HRVATSKI RUKOMETNI SAVEZ

Trg Sportova 11
HR-10000 Zagreb

Telephone: +385-1-350532
Telefax: +385-1-391078

Qualification group 1 for the 1998 Men’s European Championship:

CRO - ROM  29:21    ROM - CRO  22:25
POR - MKD  32:30    MKD - POR  33:29
ROM - POR  30:26    POR - ROM  20:24
MKD - CRO  31:29    CRO - MKD  37:27
MKD - ROM  35:22    ROM - MKD  32:25
POR - CRO  19:18    CRO - POR  28:25

1. CRO  6  4  0  2  166:145  8 
2. MKD  6  3  0  3  181:181  6 
3. ROM  6  3  0  3  151:160  6 
4. POR  6  2  0  4  151:163  4

Preparation Programs:

May	5	start of preparation
May	14-17	Croatia-Cup in Rijeka/CRO
May	18-23	Training Camp in Zagreb/CRO

List of players:
Please see the next page with the provisional list of players (status: 20th January 1998)

National Coach:
Velimir Kljaic, born on February 10, 1946, in Gornje Danilo - Sibenik

A teacher of physical education and a former National team player.
During several years as a coach in Germany
1992 German Champion (Wallau-Massenheim)
1992 Winner of the IHF-Cup (Wallau-Massenheim)
Gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta with Croatia

Ranking since 1994:

1994 European Championship in Portugal	3rd place
1995 World Championship in Iceland	2nd place
1996 European Championship in Spain	5th place
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta	1st place
1997 World Championship in Japan	13th place