Veroljub Kosovac
Personal information
Born (1956-01-05) 5 January 1956
Vrnjačka Banja, Yugoslavia[1]
Nationality Serbian
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1984
 Crvena zvezda
1984–1986
 FC Barcelona
1986–1994
 IFK Kristianstad
Teams managed
1991–1994
 IFK Kristianstad
1994–1997
 IFK Trelleborg
1997–1998
 IFK Ystad
1999–2005
 H43 Lund
2005–2009
 BM Aragón
2009–2011
 Skjern Håndbold
2012–2013
 H43 Lund
2013–
 Qatar (assistant)

Veroljub Kosovac (born 5 January 1956)[2] is a Serbian handball coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper.

Playing career

Kosovac started his career at Belgrade-based Crvena zvezda. In 1984 he moved to Spanish club FC Barcelona, helping them win the Cup Winners' Cup in 1984–85 and 1985–86.[1] He moved to Swedish second-tier club IFK Kristianstad in 1986 and helped them reach promotion to the top division in 1989–90 and 1991–92. He became player-coach for the club in 1991, remaining in that position until 1994.[3][4]

Coaching career

Upon leaving Kristianstad in 1994, Kosovac became coach for Swedish club IFK Trelleborg. He stayed there until 1997 when he moved to Swedish top-flight club IFK Ystad, which he coached for a single season.[1] In 1999 he joined H43 Lund,[5] helping them achieve promotion to the top division in 1999–2000.[6] He left H43 for Spanish club BM Aragón in 2005.[5][7] He coached the team to the EHF Cup final in 2006–07. He moved to Danish club Skjern Håndbold in 2009, but his contract was terminated in December 2011.[7] He returned to H43 in 2012 and coached them for a single season, again leading them to promotion to the top division.[7][8] Since 2013 he has been assistant coach and goalkeeper coach for the Qatar national team.[9] He helped them reach the 2015 World Championship final as hosts.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "IFK-spelare i eliten". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "El trabajo de un ´sin papeles´". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "30 bästa importerna i elitserien". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "IFK-tränare". Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Kosovac tillbaka som tränare i H43". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Placeringar i högsta serien" (PDF). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 "Succétränare på väg till H43". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ↑ ""Kos" lämnar H43". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "Valero Rivera had the first training as Qatar coach". Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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