BM Bera Bera

Bera Bera
Short name	Balonmano Bera Bera
Founded	1983
Arena	Polideportivo Bidebieta, San Sebastián
Capacity	2,800
President	Aitor Telletxea
Head coach	Imanol Álvarez (ESP)
League	División de Honor
2022–23	División de Honor, 3rd
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Active departments of Bera Bera
Rugby	Handball	Basketball
Karate	Bicycle touring	Surfing
Volleyball	Wheelchair basketball	Roller skating

Balonmano Bera Bera is a Spanish women's handball club from San Sebastián representing rugby club Bera Bera RT in División de Honor since 1998. It was previously known as Corteblanco Bidebieta, having played in top-flight since 1989.

Bera Bera has won eight spanish championships and six national cups, and is a regular of European competitions. Its best result to date was reaching the Cup Winners' Cup's semifinals in 2008 after beating Budućnost Podgorica and KIF Vejen, and qualifying for the Champions League group stage in 2013–14.

Club's names

• Sociedad Cultural Recreativa Deportiva Bidebieta – (1983–1998)
• Balonmano Bera Bera – (1998–)

Sponsors

• Corteblanco – (1989–1998)
• Meyba – (1990–91)
• Akaba – (1999–2010)
• Super Amara – (2016–present)

Season to season

• As Bidebieta:

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1985–86 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group D) 1986–87 2 Primera Nacional 3rd (Group C) 1987–88 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group B) 1988–89 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group A) 1989–90 2 Primera Nacional 1st (Group A) ↑ 1990–91 1 División de Honor 10th 1991–92 1 División de Honor 6th 1992–93 1 División de Honor 4th 1993–94 1 División de Honor 6th 1994–95 1 División de Honor 3rd 1995–96 1 División de Honor 4th 1996–97 1 División de Honor 4th 1997–98 1 División de Honor 4th

• As Balonmano Bera Bera:

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1998–99 1 División de Honor 7th 1999–00 1 División de Honor 5th 2000–01 1 División de Honor 5th 2001–02 1 División de Honor 4th 2002–03 1 División de Honor 5th 2003–04 1 División de Honor 4th 2004–05 1 División de Honor 5th 2005–06 1 División de Honor 5th 2006–07 1 División de Honor 5th Cup champion 2007–08 1 División de Honor 5th 2008–09 1 División de Honor 4th Cup champion 2009–10 1 División de Honor 6th 2010–11 1 División de Honor 5th 2011–12 1 División de Honor 2nd

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 2012–13 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion 2013–14 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion 2014–15 1 División de Honor 1st League champion 2015–16 1 División de Honor 1st League/Cup champion 2016–17 1 División de Honor 2nd 2017–18 1 División de Honor 1st League champion 2018–19 1 División de Honor 2nd 2019–20 1 División de Honor 1st League champion 2020–21 1 División de Honor 1st League champion 2021–22 1 División de Honor 1st League champion 2022–23 1 División de Honor

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• 34 seasons in División de Honor

Trophies

Bera Bera's squad with the Copa de la Reina trophy, 2019

• División de Honor: 8
  • 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Copa de la Reina: 6
  • 2007, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015–16, 2018–19
• Supercopa de España: 7
  • 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2022–23	EHF European League	R3	ESBF Besançon	29–32	24–27	53–59
2021–22	EHF European League	R2	Paris 92	27–27	26–21	53–48
		R3	SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea	27–29	28–34	55–63
2020–21	EHF European League	R3	HC Zvezda	27–27	24–29	51–56
2019–20	EHF Cup	R1	LK Zug	30-16	45-31	75-47
		R2	ASC Corona 2010 Brașov	30-35	32-31	62-66
2018–19	EHF Champions League	Q1	SG BBM Bietigheim	27-33		3rd place
			Jomi Salerno	40-20
	EHF Cup	R3	Dunaújvárosi KKA	26-18	22-23	48–41
		Group D	Podravka Koprivnica	29-32	32-26	4th place
			SCM Craiova	32-21	23-26
			Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	26-31	28-36
2017–18	EHF Cup	R1	Colégio de Gaia	26-25	31-23	57-48
		R2	Kastamonu Belediyesi	35-35	22-24	57-59
2016–17	EHF Champions League	Q1	Hypo Niederösterreich	21–25		3rd place
			HC Gomel	28–20
	EHF Cup	R3	Brest BH	20–25	19–23	39–48
2015–16	EHF Cup	R3	IUVENTA Michalovce	29-34	24-24	53-58
2014–15	EHF Cup	R2	Jomi Salerno	29-19	28-20	57-39
		L16	Muratpaşa Belediyesi	30-30	27-29	57-59
2013–14	EHF Champions League	Group D	ZRK Vardar	19-23	20-30	4th place
			Podravka Koprivnica	18-29	28-19
			Larvik HK	17-27	21-29
2012–13	EHF Champions League	Q1	Vistal Gdynia	22-31		3rd place
			LC Brühl	33-23
	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	R3	HC Danubius Galati	26-23	22-19	48-42
		L16	Vistal Gdynia	20-32	29-17	49-49
		QF	Thüringer HC	15-33	26-38	41-71

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers

• 01 Alice Fernandes da Silva
• 16 Maddi Aalla

Wingers

RW

• 15 Maitane Etxeberria
• 25 Anne Erauskin

LW

• 13 Laura Hernández
• 06 Marie Louis

Line players

• 31 Giuliana Gavilan
• Lyndie Tchaptchet

Back players

LB

• 04 Mariane Fernándes
• 22 June Loidi
• 00 Elke Karsten

CB

• 03 Esther Arrojería
• 09 Emma Boada
• Carmen Arroyo

RB

• 08 Alba Menéndez
• 14 Malena Cavo

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023-2024 season

Joining

• Lyndie Tchaptchet (PV)
• Carmen Arroyo (CB)

Leaving

• Paula Arcos (LB/RB)
• Sara Gil de la Vega (LW)
• Cristina Polonio (PV)

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Imanol Álvarez
• Assistant Coach: Eider Rubio

Notable players

• Nely Carla Alberto
• Azenaide Carlos
• Mihaela Ciobanu
• Lígia Costa
• Verónica Cuadrado
• Fabiana Diniz
• Patricia Elorza
• Beatriz Fernández
• Alicia Fernández Fraga
• Tatiana Garmendia
• Amélie Goudjo
• Anette Hoffmann
• Janne Kolling
• Alexandra Lacrabère
• Marta López
• Ana Martínez
• Antonela Mena
• Wendy Obein
• Svetlana Obucina
• Darly de Paula
• Elisabeth Pinedo
• Montserrat Puche
• Anna Punko
• Fernanda da Silva
• Ana Temprano
• Raphaëlle Tervel
• Katarina Tomašević
• Tania Yáñez

External links

• Media related to Balonmano Bera Bera at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website