Croatia men's national volleyball team

Croatia

Association	Croatian Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Emanuele Zanini
FIVB ranking	36 (as of November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2002)
Best result	19th (2002)
European Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2005)
Best result	8th (2005)
www.hos.hr (in Croatian)

Croatia men's national volleyball team

Medal record
European League
	2006 Izmir
	2013 Marmaris
Mediterranean Games
	1997 Bari	Team

The Croatia men's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Volleyball Federation.

Results[]

Prior to 1992 Croatia men's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team.

Competitions Croatia men's national volleyball team has never qualified for or competed at:

• the Olympic Games
• the World Cup
• the World Grand Champions Cup
• the World League
• the Junior World Championship
• the Youth Olympic Games

World Championship[]

Year	Round	Position
1994	Did not qualify
1998
2002	First Round	19th
2006	Did not qualify
2010
2014
2018

European Championship[]

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005	Preliminary Round	8th	5	2	3	9	9
2007	Preliminary Round	14th	3	0	3	4	9
2009	Did not qualify
2011
2013
2015	Preliminary Round	15th	3	0	3	0	9
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2021	Round of 16	14th	6	3	3	10	14
Total	Qualified: 4/15		17	5	12	23	41

European League[]

Year	Round	Position
2004	League Round	7th
2005	Did not compete
2006	Final
2007	Did not compete
2008
2009	League Round	12th
2010	Did not compete
2011	League Round	8th
2012	Did not compete
2013	Final
2014	Did not compete
2015	League Round	9th
2016	Did not compete
2017	Did not compete
2018	Silver League Champions	13th
2019	Golden League League Round	8th
2021	TBD	TBD

Mediterranean Games[]

Year	Round	Position
1993	Did not compete
1997	Semifinals
2001	Did not compete
2005	Preliminary Round	9th
2009	Did not compete
2013
2018	Quarterfinals	5th

Team[]

Current squad[]

The following is the Croatia squad for the Final Four of the 2013 European League.

• Tsimafei Zhukouski (C)
• (L)
• Marko Sedlaček
• Ivan Ćosić

Notable players[]

• Tomislav Čošković
  • best server of the 2006 European League
• • best setter of the 2006 European League
• Igor Omrčen
  • top scorer of the 2004 European League
  • top scorer of the 2006 European League
• Tsimafei Zhukouski
  • best server of the 2013 European League
• • top scorer and best spiker of the 2013 European League
• • best receiver of the 2013 European League

Former squads[]

• silver medal at the 2006 European League: Tsimafei Zhukouski, , , Igor Omrčen, , (L), , , , Tomislav Čošković, ,
  • coach:
• silver medal at the 2013 European League: Tsimafei Zhukouski (C), , , , , (L), Marko Sedlaček, Ivan Ćosić, , , ,
  • coach: Igor Šimunčić

Player statistics[]

Most appearances[]

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Player Matches Position Years Igor Omrčen 83 2000-2015 75 71 70 Tomislav Čošković 59 -2010 55 Tsimafei Zhukouski 53

Record against other teams[]

As of 13 Oct 2015

Key Positive total balance (more wins) Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio) Negative total balance (more losses) National team Total Olympic Games World Championship World Cup World GC Cup World League European Championship European League Mediterranean Games Qualifications Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L Pld W L  Austria 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 3 2 1  Azerbaijan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 1 1 0  Belarus 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 — — — 5 4 1  Belgium 9 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 — — — 4 1 3   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0  Bulgaria 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — — — 4 1 3  Canada 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — — — — 0 0 0  Czech Republic 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 — — — 2 0 2  Denmark 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 4 4 0  Egypt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — — — — 1 0 1 0 0 0  Estonia 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 — — — 5 2 3  Finland 7 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 ��� — — 6 1 5  France 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Germany 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 — — — 6 0 6  Great Britain 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 5 — — — 0 0 0  Greece 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 1  Hungary 8 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ��� — — 8 1 7  Israel 9 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 — — — 5 3 2  Italy 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  Latvia 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 4 2 2  North Macedonia 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1  Montenegro 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2  Netherlands 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 — — — 4 2 2   3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 3 3 0  Poland 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — — — 0 0 0  Portugal 9 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — 8 3 5  Romania 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 — — — 2 2 0  Russia 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 3 — — — 1 0 1  Slovakia 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 — — — 3 2 1  Slovenia 9 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 3  Spain 9 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 1 0 1 3 1 2  Sweden 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 2 0 2   Switzerland 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — 4 4 0  Turkey 20 8 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 9 3 0 3  Ukraine 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 — — — 3 0 3 Total (35) 198 81 118

See also[]

• Croatia women's national volleyball team

External links[]

• Official website
• FIVB profile