Tonči Valčić (born 9 June 1978) is a Croatian former professional
handball
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player.
He was a member of the
Croatia national team at the
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
Playing career
Valčić began his career in
Croatian powerhouse
RK Zagreb where he has played for the majority of this career.
Valčić played for three seasons in
Germany
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for
TV Grosswallstadt. He also played in
Spain
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for
CB Torrevieja and
CB Ademar León before returning to
Croatia
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.
Valčić debuted for the
national team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
at the
1999 World Men's Handball Championship
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in
Egypt
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.
He played for the national team from 1999 to 2010 winning the
2003 World Men's Handball Championship and coming to the finals of
2008 European Men's Handball Championship,
2009 World Men's Handball Championship and
2010 European Men's Handball Championship.
Coaching career
After end of playing career he became an assistant coach under the staff of
Lino Červar in
RK Zagreb, during the 2018–19 season.
Personal life
His younger brother is
Josip Valčić.
Honours
;Zagreb
*
Premier League
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**Winner (13): 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17
*
Croatian Cup
**Winner (13): 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
*
SEHA League
**Winner (1):
2012-13
**Third place (4):
2011-12,
2013-14,
2014-15,
2015-16
;CB Torrevieja
*
Honor B
**Promotion (1): 2003-04
References
External links
European competition
1978 births
Living people
Croatian male handball players
Croatian expatriate handball players in Germany
Olympic handball players for Croatia
Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Zadar
RK Zagreb players
Liga ASOBAL players
Croatian expatriate handball players in Spain
21st-century Croatian sportsmen
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