Daniel Narcisse

Daniel Narcisse
Narcisse in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1979-12-16) 16 December 1979 (age 45) Saint-Denis, Réunion
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)
Medal record Men's handball Representing   France Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2001 France 2009 Croatia 2015 Qatar 2017 France 2003 Portugal 2005 Tunisia European Championship 2006 Switzerland 2010 Austria 2014 Denmark 2008 Norway Mediterranean Games 2001 Tunis Team

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 could play both centre back and left back.

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.

In 2023 he was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame. ^[1]

Career

Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.

Narcisse is a longtime player on the France men's national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). ^[2] His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.

Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, ^[3] where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Narcisse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
3. "France" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine –European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
4. Daniel Narcisse. nbcolympics.com
5. "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.

External links

• Daniel Narcisse at the European Handball Federation
• Daniel Narcisse at Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
• Daniel Narcisse at Olympedia
• Daniel Narcisse at Olympics.com
• Daniel Narcisse at Olympic.org (archived)
• Daniel Narcisse at Équipe de France(in French)
• Daniel Narcisse at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)