The head coach of the Croatian senior women’s handball team, Ivica Obrvan, has announced the list of players he is counting on for the upcoming 2025 World Cup playoff matches against Spain.
There are 19 players on the selectors list, with four more on the reserve list. Some of them can be called later if the need arises. The only change compared to the last gathering at the beginning of March is on the right wing. Along with Lara Burić, Josipa Mamić has recovered, and Nikolina Kragulj has been transferred to the reserve list.
The national team gathers in Zagreb on April 6 at 10:00 a.m. and immediately leaves for Prelog, where they will train and wait for the first match against Spain. He is scheduled for April 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Koprivnica. A day later, the national team flies to Spain for the return match in Algeciras, about 10 kilometers away from Gibraltar. That match will be played on April 13, that is, on Palm Sunday, at a rather unusual time of noon.
The winner of those two matches acquires the right to participate in the World Cup, which Germany and the Netherlands jointly organize from November 26 to December 14, 2025. We remind you that Croatia has participated in the finals eight times since 1995, when it first appeared at the world championships. She has missed the world championship seven times, the last time it happened was in 2019.
Here is the list of the Croatian senior national team for the matches against Spain:
LUCIJA BEŠEN – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
PETRA MARINOVIĆ – MTK BUDAPEST
LEA ZETOVIĆ – RK LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB
ANDREA ŠIMARA – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
PAULA POSAVEC – ŽRK ZRINSKI ČAKOVEC
KRISTINA PRKAČIN – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
TINA BARIŠIĆ – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
DEJANA MILOSAVLJEVIĆ – HC DUNAREA BRAILA
KATARINA PAVLOVIĆ – ALBA FEHERVAR KC
TENA PETIKA – DKKA
STELA POSAVEC – MKS FUNFLOOR LUBLIN
IVA BULE – RK DALMATINKA
KLARA BIRTIĆ – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
IVA ZRILIĆ – RK LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB
JOSIPA MAMIĆ – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
LARA BURIĆ – RK LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB
ANA DEBELIĆ – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
KATARINA JEŽIĆ – HC DUNAREA BRAILA
MIA BRKIC – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
Reserve players (coming in case of a subsequent call) are:
IVANA FRATNIK – RK LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB
VERONIKA BABARA – RK LOKOMOTIVA ZAGREB
KATJA VUKOVIĆ – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
NIKOLINA KRAGULJ – RK PODRAVKA VEGETA
Expertial leadership:
IVICA OBRVAN, Head Coach
ANTONIO PRANJIĆ, Coach
MARIO POSARIĆ – Goalkeeper Coach
PERO KUTEROVAC, Fitness Coach
VESNA HODIĆ, Physiotherapist
ANDREJ MATEJČIĆ, Physiotherapist
JOŠKO BILANDŽIĆ, Doctor
MIA JURILJ SAJKO, Doctor
IVICA MARAŠ, PR
LIDIJA HORVAT, Technical Manager
IVICA UDOVIČIĆ, Director of National Selections
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