Petar Metličić

Petar Metličić
Personal information
Born (1976-12-25) 25 December 1976
Split, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Team
RK Split
Senior clubs
Years Team
1993–1998
RK Brodomerkur Split
1998–2002
RK Metković Jambo
2002–2005
CB Ademar León
2005–2010
BM Ciudad Real
2010–2012
RK Pivovarna Laško Celje
2012–2013
Montpellier
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2009
Croatia 175 (471)
Teams managed
2015–2017
Croatia (assistant)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam
World Championship
2003 PortugalTeam
2005 TunisiaTeam
2009 CroatiaTeam
Statoil World Cup
2006 Sweden & GermanyTeam
European Championship
2008 NorwayTeam
Mediterranean Games
2001 TunisTeam

Petar Metličić (born 25 December 1976) is a Croatian former handball player. He was captain of the Croatian national team from 2006 to 2009, after the departure of Slavko Goluža. He won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as well as at the 2003 World Championship in Portugal.

At club level he played in the top tier in Croatia, Spain, Slovenia and France. He has won the EHF Champions League three times and the EHF Champions Trophy twice with BM Ciudad Real as well as the IHF Super Globe and EHF Cup Winner's Cup with CB Ademar León, and the EHF Cup with RK Metković Jambo.

In September 2007 he opened, alongside his former colleague Ivano Balić, the "Balić-Metličić" handball academy. Metličić is also a coach in the academy.

From February 2015 to January 2017 he served as an assistant coach to Željko Babić in the Croatia men's team.