Zdenko Zorko (born 18 August 1950) is a

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

n former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

and in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

for

Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...

. In his youth Zdenko Zorko played

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

NK Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

before playing

. In 1972 he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played one match as goalkeeper. Four years later he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches as goalkeeper.

Honours

;Player ;Zagreb *

Yugoslav Second League Yugoslav Second League ( Bosnian: ''Druga savezna liga,'' Croatian: ''Druga savezna liga'', Serbian: ''Друга савезна лига'', Slovenian: ''Druga zvezna liga'', Macedonian: ''Втора сојузна лига'', ''Vtora sojuzna l ...

– (North) (1): 1978–79 *

– (West) (1): 1981–82 ;Coach ;Zagreb *

– (North) (1): 1987–88 *

Croatian Premier Handball League The Croatian Handball Premier League () is the highest men's handball league in Croatia. It is organized by the Croatian Handball Federation (''Hrvatski rukometni savez''). The league comprises 16 teams. The league was formed in 1991 with the d ...

(1): 1999–00 *

Croatian Cup Croatian Cup may refer to: *Croatian Football Cup *Croatian Football Super Cup *Croatian Women's Football Cup *Croatian Basketball Cup, also known as Krešimir Ćosić Cup *Croatian Handball Cup *Croatian Water Polo Cup The Croatian Water Polo C ...

(1): 2000 ;Individual *

Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport () is the highest recognition that Republic of Croatia gives for extraordinary achievements and contributions of remarkable meaning for the development of sport in Croatia. This award has been given since 1991. I ...

– 2012

References

External links

Zdenko Zorko at databaseOlympics.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zorko, Zdenko 1950 births Living people Croatian male handball players Olympic handball players for Yugoslavia Yugoslav male handball players Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Yugoslavia Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Yugoslavia Competitors at the 1975 Mediterranean Games Croatian expatriate handball players in Germany Croatian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Croatian handball coaches Expatriate handball coaches Mediterranean Games medalists in handball