Vladan Matić

Vladan Matić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Матић; born 28 April 1970) is a Serbian former handball player and current coach of Hungarian club Grundfos Tatabánya KC. He also holds Hungarian citizenship.

Vladan Matić
Matić in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Vladan Matić
Born	(1970-04-28) 28 April 1970 (age 55) Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbian / Hungarian
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Club information
Current club	RK Metaloplastika (coach)
Youth career
Team
	RK Metaloplastika
Senior clubs
Years	Team
	RK Metaloplastika
1993–1995	Partizan
1995–1997	Crvena zvezda
1997–2001	Partizan
2001–2007	Pick Szeged
National team
Years	Team
1997–2004	Serbia and Montenegro
Teams managed
2007–2009	Pick Szeged
2008–2010	Hungary (assistant)
2009–2011	Ferencváros
2011–2013	Celje
2013–2014	Serbia
2014–2021	Grundfos Tatabánya KC
2018–2019	Hungary (co-coach)
2022–2024	RK Metaloplastika
2024–	Csurgói KK
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Yugoslavia World Championship 1999 Egypt Team 2001 France Team

Playing career

Matić made his professional debut with his hometown club Metaloplastika. He later played for Partizan (1993–1995 and 1997–2001) and Crvena zvezda (1995–1997). In 2001, Matić moved abroad to Hungary and stayed with Pick Szeged until 2007.

Matić represented Serbia and Montenegro (known as FR Yugoslavia until 2003), winning two bronze medals at the World Championships (1999^[1] and 2001^[2]). He also participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics and two European Championships (2002 and 2004^[3][4]).

Coaching career

Matić started his coaching career at Pick Szeged in early 2007 and remained in charge until late 2009. He later coached Ferencváros (2009–2011) and Celje (2011–2013). In October 2013, Matić was named as head coach of the Serbia national team.^[5] He resigned from his position in June 2014.^[6] In 2018 he acquired Hungarian citizenship,^[7] and as well became the coach of the Hungary men's national handball team along with István Csoknyai which lasted until 2019. He is currently the head coach of Grundfos Tatabánya KC.