Italy national handball team

Italy
Information
Association	Italian Handball Association
Coach
Ranking	#44 (2 points)
Colours
Home Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 1997)
Best result	18th, 1997
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 1998)
Best result	11th, 1998
Infobox last updated on: Unknown.

The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coache by Lino Červar). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games.

However, the handball is popular in Italian zones where it is played.

Best results

• 1979.: Silver medal on Mediterranean Games.
• 1991.: Bronze medal on Mediterranean Games.
• 1997.: Victory on the qualification for the World Championships in Japan, only appearance of Italy on World Championships (ending 18th).
• 1997.: Silver medal on Mediterranean Games.
• 1998.: Only appearance on European Championships; 11th place.

Lino Červar was the coach on these last three competitions.

Details

Mediterranean Games record

• 1979: 2nd
• 1991: 3rd
• 1997: 2nd

European Championship record

• 1994: -
• 1996: -
• 1998: 11th
• 2000 - to date: Did not qualify

World Championship record

• 1938: -
• 1942: - Not held
• 1946:, 1950: - Not held
• 1954 to 1990: -
• 1993: -
• 1995: -
• 1997: 18.
• 1999 - to date: Did not qualify

Olympics record

Italy team never participated at the Summer Olympics.

Current squad

The Italian international squad at the 2013 World Championship Qualification

Position	No.	Player	Date of birth	Club
GK	1	Pierluigi di Marcello	(1978-02-18) 18 February 1978	Teramo Handball
GK	12	Paolo Sirsi	(1982-04-20) 20 April 1982	Polisportiva Junior Fasano
CB	9	Alejo Juan Martin Carrara	(1974-06-13) 13 June 1974	Pallamano Intini Noci
CB	16	Valerio Sampaolo	(1987-01-04) 4 January 1987	HC Pressano
CB	20	Michael Widmann	(1990-03-10) 10 March 1990	Loacker Südtirol Team
P	6	Martin Ariel Doldan	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987	Pallamano Intini Noci
P	5	Pasquale Maione	(1982-07-26) 26 July 1982	Loacker Südtirol Team
RB	17	Michele Skatar	(1985-12-30) 30 December 1985	HBC Nantes
RB	10	Felipe Gaeta	(1982-03-12) 12 March 1982	Loacker Südtirol Team
LB	23	Dean Turkovic	(1987-02-02) 2 February 1987	Loacker Südtirol Team
LB	24	Tin Tokic	(1985-12-29) 29 December 1985	Pays d'Aix HB
LB	21	Damir Opalic	(1974-02-01) 1 February 1974	HC Pressano
RW	11	Adriano Di Maggio	(1985-04-14) 14 April 1985	HC Pressano
RW	4	Sergio Recchia	(1990-08-17) 17 August 1990	Pallamano Intini Noci
LW	13	Demis Radovcic	(1988-05-06) 6 May 1988	Loacker Südtirol Team
LW	22	Gonzalo Matis Viscovich	(1976-11-27) 27 November 1976	Pallamano Intini Noci

Famous coaches

• Lino Červar
• Francisco Javier "Zupo" Equisoain Azanza

See also

• Italy at the team sports international competitions
• Italy women's national handball team

External links

• (Italian) Nazionale italiana