Coach: Janez Klemencic

Key Players: Urh Kastelic (Goalkeeper), Jaka Malus (Left Back)

Road to Qualification: Champions at Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China

History in Tournament: 2005-2009: DNP, 2011: 9th, 2013: 8th  

Overview:

Team Slovenia has been a competitor twice in the IHF Men’s Youth World Championship, placing in the top 10 in both competitions. In the 2011 edition held in Argentina, they finished ninth and in 2013 they beat their previous rank, coming in 8th place at the championship held in Hungary. 

The team aims to advance even further in the 2015 competition held in Ekaterinburg, Russia, with their first goal for the 2015 Men’s Youth World Championship to reach one of the first four places in the group.

“After that, we will think only about the next upcoming match and try to do our best,” Slovenia Team Leader Borut Korosec said.

Slovenia are coached by Janez Klemencic, 46, who has been a youth handball coach for 31 seasons. Klemencic has experience working with the U19 Slovenian National Team as coach’s assistant since 2006. He became the head coach of the youth Slovenia team in 2012 and lives in Skofja, Slovenia. 

Group at Russia 2015:

Group D: Slovenia, France, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Tunisia

Games at Russia 2015:

All times local

Saturday 8 August:     SLO-TUN (18:00)

Monday 10 August:    ARG-SLO (16:00)

Tuesday 11 August:    SLO-BRA (16:00)

Thursday 13 August:  SLO-JPN (16:00)

Friday 14 August:        FRA-SLO (14:00)