Julen Aguinagalde

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Julen Aguinagalde
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Aguinagalde in 2013
Personal information
Full name Julen Aguinagalde Akizu
Born (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 42)
Irun, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Bidasoa Irún
Number 13
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1999–2006
 Bidasoa
2006–2009
 Ademar
2009–2011
 Ciudad Real
2011–2013
 Atlético Madrid
2013–2020
 PGE Vive Kielce
2020–2022
 Bidasoa
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–
 Spain 105 (485)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Spain
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Egypt
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Croatia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Poland
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Denmark
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 June 2022

Julen Aguinagalde Akizu (born 8 December 1982 in Irun, Spain) is a Basque Spanish retired handballer who played as a pivot for the Spanish national team. [1] [2]

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Career

Aguinagalde started playing handball in his hometown club Bidasoa Irún. In 1999, he debuted for the senior team in the top division, Liga ASOBAL.

In 2006, he joined Spanish top club Ademar León. Here, he reached the final of EHF European League in 2007, where they lost to German team HSV Hamburg. In 2008, he won the Copa ASOBAL.

In 2009, he joined league rivals BM Ciudad Real, where he won the Spanish championship in 2010, and the Copa del Rey de Balonmano in 2011 and 2012.

In 2013, he joined Polish team KS Kielce. [3] Here, he won the Polish championship every year between 2014 and 2020, and the Polish Cup every year between 2019 and 2020. In 2016, he won the EHF Champions League.

In 2020, he joined his childhood club Bidasoa Irún once again. [4] He played for the club for 2 years before retiring in 2022, and joining Bidasoa Irún as a Sporting Director. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Aguinagalde Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Julen Aguinagalde zawodnikiem VTK!". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). KS Kielce . Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  4. ↑ handball-world.news: Julen Aguinagalde verlässt Kielce am Saisonende, read 29. November 2019
  5. ↑ "Comunicado oficial: Julen Aginagalde Akizu" [Official statement: Julen Aginagalde Akizu] (in Spanish). Bidasoa Irún. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Julen Aguinagalde: Letzte Profisaison und neue Funktion bei Bidaasoa Irun" [Julen Aguinagalde: Last profesional season and new function at Bidasoa Irun] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
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