Croatian NT headcoach Željko Babić announced the list of 20 players who will make the roster for the Olympic qualifications in Denmark. The biggest surprise is absence of Mirko Alilović, the first Croatian goalie for a years who decided to make a break due “private reasons”. Babic said that he respects decision of 30-years old member of Veszprem, who was a target of many critics during Men’s EHF EURO 2016 in Poland.
Croatian squad for Qualification tournament where will play also Sweden and Bahrain.
Goalkeepers:
- Ivan Pešić – HC Meshkov Brest
- Filip Ivić – HC PPD Zagreb
- Ivan Stevanović – HC PPD Zagreb
Left wing: - Manuel Štrlek – HC Vive Tauron Kielce
Right wings: - Ivan Čupić – HC Vive Tauron Kielce
- Zlatko Horvat – HC PPD Zagreb
Line players: - Ilija Brozović – THW Kiel
- Krešimir Kozina – HC Flensburg-Handewitt
- Marino Marić – HC Melsungen
Back players: - Marko Kopljar – HC Barcelona
- Luka Šebetić – HC PPD Zagreb
- Denis Buntić – HC Vive Tauron Kielce
- Igor Karačić – HC Vardar
- Luka Cindrić – HC Vardar
- Domagoj Duvnjak – THW Kiel
- Domagoj Pavlović – HC PPD Zagreb
- Marko Mamić – HC Dunkerque
- Ivan Slišković – HC Veszprem
- Jakov Gojun – HC Füchse Berlin
- Stipe Mandalinić – HC PPD Zagreb
