Vlado Stenzel (Croatian: Vlado Štencl; born 23 May 1934) is a Croatian former handball goalkeeper and coach. He had the nickname 'The Wizard'.
He won the 1972 Summer Olympics gold medal with Yugoslavia and the 1978 World Championship with West Germany.
His wife's name is Diana and they have four children: Vanda, Vlatko, Helena, and Daniel.
Honours As player Prvomajska Zagreb Yugoslav First League Winner (2): 1953, 1954 Championship of SR Croatia Winner (2): 1954, 1955
As coach Medveščak Zagreb Yugoslav First League Winner (2): 1963-64, 1965-66 Yugoslav Cup Winner (1): 1965 European Champions Cup Finalist (1): 1964-65
Yugoslavia 1967 Mediterranean Games in Tunisia - 1st place 1970 World Championship in France -3rd place 1972 Olympic Games in Munich -1st place
Krivaja Zavidovići Yugoslav First League Third place (1): 1969-70
West Germany 1976 Olympic Games in Canada - 4th place 1978 World Championship in Denmark - 1st place 1982 World Championship in West Germany - 7th place
Bad Schwartau Regional league - North Promotion (1): 1987-88
Milbertshofen DHB-Pokal Winner (1): 1990
Anhalt-Bernburg Regional league - North Promotion (1): 2000-01
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