Latvia men's national handball team

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Information
AssociationLatvian Handball Federation (Latvijas Handbola federācija)
Coach Davor Čutura
Assistant coachAndrejs Narnickis
Arnolds Straume
Ēriks Visockis
Captain Dainis Krištopāns
Most caps Jānis Pavlovičs (101)
Most goals Dainis Krištopāns (346)
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2nd
Results
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2020 )
Best result24th (2020)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Latvia national handball team is the national handball team of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Handball Federation. It has competed since 1993, playing its opening match in the 1994 European Championship qualifiers against Cyprus on 15 April 1993 in Nicosia, winning 32:28.

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In 2019 the team qualified for the 2020 European Championships for the first time in their history, previously reaching the qualification play-off stage in 2005. The team has not yet qualified for neither the Olympic Games nor World Championships, with their best results so far being participation in the world qualifiers play-offs in 2004 and 2016. [1]

To this date Andris Gulbis has had the longest stint managing the team, working in 1998 and from 2005 to 2010. From 2017 til the end of Euro 2020 the team was managed by former player Armands Uščins. The current head coach is Sandris Veršakovs.

Competitive record

European Championship

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGFGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 did not qualify
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006
Flag of Norway.svg 2008
Flag of Austria.svg 2010
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014
Flag of Poland.svg 2016
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018
Flag of Austria.svg / Flag of Norway.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 Preliminary round2430037393
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 did not qualify
Flag of Germany.svg 2024
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2026 to be determined
Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028
Total1/18–30037393

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. [2] [3]

Head coach: Armands Uščins

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
5CB Māris Veršakovs (1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 38)1.92 m93249 Flag of Latvia.svg ZRHK Tenax Dobele
6RW Uvis Stazdiņš (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)1.80 m1622 Flag of Estonia.svg HC Kehra
7LB Aivis Jurdžs (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 (age 41)1.97 m87330 Flag of Latvia.svg ZRHK Tenax Dobele
10RB Dainis Krištopāns (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34)2.14 m77346 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Vardar
12GK Edgars Kukša (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 34)1.91 m800 Flag of Germany.svg OHV Aurich
14LW Oskars Arājs (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 34)1.88 m4244 Flag of Latvia.svg ZRHK Tenax Dobele
16GK Raitis Puriņš (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 36)1.90 m410 Flag of Latvia.svg Celtnieks Rīga
17LB Nils Kreicbergs (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28)1.92 m4893 Flag of Finland.svg Riihimäki Cocks
19RW Andis Ērmanis (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 34)1.68 m5419 Flag of Latvia.svg ZRHK Tenax Dobele
27P Ingars Dude (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37)1.95 m73152 Flag of France.svg Limoges Hand 87
33RB Ģirts Lilienfelds (1982-12-04) 4 December 1982 (age 41)1.89 m84215 Flag of Germany.svg HSC 2000 Coburg
35P Egils Politers (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34)1.95 m4154 Flag of Latvia.svg ZRHK Tenax Dobele
44RB Evars Klešniks (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 44)1.99 m73241 Flag of Germany.svg LiT Tribe Germania
71LW Rihards Leja (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32)1.87 m2730 Flag of Latvia.svg Celtnieks Rīga
76CB Austris Tuminskis (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 34)1.98 m58119 Flag of Germany.svg EHV Aue
77RW Jānis Pavlovičs (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 40)1.84 m101297 Flag of Norway.svg Sandefjord TIF

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References

  1. ↑ "15 fakti, kas jāzina par Latvijas handbolu pirms izlases debijas EČ finālturnīrā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Uščins nosauc sastāvu eiropas čempionāta finālturnīram". handball.lv. 30 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "15 fakti, kas jāzina par Latvijas handbolu pirms izlases debijas EČ finālturnīrā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.


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