Josip Milković

Josip Milković
Personal information
Born (1942-10-30)30 October 1942
Zagreb, Independent State of Croatia
Died 8 June 2026(2026-06-08) (aged 83)
Nationality  Yugoslavia
 Croatia
Senior clubs
Years Team
1957–1973
RK Medveščak
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–
Yugoslavia 103 (310)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Yugoslavia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1970 FranceTeam

Josip Milković (30 October 1942 – 8 June 2026), nicknamed "Ćos",[1] was a Croatian handball player and coach. He played in 103 matches for the Yugoslavia men's national handball team,[2] and competed at the 1970 World Men's Handball Championship, winning the bronze medal.[1] Aside from his playing career, he served as coach of the Croatia men's national handball team from 1990 to 1991 and again from 2000 to 2002.[2]

Milković died on 8 June 2026, at the age of 83.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Čičin-Mašansker, Goran (8 June 2026). "Umro prvi izbornik hrvatske rukometne reprezentacije". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Marić, Marin (8 June 2026). "NAPUSTIO NAS JE JOSIP MILKOVIĆ ĆOS: Otišao bivši izbornik Hrvatske i najbolji strijelac svijeta". Fenix-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Trauer um Ex-Bundesliga-Trainer! Handball-Legende "Ćos" ist tot". Tag24 (in German). 9 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.