Iztok Puc
Slovenian and Croatian handball player (1966-2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iztok Puc (14 September 1966 – 20 October 2011) was a Croatian-Slovenian handball player, who was one of the world's top players of the 1980s and 1990s.[3] During his career he played professionally for Borac Banja Luka, Zagreb, Celje and Prule 67. He won a total of 18 domestic trophies. He has won the elite EHF Champions League in 1992 and 1993, both times with Zagreb. He is one of very few handball players who represented three different countries at the Summer Olympics (Yugoslavia, Croatia and Slovenia),[4][5][6] winning bronze with Yugoslavia in 1988 and gold with Croatia in 1996. In 2009, he was named the best overall player in the history of Slovenian handball.[7] After his death an award named in his honour was introduced and is awarded annually to the most promising young handball players in Slovenia and Croatia, given alternately one year to Slovenian and another year to Croatian player.[8][9]
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Born |
(1966-09-14)14 September 1966[1] Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, Yugoslavia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
20 October 2011(2011-10-20) (aged 45) San Diego, California, U.S.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Left back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19??–1985 | Šoštanj | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1985–1990 | Borac Banja Luka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1994 | Zagreb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1999 | Celje | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2002 | Prule 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 |
![]() | 82 | (191) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1998 |
![]() | 65 | (325) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 |
![]() | 34 | (120) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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