Ivan Snoj
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13 October 1923 Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 September 1994 (aged 70) Zagreb, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1951-1978 | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ivan Snoj (born 13 October 1923, Zagreb – 18 September 1994) was a Croatian team handball coach and international referee, international sports official, journalist and publicist. By profession he was gym teacher.
Ivan Snoj was one of founders of the Croatian Handball Federation on 19 December 1948.
He was the selector and coach of Croatian first youth team in 1949, on a Yugoslav federal tournament of republican teams which was held in Zagreb. From 1951-1978, he had the function of federal captain (manager) of the Yugoslav team. He was the coach of Yugoslav team that took fifth place at the 1976 Olympics.
Later he was high-positioned official of the International Handball Federation.
Honours
- Yugoslavia
- 1958 World Championship - 8th
- 1961 World Championship - 9th
- 1964 World Championship - 6th
- 1967 World Championship - 7th
- 1970 World Championship - 3rd
- 1972 Summer Olympics - 1st
- 1974 World Championship - 3rd
- 1976 Summer Olympics - 5th
- 1978 World Championship - 5th
External links
- (Croatian) Hrvatski rukometni portal Ivan Snoj
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