Croatia men's national volleyball team

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Croatia
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Association Croatian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Igor Juričić
FIVB ranking 26 (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
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Home
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Third
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2002 )
Best result19th (2002)
European Championship
Appearances3 (First in 2005 )
Best result8th (2005)
www.hos.hr (in Croatian)
Croatia men's national volleyball team
Medal record
European League
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Izmir
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Marmaris
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Varaždin
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Oran Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Bari Team

The Croatia men's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the Croatian Volleyball Federation.

Contents

Results

Prior to 1992 Croatia men's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia men's national volleyball team.

Competitions Croatia men's national volleyball team has never qualified for or competed at:

World Championship

YearRoundPosition
Flag of Greece.svg 1994 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1998
Flag of Argentina.svg 2002 First Round19th
Flag of Japan.svg 2006 did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 2010
Flag of Poland.svg 2014
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2018
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg 2022

European Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of Finland.svg 1993 did not qualify
Flag of Greece.svg 1995
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1997
Flag of Austria.svg 1999
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2001
Flag of Germany.svg 2003
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg 2005 Preliminary Round8th52399
Flag of Russia.svg 2007 Preliminary Round14th30349
Flag of Turkey.svg 2009 did not qualify
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2011
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Poland.svg 2013
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of Italy.svg 2015 Preliminary Round15th30309
Flag of Poland.svg 2017 did not qualify
Flag of France.svg Flag of Slovenia.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2019
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Estonia.svg Flag of Finland.svg 2021 Round of 1614th6331014
Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg Flag of Israel.svg 2023 Round of 1611th6331112
TotalQualified: 5/16238153453

European League

YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2004 League Round7th1239
Flag of Russia.svg 2005 did not compete
Flag of Turkey.svg 2006 FinalSilver medal icon.svg1495
Flag of Portugal.svg 2007 did not compete
Flag of Turkey.svg 2008
Flag of Portugal.svg 2009 League Round12th12012
Flag of Spain.svg 2010 did not compete
Flag of Slovakia.svg 2011 League Round8th1248
Flag of Turkey.svg 2012 did not compete
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013 FinalSilver medal icon.svg14113
Flag of Montenegro.svg 2014 did not compete
Flag of Poland.svg 2015 League Round9th1037
Flag of Bulgaria.svg 2016 did not compete
Flag of Denmark.svg 2017
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2018 Silver League Champions13th871
Flag of Estonia.svg 2019 Golden League League Round8th633
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2021 Silver League Semifinals15th844
Flag of Croatia.svg 2022 Golden League SemifinalsBronze medal icon.svg853
Flag of Croatia.svg 2023 Golden League SemifinalsBronze medal icon.svg835
TotalParticipated: 11/19112 52 60

Mediterranean Games

YearRoundPositionPldWLSWSL
Flag of France.svg 1993 did not compete
Flag of Italy.svg 1997 SemifinalsBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2001 did not compete
Flag of Spain.svg 2005 Preliminary Round9th20236
Flag of Italy.svg 2009 did not compete
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of Spain.svg 2018 Quarterfinals5th532
Flag of Algeria.svg 2022 WinnersGold medal icon.svg651

Team

Current squad

Croatia squad for 2022 Mediterranean Games

Team coached by Cédric Énard

Notable players

Former squads

Player statistics

Most appearances
PlayerMatchesPositionYears
Igor Omrčen 832000–2015
Inoslav Krnić 75
Toni Kovačević 71
Darko Nojić 70
Tomislav Čošković 59–2010
Danijel Galić 55
Tsimafei Zhukouski 53

Record against other teams

As of 13 Oct 2015

Key
Positive total balance (more wins)
Neutral total balance (equal W/L ratio)
Negative total balance (more losses)
National teamTotalOlympic GamesWorld
Championship
World CupWorld GC CupWorld LeagueEuropean
Championship
European LeagueMediterranean
Games
Qualifications
PldWLPldWLPldWLPldWLPldWLPldWLPldWLPldWLPldWLPldWL
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 321 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 321
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 110 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 110
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1183 000 000 000 000 000 000 642 541
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 918 000 000 000 000 000 000 505 413
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 330 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 330
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 514 000 000 000 000 000 101 000 413
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 101 000 101 000 000 000 000
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 615 000 000 000 000 000 000 413 202
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 440 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 440
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 101 000 000 000 000 000 101 000
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 954 000 000 000 000 000 101 330 523
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 716 000 000 000 000 000 101 000 615
Flag of France.svg  France 101 000 000 000 000 000 101 000 000 000
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 817 000 000 000 000 000 000 211 606
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 835 000 000 000 000 000 000 835 000
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 734 000 000 000 000 000 000 523 000 211
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 817 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 817
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 963 000 000 000 000 000 000 431 532
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 404 000 101 000 000 000 303 000 000
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 422 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 422
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 431 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 431
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 422 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 422
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 624 000 000 000 000 000 000 202 422
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 330 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 330
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 202 000 101 000 000 000 101 000 000
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 945 000 000 000 000 000 110 000 835
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 440 000 000 000 000 000 000 220 220
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 615 000 000 000 000 000 101 413 101
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 431 000 000 000 000 000 000 110 321
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 918 000 000 000 000 000 000 615 000 303
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 927 000 000 000 000 000 000 514 101 312
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 202 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 202
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 440 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 440
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 20812 000 000 000 000 000 000 1789 303
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 413 000 000 000 000 000 110 000 303
Total (35) 19881118

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