| Željko Babić | |||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born | (1972-05-19)19 May 1972 (age 53) Metković,SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Olympiacos (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 | RK Metković Razvitak | ||||||||||
1998–2001 | ALPI Pallamano Prato | ||||||||||
2001–2003 | RK 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 | RK Metković | ||||||||||
2009 | RK Krško | ||||||||||
2009–2011 | RK EMC Split | ||||||||||
2010–2013 | Croatia (assistant) | ||||||||||
2013–2015 | HC Meshkov Brest | ||||||||||
2015–2017 | Croatia | ||||||||||
2017–2018 | RK Gorenje Velenje | ||||||||||
2020–2022 | RK Eurofarm Pelister | ||||||||||
2022–2023 | RK Podravka Koprivnica | ||||||||||
2024– | Olympiacos | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Željko Babić (born 19 May 1972) is a Croatian retiredhandball player and current coach ofOlympiacos.
Babić had played for the following clubs:RK PIK Neretva Opuzen,Badel 1862 Zagreb,Razvitak Metković,Secchia andPallamano Prato, andRK Jelsa. He retired from playing professional handball in 2006.
Babić worked as an assistant coach under the coaching staff ofSlavko Goluža in theCroatian national team, winning bronze medals at the2012 European Championship,2012 Summer Olympics and at the2013 World Championship, and the silver medal at the2013 Mediterranean Games.
On 27 February 2015, he was appointed as the head coach of the Croatian national team, leading the team at the2016 European Championship,2016 Summer Olympics and at the2017 World Championship.[1] On 30 January 2017, it was reported that Babić was sacked as the head coach of the national team of Croatia due to a poor run of results and finishing fourth in the World Championship finals held in January in France.
Following the 2017–18 season, Babić was named the head coach of Slovenian clubRK Gorenje Velenje. He parted ways with the club in May 2018.
On 9 January 2020, he was appointed as the head coach ofRK Eurofarm Pelister in North Macedonia.[2]
Babić was born inMetković in the family of mother Nedjeljka and father Ante Babić. He has brother Ivica who is a priest, and a sister. He married his wife Katarina Vukoja, with whom he has three children: twins Greta and Ivan, and a daughter Anđa.[3]
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