Zoran Kurteš
Zoran Kurteš (Serbian Cyrillic: Зopан Куртeш; December 23, 1965 – May 7, 2010) was a Serbian team handball player and coach.
Zoran Kurteš died at the age of 44 after a cardiac arrest in Mamaia, Romania. At the time of his death he was the coach of HCM Constanța, a team with excellent results during his stewardship. He was coaching in Romania since September 29, 2008.
He was married with two children, his family living in Novi Sad.
Playing career[edit]
Zoran Kurteš was a team handball player until he became a coach. He played 11 seasons for RK Jugović in the Serbian League.
Coaching career[edit]
Clubs[edit]
National Teams[edit]
Achievements[edit]
Clubs[edit]
- Serbian League: 3 times
- Serbian Cup: 3 times
- Egyptian League: 1 times
- Romanian League: 2 times
- EHF Challenge Cup: Semifinals (with RK Partizan)
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Semifinals (with RK Partizan)
- EHF Champions League: 1/8 (with SC Pick Szeged), 1/8 (with HCM Constanța)
National Teams[edit]
- 2003 World Men's Handball Championship: 8th place (with Serbia)
Death[edit]
Zoran Kurteš started to feel ill on the evening of May 7, 2010, in his hotel room in the seaside resort of Mamaia. A friend of his called 112. In about 7 minutes a SMURD ambulance arrived at the Flora Hotel. At 11 pm, after almost an hour of attempted resuscitation, Zoran died. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.[1]
References[edit]
- 1965 births
- 2010 deaths
- Serbian male handball players
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Handball coaches of international teams
- Serbian handball coaches
- Yugoslav male handball players
- Expatriate handball coaches
- Serbian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Serbia and Montenegro sportsmen
- Serbia and Montenegro sports coaches
- Serbian handball biography stubs