Josip Šarac

Josip Šarac
Personal information
Born (1998-02-24) 24 February 1998
Ljubuški, BiH
Nationality Croatian
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club MOL Tatabánya KC
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2018
 Bosnia and Herzegovina HRK Izviđač
2018–2021
 Slovenia RK Celje
2021–2025
 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
2025–
 Hungary MOL Tatabánya KC
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
 Croatia 39 (42)
Medal record
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Junior World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Spain
European Youth Championship
Silver medal – second place 2016 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 January 2025

Josip Šarac (born 24 February 1998) is a Croatian handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Croatian national team.

Career

Club

He played for HRK Izviđač in his hometown until 2018. In 2018, he moved to Slovenia to join RK Celje. Here he won the Slovenian First League twice (2019, 2020) and the Slovenian Supercup once (2019).[1] In 2021, he moved to Germany to the Frisch Auf Göppingen team.[2] With Frisch Auf Göppingen, he reached the semi-finals of the EHF European League in 2023 and achieved third place. He scored 75 goals in 17 matches in the EHF European League. In November 2024, it was announced that from the summer of 2025, he would transfer to the Hungarian first division MOL Tatabánya KC.[3]

National team

In 2016, he won a silver medal at the Youth European Championship.[4] He participated in the 2019 Junior World Championship, where Croatia won the silver medal.[5] He participated in the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,[6] where Croatian national team won the silver medal. He also participated in the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Croatian national team.[7] (9th place, 5 matches / 15 goals). He also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Croatian national team finished 9th (5 matches / 2 goals).

Honours

National team

Club

HRK Izviđač
RK Celje
Frisch Auf Göppingen

References

  1. ^ "Celjani dobili prvo bitko nove sezone proti Velenjčanom - RTVSLO.si". Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  2. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-1-130294.html
  3. ^ "Üdv a csapatban, Josip Šarac! / MOL Tatabánya KC / MOL Tatabánya Kézilabda Club". www.tatabanyahandball.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  4. ^ "European Handball Federation - 2016 Men's European Championship Men's European Championship / 18 2016 / Match Details". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
  5. ^ https://www.ihf.info/sites/default/files/competitions/d9d02ecb-0c6e-4ded-b270-43374308a95e/pdf/92OMR.PDF
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200114142309/https://livecache.sportresult.com/node/binaryData/HBL_PROD/HBEC20M/PDF_ROSTER_CRO.PDF
  7. ^ "Seniori: Počela prva faza priprema za Svjetsko prvenstvo | HRS". hrs.hr. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
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