Jelsa · Hvar Island · Croatia

Coaching team

Jelsa · Hvar Island · Croatia

The team behind the training.

Behind every training session at Handball Sun stands an experienced professional team — coaches, strength and conditioning specialists and goalkeeper trainers who work daily with senior clubs, national teams and young talents.

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Nikola Foretić

Doc. dr. sc. · Strength & Conditioning Coach

Over 20 years of elite handball and performance coaching experience
Former assistant coach of the Montenegro senior national team
Combines scientific research with practical, on-court coaching methods

Matija Merhar

Mag. kinesiology · Handball Coach

Coach at Zadar 2013, working with senior and youth teams
His U15 team was crowned Croatian national champion (2025)
His U17 team became Croatian national champion in 2026
Former backcourt player with 10 years of continuous coaching experience

David Henigman

Mag. kinesiology · Goalkeeper Coach

Over 10 years of experience coaching children and young athletes
Goalkeeper coach of the Faroe Islands U17 national team
Medal winner with the national beach handball team

Tomislav Radnić

Mag. kinesiology · Handball Coach

Top scorer of the Croatian Premier Handball League
Seven years of coaching experience with youth teams at RK Trogir
Backcourt player with international playing experience in Hungary

Drago Fantić

Handball Coach

Currently head coach of the Solin senior team
Notable results with the U15 team of RK Split over recent seasons
Former player and long-time coach of senior and youth teams

Mihael Pleš

Kinesiologist · Handball Coach

Currently leads the U11 team of RK Dubrava Zagreb
Spent the last four years at MRK Sesvete, achieving notable results
Specialized in developing the youngest handball age groups

Toni Markota

Bacc. · Strength & Conditioning Coach · Handball Coach

Strength and conditioning coach at Agilis
Former head coach of the RK Split senior team
Currently works with the girls' selection of RK Petason Vranjic

Sanimir Radek

Goalkeeper Coach

Former handball goalkeeper
Trains Croatian Bundesliga goalkeepers Matija Špikić and Tin Herceg individually
Specialist work with young goalkeepers

Luka Baković

Goalkeeper Coach

Croatian beach handball national team player
Currently the goalkeeper of Trogir
Has worked with children as a goalkeeper coach for many years

More coaches to be announced for 2027.4 coaches with every training groupGroups of max. 20 playersPhysiotherapists present at every training

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