Spain women's national handball team

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Spain Spain
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Information
NicknameLas Guerreras
AssociationRoyal Spanish Handball Federation
CoachAmbros Martín
Assistant coachJosé Prades
Most capsMarta Mangué (301)
Most goalsMarta Mangué (1033)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1992)
Best result3rd (2012)
World Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1993)
Best result2nd (2019)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 1998)
Best result2nd (2008, 2014)
Last updated on Unknown.
Spain women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Brasil
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macedonia
Silver medal – second place 2014 Croatia/Hungary
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Oran Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 Split
Silver medal – second place 2001 Tunis Team

The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.[1]

Spain was the big surprise of the 2008 European Championship, making it to the final after beating Romania and Germany and getting a draw against Norway, all of which were expected to beat Spain. In the final, Spain once again met Norway. They couldn't repeat their efforts from the group stage, however, and lost 34–21.

Results[edit]

Olympic Games[edit]

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Canada 1976 did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992 7th 4 1 0 3
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 6th 7 1 3 3
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 3rd Bronze 8 5 1 2
Brazil 2016 6th 6 3 0 3
Japan 2020 9th 5 2 0 3
France 2024 Qualified
Total 6/13 30 12 4 14

European Championship[edit]

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Germany 1994 did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998 12th 6 0 1 5
Romania 2000 did not qualify
Denmark 2002 13th 3 0 2 1
Hungary 2004 8th 7 3 0 4
Sweden 2006 9th 6 3 0 3
North Macedonia 2008 2nd Silver 8 4 2 2
Denmark Norway 2010 11th 6 2 0 4
Serbia 2012 11th 6 2 1 3
Croatia Hungary 2014 2nd Silver 8 5 0 3
Sweden 2016 11th 6 1 1 4
France 2018 12th 6 1 0 5
Denmark/Norway 2020 9th 6 1 2 4
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 9th 6 1 1 4
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 13/18 68 22 9 38

World Championship[edit]

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 did not qualify
Romania 1962
Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 1975
Czechoslovakia 1978
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986
South Korea 1990
Norway 1993 15th 6 1 0 5
AustriaHungary 1995 did not qualify
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999
Italy 2001 10th 6 3 0 3
Croatia 2003 5th 9 6 1 2
Russia 2005 did not qualify
France 2007 10th 8 3 1 4
China 2009 4th 10 6 1 3
Brazil 2011 3rd Bronze 9 7 0 2
Serbia 2013 9th 6 4 0 2
Denmark 2015 12th 6 3 0 3
Germany 2017 11th 6 3 1 2
Japan 2019 2nd Silver 10 7 1 2
Spain 2021 4th 9 7 0 2
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 13th 6 4 0 2
Germany/Netherlands 2025 to be determined
Hungary 2027
Spain 2029 Qualified as host
Czech Republic/Poland 2031 to be determined
Total 12/30 91 54 5 32

Mediterranean Games[edit]

National team in 2013

Performance in other tournaments[edit]

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Head coach: Ambros Martín

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 LB Carmen Campos (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28) 1.71 m 53 142 Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 CB Silvia Arderíus (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 33) 1.69 m 78 81 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
16 GK Mercedes Castellanos (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 (age 35) 1.84 m 82 4 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
18 RW Maitane Etxeberria (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 27) 1.69 m 74 127 Spain BM Bera Bera
19 LB Ester Somaza (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 19) 1.78 m 4 9 Spain KH-7 BM Granollers
20 LW Amaia González de Garibay (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 30) 1.68 m 47 79 Spain BM Aula Cultural
22 LB Lara González Ortega (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 (age 32) 1.85 m 160 177 Romania CS Rapid București
27 LB Danila So Delgado (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 22) 1.73 m 2 6 Spain CB Elche
30 LW Soledad López (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 (age 32) 1.62 m 78 169 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 26) 1.84 m 51 70 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
34 CB Alicia Fernández (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 (age 31) 1.73 m 85 186 Romania CS Rapid București
48 GK Darly Zoqbi de Paula (1982-08-25) 25 August 1982 (age 41) 1.78 m 71 0 Romania SCM Craiova
52 RW Paulina Pérez (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27) 1.68 m 4 0 Spain BM Porriño
58 RB María Prieto O'Mullony (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 26) 1.72 m 10 30 Spain BM Aula Cultural
61 P Lysa Tchaptchet (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 (age 22) 1.86 m 34 36 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
62 RB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22) 1.68 m 44 99 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
99 RB Mireya González (1991-07-18) 18 July 1991 (age 32) 1.77 m 106 205 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila

Coaching history[edit]

Period Coach
2002–2004 Spain José Francisco Aldeguer[5]
2007–2017 Spain Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021 Spain Carlos Viver[6]
2021–2023 Spain José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present Spain Ambros Martín

Notable players[edit]

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

Individual all-time records[edit]

  Still active players are highlighted

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. ^ "2005 Almería" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Shandy Barbosa, baja en las Guerreras". Real Federación Española de Balonmano (in Spanish). 24 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  5. ^ Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  8. ^ a b "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.[dead link]
  9. ^ "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

External links[edit]

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