Zdenko Hibšer

Zdenko Hibšer (8 February 1950 - 25 July 2014) was a Croatian handball player and former coach.^[1]

Zdenko Hibšer
Personal information
Born	(1950-02-08)8 February 1950 Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Died	25 July 2014(2014-07-25) (aged 64) Rijeka, Croatia
Nationality	Croatian
Club information
Current club	Retired
Number	4
Youth career
Years	Team
1963-1967	RK Kvarner
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1967-1976	RK Kvarner
1976-1978	RK Matulji
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970	Yugoslavia	3	(6)
Teams managed
1976	RK Kvarner (Assistant coach)
	RK Matulji
1993-1994	RK Kvarner

Career

Hibšer entered the first team of Kvarner in 1967. He quickly entered Yugoslav First League with his team and was part of the golden generation of RK Kvarner.^[2]

Hibšer played three matches for the Yugoslav national team in November of 1970 at the Carpat Cup in Romania. He scored six goals.

After being suspended in 1976 by the disciplinary committee for missing a match against Partizan Bjelovar due to a work engagement he left Kvarner and joined RK Matulji. He played for Matulji for two seasons and later coached the side.

In 1994 alongside Duško Milošević and Marko Kosanović, Hibšer coached Kvarner and gained promotion to the First B League.

Death

Zdenko Hibšer passed away on 25 July 2014 at the age of 64. He was buried at Kozala cemetery.^[3]

Honours

As Player

Kvarner

• Yugoslav Second League - West (1): 1974-75
• Croatian Unique League (1): 1969-70
• Regional League of Primorje and Istra (2): 1967–68, 1968–69

As coach

Kvarner

• 2. HRL - West (1): 1993-94

Individual

• Best handball player of Rijeka: 1970 and 1971

External links

• Petar Orgulić - 50 godina rukometa u Rijeci (2004), Adria public

References

1. "Bilo jednom u Rijeci - Pola stoljeća od prvog plesa „morskih konjica"". lokalpatrioti-rijeka.com (in Croatian).
2. "Povijesne priče i dogodovštine". croinfo.net/ (in Croatian).
3. "Zdenko Hibšer". osmrtnice.hr (in Croatian).