Spain national handball team

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Information
NicknameHispanos
Association Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach Jordi Ribera
Assistant coachCésar Montes
Jesús Rivilla García
Captain Raúl Entrerríos
Most caps David Barrufet (280)
Most goals Juanín García (822)
Colours
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Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances10 (First in 1972 )
Best result3rd (1996, 2000, 2008)
World Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1958 )
Best result1st (2005, 2013)
European Handball Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994 )
Best result1st (2018, 2020)
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Spain 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
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
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
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 being the reigning European Champions.

Contents

Honours

CompetitionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Olympic Games 0033
World Championship 2013
European Championship 2428
Total44614

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 126303162159+3
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo Qualified
Total11/140 Titles66361291,6181,550+68

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.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 Qualified
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 To be determined
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025
Flag of Germany.svg 2027
Total21/27146100739

European Championship

Final tournamentQualification
YearPositionPldWDLPositionPldWDL
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 5th53021st8701
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 Silver medal europe.svg7502Directly qualified
Flag of Italy.svg 1998 Silver medal europe.svg75112nd6312
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000 Bronze medal europe.svg75022200
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 7th6312Directly qualified
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004 10th62042200
Flag of Switzerland.svg 2006 Silver medal europe.svg86112110
Flag of Norway.svg 2008 9th6303Directly qualified
Flag of Austria.svg 2010 6th74121st8701
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012 4th85122nd6402
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014 Bronze medal europe.svg86021st6600
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 Silver medal europe.svg85121st6501
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018 Gold medal europe.svg86021st6600
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 Gold medal europe.svg9810Directly qualified
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 QualifiedDirectly qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 TBDTBD
Total15/1510066727

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. [1] [2]

Head coach: Jordi Ribera

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (1991-01-10) 10 January 1991 (age 29)1.90 m11210 Flag of Spain.svg Barça
5RB Jorge Maqueda (1988-02-06) 6 February 1988 (age 32)1.97 m130352 Flag of Hungary.svg MOL-Pick Szeged
6LW Ángel Fernández (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988 (age 31)1.92 m60173 Flag of Poland.svg PGE Vive Kielce
9CB Raúl Entrerríos (1981-02-12) 12 February 1981 (age 39)1.95 m269613 Flag of Spain.svg Barça
10RB Alex Dujshebaev (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 27)1.87 m99255 Flag of Poland.svg PGE Vive Kielce
11CB Daniel Sarmiento (1983-08-25) 25 August 1983 (age 36)1.88 m120242 Flag of France.svg Saint-Raphaël
12GK Rodrigo Corrales (1991-01-24) 24 January 1991 (age 29)2.02 m723 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
13P Julen Aguinagalde (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 37)1.96 m197467 Flag of Poland.svg PGE Vive Kielce
14RW Ferrán Solé (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 27)1.92 m41214 Flag of France.svg Fenix Toulouse
15LB Iosu Goñi Leoz (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 30)1.97 m5884 Flag of France.svg Pays d'Aix UC
17P Adrià Figueras (1988-12-08) 8 December 1988 (age 31)1.92 m66151 Flag of Spain.svg BM Granollers
21LB Joan Cañellas (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 33)1.98 m188470 Flag of Hungary.svg MOL-Pick Szeged
24LB Viran Morros (1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 36)1.99 m228164 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
28RW Aleix Gómez (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 23)1.83 m35106 Flag of Spain.svg Barça
29LW Aitor Ariño (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 (age 27)1.87 m62119 Flag of Spain.svg Barça
30P Gedeón Guardiola (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 35)2.00 m147172 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen
59LB Daniel Dujshebaev (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 22)1.93 m4163 Flag of Poland.svg PGE Vive Kielce

Individual records

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References

  1. "Jordi Ribera define su lista definitiva para el EHF EURO 2020". rfebm.com. 5 January 2020.
  2. 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad