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{{Short description|Serbian handball player (1962–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name           = Zlatko Portner
| image          = 
| full_name      = Zlatko Portner
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1962|01|16|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Ruma]], [[Socialist Federal Republic Yugoslavia|FPR Yugoslavia]]
| death_date     = {{Death date and age|2020|09|23|1962|01|16|df=y}}
| death_place    = [[Switzerland]]
| nationality    = Serbian / Swiss
| height         = 1.90 m
| position       = Centre back
| youthyears1    = 
| youthclubs1    = Sloga Hrtkovci
| years1         = 
| clubs1         = [[RK Crvenka|Crvenka]]
| years2         = 1982–1989
| clubs2         = [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]]
| years3         = 1989–1992
| clubs3         = [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]]
| years4         = 1992–1994
| clubs4         = Vénissieux Rhône-Alpes
| years5         = 
| clubs5         = [[BSV Bern]]
| years6         = 
| clubs6         = TV Zofingen
| years7         = 2002–2003
| clubs7         = BSC Grosshöchstetten
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1  = [[Yugoslavia men's national handball team|Yugoslavia]]
| nationalcaps1  = 98
| nationalgoals1 = 355
| manageryears1  = 
| managerclubs1  = [[BSV Bern]]
| manageryears2  = 
| managerclubs2  = BSC Grosshöchstetten
| manageryears3  = 
| managerclubs3  = Espace Handball
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [[handball]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{YUG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World Men's Handball Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1986 World Men's Handball Championship|1986 Switzerland]]|Team}}
}}
'''Zlatko Portner''' ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Златко Портнер}}; 16 January 1962 – 23 September 2020)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.handball.ch/de/news/2020/zlatko-portner-ist-gestorben/ | title=Zlatko Portner ist gestorben | language=German | publisher=handball.ch | date=23 September 2020 | access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rts.rs/page/sport/sr/story/131/rukomet/4091101/zlatko-portner-komemoracija-sabac.html | title=Oproštaj od Zlatka Portnera, člana čuvenih Metaloplastikinih vanzemaljaca | language=Serbian | publisher=rts.rs | date=25 September 2020 | access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref> was a Serbian [[handball]] coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]].

==Club career==
After playing for [[RK Crvenka|Crvenka]], Portner joined Yugoslav champions [[RK Metaloplastika|Metaloplastika]], becoming a member of the squad that won consecutive [[EHF Champions League|European Cup]] titles ([[1984–85 European Cup (handball)|1984–85]] and [[1985–86 European Cup (handball)|1985–86]]). He also won six consecutive [[Yugoslav Handball Championship|national championships]] with the club.

During the 1989–90 season, Portner joined [[FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona]] as a replacement for his compatriot [[Milan Kalina]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1989/08/14/pagina-44/1200166/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen | title=EL BARCELONA AFRONTA UNA NUEVA ERA | language=Spanish | publisher=mundodeportivo.com | date=14 August 1989 | access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1989/10/07/pagina-51/1203316/pdf.html#&mode=fullScreen | title=LUCHA FEROZ PARA EVITAR EL DESCENSO | language=Spanish | publisher=mundodeportivo.com | date=7 October 1989 | access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> He reunited with his former Metaloplastika teammate [[Veselin Vujović]], helping the club win the [[EHF Champions League|European Cup]] in [[1990–91 European Cup (handball)|1991]]. The next year, Portner went to France and spent two seasons with Vénissieux Rhône-Alpes (1992–1994). He later also played for Swiss teams [[BSV Bern]], TV Zofingen, and BSC Grosshöchstetten.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bern-ost.ch/Handball-1-Liga---Neu-mit-Zlatko-Portner-9566 | title=Handball 1. Liga - Neu mit Zlatko Portner | language=German | publisher=bern-ost.ch | date=26 September 2002 | access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>

==International career==
At international level, Portner represented [[Yugoslavia men's national handball team|Yugoslavia]] in two [[World Men's Handball Championship|World Championships]], winning the [[1986 World Men's Handball Championship|1986 edition]] in his debut appearance. He was also a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the [[Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://arhiva.srbija-info.gov.rs/vesti/2000-09/14/21403.html | title=Rukometaši na olimpijskoj sceni posle 12 godina | language=Serbian | publisher=srbija-info.gov.rs | date=14 September 2000 | access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
While playing in Switzerland, Portner started his coaching career with [[BSV Bern]]. He also served as head coach of several other Swiss teams.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bern-ost.ch/Handball-1-Liga---Es-bleibt-spannend-13831 | title=Handball 1. Liga - Es bleibt spannend! | language=German | publisher=bern-ost.ch | date=13 March 2006 | access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Portner was the father of fellow handball player [[Nikola Portner]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.maxbetsport.rs/dinastija-portner-otac-i-sin-cetiri-puta-sampioni-evrope-13018/ | title=Dinastija Portner: Otac i sin četiri puta šampioni Evrope | language=Serbian | publisher=maxbetsport.rs | date=2 June 2018 | access-date=28 October 2020}}</ref>

==Honours==
;Metaloplastika
* [[Yugoslav Handball Championship]]: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88
* Yugoslav Handball Cup: 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
* [[EHF Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1984–85 European Cup (handball)|1984–85]], [[1985–86 European Cup (handball)|1985–86]]
;Barcelona
* [[Liga ASOBAL]]: 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92
* [[EHF Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1990–91 European Cup (handball)|1990–91]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.olympic.org/zlatko-portner Olympic record]
* [https://www.handball.ch/de/matchcenter/spieler/2103/233353 Handball Schweiz profile]
* {{Olympedia|33088}}

{{Yugoslavia squad 1986 World Men's Handball Championship}}
{{Yugoslavia handball squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Yugoslavia squad 1990 World Men's Handball Championship}}

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