Domagoj Duvnjak (born in Đakovo, 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for the Croatian national team and for THW Kiel at the moment. His playing position is centre back.
Early childhood
Domagoj has shown extraordinary talent from early childhood. When he was 14, Irfan Smajlagić invited him to play on the Cadet National Team. He won the European Champion title as a cadet in Estonia and was declared Championship Player. Playing for the Handball Club Đakovo (2004-2006), he made his debut in the 1st Croatian Handball League when he was 16. Two years later, he made the League’s top scorer. His skill and results resulted in his transfer to the Handball Club Zagreb in 2006. He played for Zagreb for two years in European cups as a starter.
Cereer
From 2009 to 2014, Domagoj played for Handball Sport Verein Hamburg (Germany). He has been playing for German THW Kiel since 2014.
He made his debut in a big senior cup at the World Championship 2007 in Germany, where Croatia was the fifth. Selector Lino Červar included him in the list for the European Championship in Norway in 2008, where he won his first big medal as a senior (silver). Handball-Planet declared Domagoj the World’s Best Handball Player 2013.
As the Captain of the Croatian National Team, Domagoj Duvnjak was declared the Most Valuable Player at the European Handball Championship 2020.
Born in Đakovo, Domagoj promotes Đakovo, Slavonija and Croatia in the country and abroad with his sports successes, and promotes handball, of which we are very proud.