Vjekoslav Kobešćak (born 20 January 1974) is a Croatian professional water polo coach and former player. He competed in the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, representing the Croatia national team.[1] He is currently the head coach of VK Jug.[2]
| Vjekoslav Kobešćak | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 January 1974 Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Croatian | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Jug (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| Mladost Zagreb | |||||||||||||||||
| Teams coached | |||||||||||||||||
2015– | Jug | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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His father Vlado is a former president of the Croatian Water Polo Federation, while his brother Dario is a former Croatian water polo player. He is married Antonia Kojan.[citation needed]
On 3 February 2000, Kobeščak was sentenced in Municipal Court in Croatia to a one year prison sentence. He was convicted of a serious traffic accident that happened on 6 November 1993, in which his passenger Marijana Matošin was killed.[citation needed]
Honours
- Coach
Jug Dubrovnik
- LEN Champions League (1): 2015–16
- LEN Champions League runners-up: 2016–17
- LEN Super Cup (1): 2016
- Adriatic League (4): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18,2022-23
- National Championship of Croatia (6): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019-20, 2021-22
- National Cup of Croatia (5):2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19,2022-23
Croatian Supercup: 2022-23
See also
References
External links
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at World Aquatics
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at Olympics.com
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at Olympedia
- Vjekoslav Kobešćak at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)
