Pays d'Aix Université Club

PAUC Handball
Full name	Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball
Short name	PAUC
Founded	1955
Arena	Aréna du Pays d'Aix
Capacity	6,000
President	Christian Salomez
Head coach	Benjamin Pavoni
League	LNH Division 1
2021–22	LNH Division 1, 3rd of 16
Home Away
Website Official site

Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball is a handball club from Aix-en-Provence, France. Currently, Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball competes in the French First League of Handball.

Aix-en-Provence

class=notpageimage|

Location of Pays d'Aix Université Club

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Aix Université Club	1955–2004
Pays d'Aix Université Club	2004–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2012	Nike
2012 - present	Kempa

Kits

HOME
2009-10	2010-11	2020-21	2021-22	Select 2023–24

AWAY
2011-12	2013–14	2020-21	2021-22	Select 2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers

• 01 Jože Baznik
• 12 Gustaf Banke

Wingers

LW

• 03 Adrian Casqueiro
• 04 Matthieu Ong

RW

• 08 Gabriel Loesch
• 17 Antoine Tissot

Line players

• 15 Hugo Brouzet
• 32 Andrea Parisini

Back players

LB

• 05 Romain Lagarde
• 11 Adam Lönn
• 13 Rohnan Conte-Prat

CB

• 28 Ian Tarrafeta
• 10 Eliott Desblancs

RB

• 19 Šime Ivić
• 22 Louis Despreaux
• 33 Alexandre Tritta

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Leaving

• Romain Lagarde (LB) (to HBC Nantes)
• Ian Tarrafeta (CB) (to HBC Nantes)

Former club members

Notable former players

• William Accambray (2020–2023)
• Baptiste Bonnefond (2019–2021)
• Nicolas Claire (2019–2023)
• Théo Derot (2017–2019)
• Jérôme Fernandez (2015–2017)
• Samuel Honrubia (2019–2021)
• Philippe Julia (1998–2005)
• Luka Karabatic (2012–2015)
• Nikola Karabatić (2013)
• Romain Lagarde (2021–)
• Yanis Lenne (2018-2019)
• Aymeric Minne (2015–2019)
• Wesley Pardin (2017–2024)
• Yohann Ploquin (2013-2015)
• Luc Tobie (2012–2016)
• Ayoub Abdi (2016–2017)
• Micke Brasseleur (2021–2022)
• Abdérazak Hamad (2009–2012)
• Tahar Labane (2008–2010)
• Sid Ali Yahia (2009–2012)
• Thomas Bauer (2016-2017)
• Robert Markotić (2014–2015)
• Mirza Šarić (2009-2011)
• Michal Kasal (2016)
• Mohamed Mamdouh (2016–2017)
• Ali Zein (2016–2018)
• Juan Andreu (2015–2019)
• Imanol Garciandia (2020–2021)
• Iosu Goñi Leoz (2013–2020)
• Isaías Guardiola (2015–2016)
• Iñaki Peciña (2017–2022)
• Joan Saubich (2015–2016)
• Ian Tarrafeta (2020-)
• Alexandros Vasilakis (2013–2014)
• Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (2020–2024)
• Gerdas Babarskas (2022-2024)
• Ole Erevik (2015–2017)
• Dean Bombač (2014)
• Klemen Cehte (2014–2015)
• Darko Cingesar (2017–2020)
• Vid Kavtičnik (2019–2020)
• Borut Oslak (2011–2013)
• Vladica Stojanović (2012–2016)
• Philip Stenmalm (2018–2019)
• Sergiy Onufriyenko (2016–2018)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2005–2008	Philippe Julia
2008–2010	Didier de Samie
2010–2014	Jérémy Roussel
2014–2015	Zvonimir Serdarušić
2015	Marc Wiltberger
2015–2016	Didier de Samie
2016–2020	Jérôme Fernandez
2020–2023	Thierry Anti
2023–	Benjamin Pavoni

External links

• Official website
• Pays d'Aix Université Club on Facebook