Daniel Narcisse | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Saint-Denis, Réunion | 16 December 1979||
Nationality | French | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1998–2004 | Chambéry Savoie Handball | ||
2004–2007 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
2007–2009 | Chambéry Savoie Handball | ||
2009–2013 | THW Kiel | ||
2013–2018 | Paris Handball | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2017 | France | 311 | (943) |
Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He progresses to the position of half-center or rear left.
In 2012, with an exceptional year both in the French team (Olympic title) and in the club (Champions League, German championship and German cup), he was voted best handball player of the year 2012 by the International Handball Federation.
Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.
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