Ivan Snoj, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ivan Snoj

Croatian handball coach

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Zagreb, Zagreb County, Croatia

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1994

Profession: journalist, handball coach

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Ivan Snoj (born 13 October 1923, Zagreb – 18 September 1994) was a Croatian team handball coach and international referee, international sports official, journalist and publicist.
By profession he was gym teacher. Ivan Snoj was one of founders of the Croatian Handball Federation on 19 December 1948. He was the selector and coach of Croatian first youth team in 1949, on a Yugoslav federal tournament of republican teams which was held in Zagreb.
From 1951-1978, he had the function of federal captain (manager) of the Yugoslav team.
He was the coach of Yugoslav team that took fifth place at the 1976 Olympics. Later he was high-positioned official of the International Handball Federation.