Renato Vrbičić
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| Born | 21 November 1970 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 June 2018 (aged 47) Šibenik, Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
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1987–1990 1991–1992 1992–1995 1995 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005 | VK Šibenik Jadran Split VK Šibenik Mladost Zagreb VK Šibenik Mladost Zagreb Jadran Split Mladost Zagreb Catania Civitavecchia VK Šibenik NCP | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
1996 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||
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| VK Adriatic (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| Croatia (juniors; assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | VK Solaris | ||||||||||||||||
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Renato Vrbičić (21 November 1970 – 12 June 2018) was a Croatian professional water polo player and coach who was a member of the senior Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.[1]
He died in a sleep at his home in Šibenik on 12 June 2018, due to a heart attack. He was buried in his hometown on 14 June 2018.[2][3]
Playing career
[edit]As a player, Vrbičić spent most of his career with hometown club VK Šibenik. He was a part of the senior Croatia national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, where they have won the silver medal.
Coaching career
[edit]After he finished his playing career, Vrbičić worked as an assistant coach of the junior men's Croatia national team and as assistant coach to his former teammate Denis Šupe at VK Adriatic bench.
In 2015, Vrbičić was appointed as the head coach of the newly formed VK Solaris. In June 2018, following his death, Joško Kreković replaced him.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Renato Vrbicic". databaseOlympics. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
- ^ "Iznenada preminuo Renato Vrbičić, šibenski vaterpolski olimpijac". m.sibenik.in. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Posljednji ispraćaj Renata Vrbičića na šibenskom gradskom groblju Kvanj". sibenski.slobodnadalmacija.hr. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Renato Vrbičić at World Aquatics
- Renato Vrbičić at Olympics.com
- Renato Vrbičić at Olympedia
- Renato Vrbičić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)
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