Croatia women's national volleyball team

Croatia
Association Croatian Volleyball Federation
Confederation CEV
Head coach Angelo Vercesi
FIVB ranking 17 (as of September 2014)
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Home
 
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 1 (First in 2000)
Best result 7th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances 3 (First in 1998)
Best result 6th (1998)
Website www.hou.hr (Croatian)
Croatia women's national volleyball team
Medal record
European Championship
Silver 1995 Netherlands Team
Silver 1997 Czech Republic Team
Silver 1999 Italy Team
Mediterranean Games
Gold 1993 Languedoc-Roussillon Team
Bronze 2009 Pescara Team
Bronze 2013 Mersin Team

The Croatia women's national volleyball team represents Croatia in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The team's biggest successes came in 1995, 1997 and 1999 when Croatia won three silver medals at the European Championships.

Results

Prior to 1992 Croatia women's national volleyball team competed as a part of Yugoslavia women's national volleyball team.

Competitions Croatia women's national volleyball team has never qualified for or competed at:

Summer Olympics

Competitive record at the Summer Olympics

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL SR
Spain 1992 Couldn't participate in qualification
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000Quarterfinal7th84413160.813
Greece 2004 Did not qualify
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 Qualification in progress
Japan 2020
Total Qualified: 1/584413160.813

Record against other teams at the Summer Olympics

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Australia Australia110311.000
Brazil Brazil101030.000
China China110311.000
Cuba Cuba101030.000
Germany Germany101130.333
Kenya Kenya110311.000
South Korea South Korea110313.000
United States USA101030.000
Total 8 teams

World Championship

Competitive record at the World Championship

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL SR
Brazil 1994 Did not qualify
Japan 1998Second Round6th84416151.067
Germany 2002 Did not qualify
Japan 2006
Japan 2010First Round17th523690.667
Italy 2014Second Round13th74314150.933
Japan 2018 Qualification in progress
Total Qualified: 3/620101036390.923
Including qualifying rounds41251684651.292

Record against other teams at the World Championship

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Argentina Argentina110313.000
Bulgaria Bulgaria110313.000
China China202260.333
Cuba Cuba211331.000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic101230.667
Germany Germany211350.600
Italy Italy312380.375
Japan Japan220623.000
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan11030MAX
South Korea South Korea101230.667
Thailand Thailand211331.000
Tunisia Tunisia110313.000
United States United States101030.000
Total 13 teams
Including qualifying rounds 30 teams

Competitive record in qualifying rounds

Year Pld W L SW SL SR Qual
Brazil 1994 unknownno
Japan 199833090MAXyes
Germany 2002312470.571no
Japan 2006303190.111no
Japan 20106511662.667yes
Italy 20146601844.500yes
Japan 2018 Qualification in progressTBD
Total2115648261.8463/6

Record against other teams in qualifying rounds

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Belgium Belgium11030MAX
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina11030MAX
Bulgaria Bulgaria101030.000
Czech Republic Czech Republic101030.000
Finland Finland110313.000
France France110313.000
Greece Greece101130.333
Hungary Hungary22060MAX
Italy Italy11030MAX
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia11030MAX
Montenegro Montenegro110313.000
Netherlands Netherlands110321.500
Portugal Portugal11030MAX
Romania Romania110313.000
Serbia Serbia101130.333
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro101030.000
Slovakia Slovakia211431.333
Spain Spain110321.500
Turkey Turkey11030MAX
Total 19 teams

European Championship

Competitive record at EuroVolley

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL SR
Czech Republic 1993Preliminary Round6th74315111.364
Netherlands 1995Final2nd7611872.571
Czech Republic 1997Final2nd7611853.600
Italy 1999Final2nd532981.125
Bulgaria 2001Preliminary Round9th5237120.583
Turkey 2003 Did not qualify
Croatia 2005Preliminary Round8th7259160.563
BelgiumLuxembourg 2007Preliminary Round14th303390.333
Poland 2009Preliminary Round16th303290.222
ItalySerbia 2011Preliminary Round13th312460.667
GermanySwitzerland 2013Quarterfinal5th5321081.250
NetherlandsBelgium 2015 Qualified000000
Total Qualified: 11/1252272595911.043
Including qualifying rounds11066442261631.387

