Vjekoslav Kobešćak
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| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 January 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (74 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Water polo | ||||||||||||||
| Current club | Jug (head coach) | ||||||||||||||
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| Mladost Zagreb | |||||||||||||||
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| 2015– | Jug | ||||||||||||||
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Vjekoslav Kobešćak (born 20 January 1974) is a Croatian professional water polo coach and former player. He competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, representing the Croatia national team.[1] He is currently the head coach of VK Jug.[2]
His father Vlado is a former president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, while his brother Dario is a former Croatian water polo player. He is married Antonia Kojan.[citation needed]
On 3 February 2000, Kobeščak was sentenced in Municipal Court in Croatia to a one-year prison sentence. He was convicted of a serious traffic accident that happened on 6 November 1993, in which his passenger Marijana Matošin was killed.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Coach
Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League (1): 2015–16
- LEN Champions League runners-up: 2016–17
- LEN Super Cup (1): 2016
- Adriatic League (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,2022-23
- National Championship of Croatia (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- National Cup of Croatia (5):2015-16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19,2022-23
Croatian Supercup: 2022-23
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vjekoslav Kobešćak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ "Vjekoslav Kobeščak novi trener Juga CO". slobodnadalmacija.hr. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at World Aquatics
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at Olympics.com
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at the Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at Olympedia
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at InterSportStats
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- Olympic silver medalists for Croatia in water polo
- Water polo players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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