Jasmin Mrkonja
Jasmin Mrkonja (born 9 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional handball player and former coach.
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| Full name | Jasmin Mrkonja | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 October 1958 Zavidovići, SFR Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bosnian | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right winger | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||
1971–1978 | Krivaja Zavidovići | |||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||
1978–1983 | Krivaja Zavidovići | |||||||||||||||
1983–1987 | Metaloplastika | |||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Playing career
Mrkonja started playing handball at hometown club Krivaja Zavidovići. He then joined Yugoslav giants Metaloplastika in 1983, staying there until 1987 and winning many major trophies during that period.[1]
Mrkonja represented Yugoslavia in the men's tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics[2] and was also part of the Yugoslav team that were crowned World Champions in 1986.
Coaching career
Mrkonja was head coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national handball team from 2003 until 2004.
Honours
Player
Metaloplastika
- Yugoslav Handball Championship: 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87
- Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1983–84, 1985–86
- EHF Champions League: 1984–85, 1985–86
Yugoslavia
References
- "JASMIN MRKONJA: MP – MOJ KLUB". metaloplastika.wordpress.com (in Serbian). 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jasmin Mrkonja Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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