Ivan Munitić
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 April 1942 Dubrovnik, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Nickname | Dundo | ||
| Club information | |||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| 1957-1959 | RK Partizan Zamet | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1959-1963 1963-1964 1964-1966 1966-1970 |
RK Partizan Zamet RK Kvarner Rijeka RK Partizan Zamet RK Kvarner Rijeka | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969-1970 1973-1975 1975-1977 1977-1978 1978 1978-1979 1979 1979-1983 1983-1984 1984-1985 1994-1995 1996-1997 1997-1999 2003-2005 2007-2008 2008-2011 |
RK Kvarner Rijeka (Ass.) RK Kvarner Rijeka RD Kolinski Slovan HC Borussia Dortmund RK Kvarner Rijeka II RK Kvarner Rijeka RK Kvarner Rijeka U-21 RD Kolinski Slovan RK Pelister RK Iskra Bugojno RK Zamet RKHM Dubrovnik RK Zamet Autotrans RK Kvarner Kostrena RK Kvarner Kostrena RK Crikvenica | ||
Ivan Munitić (born 7 April 1942 in Dubrovnik) is a former Croatian handball player and handball coach.[1]
Career
Munitić started playing handball in RK Partizan Zamet. In 1963 he transferred to newly established Kvarner Rijeka and was part of their first ever squad. He later returned to Zamet but opted to end his playing career in Kvarner. During his last playing season he was also the assistant coach of the team alongside head coach Božo Peter[2]
In 1973 he became the head coach of RK Kvarner and he coached his side into the Yugoslav First League. He also coached HC Borussia Dortmund, RK Pelister, RK Iskra Bugojno, RKHM Dubrovnik and RK Crikvenica.
His biggest achievement was winning the Yugoslav First League and reaching the finals of the European Champions Cup with RD Kolinski Slovan. His biggest upset as head coach was then he coached Zamet in 1994-95 season. Zamet was relegated to the second tier for the first time since the start of the Croatian First A League.
Honours
- As a player
- Zamet
- Regional League of Primorje and Karlovac (1): 1965-66
- Kvarner
- Croatian Unique League (1): 1969-70
- Regional League of Primorje and Istra (3): 1966-67, 1967–68, 1968–69
- As a coach
- Kvarner
- Yugoslav Second League - West (1): 1974-75
- Croatian U-21 Championship (1): 1979
- Slovan
- Yugoslav First League (1): 1979-80
- European Champions Cup Finalist (1): 1980-81
References
- ↑ "Ivan Dundo Munitić o MRK-u Zamet: Moraju se okrenuti stvaranju, rukomet nije nogomet gdje se kupuju igrači". sportCom.hr (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Bilo jednom u Rijeci - Pola stoljeća od prvog plesa „morskih konjica"". croinfo.net (in Croatian).