Spain men's national handball team

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Information
NicknameHispanos
Association Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach Jordi Ribera
Assistant coachJuan Caamaño
César Montes
Ignacio Torrescusa
Captain Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas
Most caps Raúl Entrerríos (294)
Most goals Juanín García (822)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1972 )
Best resultBronze medal.svg 3rd (1996, 2000, 2008, 2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances22 (First in 1958 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg 1st (2005, 2013)
European Handball Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1994 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg 1st (2018, 2020)
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Spain men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Sydney Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Tunisia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Spain
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Egypt
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Poland/Sweden
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 1996 Spain
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1998 Italy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Switzerland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Poland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Croatia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Denmark
Spain national handball team in 2013. Jornada de las Estrellas de Balonmano 2013 - Seleccion masculina de Espana - 01.jpg
Spain national handball team in 2013.

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).

Contents

Honours

CompetitionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Olympic Games 0055
World Championship 2035
European Championship 2529
Total451019

Competitive record

 Champions   Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Berlin did not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Munich Match for 15th place15th of 1651048289−7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Montreal did not qualify
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 Moscow Match for 5th place5th of 126312126129−3
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles Match for 7th place8th of 126204122124−2
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul Match for 9th place9th of 126303122121+1
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona Match for 5th place5th of 126402133119+14
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta Third place3rd of 127502161147+14
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney Third place3rd of 128503222206+16
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens Match for 7th place7th of 128503242222+20
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing Third place3rd of 128503246234+12
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London Quarter-finals7th of 126303162149+13
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Third place3rd of 128602245233+12
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris Third place3rd of 128503227223+4
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Brisbane
Total12/150 Titles82471342,0901,996+94

World Championship

YearPositionPldWDL
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 did not enter
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 12th3102
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 did not enter
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967
Flag of France.svg 1970
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974 13th3102
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978 10th3102
Flag of Germany.svg 1982 8th6312
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986 5th6222
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990 5th6402
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 5th6312
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 11th6402
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 7th7511
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999 4th9702
Flag of France.svg 2001 5th9702
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 4th9702
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 Gold medal world centered-2.svg10811
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 7th10604
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009 13th9603
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg10811
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Gold medal world centered-2.svg9801
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 4th9702
Flag of France.svg 2017 5th7601
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 7th9603
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg9711
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Bronze medal world centered-2.svg9702
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025 Qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 TBD
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031
Total23/29164114842

European Championship

Final tournamentQualification
YearPositionPldWDLGSGAPositionPldWDL
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 5th64021421261st8701
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 Silver medal europe.svg7502173162Directly qualified
Flag of Italy.svg 1998 Silver medal europe.svg75111871502nd6312
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000 Bronze medal europe.svg75021731662200
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 7th7412186173Directly qualified
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004 10th62041661702200
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006 Silver medal europe.svg86112582272110
Flag of Norway.svg 2008 9th6303180169Directly qualified
Flag of Austria.svg 2010 6th74122131921st8701
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012 4th85122242132nd6402
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014 Bronze medal europe.svg86022392181st6600
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 Silver medal europe.svg85122092071st6501
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018 Gold medal europe.svg86022251891st6600
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 Gold medal europe.svg9810278226Directly qualified
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Silver medal europe.svg9702249232Directly qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 13th31119896Directly qualified
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2026 TBDTBD
Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028 Qualified as co-hostQualified as co-host
Total16/181147683032002916

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.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (1991-01-10)10 January 1991 (aged 33)1.90 m17918 Flag of Spain.svg Barça
5RB Jorge Maqueda (1988-02-06)6 February 1988 (aged 36)1.95 m202497 Flag of Poland.svg Industria Kielce
10RB Alex Dujshebaev (1992-12-17)17 December 1992 (aged 31)1.87 m152442 Flag of Poland.svg Industria Kielce
12GK Rodrigo Corrales (1991-01-24)24 January 1991 (aged 33)2.02 m1284 Flag of Hungary.svg Telekom Veszprém
17P Adrià Figueras (1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 35)1.92 m124335 Flag of France.svg C' Chartres Métropole
18RB Imanol Garciandia (1995-04-30)30 April 1995 (aged 29)2.02 m50131 Flag of Hungary.svg OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
20P Abel Serdio (1994-04-16)16 April 1994 (aged 30)1.95 m4088 Flag of Poland.svg Orlen Wisła Płock
25LB Agustín Casado (1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 28)1.90 m46119 Flag of Hungary.svg Telekom Veszprém
28RW Aleix Gómez (1997-05-07)7 May 1997 (aged 27)1.80 m83320 Flag of Spain.svg Barça
36CB Ian Tarrafeta (1999-01-04)4 January 1999 (aged 25)1.88 m45101 Flag of France.svg Pays d'Aix UC
51LW Miguel Sánchez-Migallón (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 29)2.00 m4530 Flag of Portugal.svg SL Benfica
59LB Daniel Dujshebaev (1997-07-04)4 July 1997 (aged 27)1.97 m86186 Flag of Poland.svg Industria Kielce
62RW Kauldi Odriozola (1997-01-07)7 January 1997 (aged 27)1.83 m60170 Flag of France.svg HBC Nantes
70LW Daniel Fernández (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 23)1.76 m35113 Flag of Germany.svg TVB Stuttgart
99P Javier Rodríguez Moreno (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 22)2.00 m46 Flag of Spain.svg Barça

Individual records

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References

  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.