Velimir Kljaić
Velimir Kljaić was a Croatian handball coach and player.Career
As a player Kljaić played for Medveščak Zagreb and Klagenfurt. As a coach he won two Championships of Croatia with Zagreb and one Cup. In Germany he was the coach of the year in 1992 in which he won German championship and Cup with SG Wallau-Massenheim.
As a coach of Croatia he won gold in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
He was also coach of Egypt and Kuwait.Personal life
Kljaić was born in a village of Danilo Gornje near Šibenik. He is the father of former handballer Nenad Kljaić, who was a part of Croatia in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Velimir Kljaić died on 12 August 2010 of lung cancer in Zagreb.Honours
;Player
;Medveščak
- Yugoslav First League
- *Winner : :hr:Jugoslavensko rukometno prvenstvo 1965./66.|1966
- Yugoslav Cup
- *Winner : :hr:Jugoslavenski rukometni kup|1970
- European Champions Cup
- *Finalist : 1964–65
;Manager
;Medveščak
- Yugoslav Cup
- *Winner : :hr:Jugoslavenski rukometni kup|1981
;Wallau-Massenheim
- Bundesliga
- *Winner : 1991–92
- IHF Cup
- *Winner : 1992
;Croatia
- 1996 Summer Olympics - 1st place
;Zagreb
;Egypt
;Kuwait
;Gummersbach
;Individual