Zoran Kurteš
# Zoran Kurteš

Zoran Kurteš (Serbian Cyrillic: Зopан Куртeш; December 23, 1965 – May 7, 2010) was a Serbian team handball player and coach.

Zoran Kurteš died at the age of 44 after a cardiac arrest in Mamaia, Romania. At the time of his death he was the coach of HCM Constanța, a team with excellent results during his stewardship. He was coaching in Romania since September 29, 2008.

He was married with two children, his family living in Novi Sad.

## Playing career

Zoran Kurteš was a team handball player until he became a coach. He played 11 seasons for RK Jugović in the Serbian League.

## Coaching career

### Clubs

* RK Jugović
* RK Sintelon
* RK Crvenka
* RK Partizan
* RK Vojvodina
* SC Pick Szeged
* Al Ahly
* HCM Constanța

### National Teams

* Serbia

## Achievements

### Clubs

* Serbian League: 3 times
* Serbian Cup: 3 times
* Egyptian League: 1 times
* Romanian League: 2 times
* EHF Challenge Cup: Semifinals (with RK Partizan)
* EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Semifinals (with RK Partizan)
* EHF Champions League: 1/8 (with SC Pick Szeged), 1/8 (with HCM Constanța)

### National Teams

* 2003 World Men's Handball Championship: 8th place (with Serbia)

## Death

Zoran Kurteš started to feel ill on the evening of May 7, 2010, in his hotel room in the seaside resort of Mamaia. A friend of his called 112. In about 7 minutes a SMURD ambulance arrived at the Flora Hotel. At 11 pm, after almost an hour of attempted resuscitation, Zoran died. The cause of death was cardiac arrest.

