Zlatko Horvat

{{short description|Croatian handball player (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Zlatko Horvat | image = Zlatko Horvat.jpg | caption = Horvat with [[Croatia men's national handball team|Croatia]] at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] | nationality = Croatian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|25|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Zagreb]], [[Socialist Republic of Croatia|SR Croatia]],<br>[[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]] | height = 1.79 m | position = Right wing | currentclub = [[RK Dubrava Zagreb]] | clubnumber = 18 | years1 = 2002–2020 | clubs1 = [[RK Zagreb]] | years2 = 2020–2021 | clubs2 = [[RK Metalurg Skopje]] | years3 = 2022–2025 | clubs3 = [[Dabas KK]] | years4 = 2024 | clubs4 = → [[RK Zagreb]] (loan) | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = [[RK Dubrava Zagreb]] | nationalyears1 = 2005–2020 | nationalteam1 = [[Croatia men's national handball team|Croatia]] | nationalcaps1 = 182 | nationalgoals1 = 565 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]|[[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[IHF World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2009 World Men's Handball Championship|2009 Croatia]]|}} {{MedalBronze|[[2013 World Men's Handball Championship|2013 Spain]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2008 European Men's Handball Championship|2008 Norway]]|}} {{MedalSilver|[[2020 European Men's Handball Championship|2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway]]|}} {{MedalBronze|[[2012 European Men's Handball Championship|2012 Serbia]]|}} {{MedalBronze|[[2016 European Men's Handball Championship|2016 Poland]]|}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Handball at the Mediterranean Games|Mediterranean Games]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2005 Mediterranean Games|2005 Almería]]|[[Handball at the 2005 Mediterranean Games|Team]]}} }}

'''Zlatko Horvat''' (born 25 September 1984) is a Croatian [[handball]] player for [[RK Dubrava Zagreb]].<ref>[http://www.eurohandball.com/player/518316 EHF profile]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/CRO.pdf |title=2015 World Championship Roster |publisher=[[International Handball Federation|IHF]] |access-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218194554/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/CRO.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2014 }}</ref>

==Career== Since 2003 Horvat's [[RK Zagreb|Zagreb]] has not lost a match in the domestic league and cup.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://rk-zagreb.hr/rk-zagreb/klub/o-klubu|title = O klubu| language = hr | website = rk-zagreb.hr }}</ref> Horvat has reached the quarter-final of the [[EHF Champions League]] in [[2002–03 EHF Champions League|2002–03]], [[2003–04 EHF Champions League|2003–04]], [[2008–09 EHF Champions League|2008–09]], [[2011–12 EHF Champions League|2011–12]], [[2014–15 EHF Champions League|2014–15]] and [[2015–16 EHF Champions League|2015–16]]. In [[2012–13 SEHA League|2013]] Zagreb had won the [[SEHA League]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://mojzagreb.info/zagreb/hrvatska/seha-liga-zagreb-osvojio-seha-ligu|title = SEHA LIGA: Zagreb osvojio SEHA ligu| language = hr | website = mojzagreb.info}}</ref>

He represented his country at the [[European Men's Handball Championship|European Championships]] in [[2006 European Men's Handball Championship|2006]] and [[2008 European Men's Handball Championship|2008]] as well as the [[2009 World Men's Handball Championship|2009 World Championship]], winning two silver medals with the team. He also played for Croatia at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]] and the [[Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] where Croatia won bronze.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122939/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/zlatko-horvat-1.html Profile]</ref>

==Honours== ;Zagreb *[[Croatian Premier Handball League|Dukat Premier League]] **'''Winner''': 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *[[Croatian Handball Cup|Croatian Cup]] **'''Winner''': 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 *[[SEHA League]]: **'''Winner''': [[2012–13 SEHA League|2012–13]] **'''Third place''': [[2011–12 SEHA League|2011–12]], [[2013–14 SEHA League|2013–14]], [[2014–15 SEHA League|2014–15]], [[2015–16 SEHA League|2015–16]] *[[EHF Cup Winners' Cup]] **'''Finalist''': 2005

;Individual *Most 7m goals in [[2013–14 SEHA League]] — 35 goals

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Sports links}}

{{Navboxes colour |title= Croatia squads |bg = white |fg = red |bordercolor = red |list1= {{Croatia squad 2005 Mediterranean Games (men's handball)}} {{Croatia squad 2006 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2008 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2008 Summer Olympics (men's handball)}} {{Croatia squad 2009 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2012 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia handball squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{Croatia squad 2013 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2014 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2015 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2016 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia handball squad 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{Croatia squad 2017 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2018 European Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2019 World Men's Handball Championship}} {{Croatia squad 2020 European Men's Handball Championship}} }} {{SEHA League Finals MVP}}

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