title: Zoran Kurteš
text: # 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.
  
  