Ana Debelić

Ana Debelić
Personal information
Born (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)
Rijeka, Croatia
Nationality Croatian
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Vipers Kristiansand
Number 31
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2012
ŽRK Zamet
2012–2014
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2014–2015
ŽRK Zelina
2015–2016
RK Lokomotiva Zagreb
2016–2020
RK Podravka Koprivnica
2020–2021
HC Astrakhanochka
2021–
Vipers Kristiansand
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Croatia 65 (95)
Medal record
Women's Handball
Representing  Croatia
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Denmark

Ana Debelić (born 9 January 1994) is a Croatian professional handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Croatian national team. [1]

She started playing handball at the age of six. After enrolling in high school in Rijeka, she played for Opatija and ŽRK Zamet. In Croatia, she also played in Zelina, RK Lokomotiva and RK Podravka Koprivnica. Debelić played for Croatia at four European Championships in 2016 in Sweden, 2018 in France, 2020 in Denmark and 2022 in Slovenia and at World Championship in 2021 in Spain. She won a bronze medal at the championship in Denmark and was chosen in the All-star team in the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship. In the season 2021/2022, Vipers Kristiansand won the EHF Champions league where Debelić had one of important roles both in defence and attack. She was nominated 3 years in a row for the best world line player according to Handball Planet.[citation needed]

Achievements

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Individual awards

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  • All-Star Line Player of the European Championship: 2020[2]
  • Croatian Player of the Year: 2021,[3] 2022[4]

References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "EHF EURO 2020 All-star Team unveiled". fra2018.ehf-euro.com. European Handball Federation. 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Izbor HRS-a i Sportskih novosti: Debelić, Cindrić, Šoštarić i Gubica – Milošević najbolji u 2021. godini". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ "IZBOR NAJBOLJIH SN & HRS-a: A. Debelić, L. Cindrić, I. Obrvan i sudački par Gubica – Milošević najbolji u 2022. godini". hrs.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Handball Federation. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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