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Grebenc joined Gorenje Velenje at the start of the 2017/18 season from RD Riko Ribnica. The 25-year old struggled with an injury in one part of the season, but still managed to appear in most matches. The Slovenian left back was a very important player for Gorenje Velenje. In total, he played 16 SEHA – Gazprom League matches, and scored...

After three years in charge, Sergey Bebeshko has left Meshkov Brest. The new head coach will be Manolo Cadenas, who has experience in coaching the European clubs, as well as national teams. Cadenas' most notable coaching positions were at the Spanish national team, Orlen Wisla Plock, Ademar Leon and Barcelona. The 63-year old Spaniard...

Another young player joined the fresh roster of Gorenje Velenje. This time it is the 17-year old Luka Logar who joins the team from Izola. Logar is the U18 goalkeeper for the Slovenian national team, and will likely participate at the European Championship in August in Croatia. Born in 2000, he will probably be happy with any chance he gets for the first team next season, as Gorenje Velenje also have Emir...

One of the most successful Croatian handball coaches of all time has officially taken over at the Croatian champions. He previously worked at Zagreb in 2000-2002 and 2004-2009. After winning the gold medal at the Mediterranean Games in Tarragona with the Croatian national team, PPD Zagreb announced Lino Cervar as their new head coach. Zlatko Saracevic did well the...

After beating Tunisia in the final match, Lino Cervar's men have won gold at the XVIII Mediterranean Games in Tarragona. Slovenia finished 5th with a victory over Portugal, whilst Serbia lost to Algeria in the match for the 7th place. Croatia started the tournament with two group phase victories- against Italy and Algeria. The Croatians then proceeded to beat Slovenia...

European teams, qualified for the Velux EHF Champions League season 2018/19 have found out in which group they will compete in the 1st phase of European elite competition. In total, 28 teams have been divided into four groups with the help of two world class players, women’s EHF Champions League winner Eduarda Amorim and French handball legend Thierry Omeyer, who...

After just one with the club from Nasice, Josip Juric Grgic has left the club. Juric Grgic has joined Nexe at the start of the 17/18 season from the Icelandic club Valur. Juric Grgic played at the left back position and has struggled with an injury in one part of the season. He was therefore limited to only 11 appearances in the SEHA – Gazprom League, and managed to score 9 goals. Juric Grgic was an important rotation player, and has helped Nexe win the 2nd place in...

The current SEHA – Gazprom League champions Vardar have added a terrific centre-back to their roster. The newest signing is Stas Skube, who spent the last two year playing in Hungary for MOL-Pick Szeged. Skube is a talented player who comes from Slovenia. He started his career in Trimo Trebnje, but has joined Gorenje Velenje in 2013. He did really well in Velenje which...

It did not take too long for Gorenje Velenje to sign a replacement for Rok Ovnicek who went for Celje PL. The black-yellow Slovenians added Andraz Kete to their roster, who will join the team from Maribor Branik. Kete has signed a one-year contract, with an option to extend it for another year. He is a 188cm centre-back, who spent majority of his career playing in the Slovenian League. His last team was Maribor Branik, where Kete has...

After three seasons in Pancevo, Pavle Banduka decided to leave Dinamo to sign for the current Serbian vice-champions Zeleznicar 1949. Gorenje Velenje continued to get younger by signing Vlado Matanovic from Umag. After a somewhat disappointing finish in the Serbian championship, the 2016/2017 Serbian vice-champions Dinamo...