Spain men's national handball team

Spain men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship

Spain
Spain
Information
Nickname	Hispanos
Association	Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach	Jordi Ribera
Assistant coach	Juan Caamaño; César Montes; Ignacio Torrescusa
Captain	Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas
Most caps	Raúl Entrerríos (294)
Most goals	Juanín García (822)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	12 (First in 1972 )
Best result	3rd (1996, 2000, 2008, 2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances	22 (First in 1958 )
Best result	1st (2005, 2013)
European Handball Championship
Appearances	16 (First in 1994 )
Best result	1st (2018, 2020)
	Last updated on Unknown.

Last updated August 12, 2024

The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two World Championships and two European Championships. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: nine at European Championships, five at World Championships and five at Olympic Games (1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris).

Honours

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	0	5	5
World Championship	2	0	3	5
European Championship	2	5	2	9
Total	4	5	10	19

Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1936 Berlin	did not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 Munich	Match for 15th place	15th of 16	5	1	0	4	82	89	−7
1976 Montreal	did not qualify
1980 Moscow	Match for 5th place	5th of 12	6	3	1	2	126	129	−3
1984 Los Angeles	Match for 7th place	8th of 12	6	2	0	4	122	124	−2
1988 Seoul	Match for 9th place	9th of 12	6	3	0	3	122	121	+1
1992 Barcelona	Match for 5th place	5th of 12	6	4	0	2	133	119	+14
1996 Atlanta	Third place	3rd of 12	7	5	0	2	161	147	+14
2000 Sydney	Third place	3rd of 12	8	5	0	3	222	206	+16
2004 Athens	Match for 7th place	7th of 12	8	5	0	3	242	222	+20
2008 Beijing	Third place	3rd of 12	8	5	0	3	246	234	+12
2012 London	Quarter-finals	7th of 12	6	3	0	3	162	149	+13
2016 Rio de Janeiro	did not qualify
2020 Tokyo	Third place	3rd of 12	8	6	0	2	245	233	+12
2024 Paris	Third place	3rd of 12	8	5	0	3	227	223	+4
2028 Los Angeles	TBD
2032 Brisbane	TBD
Total	12/15	0 Titles	82	47	1	34	2,090	1,996	+94

World Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L
1938	did not enter
1954	did not enter
1958	12th	3	1	0	2
1961	did not enter
1964
1967
1970
1974	13th	3	1	0	2
1978	10th	3	1	0	2
1982	8th	6	3	1	2
1986	5th	6	2	2	2
1990	5th	6	4	0	2
1993	5th	6	3	1	2
1995	11th	6	4	0	2
1997	7th	7	5	1	1
1999	4th	9	7	0	2
2001	5th	9	7	0	2
2003	4th	9	7	0	2
2005		10	8	1	1
2007	7th	10	6	0	4
2009	13th	9	6	0	3
2011		10	8	1	1
2013		9	8	0	1
2015	4th	9	7	0	2
2017	5th	7	6	0	1
/ 2019	7th	9	6	0	3
2021		9	7	1	1
/ 2023		9	7	0	2
/ / 2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
/ 2029
/ / 2031
Total	23/29	164	114	8	42

European Championship

Final tournament								Qualification
Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Position	Pld	W	D	L
1994	5th	6	4	0	2	142	126	1st	8	7	0	1
1996		7	5	0	2	173	162	Directly qualified
1998		7	5	1	1	187	150	2nd	6	3	1	2
2000		7	5	0	2	173	166		2	2	0	0
2002	7th	7	4	1	2	186	173	Directly qualified
2004	10th	6	2	0	4	166	170		2	2	0	0
2006		8	6	1	1	258	227		2	1	1	0
2008	9th	6	3	0	3	180	169	Directly qualified
2010	6th	7	4	1	2	213	192	1st	8	7	0	1
2012	4th	8	5	1	2	224	213	2nd	6	4	0	2
2014		8	6	0	2	239	218	1st	6	6	0	0
2016		8	5	1	2	209	207	1st	6	5	0	1
2018		8	6	0	2	225	189	1st	6	6	0	0
2020		9	8	1	0	278	226	Directly qualified
2022		9	7	0	2	249	232	Directly qualified
2024	13th	3	1	1	1	98	96	Directly qualified
2026	TBD							TBD
2028	Qualified as co-host							Qualified as co-host
Total	16/18	114	76	8	30	3200	2916

