Spain women's national handball team

Spain
Information
Nickname	Las Guerreras
Association	Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach	Ambros Martín
Assistant coach	José Ignacio Prades Pons
Captain	Lara González Ortega
Most caps	Marta Mangué (301)
Most goals	Marta Mangué (1033)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1992 )
Best result	3rd (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1993 )
Best result	2nd (2019)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1998 )
Best result	2nd (2008, 2014)
Last updated on Unknown.

Spain women's national handball team

Medal record
Olympic Games
	2012 London	Team
World Championship
	2019 Japan
	2011 Brasil
European Championship
	2008 Macedonia
	2014 Croatia/Hungary
Mediterranean Games
	2005 Almería	Team
	2018 Tarragona	Team
	2022 Oran	Team
	1979 Split
	2001 Tunis	Team

The Spain women's national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain has been world and twice continental finalist. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: one Olympic in 2012, two World Championship (2011, 2019) and two European Championship (2008, 2014).

Results

Olympic Games

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1976	Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992	7th	4	1	0	3	50	68	−18
1996	Did not qualify
2000
2004	6th	7	1	3	3	201	192	+9
2008	Did not qualify
2012	3rd	8	5	1	2	165	196	−31
2016	6th	6	3	0	3	151	143	+8
2020	9th	5	2	0	3	135	142	−7
2024	12th	5	0	0	5	111	143	−32
Total	6/13	35	12	4	19	813	884	−71

World Championship

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1957	Did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993	15th	6	1	0	5	112	141	−29
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001	10th	6	3	0	3	161	160	+1
2003	5th	9	6	1	2	258	229	+29
2005	Did not qualify
2007	10th	8	3	1	4	217	227	−10
2009	4th	10	6	1	3	267	215	+52
2011	3rd	9	7	0	2	247	201	+46
2013	9th	6	4	0	2	151	119	+32
2015	12th	6	3	0	3	169	120	+49
2017	11th	6	3	1	2	158	140	+18
2019	2nd	10	7	1	2	303	250	+53
2021	4th	9	7	0	2	250	206	+44
2023	13th	6	4	0	2	166	144	+22
2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
2029	Qualified as host
2031	TBD
Total	13/30	91	54	5	32	2459	2152	+307

Record against other teams at the world championship

European Championship

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998	12th	6	0	1	5	132	154	−22
2000	Did not qualify
2002	13th	3	0	2	1	76	80	−4
2004	8th	7	3	0	4	185	193	−8
2006	9th	6	3	0	3	150	149	+1
2008	2nd	8	4	2	2	199	197	+2
2010	11th	6	2	0	4	143	142	+1
2012	11th	6	2	1	3	153	156	−3
2014	2nd	8	5	0	3	200	191	+9
2016	11th	6	1	1	4	138	140	−2
2018	12th	6	1	0	5	152	167	−15
2020	9th	6	1	2	3	147	164	−17
2022	9th	6	1	1	4	146	166	−20
2024	13th	3	1	0	2	75	74	+1
2026	TBD
2028
Total	13/18	77	24	10	43	1896	1973	−77

Record against other teams at the European Championship

Mediterranean Games

National team in 2013

• 1979 – Runners-up
• 1987 – 3rd place
• 1991 – 3rd place
• 1993 – 3rd place
• 1997 – 5th place
• 2001 – Runners-up
• 2005 – Champions
• 2009 – 4th place
• 2013 – 5th place
• 2018 – Champions
• 2022 – Champions
• 2026 – TBD
• 2030 – TBD

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. ^[1]

Head coach: Ambros Martín

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Nicole Wiggins (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 25) 1.78 m 41 3 BM Bera Bera 14 LW Ona Vegué (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 27) 1.69 m 26 66 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 15 RW Maitane Etxeberria (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 28) 1.69 m 97 176 BM Bera Bera 17 LW Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 30) 1.69 m 119 296 CS Gloria Bistrița 19 LB Ester Somaza (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 21) 1.77 m 22 39 BM Bera Bera 23 RB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 23) 1.66 m 75 179 CS Gloria Bistrița 24 LP Lysa Tchaptchet (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 23) 1.86 m 58 75 Odense Håndbold 27 LB Danila So Delgado (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 24) 1.75 m 31 93 CS Gloria Bistrița 33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 28) 1.80 m 81 120 CS Gloria Bistrița 34 CB Alicia Fernández (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 32) 1.73 m 110 251 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 35 RB Maddi Bengoetxea (2000-10-15) 15 October 2000 (age 25) 1.73 m 0 0 CBF Elda 55 GK Lucía Prades (2001-10-05) 5 October 2001 (age 24) 1.79 m 2 2 BM Bera Bera 58 RB María Prieto O'Mullony (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 28) 1.72 m 44 80 MKS Lublin 65 RW Anne Erauskin (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) 1.69 m 13 30 BM Bera Bera 67 CB Elba Álvarez (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 24) 1.70 m 14 28 BM Bera Bera 68 P Lyndie Tchaptchet (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 20) 1.85 m 11 22 BM Bera Bera 70 LB Carmen Arroyo (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 21) 1.80 m 10 15 BM Bera Bera 76 LW Lisa Oppedal (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 21) 1.78 m 4 8 CB Elche

Coaching history

Period	Coach
2002–2004	José Francisco Aldeguer [2]
2007–2017	Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021	Carlos Viver [3]
2021–2023	José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present	Ambros Martín

Notable players

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

• Carmen Martín, 2008 Junior World Championship, ^[4] 2011 World Championship, 2014 European Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2018 European Championship
• Begoña Fernández, 2008 European Championship, 2009 World Championship ^[5]
• Marta Mangué, 2009 World Championship, ^[5] 2012 Summer Olympics
• Nerea Pena, 2010 European Championship
• Alexandrina Cabral, 2019 World Championship

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played for the senior national team. [6] # Player Matches Goals 1 Marta Mangué 301 1034 2 Cristina Gómez Arquer 277 897 3 Carmen Martín 250 866 4 Silvia Navarro 249 13 5 Macarena Aguilar 240 638 6 Elisabeth Pinedo 201 441 7 Montserrat Puche Díaz 196 736 8 María Eugenia Sánchez Bravo 195 0 9 Elisabeth Chávez 185 130 10 Beatriz Fernández 182 380 Last updated: 25 July 2024

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only. [7] # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Marta Mangué 1034 301 3.44 2 Cristina Gómez Arquer 897 277 3.24 3 Carmen Martín 866 250 3.46 4 Alexandrina Cabral 750 166 4.52 5 Montserrat Puche Díaz 736 196 3.76 6 Macarena Aguilar 638 240 2.66 7 Nerea Pena 595 176 3.38 8 Elisabeth Pinedo 441 201 2.19 9 Susana Fraile Celaya 411 131 3.14 10 Noelia Oncina 406 174 2.33 Last updated: 25 July 2024

Youth teams

U-20 U-20 Handball World Championship Fourth place (2): 2001, 2008 U-19 U-19 Handball European Championship Runner-up (1): 2007 Third place (1): 2002

U-18 U-18 Handball World Championship Winner (1): 2024 U-17 U-17 Handball European Championship Winner (1): 1997 Runner-up (1): 2007

References

1. Raquel.Esteban (5 November 2025). "Ambros Martín revela la prelista de Guerreras para el Mundial". RFEBM (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2025.
2. Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras" . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
5. "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
6. "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
7. "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile