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{{short description|Swedish handball player (born 1973)}}
{{MedalTopPic|Ljubomir Vranjes 01.jpg|250px|Vranjes in 2007}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[Handball at the Summer Olympics|Handball]]}}
| name = Ljubomir Vranjes
{{MedalSilver| [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] |[[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
| image = Ljubomir Vranjes 20160307.jpg
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| caption = Vranjes in March 2016
| nationality = Swedish
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gothenburg]], Sweden
| height = 1.68 m
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]] (sporting director)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1989
| youthclubs1 = Kortedala IF
| youthyears2 = 1989–1991
| youthclubs2 = [[Redbergslids IK]]
| years1 = 1991–1999
| clubs1 = [[Redbergslids IK]]
| years2 = 1999–2001
| clubs2 = [[BM Granollers]]
| years3 = 2001–2006
| clubs3 = [[HSG Nordhorn-Lingen]]
| years4 = 2006–2009
| clubs4 = [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national handball team|Sweden]]
| nationalcaps1 = 164<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svenskhandboll.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_634/cf_31/Spelarstatistik_Herrlandslaget.PDF |title=Statistics Swedish National Handball Team |publisher=svenskhandboll.se |accessdate=26 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626214019/http://www.svenskhandboll.se/ImageVaultFiles/id_634/cf_31/Spelarstatistik_Herrlandslaget.PDF |archivedate=26 June 2015 }}</ref>
| nationalgoals1 = 451
| manageryears1 = 2010–2017
| managerclubs1 = [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]]
| manageryears2 = 2013
| managerclubs2 = [[Serbia men's national handball team|Serbia]]
| manageryears3 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs3 = [[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]]
| manageryears4 = 2017–2018
| managerclubs4 = [[Hungary men's national handball team|Hungary]]
| manageryears5 = 2019–2020
| managerclubs5 = [[IFK Kristianstad]]
| manageryears6 = 2019–2022
| managerclubs6 = [[Slovenia men's national handball team|Slovenia]]
| manageryears7 = 2022
| managerclubs7 = [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]]
| manageryears8 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs8 = [[USAM Nîmes Gard]]
| medaltemplates =
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{{MedalSilver|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]|[[Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1999 World Men's Handball Championship|1999 Egypt]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1997 World Men's Handball Championship|1997 Japan]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2001 World Men's Handball Championship|2001 France]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[European Men's Handball Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1998 European Men's Handball Championship|1998 Italy]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2000 European Men's Handball Championship|2000 Croatia]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 European Men's Handball Championship|2002 Sweden]]|}}
}}
'''Ljubomir Vranjes''' (born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish [[handball]] coach and former player who competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]. He is currently the sporting director of German team [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt]].


==Career==
'''Ljubomir Vranjes''' ([[Serbian language|Serbian]]: Љубомир Врањеш, ''Ljubomir Vranješ'') (born October 3, 1973) is a former [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Team handball|handball]] player who competed in the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].
===Club===
Vranjes played with [[Redbergslids IK]] for eight years, between 1991 and 1999, and has won five Swedish championship titles (1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, and 1997–98).


===National team===
He played in Redberglids IK ( RIK ) for 8 years 1991-1999. He won the gold medal in the Swedish championship, 5 times, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98. He won the silver medal 2 times, 1994-95, 1997-98. He won the gold medal in the Swedish cup championship, 3 times, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98. He won the gold medal in the Nordic cup championship, 3 times, 1996, 1997, 1998.
Vranjes was a member of the [[Sweden men's national handball team|Swedish national team]] for eleven years, between 1996 and 2007. With Sweden, he won the [[European Men's Handball Championship|European Handball Championship]] three times ([[1998 European Men's Handball Championship|1998]], [[2000 European Men's Handball Championship|2000]], and [[2002 European Men's Handball Championship|2002]]), and the [[World Men's Handball Championship|World Handball Championship]] once, in [[1999 World Men's Handball Championship|1999]]. He also won the silver medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]].


