Mirza Džomba

Mirza Džomba
Džomba playing with the Croatia national team
Personal information
Full name Mirza Džomba
Born (1977-02-28) 28 February 1977
Rijeka, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right wing
Youth career
Years Team
1990–1994
RK Zamet
Senior clubs
Years Team
1994–1997
RK Zamet
1997–2001
Badel 1862 Zagreb
2001–2004
Fotex Veszprém
2004–2007
BM Ciudad Real
2007–2010
RK CO Zagreb
2010–2011
Vive Targi Kielce
National team
Years Team
1994–1995
Croatia U-19
1995–1996
Croatia U-20
1996–1997
Croatia U-21
1997–2001
Croatia B 15 (52)
1997–2008
Croatia 173 (719)
Title
2016–
President HA-PGK
2016–
Board member RSF
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
2003 PortugalTeam
2005 TunisiaTeam
European Championship
2008 NorwayTeam
Statoil World Cup
2006 Sweden & GermanyTeam
Super Cup
1999 GermanyTeam
Mediterranean Games
1997 BariTeam
2001 TunisTeam

Mirza Džomba (born 28 February 1977) is a Croatian former professional handball player, World champion in 2003 and Olympic champion in 2004.

He played for RK Zamet, Badel 1862 Zagreb, Fotex Veszprém, BM Ciudad Real and Vive Targi Kielce before retiring in 2011.

He was also a member of the Croatia national team from 1997 to 2008. He holds the national team's top goal scorer record with 719 goals. He was part of the golden generation that won the 2003 World Championship and 2004 Summer Olympics.

He is noted by many critics as one of the best right wings ever. In 2013 Džomba was awarded the best right wing in the history of the EHF Champions League by the European Handball Federation.

Džomba has also played in six EHF Champions League finals while winning one with Ciudad Real. Among other awards, he was nominated three times for the IHF World Player of the Year award reaching third place in 2004 and 2005 and second place in 2006.

He is currently a handball pundit on RTL Television usually with former teammate Goran Šprem.