Tone Tiselj (born 21 September 1961) is a

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n handball coach and former handball player. Tiselj led Slovenia Men, Slovenia Women, Montenegro Women, Celje Pivovarna Laško,

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, KIF Vejen, Budućnost,

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, HCM Baia Mare or

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most recently.

International coaching achievements

Club

EHF Champions League The Men's 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 me ...

– women: **''Winner'':

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan ...

, 2003 * EHF Champions Trophy – women: **''Winner'': 2003

National team

* European Championship – men's tournament: **''Silver Medalist'':

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The ina ...

– men's tournament: **''Eleventh'':

Personal life

He is married to Damjana, with whom he has two children. Tone Tiselj is a professor of physical education. He loves

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References

1961 births Living people Slovenian male handball players Slovenian handball coaches Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Montenegro Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary {{Slovenia-handball-bio-stub