Zlatko Saračević

Zlatko Saračević
Saračević (left) during the 2009 World Championship
Personal information
Full name Zlatan Saračević
Born (1961-07-05)5 July 1961
Banja Luka, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina,
FPR Yugoslavia
Died 21 February 2021(2021-02-21) (aged 59)
Koprivnica, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Team
RK Borac Banja Luka
Senior clubs
Years Team
1977–1987
RK Borac Banja Luka
1987–1990
RK Medveščak Zagreb
1990–1993
Nîmes
1993–1994
Bordeaux
1994–1995
Créteil
1995–1997
Istres
1997–2000
Badel 1862 Zagreb
2000–2002
Fotex Veszprém
2002–2003
RK Zamet Crotek
National team
Years Team
1980–1981
Yugoslavia U-21
1981–1991
Yugoslavia 145 (200)
1992–2000
Croatia 75 (244)
2000–2002
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Teams managed
2003–2004
RK Zamet Crotek
2004–2005
Nyíregyházi KSE
2009–2010
RK Čelik Zenica
2010–2015
RK Zagreb (assistant)
2014
RK Zagreb (interim)
2016–2017
RKHM Dubrovnik
2017–2018
Croatia (assistant)
2017–2018
RK Zagreb
2018–2021
RK Podravka
Medal record
Representing  Yugoslavia
Olympic Games
1988 SeoulTeam
World Championship
1986 SwitzerlandTeam
IHF Junior World Championship
1981 PortugalTeam
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championship
1995 IcelandTeam
European Championship
1994 PortugalTeam
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-RoussillonTeam

Zlatan "Zlatko" Saračević (5 July 1961 – 21 February 2021) was a Croatian professional handball player and coach who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia and in the 1996 Summer Olympics for Croatia.

From the 2015 to 2017 World Championship he was a commentator on RTL Televizija together with Filip Brkić.

Following the domestic league match between RK Podravka, of which he was coach, and RK Lokomotiva, Saračević suffered a cardiac arrest and died in Koprivnica on 21 February 2021. He was 59.