Ivan Martinović (handballer)

Ivan Martinović (born 6 January 1998) is a Croatian handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Croatia national team.

Ivan Martinović
Personal information
Born	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 27) Vienna, Austria
Nationality	Croatian
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Number	5
Youth career
Team
	Handballclub Fivers Margareten
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2015–2018	Handballclub Fivers Margareten
2018–2019	VfL Gummersbach
2019–2022	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
2022–2024	MT Melsungen
2024–	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Croatia	48	(238)
Medal record World Championship 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway

Career

Born in Austria, he began career in Vienna, where he won the 2018 Handball Liga Austria. He then made the move to the Handball-Bundesliga in Germany, but was relegated with VfL Gummersbach. He made his national debut in 2019.^[2] Having spent three years with TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, he joined MT Melsungen, but arranged a transfer to Rhein-Neckar Löwen for the following season after the signing of Dainis Krištopāns.^[3] He played a leading role for Croatia at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship, but his tournament was cut short following an injury.^[4][5] With the Croatian national team he won the silver medal at the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.

Individual awards

• Best right back of the World Championship: 2025^[6]