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Ivano Balić

1979 - Today

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Ivano Balić (pronounced [ǐʋano bǎːlitɕ, - bǎ-]; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently part of the coaching staff at RK Split. Renowned for his speed, creativity, movement and charisma as a player, Balić won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team, and thirteen titles playing for clubs in Croatia, Spain and Germany. He also earned two World Championship silver medals (2005, 2009), two European Championship silver medals and one bronze medal (2008, 2010, 2012), and one Olympic bronze medal (2012) with the national team. Regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history, Balić was voted the most valuable player in five consecutive major international competitions and is one of only four male handball players to receive the IHF World Player of the Year award on more than one occasion (2003, 2006). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivano Balić is the 12th most popular handball player (down from 7th in 2019), the 287th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 225th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Handball Player.

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS

Among handball players, Ivano Balić ranks 12 out of 420. Before him are Gheorghe Gruia, Mikkel Hansen, Magnus Wislander, Zinaida Turchyna, Ștefan Birtalan, and Andrey Lavrov. After him are Wilhelm Müller, Karl Kreutzberg, Albin Vidović, Edgar Reinhardt, Rudolf Stahl, and Zoran Živković.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Ivano Balić ranks 111. Before him are Masahiro Akimoto, Vincenzo Iaquinta, Paulo Ferreira, Jay Chou, Rose Byrne, and Tang Wei. After him are Stipe Pletikosa, Dmitry Glukhovsky, Lee Hyori, Jessica Jaymes, Juan, and Ludivine Sagnier.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ivano Balić ranks 287 out of 700. Before him are Slavko Štimac (1960), Helga Vlahović (1945), Dražen Ladić (1963), Zlatko Mateša (1949), Božo Broketa (1922), and Igor Štimac (1967). After him are Stipe Pletikosa (1979), Milan Damjanović (1943), Velimir Zajec (1956), Tihomir Orešković (1966), Ezio Loik (1919), and Nikolai Volkoff (1947).

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Among HANDBALL PLAYERS In Croatia

Among handball players born in Croatia, Ivano Balić ranks 1. After him are Albin Vidović (1943), Domagoj Duvnjak (1988), Mirko Bašić (1960), Mirza Džomba (1977), Igor Vori (1980), Patrik Ćavar (1971), Alvaro Načinović (1966), Petar Metličić (1976), Valter Matošević (1970), Blaženko Lacković (1980), and Nenad Kljaić (1966).

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