RK Bjelovar (Rukometni Klub Bjelovar) is a

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club from

Bjelovar Bjelovar (, , Czech language, Czech: ''Bělovar'' or ''Bělovár,'' Kajkavian dialect, Kajkavian: ''Belovar,'' Latin: ''Bellovarium'') is a city in central Croatia. In the Demographics of Croatia, 2021 census, its population was 36,316 . It is ...

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formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball (North) and the Croatian Handball Cup. During Communist Yugoslavia, the club was known as Partizan, named after the

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. After Croatian independence in 1991, the current name was adopted. Despite being the most successful club in Yugoslavia, it has had little success since the 1980 season and has been thoroughly eclipsed by RK Zagreb in modern Croatian handball.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments

* National Championship of Yugoslavia: 9 **1958, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1979 *

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: **1972 *

Finalist: **1962, 1973 *

Semifinalist: **1968, 1971

Players

* Hrvoje Horvat * Albin Vidović * Vladimir Smiljanić-Babura * Miroslav Pribanić * Željko Nimš *

Zvonimir Serdarušić Zvonimir Serdarušić (; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional Team handball, handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also ac ...

* Boris Bradić * Pavle Jurina * Mirko Bašić * Željko Vidaković * Rastko Stefanović * Dalibor Sokač * Goran Šoštarec * Antonio Pribanić * Mario Vuglač * Mohsen Karamian * Miroslav Milinović

Famous coaches

* Željko Seleš * Ante Kostelić (father of Janica Kostelić and Ivica Kostelić)

References

External links

Official website of RK Bjelovar
(Croatian) Handball clubs in Croatia Handball clubs established in 1955 Sport in Bjelovar 1955 establishments in Croatia {{Croatia-sport-team-stub