Renato Sulić
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| Born |
12 October 1979 Rijeka, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian/Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | MVM Veszprém KC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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1995-1996 |
RK Trsat RK Zamet | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995-1999 1997 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2009 2009-present |
Zamet → Pećine (loan) Metković Jambo Zamet Crotek Zagreb Fotex Veszprém Agram Medvečak Pivovara Laško Celje Telekom Veszprém | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001-2008 | Croatia | 100 (221) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Renato Sulić (born 12 November 1979 in Rijeka)[1] is a Croatian handball player who currently plays for MKB Veszprém KC.
Club career
Sulić started his youth career in RK Trsat where very quickly he showed a great capability in playing handball. Soon he moved to RK Zamet where he helped the team return to the First A League in 1995-96 season. The same year he was also a part of the winning Zamet team in the U-19 Championship.[2]
After four years in Zamet he became unhappy with his status in the club and left to Metković Jambo. He stayed in the club for only a year and won his first European competition EHF Cup and finishing second in the league.
Sulić returned for a season to RK Zamet before going to play for RK Zagreb. During his time in Zagreb he won 3 league titles and 2 cup titles. After Zagreb he had short stints in Fotex Veszprém, Agram Medvečak before spending three years in Pivovarna Laško Celje.
In 2009 Sulić returned to Veszprém where he has won every domestic cup and league season since 2009 and SEHA League since 2014.
International career
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Renato made his first appearance for Croatia at the 2001 World Championship. The same year he won his first medal at the 2001 Mediterranean Games where Croatia won first place.
In 2003 Renato played a pivotal role in Croatia winning the 2003 World Championship.[3]
After the 2004 European Championship where Croatia secured 4th place Sulić got hit in a car accident. He had an operation on his left knee and missed out on the 2004 Summer Olympics.[4]
In 2006 he played at the World Cup in Sweden where Croatia won first place. In 2008 he won a silver medal with Croatia at 2008 European Championship in Norway. The same year he represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] Croatia lost in the semi-finals and finished at fourth place.
After not being selected for 7 years Željko Babić called up Sulić to play for the national team but Sulić refused and said his national team days are a finished story.[5]
Personal life
Sulić has been married to former Miss Universe contestant Maja Cecić-Vidoš since 2003.[6] Renato and Maja have four children, three daughters and a son.[7]
For a while Sulić and his wife owned a local bar in Rijeka named Maat Bar. Renato and Maja have four children, three daughters and a son.[8]
In 2016 Sulić obtained Hungarian citizenship[9]
Honours
Club
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References
- 1 2 "Renato Sulić Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ↑ "Zamet". rk-zamet (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Croatia world champions". vijest.hrt.hr (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Croatia world champions". index.hr (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Renato Sulić: The national team is a finished story for me". Glas Slavonije (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Renato i Maja Sulić čekaju djevojčicu i dečka blizance". 24 sata (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Blizanci stigli kući". www.story.hr (in Croatian).
- ↑ "Renato i Maja Sulić u Rijeci otvorili Maat Bar". Jutarnji list (in Croatian).
- ↑ "ŠOK IZ MAĐARSKE: Renato Sulić dobio državljanstvo, sada može igrati i protiv Hrvatske". net.hr (in Croatian).