Josip Šojat

Josip Šojat (born 6 March 1948) is a former Croatian handball player.^[1]

Josip Šojat
Personal information
Born	(1948-03-06) 6 March 1948 (age 77) Senj, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Croatian
Youth career
Years	Team
1961-1964	RK Senj
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1961-1967	RK Senj
1967-1981	RK Medvešcak Zagreb
National team
Years	Team
1978	Yugoslavia
Teams managed
1984-1988	RK Medvešcak Zagreb
1988-1990	RK Zamet
1990-1994	RK Pivovara Laško Celje
1994-1996	ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica
1996-2000	Croatia (women)
2000-2002	RK Pivovarna Laško Celje
2004-2008	ŽRK Podravka Koprivnica
2005-2008	Croatia (women)
Medal record Women's Handball Coach for Croatia Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Head coach 1997 Bari Head coach

He was the coach of the women's national team of Croatia.^[2]

His biggest achievement is winning the Women's EHF Champions League in 1996 after losing in the final in the year before.^[3]

Honours

As player

Medveščak Zagreb

• Yugoslav Cup (3): 1970, 1978, 1981

As coach

Medveščak Zagreb

• Yugoslav Cup (2): 1986, 1987^[4]

Laško Pivovarna Celje

• 1. SRL (5): 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 2000-01
• Slovenian Cup (5): 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000

Podravka Koprivnica

• Croatian First A League (5): 1994-95, 1995-96, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
• Croatian Cup (3): 1995, 1996, 2006
• EHF Champions League (1): 1995-96
• EHF Champions Trophy (1): 1996

Croatia (W)

• 1996 European Championship - 6th place
• 1997 World Championship - 6th place
• 1997 Mediterranean Games - 2nd place
• 2005 Mediterranean Games - 3rd place
• 2006 European Championship - 7th place
• 2007 World Championship - 9th place
• 2008 European Championship - 8th place

Individual

• Croatian handball coach of the year by SN and CHF: 1996 and 2007