Dragan Adžić

Dragan Adžić
Personal information
Born (1969-12-13) 13 December 1969
Ivangrad, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Montenegrin
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Club information
Current club Slovenia (women)
Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
Senior clubs
Years Team
RK Budućnost Podgorica
Rudar
Epoksid
RK Buje 53
Borec
Mladost
Rimako
Teams managed
2010–2020
Budućnost
2010–2017
Montenegro (women)
2021–
Slovenia (women)
2022–2024
RK Krim
2025-
Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE
Medal record
Representing  Montenegro
Olympic Games
2012 London Coach
European Championship
2012 Serbia Coach

Dragan Adžić (born 13 December 1969) is a Montenegrin handball coach who is currently coaching the Slovenia women's national team, as well as Hungarian team Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE.

Career

As a player he played for RK Budućnost Podgorica, Rudar, Epoksid, RK Buje 53, Borec, Mladost and Rimako.[1]

His coaching career started as the youth team of ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica. From 2001 to 2009 he was the assistant coach of the team, and in January 2010 he took over as the head coach.[2][3] He led the team to the EHF Cup Winners' Cup title in 2010, the EHF Champions League in 2012 and 2015 every single national title from 2009 to 2019. In November 2020 he announced his intention to leave the team.[4]

In 2010 he took over as the head coach of the Montenegro women's team.[1] He led Montenegro at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. With the team, he won silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5][6] Later the same year he guided the team to their first ever international title 2012 European Women's Handball Championship.[7] In August 2016 he left the team after a dissapointing result at the 2016 Olympics, but he came back just a month later. In the mean time he was replaced by Bojana Popovic who had been his assistant coach up until that point.[8][9]

In April 2021 he took over the Slovenian women's team.[10] From the 2022-23 season he became the head coach of Slovenian top team RK Krim alongside his national team position.[11] He led the team to the 2023 and 2024 Slovenian Championship and cup. He stopped in this position in November 2024.[12]

For the 2025-26 season he became the head coach of Hungarian team Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE.[13]

Honours

Montenegro

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica

RK Krim

References

  1. ^ a b "Dragan Adzic (Montenegro)". IHF. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. ^ "EM 2010 - Montenegro". ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ "Dragan Adžić produžio ugovor sa ekipom Budućnosti". balkan-handball.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Bojana Popović novi trener Budućnosti". zrkb.me. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brazil – Team Roster Montenegro" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  6. ^ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Montenegro" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Montenegro take EHF EURO 2012 crown". eurohandball.com. 17 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  8. ^ "Popovic wird Montenegros neue Nationaltrainerin" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Montenegro: Alter neuer Trainer und ohne sieben Rio-Fahrerinnen" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Olympiasilber und Titel bei EM und Champions League: Slowenien präsentiert neuen Nationalcoach" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Adžić bo Slovenke na domačem euru vodil tudi kot trener Krima". delo.si. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Trainerbeben bei Krim Mercator Ljubljana" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Neuer Job für Trainerlegende Dragan Adzic" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 8 April 2025.