Lino Červar

Lino Červar

File:Lino Červar - Handball-Teamchef Croatia (1).jpg
Personal information
Full name	Lino Červar
Born	(1950-09-22) 22 September 1950 Delići, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Macedonian Croatian
Teams managed
1974-1980 1980-1991 1991-1994 1994-2000 2000-2002 2002-2010 2002-2004 2004-2009 2009-present 2016-present	Triko Novigrad Istraturist Umag Klagenfurt Italy Zagreb Croatia Papilon Conversano Croatia Osiguranje Zagreb Metalurg Skoplje Macedonia
Medal record Olympic medal record Representing Italy Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Coach Representing Croatia Men's Handball 2004 Athena Coach World Championship 2003 Portugal Coach 2005 Tunis Coach 2009 Croatia Coach European Men's Handball Championship 2008 Norway Coach 2010 Austria Coach Mediterranean Games 2005 Armenia Coach

Lino Červar (born 22 September 1950 in Delići near Vrsar) is a Croatian-Macedonian handball coach, who is currently coaching the Macedonian handball team RK Metalurg Skopje and Macedonia men's national handball team, and a former member of the Croatian Parliament. He also holds a Macedonian passport.

Career as handball coach

After an experience as coach of Italy, Červar has been head coach for the Croatian men's national handball team from 2002. He led the Croatian team to win the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship in Portugal. His team followed up by winning gold medals in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and the Croatian team received silver medals in the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship. The Croatian team received silver medals at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, after playing the final game against Denmark. Also, they received the silver medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship and 2010 European Men's Handball Championship, after the final game against France.

Honours

Triko Novigrad

• Croatian Regional League - West (1): 1977-78

Istraturist Umag

• Yugoslav Third League (2): 1980-81, 1983-84
• Yugoslav Second League (1): 1989-90

Zagreb

• Croatian First League (7): 2000-01, 2001-02, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
• Croatian Cup (5): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup runner-up (1): 2005

Papilon Conversano

• Serie A (2): 2002-03, 2003-04
• Italian Cup (1): 2003

Metalurg Skopje

• Macedonian Super League (4): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2013-14
• Macedonian Cup (3): 2010, 2011, 2013
• SEHA League runner-up (1): 2011-12

Italy

• First and only appearance of Italy in a World Championship - 1997 Japan
• Second place at Mediterranean Games - 1997 Bari

Croatia

• 2003 World Championship in Portugal - 1st place
• 2003 Sportske novosti awards - Team of the year
• 2004 Olympic Games in Athena - 1st place
• 2004 - Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport
• 2004 Sportske novosti awards - Team of the year
• 2005 - Croatia Cup - 1st place
• 2005 World Championship in Tunis - 2nd place
• 2005 Mediterranean Games in Armenia - 2nd place
• 2006 - Croatia Cup - 1st place
• 2006 - BiH Trophey - 3rd place
• 2006 - World Cup in Sweden & Germany - 1st place
• 2007 - Croatia Cup - 1st place
• 2008 - Crroatia Cup - 1st place
• 2008 European Championship in Norway - 2nd place
• 2008 - Interwetten kup - 2nd place
• 2009 World Championship in Croatia
• 2009 Sportske novosti awards - Team of the year
• 2010 - Interwetten kup - 1st place
• 2010 European Championship Austria

Individual

• Franjo Bučar lifetime achievement award - 2003
• Croatian Coach of the Year - 2004
• Honoured for coaching career by Kineziološki fakultet in Zagreb - 2009
• Matija Ljubek HOO lifetime achievement Award - 2010
• Best handball Coach of the Year in Macedonia - 2011
• Most successful coach of Italy
• Most successful coach of Croatia
• 2016 - EHF Coaching Achievement Award