Iztok Puc

Quick Facts

Full Name	Iztok Puc
Occupation	Handball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 14, 1966(1966-09-14)
Age	58
Date Of Death	October 20, 2011, Florida
Birthplace	Slovenj Gradec
Country	Slovenia
Horoscope	Virgo

Iztok Puc Biography

Iztok Puc is one of the most popular and richest Handball Player who was born on September 14, 1966 in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.

Iztok Puc (14 September 1966 – 20 October 2011) was a Croatian-Slovenian handball player, who was one of the world’s top players of the 1980s and 1990s. During his career he played professionally for Borac Banja Luka, Zagreb, Celje and Prule 67. He won a total of 18 domestic trophies. He has won the elite EHF Champions League in 1992 and 1993, both times with Zagreb. He is one of very few handball players who represented three different countries at the Summer Olympics (Yugoslavia, Croatia and Slovenia), winning bronze with Yugoslavia in 1988 and gold with Croatia in 1996. In 2009, he was named the best overall player in the history of Slovenian handball. After his death an award named in his honour was introduced and is awarded annually to the most promising young handball players in Slovenia and Croatia, given alternately one year to Slovenian and another year to Croatian player.

After his retirement at Prule 67 he assumed the role of sports director at the club. Soon afterwards he moved to Florida together with his wife Jasenka, who is the daughter of the Croatian handball player and 1972 Olympic gold medalist Hrvoje Horvat, in support of their son’s Borut tennis career. He and his wife sold all of their family possessions and enrolled their son to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. At the time of his father’s death, Borut Puc was ranked 502nd on the ATP list with Goran Ivanišević as his tennis coach. Similar to his father, he also represented both Slovenia and Croatia. He started his career representing Slovenia and did so until the late 2000s (decade) when he changed his allegiance to Croatia.

Iztok Puc Net Worth

Iztok Puc is one of the richest Handball Player from Slovenia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Iztok Puc 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Puc was born in Slovenj Gradec, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia on 14 September

1966. During his youth he lived in Šoštanj with his mother and without his father, whom he met for the first time at the age of 25. In elementary school a gym teacher named Miro Požun, who was aware of the situation at Puc’s home, took young Puc under his wing and became his mentor. Požun, who eventually became one of the best coaches in history of Slovenian handball, was the first who noticed the enormous talent that Puc had and eventually introduced him to the local handball club RK Šoštanj, which he also coached. There Puc became the most promising young player of Yugoslav handball.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Iztok Puc height 6 ft 5 in Jalal weight 105 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Iztok Puc Dating?

According to our records, Iztok Puc married to Jasenka Puc. As of December 1, 2023, Iztok Puc’s is not dating anyone.

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He later played for RK Zagreb from Croatia, and Celje and Prule 67 from Slovenia. During his career he won a total of 18 domestic trophies and was a member of the Zagreb squad which won the elite EHF Champions League in 1992 and 1993. He is most remembered for the game-winning goal in the 1993 Champions League final where he scored in the final seconds of the game. He has also won three Croatian league and three Croatian cup titles. His longest spell was with Celje, where he played for five years during which time he won five Slovenian league and five Slovenian cup titles and played in the EHF Champions League semi-final three times in a row. Miro Požun was the head coach of Celje during the 1994–95 season with whom Puc won his first Slovenian league and cup title. He made a total of 136 appearances for Celje, scoring 630 goals in the process. Puc last played for Prule 67 where he won both domestic titles, league and cup, in the 2001–02 season and appeared in another Champions league semi-final one year later.

Facts & Trivia

Jalal Ranked on the list of most popular Handball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Slovenia. Iztok Puc celebrates birthday on September 14 of every year.

Despite being known for his relaxed approach to training, Puc was described as a fiercely competitive and mentally tough player. At the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Handball Federation of Slovenia in 2009, Puc was named the best left back and the best overall player in the history of Slovenian handball. Three days after his death, his former club RK Zagreb hosted Barcelona in an EHF Champions League match at Arena Zagreb. A clip of his match-winning goal for Zagreb in the 1993 EHF Champions League final was shown and 15,000 people joined in a minute-long standing ovation in his memory. In 2011 the Slovenian Olympic Committee together with the Croatian Olympic Committee and in collaboration with the Handball Federation of Slovenia and Croatian Handball Federation, introduced a joint award named in honour of Puc (Iztok Puc Award) that is awarded annually to the most promising U–18 handball player. The award is alternating between the two nations every year and is given alternately one year to Slovenian and another year to Croatian player.

Top Facts about Iztok Puc

1. Iztok Puc is a former Slovenian and Croatian handball player.
2. He was born on October 4, 1970, in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
3. Puc played as a goalkeeper throughout his career.
4. He represented both the Slovenian and Croatian national teams.
5. Puc won multiple medals at international competitions, including World Championships and European Championships.
6. He achieved great success with the Slovenian team in the late 1990s.
7. Puc was known for his exceptional reflexes and shot-stopping abilities.
8. He retired from professional handball in 2006 after a successful career.
9. Puc later became a coach and worked with various handball clubs.
10. His contributions to the sport have made him an influential figure in handball history.