Denis Špoljarić

Denis Špoljarić (born 20 August 1979) is a Croatian former handball player who currently works as an assistant coach of RK Zagreb. He was a World champion in 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion in 2004. He received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a silver medal at the 2008 European Championship.

In 2024 he became the assistant coach to Dagur Sigurðsson in the Croatian Handball Team and (as of 2026) he helped the team win two medals (2025, 2026).

Honours

• Premier League
• Winner (11): 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
• Croatian Cup
• Winner (10): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup
• Finalist (1): 2005

• Swiss League
• Winner (1): 2001-02

• MIK 1. Liga
• Winner (1): 2006-07
• Slovenian Cup
• Winner (1): 2007
• EHF Men's Champions Trophy
• Finalist (1): 2007

• DHB-Pokal
• Winner (1): 2014
• EHF Cup
• Winner (1): 2015
• IHF Super Globe
• Winner (1): 2015

• Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - 2004

Orders

• Order of Danica Hrvatska with face of Franjo Bučar - 2004

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