Eugenio Serrano

Eugenio Serrano
Eugenio Serrano
	Serrano in 1986
Personal information
Full name	Eugenio Serrano Gispert
Born	14 April 1960 (age 64); Barcelona, Spain
Nationality	Spain
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Youth career
Years	Team
1970-1976	Sant Joan Bosco
1977	University of Barcelona
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1977-1979	BM Granollers
1979-1994	FC Barcelona Handbol
National team
Years	Team
1979-1994	Spain

Last updated February 02, 2025

Eugenio Serrano Gispert (born April 14, 1960) is a former Spanish handball player who competed in the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Career

Serrano started playing handball at his school Sant Joan Bosco. After a year at Barcelona University, he joined BM Granollers in the top league in Spain. Two years after he joined FC Barcelona, where he played for 15 years. With the club he won the Spanish championship 8 times, the Copa del Rey de Balonmano 7 times, the Catalan league 9 times and the Spanish supercup 6 times. He also won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup 4 times and the EHF Champions League once.

National team

Serrano debuted for the Spanish national on January 13th 1979 in 21:23 loss against Czechoslovakia.^[1]

In 1979 he won the B-team world cup.

In 1980, he was part of the Spanish team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored twenty goals.

At the 1982 World Men's Handball Championship he finished 8th with the Spanish team, scoring 11 goals in 8 matches.

Two years later, he finished eighth with the Spanish team in the 1984 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 14 goals.

At the 1986 World Men's Handball Championship he scored 28 goals in 5 games, and Spain finished 5th.

In 1988, he was a member of the Spanish team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 24 goals.

Outside the pitch

Serrano has a degree in Economy.

He has also coached handball at a grassroots level.

Titles

EHF Champions League: 1991
EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994
Spanish Championships: 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Copa del Rey: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994
Spanish Supercup: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993
Catalan League: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993
B-World Championship: Gold 1979

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References

1 2 "Estadísticas de jugadores/as de la selección". www.rfebm.com (in spanisch). Spanish Handball Federation . Retrieved 2022-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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[2] Olympic results

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