Igor Vori

Igor Vori
Vori playing for RK Zagreb in 2016
Personal information
Born (1980-09-20) 20 September 1980
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality Croatian
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club MRK Sesvete (manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1997–2001
RK Zagreb
2001–2002
Alpi Pallamano Prato
2002–2003
Pallamano Conversano
2003–2005
RK Zagreb
2005–2007
FC Barcelona
2007–2009
RK Zagreb
2009–2013
HSV Hamburg
2013–2016
Paris Saint-Germain
2016–2019
RK Zagreb
2022
Füchse Berlin
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2018
Croatia 246 (590)
Teams managed
2018–2020
Croatia (assistant coach)
2020-2021
RK Zagreb
2022–
Croatia U21
2022–2023
TV Großwallstadt
2023–
MRK Sesvete
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Croatia
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Team
2012 London Team
World Championship
2003 Portugal Team
2005 Tunisia Team
2009 Croatia Team
2013 Spain Team
European Championship
2008 Norway Team
2010 Austria Team
2012 Serbia Team
Mediterranean Games
2018 Tarragona Assistant coach

Igor Vori (born 20 September 1980) is a Croatian handball coach and former player who is currently the coach of Croatian club MRK Sesvete. Regarded as one of the best line players in handball history and renowned for his defensive and attacking abilities, Vori won the 2003 World Championship and the Olympic gold medal in 2004 with the Croatian national team, and over thirty club titles playing for RK Zagreb, FC Barcelona, HSV Hamburg and Paris Saint-Germain. He has the second-most appearances for the Croatian national team with 246 caps.

Voted most valuable player at the 2009 World Championship and best defensive player at the 2008 European Championship, Vori also earned two World Championship silver medals and one bronze medal (2005, 2009, 2013), two silver European Championship medals and one bronze medal (2008, 2010, 2012), and one Olympic bronze medal (2012) with the Croatian national team. He was previously the sporting director of the Croatian national teams.

He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.