RK Bjelovar

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RK Bjelovar
Full nameRukometni klub Bjelovar
Founded1955
ArenaDvorana Europskih Prvaka
Capacity1,500
PresidentDario Kudumija
Head coachJosip Pećina
League Croatian Premier League
2021–22 Croatian Premier League,
7th of 16
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RK Bjelovar (Rukometni Klub Bjelovar) is a team handball club from Bjelovar, Croatia formed in 1955. The club currently competes in the Croatian Second League of Handball (North) and the Croatian Handball Cup.

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During Communist Yugoslavia, the club was known as Partizan, named after the Second World War's Yugoslav Partisans. After Croatian independence in 1991, the current name was adopted. Despite being the most successful club in Yugoslavia, it has had little success since the 1980 season and has been thoroughly eclipsed by RK Zagreb in modern Croatian handball.

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Location of Bjelovar in Croatia

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Famous coaches

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