Latvia national handball team

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AssociationLatvian Handball Federation (Latvijas Handbola federācija)
Coach Aaron Ziercke
Assistant coachAndrejs Narnickis
Arnolds Straume
Sandris Veršakovs
Ēriks Visockis
Captain Dainis Krištopāns
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Away
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 manager is German coach Aaron Ziercke. [2]

Tournament record

European Championship

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. [3] [4]

Head coach: Armands Uščins

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
5CB Māris Veršakovs (1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 34)1.92 m93249 Flag of Latvia.svg Tenax Dobele
6RW Uvis Stazdiņš (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 20)1.80 m1622 Flag of Estonia.svg HC Kehra
7LB Aivis Jurdžs (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 (age 37)1.97 m87330 Flag of Latvia.svg Tenax Dobele
10RB Dainis Krištopāns (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 29)2.14 m77346 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Vardar
12GK Edgars Kukša (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 (age 30)1.91 m800 Flag of Germany.svg OHV Aurich
14LW Oskars Arājs (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 (age 30)1.88 m4244 Flag of Latvia.svg Tenax Dobele
16GK Raitis Puriņš (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 (age 32)1.90 m410 Flag of Latvia.svg Celtnieks Rīga
17LB Nils Kreicbergs (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 24)1.92 m4893 Flag of Finland.svg Riihimäki Cocks
19RW Andis Ērmanis (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 (age 30)1.68 m5419 Flag of Latvia.svg Tenax Dobele
27P Ingars Dude (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 33)1.95 m73152 Flag of France.svg Limoges Hand 87
33RB Ģirts Lilienfelds (1982-12-04) 4 December 1982 (age 37)1.89 m84215 Flag of Germany.svg HSC 2000 Coburg
35P Egils Politers (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 30)1.95 m4154 Flag of Latvia.svg Tenax Dobele
44RB Evars Klešniks (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 40)1.99 m73241 Flag of Germany.svg LiT Tribe Germania
71LW Rihards Leja (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 28)1.87 m2730 Flag of Latvia.svg Celtnieks Rīga
76CB Austris Tuminskis (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 (age 30)1.98 m58119 Flag of Germany.svg EHV Aue
77RW Jānis Pavlovičs (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 (age 35)1.84 m101297 Flag of Norway.svg Sandefjord TIF

Notable players

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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. ↑ "In Doppelfunktion: Aaron Ziercke auch lettischer Nationaltrainer". www.tvemsdetten.com (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Uščins nosauc sastāvu eiropas čempionāta finālturnīram". handball.lv. 30 December 2019.
  4. ↑ 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
  5. ↑ "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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