BM Granollers

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BM Granollers
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Full nameClub Balonmano Granollers
Nickname(s)Blanquiazules
Short nameBMG
Founded1944;80 years ago (1944)
Arena Palau d'Esports, Granollers
Capacity5,685
PresidentAlfred Serra
Head coachM: Antonio Rama
W: Dolo Martín
LeagueM: Liga ASOBAL
W: División de Honor
2021–22M: Liga ASOBAL, 2nd
W: División de Honor, 7th
Club colours  
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Spain.

Contents

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Granollers
Location of Fraikin BM Granollers

History

The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.

Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.

One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep Vilà, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturer
2003 - 2008 Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel
2008 - 2016 Flag of Germany.svg Kempa
2016 - present Flag of Denmark.svg Hummel

Kits

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palau d'Esports Palauesportgranollers.JPG
Home hall: Palau d'Esports

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season [1]
Granollers handball club.png Fraikin BM Granollers

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Previous squads

Honours

Domestic and European competitions

Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.

European record

Cup Winners' Cup

From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1975–76
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Round of 16 Flag of Sweden.svg Västra Frölunda IF 23–1920–1543–34
Quarter-finals Flag of the Netherlands.svg AHC'31 Amsterdam 18–1531–2749–42
Semi-finals Flag of Norway.svg Oppsal 13–1315–1328–26
Finals Flag of Germany.svg Grün-Weiß Dankersen 26–24

EHF Cup and EHF European League

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1994–95
Gold medal blank.svg Winners
1/16 Flag of North Macedonia.svg RK Vardar 34–2331–3565–58
1/8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tatra Kopřivnice 20–1330–1950–32
1/4 Flag of Spain.svg CBM Alzira Avidesa 29–2123–2952–50
1/2 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Hameln 28–2124–2652–47
Finals Flag of Russia.svg Polyot Chelyabinsk 23–2126–2449–45
1995–96
Gold medal blank.svg Winners
1/16 Flag of Poland.svg Śląsk Wrocław 25–1022–1647–26
1/8 Flag of Greece.svg GAS Archelaos Katerinis 39–1735–1774–34
1/4 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapesti Elektromos SE 26–2017–2143–41
1/2 Flag of Germany.svg SG Flensburg-Handewitt 25–1722–2747–44
Finals Flag of Ukraine.svg HC Donbas Donetsk 28–1828–2756–45

EHF ranking

As of 12/10/2022 [2]
RankTeamPoints
47 Flag of Norway.svg Nærbø IL 103
48 Flag of Slovakia.svg HT Tatran Prešov 101
49 Flag of Hungary.svg Balatonfüredi KSE 101
50 Flag of Spain.svg Fraikin BM Granollers100
51 Flag of Denmark.svg TTH Holstebro 100
52 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg HC Dukla Prague 100
53 Flag of Austria.svg Alpla HC Hard 98

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

SeasonsCoachCountry
1952–1970 Pep Vilà Flag of Spain.svg
1970–1974 Miquel Roca Mas Flag of Spain.svg
1974–1980 Joaquín Crespo "Quini" Flag of Spain.svg
1980–1984 Ferran Raga Flag of Spain.svg
1984–1989 Emilio Alonso Río Flag of Spain.svg
1989–1992 Josep Maria Guiteras Flag of Spain.svg
1992–1997 Manuel Montoya Flag of Spain.svg
1997–1998 José Luis Villanueva López Flag of Spain.svg
1998–1999 Josep Maria Guiteras Flag of Spain.svg
1999–2000 Jaume Puig Flag of Spain.svg
2000–2002 Sead Hasanefendić Flag of Croatia.svg
2002–2008 Manuel Montoya Flag of Spain.svg
2008–2010 Lorenzo Rueda Flag of Spain.svg
2010–2012 Manolo Cadenas Montañés Flag of Spain.svg
2012–2014 Toni Garcia Guerrero Flag of Spain.svg
2014–2017 Carlos Viver Flag of Spain.svg
2017– Antonio Rama Flag of Spain.svg

Women's handball team

Honours

Domestic competition

  • 7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season
NumNameAgeHeightCountryPosition
16 Marta Mera 201.71 Flag of Spain.svg Goalkeeper
13 Giulia Guarieiro 241.78 Flag of Brazil.svg Left back
8 Mireia Torras 241.65 Flag of Spain.svg Central back
98 Martina Capdevila 211.75 Flag of Spain.svg Central back
99 Carmen Prelchi 211.71 Flag of Spain.svg Pivot
10 Lora Sarandeva 221.76 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Left back
7 Elene Vázquez 201.77 Flag of Spain.svg Left back
1 Nicole Wiggins 201.72 Flag of Spain.svg Goalkeeper
28 Jana Castañera 191.68 Flag of Spain.svg Left wing
14 Ona Vegué 231.67 Flag of Spain.svg Left wing
23 Ana González 221.67 Flag of Spain.svg Right wing
51 Janna Sobrepera 201.72 Flag of Spain.svg Left back
9 Lea Kofler 191.71 Flag of Austria.svg Left back

Technical staff:

  • Flag of Spain.svg Robert Cuesta | Head coach
  • Flag of Spain.svg Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
  • Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Romero | Team liaison
  • Flag of Spain.svg Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor

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References

  1. "Fraikin BM. Granollers - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".