Lucija Bešen

Lucija Bešen
Personal information
Born (1998-03-29) 29 March 1998
Zagreb, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club RK Podravka Koprivnica
Number 98
Senior clubs
Years Team
2014–2019
RK Sesvete Agroproteinka
2019–2022
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2022–
RK Podravka Koprivnica
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–
Croatia 61 (1)
Medal record
Women's Handball
Representing  Croatia
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2020 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place2022 OranTeam
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 27 November 2025[1]

Lucija Bešen (born 29 March 1998) is a Croatian handballer for RK Podravka Koprivnica and the Croatian national team.[2]

She represented Croatia at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship[3][4] and at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[1]

Her older sister Gabrijela Bartulović (née Bešen) is also a handball player and, like Lucija, also plays as a goalkeeper.[5]

International honours

References

  1. 1 2 "Team roster: Croatia" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lucija Besen Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "EHF EURO 2020: Hrvatska reprezentacija doputovala u Dansku". hrs.hr. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Rukavina, Željko (28 December 2020). "Seko, evo bronce: Hrvatice su oduševile Europu, a sad - faks". 24sata (in Croatian). Retrieved 26 March 2021.