Record against other teams at EuroVolley

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan312460.667
Belarus Belarus22060MAX
Bulgaria Bulgaria4401226.000
Czech Republic Czech Republic22060MAX
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia110313.000
France France101130.333
Germany Germany75215101.500
Italy Italy63310130.769
Latvia Latvia110313.000
Netherlands Netherlands63310140.714
Poland Poland413490.444
Romania Romania211431.333
Russia Russia4041120.083
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro211340.750
Spain Spain101230.666
Turkey Turkey422961.500
Ukraine Ukraine211331.000
Total 17 teams
Including qualifying rounds 30 teams

Competitive record in qualifying rounds

Year Pld W L SW SL SR Qual
Czech Republic 19936511543.750yes
Netherlands 1995 Qualified as 6th from the 1993 Euro
Czech Republic 1997 Qualified as 2nd from the 1995 Euro
Italy 1999106423141.643yes
Bulgaria 2001 Qualified as 2nd from the 1999 Euro
Turkey 20036062180.111no
Croatia 20058621982.375yes[1]
BelgiumLuxembourg 20076511762.833yes
Poland 200985318121.500yes
ItalySerbia 20118712173.000yes
GermanySwitzerland 20136511635.333yes
BelgiumNetherlands 2015 Qualified as 5th from the 2013 Euro
Total583919131721.81911/12

Record against other teams in qualifying rounds

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Belarus Belarus211551.000
Belgium Belgium220632.000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina22060MAX
Bulgaria Bulgaria202160.167
Czech Republic Czech Republic22060MAX
Estonia Estonia22060MAX
Finland Finland220623.000
Georgia (country) Georgia22060MAX
Germany Germany202060.000
United Kingdom Great Britain22060MAX
Latvia Latvia211531.667
Moldova Moldova22060MAX
Montenegro Montenegro220616.000
Netherlands Netherlands220616.000
Poland Poland6247110.636
Portugal Portugal22060MAX
Romania Romania63312101.200
Slovakia Slovakia202260.333
Slovenia Slovenia422761.167
Spain Spain211331.000
Sweden Sweden220623.000
Switzerland Switzerland44012112.000
Ukraine Ukraine211541.250
Total 23 teams

World Cup

Year Position Pld W L SW SL SR
Japan 19954th117427151.800
Japan 19998th114715240.625
Japan 2003 Did not qualify
Japan 2007
Japan 2011
Japan 2015 Qualification in progress
TotalQualified: 2/522111142391.077

World Grand Prix

Competitive record in the World Grand Prix

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL SR
Hong Kong 1993 Did not qualify
China 1994
China 1995
China 1996
Japan 1997
Hong Kong 1998
China 1999
Philippines 2000
Macau 2001
Hong Kong 2002
Italy 2003
Italy 2004
Japan 2005
Italy 2006
China 2007
Japan 2008
Japan 2009
China 2010
Macau 2011
China 2012
Japan 2013
Bulgaria 2014Semifinal[2]23rd[3]85319111.727
United States 2015 Qualification in progress
Total Qualified: 1/2285319111.727

Record against other teams in the World Grand Prix

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Australia Australia220616.000
Bulgaria Bulgaria101130.333
Czech Republic Czech Republic202360.500
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan220616.000
Kenya Kenya11030MAX
Total 5 teams

European League

Competitive record in the European League

Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL SR
Turkey 2009 Did not compete
Turkey 2010
Turkey 2011League Round11th121117330.212
Czech Republic 2012 Did not compete
Bulgaria 2013
N/A 2014
Total Competed: 1/5121117330.212

Record against other teams in the European League

National team Pld W L SW SL SR
Belarus Belarus4043120.250
Romania Romania413490.444
Turkey Turkey4040120.000
Total 3 teams

Mediterranean Games

Year Round Position
France 1993Final1st
Italy 1997 Did not compete
Tunisia 2001First Round7th
Spain 2005Semifinal4th
Italy 2009Semifinal3rd
Turkey 2013Semifinal3rd
Spain 2017 TBD

