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ŽRK Zamet (Ženski rukometni Klub Zamet) is a
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's handball club from
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, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the
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and the
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History

The club was founded in September 1957 as RK Partizan Zamet by Prof. Stanko Jerger, Josip Šarić and Vittorio Drog. On the initiative of Stanko Jerger, the women's team was made later. Until January 1985, the club was combined with
RK Zamet RK Zamet (Rukometni Klub Zamet) is a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League and the Croatian Handball Cup. Although the club has not won any mayor trophies, it has p ...
. In 1962, the players of Partizan Zamet went to the quarter finals of the
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where they lost 6:5 to
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. The next year, they finished second in the Croatian championship and failed to qualify for the First League, being one point behind Partizan Bjelovar. They failed to qualify for the next three seasons. In 1966, Zamet eliminated
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in the qualifications for entering the first league. From 1971 to 1974, the club played in the
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. After 1974, the club played in the second tier of the
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until the collapse of the Yugoslav league. In the first season of the Croatian league, Zamet played in the 1.B HRL, won the league, and got promoted to the 1.A HRL the same season. In their first season in the 1.A HRL, the club finished in third place and qualified for the
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, which was their first appearance in a European competition. The club was then led by Slavko Bralić. From 2002 to 2004, the club was called Croatia Osiguranje Zamet due to sponsorship. The club's best successes were the two cup finals (in 2014 and 2016) and the second place in the league in 2015, in the season in which they fought for the title with
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, with a generation which they led by Ćamila Mičijević and Dejana Milosavljević, which they later made the respectable career and won the bronze medal at the
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with
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.


Venue

Since the foundation of the club, matches were played on the playground Zamet when
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was played. As of 2009, the club has been playing in Centar Zamet. The capacity of the venue is 2,350 spectators.


Seasons

Since the beginning of Croatian handball in 1992, Zamet has competed at the highest level except for four seasons when they were in the second tier. :1 The season was voided due to
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Team


Current squad

:Squad for the 2020-21 season * Blažić Irina * Đuzel Allsu * Hodžić Adela * Hren Patricia * Krivičić Tea * Mikolić Katja * Milošević Laura * Mršić Elena * Nikolić Noel * Perčić Bahtiri Nayana * Pleša Nikolina * Pleše Nika * Polić Lea * Ramić Mihaela * Rončević Iva * Sabalić Veronika * Skokandić Katia * Stanić Iva * Tabar Iva * Toskić Ella * Troskot Stefanie * Visković Maja


Technical staff

* President: Iva Lesjak * Head Coach: Drago Žiljak * Assistant, GK Coach: Željko Vujmilović * Fitness Coach: Nikola Babić * Physiotherapist: Iva Mikolić * Second Team Coach: Edo Šmit * Second Team GK Coach: Robert Lukić * Youth Academy Coaches: Tamara Košpić, Maja Višković, Katja Mikolić, Patricia Hren, Source
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Notable former players

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* Ida Crljenica * Zlata Fazlić * Željka Maras * Tea Morsi * Nada Rukavina * Gordana Čorak * Branka Zuber * Jadranka Mijolović * Branka Strišković * Suzana Gustin * Ljerka Krajnović *
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* Jasenka Pilepić * Višnja Hrmić *
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* Katarina Ježić * Ćamila Mičijević * Ana Debelić * Kristina Plahinek *
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* Dejana Milosavljević


Coaches

* Stanko Jerger (1957-1968) * Stanko Jerger & Simeon Kosanović (1968-1969) * Simeon Kosanović (1969-1975) * Branimir Čutić (1975-1981) * Andrija Barin (1981) * Josip Božić (1982) * Marijan Seđak (1982-1985) * Sandro Bogojević (1985-1986) * Edo Šmit (1986-1988) * Vjekoslav Sardelić (1988-1990) * Damir Čavlović (1991) * Zdravko Štingl (1991-1992) *
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(1992-1994) * Edo Šmit (1994) *
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(1995) * Edo Šmit (1995-1999) * Branimir Čutić (1999-2001) *
Darko Dunato Darko Dunato (born 17 May 1960) is a former Croatian handball player. Honours ;Zamet * Croatian First A League: Vice-Champions (1): 1991–92 *Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to: * Yugoslavia, or any of the three his ...
(2001-2002) * Boris Dragičević (2002-2005) * Damir Čavlović (2005-2007) *
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(2007-2008) * Edo Šmit (2008-2011) * Drago Žiljak (17 July 2011- 28 August 2012) * Željko Čagalj (28 August 2012 - 28 April 2013) * Adriana Prosenjak (13 May 2013 – 13 March 2019) * Igor Marijanović (15 April 2019 - 28 August 2020 ) * Drago Žiljak (1 September 2020 - present )


Presidents

* 1957–1968 - Vittorio Drog☨ * 1968–1977 - Stanko Jerger * 1977–1979 - Ivan Brnabić * 1979–1980 - Fedor Pirović * 1980–1983 - Drago Crnčević * 1983–1985 - Petar Čarić * 1985–1991 - Ranko Dujmović * 1991-1994 - Srđan Čevizović * 1994-1999 - Ranko Dujmović * 1999–2019 - Luka Denona * 2019 - present - Iva Lesjak


Honours


Croatia

* 1.HRL **Runner-up (1): 2014–15 * 1.B HRL **Winners (2): 1991–92, 1996–97 * Croatian Cup **Finalist (2): 2014, 2016


Yugoslavia

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(North) **Winners (1): 1977–78 * Regional league of Primorje and Istra **Winners (3): 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70 * Rijeka League **Winners (4): 1957–58, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1963–64


European record


Rankings


EHF club coefficient ranking

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Related clubs

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RK Zamet RK Zamet (Rukometni Klub Zamet) is a handball club from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 1957. The club currently competes in the Croatian Premier Handball League and the Croatian Handball Cup. Although the club has not won any mayor trophies, it has p ...


Sources

*Petar Orgulić - 50 godina rukometa u Rijeci (2005), Adria public


References


External links


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