Vjekoslav Kobešćak

Croatian water polo player
Vjekoslav Kobešćak
Personal information
Born (1974-01-20) 20 January 1974 (age 50)
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Club information
Current team Jug (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
Mladost Zagreb
Teams coached
2015–
Jug
Medal record
Men's water polo
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Team

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

Coach

Jug Dubrovnik

Croatian Supercup: 2022-23

See also

  • List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Vjekoslav Kobeščak novi trener Juga CO". slobodnadalmacija.hr. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2020.

External links

Croatia squads
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Croatia men's water polo squad1994 World Aquatics Championships – 4th place
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Croatia men's water polo squad1996 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
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Croatia men's water polo squad1998 World Aquatics Championships – 9th place
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Croatia squad1999 European Championship Runners-up
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Croatia men's water polo squad2000 Summer Olympics – 7th place
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Croatia squad2001 European Championship Fourth Place
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Croatia men's water polo squad2001 World Aquatics Championships – 8th place
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Croatia squad2003 European Championship Runners-up
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Croatia men's water polo squad2003 World Aquatics Championships – 9th place
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Croatia men's water polo squad2004 Summer Olympics – 10th place
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  • HAVK Mladost
  • 1995–96 European Cup champions


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