The Most Famous
HANDBALL PLAYERS from Slovenia
This page contains a list of the greatest Slovene Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 6 of which were born in Slovenia. This makes Slovenia the birth place of the 22nd most number of Handball Players behind Austria, and Hungary.
Top 8
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Slovene Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Slovene Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Iztok Puc (1966 - 2011)
With an HPI of 49.58, Iztok Puc is the most famous Slovene Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Iztok Puc (14 September 1966 – 20 October 2011) was a Croatian-Slovenian handball player, who was one of the world's top players of the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he played professionally for Borac Banja Luka, Zagreb, Celje and Prule 67. He won a total of 18 domestic trophies. He has won the elite EHF Champions League in 1992 and 1993, both times with Zagreb. He is one of very few handball players who represented three different countries at the Summer Olympics (Yugoslavia, Croatia and Slovenia), winning bronze with Yugoslavia in 1988 and gold with Croatia in 1996. In 2009, he was named the best overall player in the history of Slovenian handball. After his death an award named in his honour was introduced and is awarded annually to the most promising young handball players in Slovenia and Croatia, given alternately one year to Slovenian and another year to Croatian player.
2. Uroš Zorman (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 46.34, Uroš Zorman is the 2nd most famous Slovene Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Uroš Zorman (born 9 January 1980) is a retired Slovenian handball player and the current manager of RD Slovan and the Slovenia national team. During the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, he had the most assists at the tournament with an average of 5.7 per game. In addition, he was named into the tournament's all-star team as the best playmaker.
3. Vid Kavtičnik (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 42.68, Vid Kavtičnik is the 3rd most famous Slovene Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Vid Kavtičnik (born 24 May 1984) is a retired Slovenian handball player. With Slovenia, he competed at the 2004 and 2016 Summer Olympics. He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.
4. Dragan Gajić (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 41.77, Dragan Gajić is the 4th most famous Slovene Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Dragan Gajić (born 21 July 1984) is a Slovenian retired handball player.
5. Jure Dolenec (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 40.69, Jure Dolenec is the 5th most famous Slovene Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Jure Dolenec (born 6 December 1988) is a retired Slovenian handball player. He represented Slovenia at the 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
6. Ana Gros (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 40.05, Ana Gros is the 6th most famous Slovene Handball Player. Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Ana Gros (born 21 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional handballer who plays for French team Brest Bretagne Handball. She played for Slovenia for 17 years and was the team captain for seven years. She retired from the national team in September 2024, having played 159 matches and scored a record 767 goals, 81 more than the second-best scorer of all time Tanja Oder. Gros played at five European championships, four World championships, and once at the 2024 Summer Olympics. On club level, as of September 2024, she is 6th on the Champions League all-time top scorers list, 12th on the Champions League finals all-time top scorers list, and was the top scorer in the top European league in season 2020-21.
7. Blaž Janc (b. 1996)
With an HPI of 36.39, Blaž Janc is the 7th most famous Slovene Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Blaž Janc (born 20 November 1996) is a Slovenian professional handball player who plays for FC Barcelona and the Slovenia national team. He is the older brother of fellow handball player Mitja Janc. He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the men's handball tournament.
8. Miha Zarabec (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 36.25, Miha Zarabec is the 8th most famous Slovene Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Miha Zarabec (born 12 October 1991) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for Wisła Płock and the Slovenia national team. With Slovenia, he competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
People
Pantheon has 8 people classified as Slovene handball players born between 1966 and 1996. Of these 8, 7 (87.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Slovene handball players include Uroš Zorman, Vid Kavtičnik, and Dragan Gajić. The most famous deceased Slovene handball players include Iztok Puc. As of April 2024, 1 new Slovene handball players have been added to Pantheon including Miha Zarabec.
Living Slovene Handball Players
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Uroš Zorman
1980 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Vid Kavtičnik
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Dragan Gajić
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Jure Dolenec
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Ana Gros
1991 - Present
HPI: 40.05
Blaž Janc
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Miha Zarabec
1991 - Present
HPI: 36.25
