Xavier Pascual Fuertes
| Xavier Pascual | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Pascual Fuertes in 2014. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Xavier Pascual Fuertes | ||
| Born |
8 March 1968 Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1986–1987 | Barcelona | ||
1987–1989 | BM Palautordera | ||
1989–1991 | Barcelona | ||
1991–1994 | SD Teucro | ||
1994–1995 | CD Ademar León | ||
1995–1996 | BM Guadalajara | ||
1996–1997 | BM Gáldar | ||
1997–1999 | BM Chapela | ||
1999–2005 | SD Octavio Vigo | ||
| Teams managed | |||
2009–2021 | FC Barcelona | ||
2016–2018 | Romania | ||
2021–2024 | Dinamo București | ||
2021–2024 | Romania | ||
2024– | ONE Veszprém | ||
Xavier Pascual Fuertes (born 8 March 1968)[1] is a Spanish former handball player and current coach. He is one of the most successful handball coaches.
On 9 February 2009, he replaced Manolo Cadenas as head coach of Barcelona. Contemporaneously with his club job, he has been also coaching the Romania men's national handball team since June 6, 2016.[2][3] In June 2018, Pascual resigned as Romania coach.[4]
International honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Barcelona
- Liga ASOBAL: 2
- 1989-90, 1990–91
- Supercopa ASOBAL: 1
- 1986-87
- European Cup: 1
Manager
[edit]- Barcelona
- Liga ASOBAL: 11
- Copa del Rey: 10
- Copa ASOBAL: 11
- Supercopa ASOBAL: 10
- 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
- EHF Champions League: 3
- IHF Super Globe: 5
- Dinamo Bucharest
- Liga Națională: 3
- Romanian Cup: 2
- 2021–22, 2023–24
- Romanian Super Cup: 2
- 2022, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Xavi Pascual Profile" (in Spanish). fcbarcelona.cat. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "ECHIPA NAȚIONALĂ DE SENIORI ARE UN NOU ANTRENOR" (in Romanian). Romanian Handball Federation. 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Xavi Pascual to coach Romania's men's national team" (in Romanian). European Handball Federation. 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Xavier Pascual a demisionat de la naționala României! Spaniolul a dat vina pe Barcelona" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. 13 June 2018.
Categories:
- 1968 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Barcelona
- Spanish male handball players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- FC Barcelona Handbol players
- CB Ademar León players
- Spanish handball coaches
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Handball players from Catalonia
- Handball coaches of international teams
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate handball coaches
- 20th-century Spanish sportsmen