===Coaching===
Vranjes was a member of the Swedish team for 11 years 1996-2007. He also competed in the World championship and European championship. He won the silver medal in the World championship, 1997 in Japan. He won the gold medal in the European championship, 1998 in Italy. He won the gold medal in the World championship, 1999 in Egypt. He won the gold medal in the European championship, 2000 in Croatia. He won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament, 2000 in Australia. He won the silver medal in the World championship, 2001 in France. He won the gold medal in the European championship, Sweden 2002.
After retiring as a player in 2009, Vranjes became the manager of the German team [[SG Flensburg-Handewitt|Flensburg-Handewitt]] with whom he won the [[2013–14 EHF Champions League]]. In 2013 he briefly coached the [[Serbia men's national handball team]].


In 2017, he signed with [[Veszprém KC|Telekom Veszprém]] and the [[Hungary men's national handball team|Hungary national team]], taking over both positions on 1 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vranjes’ era at SG Flensburg-Handewitt comes to an end|url=http://ehfcl.com/men/2016-17/article/27928/Vranjes%E2%80%99+era+at+SG+Flensburg-Handewitt+comes+to+an+end|publisher=[[European Handball Federation]]|accessdate=3 September 2017|date=1 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903205733/http://ehfcl.com/men/2016-17/article/27928/Vranjes%E2%80%99+era+at+SG+Flensburg-Handewitt+comes+to+an+end|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Second Hungary job for Ljubomir Vranjes|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/article/027930/Second+Hungary+job+for+Ljubomir+Vranjes|publisher=[[European Handball Federation]]|accessdate=3 September 2017|date=2 February 2017}}</ref>
Vranjes was born in [[Gothenburg]] to Serbian parents.


On 17 December 2019, he took the head coach role of the [[Slovenia men's national handball team|Slovenia national team]].<ref>{{cite web |author1=To. G. |author2=A. V. |title=Uradno: novi selektor Slovenije je Šved Ljubomir Vranješ |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/rokomet/ep-v-rokometu-2020/uradno-novi-selektor-slovenije-je-sved-ljubomir-vranjes/509405 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=19 December 2020 |language=sl |date=17 December 2019}}</ref> He was sacked in January 2022 after failing to reach the main round of the [[2022 European Men's Handball Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Uradno: Vranješ ni več selektor rokometašev |url=https://www.rtvslo.si/sport/rokomet/ep-v-rokometu-2022/uradno-vranjes-ni-vec-selektor-rokometasev/609242 |publisher=[[RTV Slovenija]] |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=sl |date=19 January 2022|author=M. R.}}</ref>
In 2000 Vranjes was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played seven matches and scored 27 goals. Ended his career in 2009 and is now manager for the German team Flensburg-Handewitt.

On 19 January 2022, he was named the head coach of [[Handball-Bundesliga]] club [[Rhein-Neckar Löwen]] for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fix! Löwen holen Vranjes als Coach |url=https://www.sport1.de/news/handball/handball-bundesliga/2022/01/medien-lowen-vor-sofortiger-verpflichtung-von-vranjes-und-birlehm |website=SPORT1 |access-date=19 January 2022 |language=de |date=19 January 2022}}</ref> In June 2022, he became the head coach of French side [[USAM Nîmes Gard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=L'Usam Nîmes officialise l'arrivée de l'entraîneur Ljubomir Vranjes et évoque la Ligue des champions pour 2025 |url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/06/14/handball-pour-lusam-nimes-cest-deja-demain-10364618.php |website=midilibre.fr |access-date=14 June 2022 |language=fr |date=14 June 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vranjes is of [[Serbs|Serbian]] descent, and was born in [[Gothenburg]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bauman |first1=Bojan |title=Ljubomir Vranješ – Šved, a naš |url=https://www.vecer.com/sport/rokomet/ljubomir-vranjes-sved-a-nas-10105008 |website=[[Večer (Slovenia)|Večer]] |access-date=19 December 2020 |language=sl-si |date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

