Pablo Sebastián Portela | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 21 June 1980||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Colegio Ward | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Argentina | 132 | (68) | |
Pablo Sebastian Portela (born 21 June 1980) is an Argentine handball player for UNLu and the Argentina men's national handball team. [1] [2]
He defended Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, [2] and at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. [3]
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