Ante Kostelić
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gips |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Born | 11 August 1938 ) |
Ante Kostelić (born 11 August 1938) is a Croatian former
FIS Alpine World Cup and Olympic titles between 2001 and 2014. As head coach of the ŽRK Osijek handball club he won the 1981–82 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup. He has been honoured with numerous awards including the Croatian Olympic Committee's Matija Ljubek Award (2001),[1] Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport (2003)[2] and the Order of Duke Branimir
.
Early life
Born in
car racing
.
Coaching career
From the 1970s to the 1990s, Kostelić coached many handball clubs, including RK Ivanić
RK Pelister Bitola and 1. FC Nürnberg Nuremberg. In his coaching career, he first became famous for his triumph in the 1981–82 IHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup as ŽRK Osijek Handball Club head coach. In the final, ŽRK Osijek beat SC Spartacus from Budapest
54:38 on aggregate.
At the beginning of the 1990s he became an
World Cup and Olympic winners. Together they were awarded four gold and six silver Olympic medals. In April 2017 it was announced that Kostelić would become coach of the Croatian alpine skiers Elias and Samuel Kolega.[4]
Honours and awards
Ante Kostelić has been honoured by the
Republic of Croatia gives for extraordinary achievements in the field of sport in Croatia. In 2010 he received the Order of Prince Branimir, which is given for excellence in promoting Croatia's international relations
. In addition, the Croatian Olympic Committee elected him several times as Croatia's coach of the year (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014).
See also
- List of Croatian sportspeople
- Croatia at the Olympics
- Croatia at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Croatia at the 2006 Winter Olympics
References
- ^ "Matija Ljubek Award". Archived from the original on 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
- ^ Recipients of the Franjo Bučar State Award for Sport in 2003
- ^ "Kostelic, player of AS Cannes". French Handball Federation. June 1974. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- jutarnji.hr(in Croatian). Retrieved 11 January 2019.
External links
- Ante Kostelić honoured with the Order of Duke Branimir in 2010 (in Croatian)
- Ante Kostelić coached her daughter Janica who won a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Croatian Sensation's father and head coach
- Kostelić elected as Croatia's best coach by Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian)
- Kostelić skiing family film *Short biography on IMDb
- Kostelić family: born to be successful (in Croatian)
- Ante Kostelić - a former skier and international handball player
- Kostelić – former Monsieur Handball in France (in Croatian)
- A. Kostelić among members of the Croatian Olympic Delegation in Vancouver 2010
- Legendary coach, Ante Kostelić, explains athlete development (video)