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Zdenko Zorko (born 18 August 1950) is a Croatian former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia.

Zdenko Zorko
Personal information
Full name	Zdenko Zorko
Born	(1950-08-18) 18 August 1950 (age 72) Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Number	1
Youth career
Years	Team
1959–1964	NK Dinamo Zagreb
1965–1967	RK Zagreb
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1967–1972	RK Zagreb
1972–1976	RK Medveščak
1976–1978	RK Aero-Celje
1978–1983	RK Zagreb
National team
Years	Team	Apps
1972–1976	Yugoslavia	82
Teams managed
1985–1988	RK Zagreb-Chromos
1988–1989	RK Borac (Zagreb)
1989–1990	RK Aero-Celje
1990–1992	Industrogradnja
1991–2008	Croatia(GK coach)
1993–1997	RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
1999–2000	RK Badel 1862 Zagreb
2000–2001	Pfadi Winterthur
2001–2011	Gummersbach (GK coach)
2012–present	RK Lokomotiva (GK coach)
2011–2013	Croatia(GK coach)
Medal record Representing  Yugoslavia Men's Handball Olympic Games 1972 München Team World Championship 1974 East Germany Team Mediterranean Games 1975 Algeria Team Representing  Croatia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta GK coach 2004 Athens GK coach 2012 London GK coach World Championship 1995 Island GK coach 2003 Portugal GK coach 2005 Tunis GK coach European Championship 1994 Portugal GK coach 2008 Norway GK coach Mediterranean Games 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon GK coach 2001 Tunis GK coach

In his youth Zdenko Zorko played football in NK Dinamo Zagreb before playing handball.[1]

In 1972 he was part of the Yugoslav team which won the gold medal at the Munich Games. He played one match as goalkeeper.

Four years later he was a member of the Yugoslav team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches as goalkeeper.

Honours

Player

Zagreb

• Yugoslav Second League - (North) (1): 1978–79
• Yugoslav Second League - (West) (1): 1981–82

Coach

Zagreb

• Yugoslav Second League - (North) (1): 1987–88
• Croatian Premier Handball League (1): 1999–00
• Croatian Cup (1): 2000

Individual

• Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport - 2012

References

External links

• profile

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