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Igor Vori

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Igor Vori is a Croatian handball coach and former player, born on 20 September 1980, who is the coach of the Croatian club MRK Sesvete. He is regarded as one of the best line players in the history of the sport, renowned for both defence and attack. With the Croatian national team he won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004, and he also won two World Championship silver medals and one bronze, two European Championship silver medals and one bronze, and an Olympic bronze medal in 2012. He won over thirty club titles with RK Zagreb, FC Barcelona, HSV Hamburg and Paris Saint-Germain, including the EHF Champions League with Hamburg in 2013. He made 246 appearances for Croatia, the second most for the team, was voted most valuable player of the 2009 World Championship, and was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.

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1980 1
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is a Croatian handball coach and former player
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  • Lead, birth date
    (born 20 September 1980)
  • Lead, honours
    over thirty club titles playing for RK Zagreb, FC Barcelona, HSV Hamburg and Paris Saint-Germain
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Croatian handball coach and former player
  • Plays: Handball, Lead, sport
    is a Croatian handball coach and former player
  • Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, Lead, Olympic Games
    the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team
  • Competed In: 2008 Summer Olympics, International career
    At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Vori and the national team placed fourth after losing to Spain in the bronze medal match.
  • Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, International career
    He was part of the Croatian squad that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
  • On The Roster Of: FC Barcelona Handbol, Club career
    before joining Spanish team FC Barcelona in 2005
  • On The Roster Of: Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Club career
    Vori moved to French club Paris Saint-Germain
  • On The Roster Of: Füchse Berlin, Club career
    In March 2022, Vori joined German club Füchse Berlin
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