Krešimir Kozina
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 June 1990 Derventa, Bosnia | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Line player | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
|
RK Matulji RK Zamet | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 2007–2011 2011–2013 2013–2015 2015–2016 2016– |
Zamet Nexe Našice Alpla HC Hard Flensburg Füchse Berlin | ||
| National team | |||
| 2008–2009 2015– |
Croatia U-21 Croatia |
10 (4) | |
.svg.png){kind=icon}
.svg.png){kind=icon}
Krešimir Kozina (born 25 June 1990) is a Croatian handball player. He plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Croatian national team.[1]
Club career
Kozina started his youth career in RK Matulji before establishing himself in Zamet the premier handball club of Rijeka.
After four seasons he moved to NEXE. While there he debuted in his first European competition EHF Cup. In 2013 he moved to Austrian Alpla HC Hard. With the club he started winning his first trophies as a club player.
In 2015 Kozina turned down Croatian powerhouse Zagreb and transferred to SG Flensburg-Handewitt where he spent one season.
On May 29, 2016 Kozina signed for Füchse Berlin.[2]
International career
Kozina started his international career playing for Croatia U-21 at the Youth World Championship where Croatia won the tournament.[3]
He debuted for Croatia 6 November 2015 against Macedonia at a friendly tournament called Croatia Cup.[4]
Kozina competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship where Croatia won third place.[5] Kozina also competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Croatia was eliminated by Poland in the Quarter-finals.
Honours
- Zamet
- Croatian Championship U-18 Runner-up: 2008
- Nexe Našice
- Dukat Premier League Runner-up: 2011-12, 2012–13
- Alpla HC Hard
- Austrian Bundesliga: 2013-14, 2014–15
- Austrian Cup: 2014
- Flensburg
- Bundesliga runner-up: 2015-16
- DHB-Pokal runner-up: 2016
- Fusche Berlin
- Croatia
- Individual
- Dražen Petrović Award - 2009
References
- ↑ "Men's EHF Euro 2016 Poland. Croatia" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Fuchse Berlin sign line-player Kresimir Kozina". www.handball-planet.com. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Men's EHF Euro 2016 Poland. Croatia". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Hrvatska 29:21 Makedonija" (PDF). rukometstat.com. Retrieved 16 Sep 2016.
- ↑ "PRIJAM ZA OSVAJAČE ZLATNE MEDALJE NA SP U RUKOMETU ZA JUNIORE". www.rijeka.hr. Retrieved 16 Sep 2016.
 | ||
| ||