Junior European Championship

Year Round Position
Hungary 1994Preliminary Round5th
Turkey 1996Preliminary Round6th
Belgium 1998Preliminary Round7th
Switzerland 2000Preliminary Round7th
Croatia 2002Preliminary Round11th
Slovakia 2004Semifinal4th
France 2006Final2nd
Italy 2008Preliminary Round12th
2010–2012 Did not qualify

Girls' Youth European Championship

Year Round Position
Spain 1995 Did not qualify
Slovakia 1997Final2nd
1999–2001 Did not qualify
Croatia 2003Final1st
Estonia 2005Semifinal4th
2007–2013 Did not qualify

Junior World Championship

Year Round Position
1993–1999 Did not qualify
Dominican Republic 2001Preliminary Round5th
Thailand 2003 Did not qualify
Turkey 2005Preliminary Round9th
Thailand 2007Preliminary Round10th
2009–2013 Did not qualify

Girls Youth World Championship

Year Round Position
1993–1997 Did not qualify
Portugal 1999Preliminary Round8th
Croatia 2001Preliminary Round9th
Poland 2003Preliminary Round5th
Macau 2005Preliminary Round6th
2007–2013 Did not qualify

Current roster

The following is the Croatian roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[4]

Head coach: Brazil Angelo Vercesi

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2014 club
1 Ušić, SennaSenna Ušić14 May 19861.91 m (6 ft 3 in)78 kg (172 lb)302 cm (119 in)292 cm (115 in)Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
2 Grbac, AnaAna Grbac23 March 19881.87 m (6 ft 2 in)64 kg (141 lb)298 cm (117 in)288 cm (113 in)Azerbaijan Lokomotiv Baku
4 Jelić, NikolinaNikolina Jelić9 November 19911.88 m (6 ft 2 in)69 kg (152 lb)254 cm (100 in)250 cm (98 in)Germany SC Potsdam
5 Kaleb, AntonijaAntonija Kaleb2 April 19861.88 m (6 ft 2 in)71 kg (157 lb)305 cm (120 in)289 cm (114 in)Indonesia Jakarta BNI 46
7 Ćutuk, BernardaBernarda Ćutuk22 December 19901.86 m (6 ft 1 in)76 kg (168 lb)317 cm (125 in)300 cm (120 in)Germany SC Potsdam
8 Jerkov, MiaMia Jerkov5 December 19821.92 m (6 ft 4 in)68 kg (150 lb)310 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in)Turkey Bursa Büyükşehir
10 Miloš, IvanaIvana Miloš7 March 19861.87 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)312 cm (123 in)296 cm (117 in)Italy AGIL Novara
11 Popović, SanjaSanja Popović31 May 19841.86 m (6 ft 1 in)76 kg (168 lb)291 cm (115 in)283 cm (111 in)Russia Dinamo Moscow
13 Fabris, SamantaSamanta Fabris8 February 19921.88 m (6 ft 2 in)79 kg (174 lb)322 cm (127 in)306 cm (120 in)Italy LJ Modena
14 Klarić, KarlaKarla Klarić5 September 19941.88 m (6 ft 2 in)86 kg (190 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Switzerland Voléro Zürich
15 Brčić, BernardaBernarda Brčić12 May 19911.92 m (6 ft 4 in)81 kg (179 lb)305 cm (120 in)297 cm (117 in)Italy Tiboni Urbino
17 Alajbeg, JelenaJelena Alajbeg1 October 19891.83 m (6 ft 0 in)75 kg (165 lb)310 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Turkey İller Bankası
18 Poljak, MajaMaja Poljak (C)2 May 19831.94 m (6 ft 4 in)80 kg (180 lb)305 cm (120 in)300 cm (120 in)Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
21 Ušić, MarijaMarija Ušić5 February 19921.85 m (6 ft 1 in)67 kg (148 lb)292 cm (115 in)278 cm (109 in)France Amiens LMVB

Notable players

References

  1. Qualified subsequently as host.
  2. Group 3
  3. Finished third in Group 3.
  4. "Team Roster – Croatia". italy2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 1 October 2014.

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