Renato Vrbičić

Renato Vrbičić
Personal information
Born	(1970-11-21)21 November 1970 Šibenik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Died	12 June 2018(2018-06-12) (aged 47) Šibenik, Croatia
Nationality	Croatia
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1987–1990 1991–1992 1992–1995 1995 1995–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2003 2003–2004 2004–2005	VK Šibenik Jadran Split VK Šibenik Mladost Zagreb VK Šibenik Mladost Zagreb Jadran Split Mladost Zagreb Catania Civitavecchia VK Šibenik NCP
National team
Years	Team
1996	Croatia
Teams coached
	VK Adriatic (assistant)
	Croatia (juniors; assistant)
2015–2018	VK Solaris
Medal record Representing Croatia Men's water polo Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team

Renato Vrbičić (21 November 1970 – 12 June 2018) was a Croatian professional water polo player and coach who was a member of the senior Croatia national team, that won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta.

He died in a sleep at his home in Šibenik on 12 June 2018, due to a heart attack. He was buried in his hometown on 14 June 2018.

Playing career

As a player, Vrbičić spent most of his career with hometown club VK Šibenik. He was a part of the senior Croatia national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, where they have won the silver medal.

Coaching career

After he finished his playing career, Vrbičić worked as an assistant coach of the junior men's Croatia national team and as assistant coach to his former teammate Denis Šupe at VK Adriatic bench.

In 2015, Vrbičić was appointed as the head coach of the newly formed VK Solaris. In June 2018, following his death, Joško Kreković replaced him.

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)

External links

• Renato Vrbičić at World Aquatics
• Renato Vrbičić at Olympics.com
• Renato Vrbičić at Olympedia
• Renato Vrbičić at the Croatian Olympic Committee (archived) (in Croatian)