Alvaro Načinović

Alvaro Načinović
Načinović in 1996 with Croatia
Personal information
Full name Alvaro Načinović
Born (1966-03-22) 22 March 1966
Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Line player
Club information
Current club Retired
Number 8
Youth career
Years Team
1980-1983
RK Zamet
Senior clubs
Years Team
1983–1991
Zamet
1991–1992
Zagreb Loto
1992–1993
Zamet
1993–1998
Pivovarna Laško Celje
1998–1999
Zamet Autotrans
2000–2001
Pivovarna Laško Celje
2001–2006
Crikvenica
National team
Years Team Apps
1985–1987
 Yugoslavia U-21 20
1988–1990
 Yugoslavia 33
1992–2000
 Croatia 105 (165)
Title
2007–2010
Sports director Zamet
2012–2014
Sports director Zamet
2016–present
Sports director Kozala
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
U-21 World Championship
1985 ItalyTeam
1987 YugoslaviaTeam
Olympic Games
1988 SeoulTeam
Representing  Croatia
Men's Handball
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam
European Championship
1994 PortugalTeam
World Championship
1995 IslandTeam
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
Super Cup
1999 GermanyTeam

Alvaro Načinović (born 22 March 1966) is a former Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia and Croatia respectively.

He played for his hometown club Zamet Rijeka with whom he entered into the Yugoslav First League in 1987 after winning the Second League in Kać. The same year he won the IHF Men's Junior World Championship with Yugoslavia U-21 in his club's home venue in Rijeka. Yugoslavia beat Spain in the final.

In 1992 Načinović played for RK Zagreb Loto with whom he won the European Champions Cup. He also spent six years in Slovenia playing for RK Pivovarna Laško Celje with a brief season at Zamet before coming to RK Crikvenica. Načinović spent five years in Crikvenica before retiring in 2006.

He won the bronze medal with Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics and also captained the national team of Croatia to a gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics, silver medal at the 1995 World Championship and a bronze medal at the 1994 World Championship. He made 105 appearances for the national team scoring 165 goals.

Since April 2016 he is the sports director of RK Kozala.