Spain national handball team

Spain
Information
Nickname	La Roja
Association	Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach	Valero Rivera
Most caps	David Barrufet (280)
Most goals	Juanín García (780)
Ranking	#8 (137 points)
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	9 (First in 1972)
Best result	3rd, 1996, 2000, 2008
World Championship
Appearances	16 (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
Bronze	2011 Sweden	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. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation.

Participation

Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games:

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

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 1 !
• 2007 – 7th
• 2009 – 13th
• 2011 – 3rd 3 !
• 2013 – Qualified

European Championship

European Championship:

• 1994 – 5th
• 1996 – 2nd 2 !
• 1998 – 2nd 2 !
• 2000 – 3rd 3 !
• 2002 – 7th
• 2004 – 10th
• 2006 – 2nd 2 !
• 2008 – 9th
• 2010 – 6th
• 2012 – Qualified

Team

Current squad

The following players have been called up to represent Hungary at the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship:

No. Pos. Name DoB (Age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK José Javier Hombrados 7 April 1972 (aged 39) 1.97 m 241 1 Atlético 2 LB Alberto Entrerrios 7 November 1976 (aged 35) 1.94 m 216 667 Atlético 3 RB Eduardo Gurbindo 8 November 1987 (aged 24) 1.94 m 35 61 Valladolid 4 RW Albert Rocas 16 June 1982 (aged 29) 1.88 m 114 417 Barcelona 5 RB Jorge Maqueda 6 December 1988 (aged 23) 1.97 m 27 31 Aragón 8 RW Víctor Tomás 15 February 1985 (aged 26) 1.78 m 75 234 Barcelona 9 CB Raúl Entrerríos 12 February 1981 (aged 30) 1.93 m 138 295 Barcelona 11 CB Daniel Sarmiento 25 August 1983 (aged 28) 1.86 m 17 45 Barcelona 12 GK José Manuel Sierra 21 May 1978 (aged 33) 1.94 m 63 0 Valladolid 13 P Julen Aguinagalde 8 December 1982 (aged 29) 1.95 m 73 176 Atlético 14 RW Roberto García 12 January 1980 (aged 32) 1.87 m 74 174 Atlético 15 LW Cristian Ugalde 19 October 1987 (aged 24) 1.87 m 59 127 Barcelona 16 GK Árpád Sterbik 22 November 1979 (aged 32) 2.00 m 21 0 Atlético 17 LW Juanín García 28 August 1977 (aged 34) 1.76 m 194 792 Barcelona 18 LB Iker Romero 15 June 1980 (aged 31) 1.97 m 189 723 Füchse Berlin 21 CB Joan Cañellas 30 September 1986 (aged 25) 1.96 m 46 113 Atlético 24 LB Viran Morros 15 December 1983 (aged 28) 1.99 m 79 95 Barcelona 30 P Gedeón Guardiola 1 October 1984 (aged 27) 1.99 m 3 2 San Antonio

Famous players

David Barrufet Jose Javier Hombrados Demetrio Lozano Rafael Guijosa Iñaki Urdangarin Talant Dujshebaev Alberto Urdiales Mateo Garralda

Enric Masip Antonio Ortega Rolando Uríos Iker Romero Juan García Alberto Entrerríos Raúl Entrerríos Albert Rocas

External links

• The national handball team