Spain national handball team

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Spain
Information
Nickname	La Roja
Association	Federación Española de Balonmano
Coach	Valero Rivera
Most caps	David Barrufet (252)
Most goals	Juan Francisco Muñoz Melo (701)
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	9 (First in 1972)
Best result	3rd, 1996, 2000, 2008
World Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1958)
Best result	1st, 2005
European Handball Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd, 1996, 1998, 2006
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Medal record
Competitor for  Spain
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	Team Competition
Bronze	2000 Sidney	Team Competition
Bronze	2008 Beijing	Team Competition
World Men's Handball Championship
Gold	2005 Tunisia	Team Competition
European Men's Handball Championship
Silver	1996 Spain	Team Competition
Silver	1998 Italy	Team Competition
Bronze	2000 Croatia	Team Competition
Silver	2006 Switzerland	Team Competition

The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.

[edit] 2008 Olympic squad

• 1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real
• 2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real
• 4 Albert Rocas – FC Barcelona Handbol
• 5 Raúl Entrerríos – CB Ademar León
• 6 Rubén Garabaya – BM Valladolid
• 7 Carlos Prieto – BM Valladolid
• 8 Ion Belaustegui – BM Ciudad Real
• 11 Demetrio Lozano – Portland San Antonio
• 15 David Davis – BM Ciudad Real
• 16 David Barrufet – FC Barcelona Handbol
• 17 Juan García Lorenzana – FC Barcelona Handbol
• 18 Iker Romero – FC Barcelona Handbol
• 21 Cristian Malmagro – Portland San Antonio
• 27 Víctor Tomás González – FC Barcelona Handbol

[edit] Participation

[edit] Summer Olympic Games

• Summer Olympic Games:
  • 1972 – 15th
  • 1976 – did not participate
  • 1980 – 5th
  • 1984 – 8th
  • 1988 – 9th
  • 1992 – 5th
  • 1996 – 3rd
  • 2000 – 3rd
  • 2004 – 7th
  • 2008 – 3rd

[edit] World Championship

• World Championship:
  • 1938 – did not participate
  • 1954 – did not participate
  • 1958 – 12th
  • 1961 – did not participate
  • 1964 – did not participate
  • 1967 – did not participate
  • 1970 – did not participate
  • 1974 – 13th
  • 1978 – 10th
  • 1982 – 8th
  • 1986 – 5th
  • 1990 – 5th
  • 1993 – 5th
  • 1995 – 11th
  • 1997 – 7th
  • 1999 – 4th
  • 2001 – 5th
  • 2003 – 4th
  • 2005 – 1st
  • 2007 – 7th
  • 2009 – 13th

[edit] European Championship

• European Championship:
  • 1994 – 5th
  • 1996 – 2nd
  • 1998 – 2nd
  • 2000 – 3rd
  • 2002 – 7th
  • 2004 – 10th
  • 2006 – 2nd
  • 2008 – 9th
  • 2010 – 5th

[edit] Famous players

[edit] External links

• The national handball team

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