Manuel Štrlek

Manuel Štrlek
Personal information
Born (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988
Zagreb, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club RK Nexe Našice
Number 26
Senior clubs
Years Team
2006–2012
RK Zagreb
2012–2018
PGE Vive Kielce
2018–2023
Telekom Veszprém
2023–
RK Nexe Našice
11/2024–2025
Füchse Berlin
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2021
Croatia 160 (588)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2012 London Team
World Championships
2013 Spain
European Championships
2010 Austria
2012 Serbia
2016 Poland

Manuel Štrlek (born 1 December 1988) is a Croatian handball player for RK Nexe Našice.[1][2]

He was named to the All Star Team at the 2010, 2016 and the 2018 EHF European Championships.

With Füchse he won the 2024-25 Handball-Bundesliga, which was the first in club history.[3] The same season he played in the 2024-25 EHF Champions League final, where Füchse lost to league rivals SC Magdeburg.[4]

Honours

Club

Zagreb
Kielce
Füchse

Individual

  • All-Star Left winger of the EHF Champions League: 2016
  • Croatian handball player of the year: 2016

References

  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "40 Minuten Rückstand: Füchse nach hartem Kampf deutscher Meister" (in German). Handball-World. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Magdeburg win all-German final to take third title". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 15 June 2025.