| Josip Šarac | |
| Nationality: | Croatian |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Ljubuški, BiH |
| Height: | 2.01 m |
| Position: | Left back |
| Currentclub: | Frisch Auf Göppingen |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Years1: | –2018 |
| Clubs1: |  HRK Izviđač |
| Years2: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs2: | RK Celje |
| Years3: | 2021–2025 |
| Clubs3: | Frisch Auf Göppingen |
| Years4: | 2025– |
| Clubs4: |  MOL Tatabánya KC |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Croatia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 34 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 40 |
Josip Šarac (born 24 February 1998) is a Croatian handball player for Frisch Auf Göppingen and the Croatian national team.
He played for HRK Izviđač in his hometown until 2018. In 2018, he moved to Slovenia to join RK Celje. Here he won the Slovenian First League twice (2019, 2020) and the Slovenian Supercup once (2019).[1] In 2021, he moved to Germany to the Frisch Auf Göppingen team.[2] With Frisch Auf Göppingen, he reached the semi-finals of the EHF European League in 2023 and achieved third place. He scored 75 goals in 17 matches in the EHF European League. In November 2024, it was announced that from the summer of 2025, he would transfer to the Hungarian first division MOL Tatabánya KC.[3]
In 2016, he won a silver medal at the Youth European Championship.[4] He participated in the 2019 Junior World Championship, where Croatia won the silver medal.[5] He participated in the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,[6] where Croatian national team won the silver medal. He also participated in the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship as a member of the Croatian national team.[7] (9th place, 5 matches / 15 goals). He also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the Croatian national team finished 9th (5 matches / 2 goals).
2016, 2018
2015, 2017
2016, 2017
2019, 2020
2021
2019
2018