Joan Cañellas

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Joan Cañellas
Cañellas with Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Joan Cañellas Reixach
Born (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 37)
Santa Maria de Palautordera,
Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Kadetten Schaffhausen
Number 7
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2005
BM Granollers
2005–2008
FC Barcelona
2008–2009
BM Granollers
2009–2011
BM Ciudad Real
2011–2013
Atlético Madrid
2013–2014
HSV Hamburg
2014–2016
THW Kiel
2016–2018
RK Vardar
2018–2021
SC Pick Szeged
2021–
Kadetten Schaffhausen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spain 204 (502)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Egypt
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Croatia
Gold medal – first place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Silver medal – second place 2016 Poland
Silver medal – second place 2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Denmark

Joan Cañellas Reixach (born 30 September 1986) is a Spanish handball player for Kadetten Schaffhausen and the Spain national team.[1][2]

Cañellas scored 50 goals for Spain at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. He was the tournament's top scorer.

While playing in Madrid, he also studied pharmacy at University of Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Joan is a member of a pharmacist dynasty, six of his family members are pharmacists.

Honours and awards[edit]

F.C.Barcelona[edit]

BM. Ciudad Real[edit]

BM. Atletico de Madrid[edit]

THW Kiel[edit]

Vardar Skopje[edit]

MOL-Pick Szeged[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cañellas Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

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