# RK Spačva Vinkovci

RK Spačva Vinkovci is a Croatian team handball club from Vinkovci, Croatia. The team plays in the Croatian Premier League.

## History

The club was founded in 1950 under the name RK Lokomotiva Vinkovci. In 2011, they reached the top division of Croatian handball, the Croatian Premier League, where they have been playing ever since. In the 2019/20 season, the club finished 5th in the Croatian Premier League and qualified for the 2020/21 EHF European League for the first time in the club's history. There, he was eliminated in the first round against Macedonian RK Metalurg Skopje. In the 2023/24 season, the club finished 4th in the league, 3rd in the Croatian Handball Cup and again qualified for the EHF European League.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Naming history

| Name | Period |
| RK Lokomotiva Vinkovci | 1950–1993 |
| RK Croatia Vinkovci | 1993–1994 |
| RK Novoselac Vinkovci | 1994–2004 |
| RK Spačva Vinkovci | 2004–present |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
RK Spačva Vinkovci :
Goalkeepers
01 Marko Perić
16 Sandro Kolar
69 Dražen Stojanović
Left Wingers
02 Fran Zovak
06 Marin Greganić
Right Wingers
10 Marin Božičević
34 Anton Parat
Line Players
11 Ivan Lukač
13 Mislav Mendeš
17 Ivan Lasić
Left Backs
05 Borna Mažurana
07 Marko Nad
09 Josip Žulj
14 Spasoje Pekić
22 Ivan Raguž
Central Backs
15 Luka Šrajer
18 Filip Mažurana
24 Tin Kuže
27 Aleksej Stjepanović
39 Jure Rajković
44 Ranko Božić
45 Danijel Hideg
Right Backs
03 Patrik Maroš
36 Dominik Arsić :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Josip Mečić
* Assistant coach: Marin Jurić
* Physiotherapist: Josip Radočaj
* Coach: Ivan Gradečak
* Coach: Slobodan Pekić

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2024–25 season

## Previous squads

2020–2021 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Serbia | Nikola Cirovic | (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000 (age 24) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Croatia | Marin Jurić | (1982-08-13) 13 August 1982 (age 42) | Central Back |
| 3 | Croatia | Patrik Maroš | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24) | Right Back |
| 4 | Croatia | Ivan Liscic | (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24) | Central Back |
| 5 | Croatia | Borna Mažurana | (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 25) | Left Back |
| 6 | Croatia | Karlo Vasarevic | (1999-10-07) 7 October 1999 (age 24) | Left Winger |
| 7 | Croatia | Marko Nad | (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33) | Left Back |
| 8 | Croatia | David Cicak | (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) | Right Back |
| 10 | Croatia | Marko Buntić | (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27) | Right Winger |
| 11 | Croatia | Fabijan Mihaljević | (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) | Left Back |
| 13 | Serbia | Marko Vignjević | (1998-04-13) 13 April 1998 (age 26) | Left Back |
| 14 | Croatia | Petar Ilić | (1994-06-28) 28 June 1994 (age 30) | Left Winger |
| 15 | Croatia | Frane Blašković | (2003-08-17) 17 August 2003 (age 21) | Right Winger |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Aldin Pasagic | (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 29) | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Croatia | Filip Mažurana | (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22) | Central Back |
| 19 | Croatia | Dino Vukušić | (1994-10-14) 14 October 1994 (age 29) | Left Winger |
| 22 | Croatia | Mario Antunovic | (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 (age 26) | Left Back |
| 31 | Croatia | Rene Mihaljević | (1997-10-31) 31 October 1997 (age 26) | Line Player |
| 36 | Croatia | Matko Bolanca | (1998-09-22) 22 September 1998 (age 26) | Line Player |
| 39 | Serbia | Danilo Radović | (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 24) | Left Back |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Ranko Božić | (1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 45 | Croatia | Matej Radovic | (1997-10-07) 7 October 1997 (age 26) | Left Winger |
| 69 | Croatia | Marko Romic | (2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 24) | Goalkeeper |
| 83 | Croatia | Domagoj Nedić | (1994-09-07) 7 September 1994 (age 30) | Central Back |

## Accomplishments

* Croatian Handball Cup:
** Bronze: 2024

## EHF ranking

    As of 29/6/2024
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 143 | H71 | 27 |
| 144 | MRK Trogir | 26 |
| 145 | Talent Plzeň | 26 |
| 146 | RK Spačva Vinkovci | 25 |
| 147 | Wacker Thun | 25 |
| 148 | CSM București | 25 |
| 149 | Saint-Raphaël VHB | 24 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players
#### Right wingers

* Vlado Matanović (2023–2024)

#### Left backs

* Danilo Radović (2019–2021)
* Marko Vignjević (2017–2022)

#### Central backs

* Tihomir Baltić (2013–2014)