Renato Sulić

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Renato Sulić
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Sulić in 2017 with Veszprém.
Personal information
Born (1979-10-12) 12 October 1979 (age 42)
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Wisła Płock
Number 39
Youth career
Team
 RK Trsat
1995–1996
 RK Zamet
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995–1998
 RK Zamet
1995–1996
 → (loan)
1998–1999
 Metković Jambo
1999–2001
 Zamet Crotek
2001–2004
 RK Zagreb
2004–2005
 Fotex Veszprém
2005–2006
 Agram Medveščak
2006–2009
 RK Celje
2009–2018
 Telekom Veszprém
2018–2020
 Wisła Płock
2020–
 RK Zamet
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008
 Croatia 100 (221)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Portugal Team Competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Norway Team Competition
Handball at the Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis Team Competition

Renato Sulić (born 12 November 1979 in Rijeka)[1] is a Croatian handball player who currently plays for RK Zamet.

Club career[]

Sulić started his youth career in RK Trsat where very quickly he showed a great capability in playing handball. Soon he moved to RK Zamet where he helped the team return to the First A League in 1995-96 season. The same year he was also a part of the winning Zamet team in the U-19 Championship.[2]

After four years in Zamet he became unhappy with his status in the club and left to Metković Jambo. He stayed in the club for only a year and won his first European competition EHF Cup and finishing second in the league.

Sulić returned for a season to RK Zamet before going to play for RK Zagreb. During his time in Zagreb he won 3 league titles and 2 cup titles. After Zagreb he had short stints in Fotex Veszprém, Agram Medvečak before spending three years in Pivovarna Laško Celje.

In 2009 Sulić returned to Veszprém where he has won every domestic cup and league season since 2009 and SEHA League since 2014.

International career[]

Ivano Balić, Renato Sulić, Denis Špoljarić, Nikša Kaleb, Slavko Goluža, Mirza Džomba and Goran Šprem celebrating winning the 2003 World Championship

Renato made his first appearance for Croatia at the 2001 World Championship. The same year he won his first medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games where Croatia won first place.

In 2003 Renato played a pivotal role in Croatia winning the 2003 World Championship.[3]

After the 2004 European Championship where Croatia secured 4th place Sulić got hit in a car accident. He had an operation on his left knee and missed out on the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]

In 2006 he played at the World Cup in Sweden where Croatia won first place. In 2008 he won a silver medal with Croatia at 2008 European Championship in Norway. The same year he represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] Croatia lost in the semi-finals and finished at fourth place.

After not being selected for 7 years Željko Babić called up Sulić to play for the national team but Sulić refused and said his national team days are a finished story.[5]

Personal life[]

Sulić has been married to former Miss Universe contestant Maja Cecić-Vidoš since 2003.[6] Renato and Maja have four children, three daughters and a son.[7]

For a while Sulić and his wife owned a local bar in Rijeka named Maat Bar. Renato and Maja have four children, three daughters and a son.[8]

In 2016 Sulić obtained Hungarian citizenship[9]

Honours[]

Club[]

Zamet
  • Croatian First B League (1): 1995-96
  • Croatian Championship U-19 (1): 1996
Zagreb
  • Croatian First League (3): 2001-02, 2002–03, 2003–04
  • Croatian Cup (2): 2003, 2004
Pivovarna Laško Celje
  • Slovenian First League (2): 2006-07, 2007–08
  • Slovenian Cup (1): 2007
Veszprém
Croatia
Individual

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Renato Sulić Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Zamet". rk-zamet (in Croatian).
  3. ^ "Croatia world champions". vijest.hrt.hr (in Croatian).
  4. ^ "Croatia world champions". index.hr (in Croatian).
  5. ^ "Renato Sulić: The national team is a finished story for me". Glas Slavonije (in Croatian).
  6. ^ "Renato i Maja Sulić čekaju djevojčicu i dečka blizance". 24 sata (in Croatian).
  7. ^ "Blizanci stigli kući". www.story.hr (in Croatian).
  8. ^ "Renato i Maja Sulić u Rijeci otvorili Maat Bar". Jutarnji list (in Croatian).
  9. ^ "ŠOK IZ MAĐARSKE: Renato Sulić dobio državljanstvo, sada može igrati i protiv Hrvatske". net.hr (in Croatian).

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