Famous Slovenian Handball Players

Staš Skube is a Slovenian professional handball player who has been representing the Slovenia national handball team since 2015. The younger brother of Sebastian Skube, Staš Skube currently plays for Montpellier Handball, the only French club to have won the prestigious EHF Champions League.

Jure Dolenec is a Slovenian professional handball player who has represented the Slovenian national team in important tournaments like the World Men's Handball Championship and Olympic Games. In 2017, he helped his team win the bronze medal at the World Championship in France. Jure Dolenec is also currently playing for Limoges Handball.

Ana Gros is a Slovenian professional handball player who has been an important player for the Slovenian national team since 2007. Over the years, Ana Gros has won many prestigious tournaments like the Slovenian Championship title, Slovenian Cup, and French Championship title. 

Siarhei Rutenka is a Belarusian retired handball player who also played for the Slovenia national handball team from 2004 to 2007, apart from playing for the Belarus national team. While representing Slovenia in 2006 at the European Men's Handball Championship, Rutenka was the top goalscorer of the tournament. Rutenka also played for popular clubs like FC Barcelona and Arkatron Minsk.

Dean Bombač is a Slovenian professional handball player who has made more than 100 appearances for the Slovenia national handball team. Also an important player at the club level, Dean Bombač is currently a prominent part of SC Pick Szeged, which plays in the EHF Champions League and the Nemzeti Bajnokság I.

Miha Zarabec is a Slovenian professional handball player best known for helping his national team win bronze medal at the 2017 World Championship in France. Apart from representing the national team in competitions like the World Championship and European Men's Handball Championship, Miha Zarabec also competes for THW Kiel.

Born to a Bulgarian mother and a Nigerian father in Greece, handball player Elizabeth Omoregie initially represented the Bulgarian national team but later switched to the Slovenian national team. She is a 2-time Romanian Cup winner and a 4-time Slovenian Cup winner and now plays for CSM București.

Blaž Janc is a Slovenian professional handball player best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2017 World Championship in France. Apart from representing the national team, Blaž Janc also plays for prominent clubs like FC Barcelona.

Slovenian handball player Dragan Gajić has been an EHF Cup top-scorer, with 72 goals. He now plays for the French team Limoges Hand 87. He also had a top-scoring record of 71 goals in the World Men's Handball Championship. A promising right wing, he has also played for teams from Croatia and Hungary.

Uroš Zorman is a Slovenian retired handball player who won the EHF Champions League on four occasions and the EHF Champions Trophy twice. An important player for the Slovenia national team, Zorman helped his team win the silver medal at the 2004 European Championships. He is currently working as a manager for the Slovenia national team and RK Trimo Trebnje.

Slovenian handball player Blaž Blagotinšek was all of 18 when he joined the Slovenian national team. Part of the 2017 World Championship bronze-winning team, he now plays as a pivot for Telekom Veszprém. He has also represented RK Celje and has been a 2-time SEHA League All-Star Team Best Defensive Player.

Iztok Puc was a Croatian-Slovenian professional handball player who achieved fame as one of the top players in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. One of the few players to have represented three different countries at the Olympics, Puc won the bronze medal at the 1988 Games for Yugoslavia and the gold medal at the 1996 Games for Croatia. 

Barbara Lazović is a Slovenian professional handball player best known for winning the silver medal at the 2017 and 2018 EHF Champions League. An important player for the Slovenia women's national handball team since 2008, Barbara Lazović is also part of the current Bucharest-based team, CSM București.

Vid Kavtičnik is a Slovenian retired handball player best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2017 IHF Men's Handball World Championship in France. Kavtičnik was also part of the national team that won the silver medal at the 2004 European Championship. Vid Kavtičnik made 197 appearances for Slovenia and competed in important events like the Olympics.

Borut Mačkovšek is a Slovenian professional handball player best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2017 IHF Men's Handball World Championship in France. Apart from representing Slovenia in important competitions like World Championship and European Men's Handball Championship, Borut Mačkovšek is also currently playing for SC Pick Szeged.  

Gašper Marguč is a Slovenian professional handball player best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2017 IHF Men's Handball World Championship in France. An important player for Slovenia since 2010, Gašper Marguč has also represented his country at the 2012 and 2016 European Championship.

Nik Henigman is a Slovenian professional handball player who has competed in important tournaments like the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2017 IHF Men's Handball World Championship, winning the bronze medal in the latter alongside his Slovenian national teammates. Apart from being an important member of the national team, Nik Henigman is also currently a prominent player for SC Pick Szeged.

Matic Suholežnik is a Slovenian professional handball player who has represented the Slovenia national team in important tournaments like the EHF European Men's Handball Championship in 2018. Apart from playing for Slovenia, Matic Suholežnik is also currently playing for RK Celje.

Klemen Ferlin is a Slovenian professional handball player who has represented his country in important tournaments like the EHF European Men's Handball Championship in 2020. Klemen Ferlin is also an important member of HC Erlangen which competes in the Handball-Bundesliga.