Renato Sulić (born 12 November 1979 in

Rijeka Rijeka (; Fiume ( �fjuːme in Italian and in Fiuman dialect, Fiuman Venetian) is the principal seaport and the List of cities and towns in Croatia, third-largest city in Croatia. It is located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County on Kvarner Ba ...

) is a

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player who currently plays for

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 ha ...

Club career

Sulić started his youth career in RK Trsat where very quickly he showed a great capability in playing handball. Soon he moved to

where he helped the team return to the First A League in 1995-96 season. The same year he was also a part of the winning Zamet team in the U-19 Championship. After four years in Zamet he became unhappy with his status in the club and left to Metković Jambo. He stayed in the club for only a year and won his first European competition

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and finishing second in the

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. Sulić returned for a season to

before going to play for

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. During his time in Zagreb he won 3 league titles and 2 cup titles. After Zagreb he had short stints in Fotex Veszprém, Agram Medvečak before spending three years in Pivovarna Laško Celje. In 2009 Sulić returned to

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where he has won every domestic cup and league season since 2009 and

SEHA League The South East Handball Association League, or simply the SEHA League, is a regional men's club handball league in Southeast Europe, featuring teams from Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovakia. Due to sponsorship reasons, the le ...

since 2014.

International career

Renato made his first appearance for

at the 2001 World Championship. The same year he won his first medal at the

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where

won first place. In 2003 Renato played a pivotal role in

winning the 2003 World Championship. After the 2004 European Championship where Croatia secured 4th place Sulić got hit in a car accident. He had an operation on his left knee and missed out on the

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. In 2006 he played at the World Cup in Sweden where Croatia won first place. In 2008 he won a silver medal with Croatia at 2008 European Championship in Norway. The same year he represented his country at the

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. Croatia lost in the semi-finals and finished at fourth place. After not being selected for 7 years Željko Babić called up Sulić to play for the

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but Sulić refused and said his national team days are a finished story.

Personal life

Sulić has been married to former Miss Universe contestant Maja Cecić-Vidoš since 2003. Renato and Maja have four children, three daughters and a son. For a while Sulić and his wife owned a local bar in

named Maat Bar. In 2016 Sulić obtained Hungarian

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Honours

Club

;Zamet * Croatian First B League (1): 1995-96 * Croatian Championship U-19 (1): 1996 ;Zagreb *

Croatian First League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

(3): 2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04 *

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(2): 2003, 2004 ;Pivovarna Laško Celje *

Slovenian First League The Slovenian PrvaLiga (, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Slovenian football league system. Contested by ten clubs, it operates on a system of prom ...

(2): 2006-07, 2007–08 *

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(1): 2007 ;Veszprém * Hungarian First League (9): 2004-05, 2009–10,

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, 2011–12,

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, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016-17 *

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

(10): 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014,

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

(2): 2014-15, 2015–16 *

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 ...

final (2): 2014-15, 2015–16 ;Croatia * 2001 Mediterranean Games in Tunis - 1st * 2002 European Championship in Sweden - 16th * 2003 World Championship in Portugal - 1st * 2004 European Championship in Slovenia - 4th * 2006 European Championship in Switzerland - 4th * 2006 World Cup in Sweden - 1st * 2007 World Championship in Germany - 5th * 2008 European Championship in Norway - 2nd * 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing - 4th ;Individual *2003 Athletes of the Year by

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*2006 Athletes of the Year by

*2013-14

top 8 *2013-14

best line player *2014-15

all-star team *

hall of fame - 2015

References

External links

*
Renato Sulić player profile on MKB Veszprém KC official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sulic, Renato 1979 births Living people Handball players from Rijeka Croatian male handball players Olympic handball players for Croatia Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics RK Zamet players Wisła Płock (handball) players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Croatia Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Croatian expatriate handball players in Hungary Expatriate handball players in Poland Expatriate handball players in Slovenia 21st-century Croatian sportsmen