==Honours==
;'''Player'''
*'''[[Elitserien (men's handball)|Swedish Championship]]''':
**Winner: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
**Runner-up: 1995, 1999

;'''Manager'''
*'''[[EHF Champions League]]''':
**Winner: [[2013–14 EHF Champions League|2014]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vr/ljubomir-vranjes-1.html profile]
*{{Sports links}}
* [http://usateamhandball.org/news/2010/11/19/interview-with-sg-flensburg-s-new-head-coach-ljubomir-vranjes/39592]

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{{Swedish Handballer of the Year (Men)}}
{{IHF World Coach of the Year}}
{{Hungary squad 2018 European Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Slovenia squad 2020 European Men's Handball Championship}}
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 20 August 2024

Ljubomir Vranjes
Vranjes in March 2016
Personal information
Born (1973-10-03) 3 October 1973 (age 51)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club SG Flensburg-Handewitt (sporting director)
Youth career
Years Team
0000–1989
 Kortedala IF
1989–1991
 Redbergslids IK
Senior clubs
Years Team
1991–1999
 Redbergslids IK
1999–2001
 BM Granollers
2001–2006
 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
2006–2009
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2007
 Sweden 164[1] (451)
Teams managed
2010–2017
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2013
 Serbia
2017–2018
 Telekom Veszprém
2017–2018
 Hungary
2019–2020
 IFK Kristianstad
2019–2022
 Slovenia
2022
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2022–2023
 USAM Nîmes Gard
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1999 Egypt
Silver medal – second place 1997 Japan
Silver medal – second place 2001 France
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Italy
Gold medal – first place 2000 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2002 Sweden

Ljubomir Vranjes (born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish handball coach and former player who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is currently the sporting director of German team SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Career

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Club

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Vranjes played with Redbergslids IK for eight years, between 1991 and 1999, and has won five Swedish championship titles (1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, and 1997–98).

National team

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Vranjes was a member of the Swedish national team for eleven years, between 1996 and 2007. With Sweden, he won the European Handball Championship three times (1998, 2000, and 2002), and the World Handball Championship once, in 1999. He also won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Coaching

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After retiring as a player in 2009, Vranjes became the manager of the German team Flensburg-Handewitt with whom he won the 2013–14 EHF Champions League. In 2013 he briefly coached the Serbia men's national handball team.

In 2017, he signed with Telekom Veszprém and the Hungary national team, taking over both positions on 1 July 2017.[2][3]

On 17 December 2019, he took the head coach role of the Slovenia national team.[4] He was sacked in January 2022 after failing to reach the main round of the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship.[5]

On 19 January 2022, he was named the head coach of Handball-Bundesliga club Rhein-Neckar Löwen for the remainder of the season.[6] In June 2022, he became the head coach of French side USAM Nîmes Gard.[7]

Personal life

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Vranjes is of Serbian descent, and was born in Gothenburg.[8]

Honours

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Player
Manager

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics Swedish National Handball Team" (PDF). svenskhandboll.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Vranjes' era at SG Flensburg-Handewitt comes to an end". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Second Hungary job for Ljubomir Vranjes". European Handball Federation. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ To. G.; A. V. (17 December 2019). "Uradno: novi selektor Slovenije je Šved Ljubomir Vranješ" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ M. R. (19 January 2022). "Uradno: Vranješ ni več selektor rokometašev" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Fix! Löwen holen Vranjes als Coach". SPORT1 (in German). 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. ^ "L'Usam Nîmes officialise l'arrivée de l'entraîneur Ljubomir Vranjes et évoque la Ligue des champions pour 2025". midilibre.fr (in French). 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. ^ Bauman, Bojan (18 December 2019). "Ljubomir Vranješ – Šved, a naš". Večer (in Slovenian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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