Josip Šarac

Josip Šarac
Josip Šarac
Personal information
Born	24 February 1998; Ljubuški, BiH
Nationality	Croatian
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	MOL Tatabánya KC
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2018	HRK Izviđač
2018–2021	RK Celje
2021–2025	Frisch Auf Göppingen
2025–	MOL Tatabánya KC
National team 1
Years	Team
2019–	Croatia
Medal record
European Championship
Junior World Championship
European Youth Championship
	1 National team caps and goals correct ; as of 2 January 2025

Josip Šarac (born 24 February 1998) is a Croatian handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC and the Croatian national team.

Career

He played for HRK Izviđač in his hometown until 2018. In 2018, he moved to Slovenia to join RK Celje. Here he won the Slovenian First League twice (2019, 2020) and the Slovenian Supercup once (2019).^[1] In 2021, he moved to Germany to the Frisch Auf Göppingen team.^[2] With Frisch Auf Göppingen, he reached the semi-finals of the EHF European League in 2023 and achieved third place. He scored 75 goals in 17 matches in the EHF European League. In November 2024, it was announced that from the summer of 2025, he would transfer to the Hungarian first division MOL Tatabánya KC.^[3]

In 2016, he won a silver medal at the Youth European Championship.^[4] He participated in the 2019 Junior World Championship, where Croatia won the silver medal.^[5] He participated in the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,^[6] where Croatian national team won the silver medal. He also participated in the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Croatian national team.^[7] (9th place, 5 matches / 15 goals). He also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Croatian national team finished 9th (5 matches / 2 goals).