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 21-player roster was announced on 10 June 2024.^[1] The final squad was revealed on 7 July 2024.^[2] On 18 July 2024, Jorge Maqueda replaced Joan Cañellas due to an injury.^[3]

Head coach: Jordi Ribera ^[4]

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas	(1991-01-10)10 January 1991 (aged 33)	1.90 m	179	18	Barça
5	RB	Jorge Maqueda	(1988-02-06)6 February 1988 (aged 36)	1.95 m	202	497	Industria Kielce
10	RB	Alex Dujshebaev	(1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 31)	1.87 m	152	442	Industria Kielce
12	GK	Rodrigo Corrales	(1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 33)	2.02 m	128	4	Telekom Veszprém
17	P	Adrià Figueras	(1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 35)	1.92 m	124	335	C' Chartres Métropole
18	RB	Imanol Garciandia	(1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 29)	2.02 m	50	131	OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
20	P	Abel Serdio	(1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 30)	1.95 m	40	88	Orlen Wisła Płock
25	LB	Agustín Casado	(1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 28)	1.90 m	46	119	Telekom Veszprém
28	RW	Aleix Gómez	(1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 27)	1.80 m	83	320	Barça
36	CB	Ian Tarrafeta	(1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 25)	1.88 m	45	101	Pays d'Aix UC
51	LW	Miguel Sánchez-Migallón	(1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 29)	2.00 m	45	30	SL Benfica
59	LB	Daniel Dujshebaev	(1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 27)	1.97 m	86	186	Industria Kielce
62	RW	Kauldi Odriozola	(1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 27)	1.83 m	60	170	HBC Nantes
70	LW	Daniel Fernández	(2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 23)	1.76 m	35	113	TVB Stuttgart
99	P	Javier Rodríguez Moreno	(2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 22)	2.00 m	4	6	Barça

Individual records

Bold denotes players still playing international handball.

Most capped players

#	Player	Matches
1	Raúl Entrerríos	294
2	David Barrufet	280
3	José Javier Hombrados	260
4	Viran Morros	259
5	Lorenzo Rico	245
6	Juan Francisco Muñoz	243
7	Alberto Entrerríos	240
8	Joan Cañellas	237
9	Mateo Garralda	233
10	Eugenio Serrano	231

Last updated: 25 July 2024

Top scorers

#	Player	Goals
1	Juanín García	822
2	Iker Romero	753
3	Alberto Entrerríos	726
4	Juan Francisco Muñoz	701
5	Raúl Entrerríos	681
6	Enric Masip	656
7	Eugenio Serrano	622
8	Albert Rocas	599
9	Mateo Garralda	593
10	Joan Cañellas	570

Last updated: 25 July 2024

Youth teams

U-21

U-21 Handball World Championship

Winner (1): 2017
Runner-up: 1987, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2013

U-19

U-19 Handball World Championship

Winner (1): 2023
Runner-up: 2011, 2017

U-20

U-20 Handball European Championship

Winner (4): 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024
Runner-up: 1996
Third place: 2000, 2014

U-18

U-18 Handball European Championship

Winner (2): 1994, 2022
Runner-up: 1999, 2010
Third place: 1992, 2014, 2021

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References

↑ "Jordi Ribera define la lista para preparar los Juegos Olímpicos". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
↑ "Jordi Ribera confirma la lista para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
↑ "Joan Cañellas, baja de última hora para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
↑ "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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[1] "Jordi Ribera define la lista para preparar los Juegos Olímpicos". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[2] "Jordi Ribera confirma la lista para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[3] "Joan Cañellas, baja de última hora para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[4] "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

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