croatian nationality.
Serdarušić began his handball career in Velež from Mostar. After three seasons he moved to RK Bosna Sarajevo. In two seasons with Bosna Sarajevo he moved up from the third league to the first. In 1973 Serdarušić moved to Partizan Bjelovar. He stayed at the club for seven years winning the First League twice in 1977 and 1979 and the Cup once in 1977.
In 1981 he spent one season in THW Kiel before moving to Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC. At Füchse Berlin he got to the semi final of the IHF Cup in 1983 and the final of the DHB-Pokal 1984 before retiring.
He also played a match for the world all star team.
Seradušić first appeared at 1974 World Championship in East Germany. There Yugoslavia won the bronze medal defeating Poland 18:16.
He was part of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 17 goals. Currently Serdarušić is considered one of the top handball coaches in the world. He also played at the 1975 Mediterranean Games where he won a gold medal. His last tournament for the national team was the 1978 World Championship where Yugoslavia finished fifth.