News: Transfers

For the second season in a row, a centre back transfers from Gorenje Velenje to Celje PL. This time it is Rok Ovnicek, after Luka Mitrovic did the same last summer. Ovnicek adds to the list of departures from Gorenje Velenje. However, the club from Velenje added another young player to the squad- the pivotman Miha...

The Slovenian club announced that the captain Niko Medved will leave Gorenje Velenje. He left winger has played a total of 324 matches for the club! Gorenje Velenje will look very different next season. Apart from agreeing a deal with Zoran Jovicic to take up the head coach role, the club announced that many players will also leave the club. The latest departing player is Niko Medved, who...

After taking over as the head coach of PPD Zagreb in December, Zlatko Saracevic has left the club. Next season, he will coach in women's handball, as he was appointed as the head coach of Podravka Vegeta from Koprivnica. Podravka has won the Croatian championship in the 17/18 season, but coach Saracevic is still there to lift the club to another level. He did really well in short time with PPD Zagreb, winning the 2nd place at the SEHA &ndash...

After spending the last two years in Celje, Borut Mackovsek was ready for the next big step. The right back signed a 2-year contract with Telekom Veszprem. The 25-year old Mackovsek already played for many clubs in his career- Al Sadd in Qatar, Hannover and Eisenach in Germany, Montpellier in France and...

After it was announced that Konstantin Igropulo has left the club, Meshkov Brest acquired the Croatian international Sime Ivic from Orlen Wisla Plock. The 25-year old signed a 1-year deal with the Belarusian champions and Cup winners, after spending the previous 2 seasons in Poland with Orlen Wisla Plock. Before playing in Poland, Ivic played for Celje PL, Nantes and Nexe- where he gained SEHA – Gazprom League experience. Despite only being 25, the right back has plenty...

After acquiring Ivan Vida and Vladan Loncar, the Croatian vice-champions have added another piece to their roster. This time, it is Mihailo Radovanovic, who joins the club from the Israeli team Ramhat Hashron. Radovanovic previously played for Partizan in the SEHA – Gazprom League. In 16 appearances, the goalkeeper recorded 132 saves in the...

The Slovenian team, Gorenje Velenje will face heavy changes coming into the next season. The club will have a new coach, and many key players like Potocnik, Cehte and Ferlin are leaving the club. With two seasons behind them in the SEHA – Gazprom League, the club management has decided to enter the season without many players that were here recently.  It was already announced that Gregor Potocnik will join PPD...

After completing the signing of Ivan Vida from Dubrava Zagreb, the Croatian vice-champions have signed another player. It is Vladan Loncar, a left back from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Loncar is a 21-year old back player who spent a couple of years playing in Hungary and Spain. His last club was Gyongyos in Hungary, but he was signed by Pick Szeged in 2014. He made his debut in the EHF Champions League in the 14/15 seasons against Aalborg, but has mostly been on loan in other clubs. Loncar playerd...

After spending his entire handball career in Dubrava Zagreb, Ivan Vida will join Nexe starting from next season. The right winger has been one of Dubrava's key pieces in the previous years. In the last couple of seasons, Dubrava Zagreb has rised to the point where they established themselves as the dominant third force of Croatian club handball. The club has given us many terrific players in recent times, including Lovro Jotic, Bruno Butorac and many...

One month before his 18th brithday, Celje PL have secured the services of one of the most talented centre backs in Europe untiil 2022. The youngster Domen Makuc became the first player born in 2000 or later to score in the EHF Champions League. The 17-year old has signed a contract with the Slovenian champions for 4 more years! Makuc has been a part of the...