Guillaume Joli

Guillaume Joli
Personal information
Born (1985-03-27) March 27, 1985
Lyon, France
Nationality French
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right wing
Youth career
Years Team
1994-2000
 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
2000-2002
 HBC Villefranche-sur-Saône
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002-2004
 Villeurbanne/Grand Lyon HB
2004-2010
 Chambéry Savoie HB
2010-2012
 BM Valladolid
2012-2014
 Dunkerque HGL
2014-2016
 HSG Wetzlar
2016-2019
 Dunkerque HGL
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015
 France 118[1] (346)
Teams managed
2021-09/2024
 France U17
09/2024-08/26
 France U21
03/2026-
 France (assistant)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 CroatiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 SwedenTeam
Gold medal – first place2015 QatarTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 AustriaTeam
Gold medal – first place2014 DenmarkTeam

Guillaume Joli (born 27 March 1985) is a former French handballer. With the France men's national handball team, he won six gold medals: three at the World Championship (2009, 2011 and 2015), one at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] and two at the European Championship (2010 and 2014).

In 2026, he is appointed assistant coach of Talant Dujshebaev in the France men's national handball team[3].

Career

Joli joined Chambéry Savoie HB in 2004. Here he played in the 2007-08 EHF Cup and the 2006-07, 2008-09 and 2009-10 EHF Champions League.[4] In september 2012 he joined Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral.[5] Here he won the 2013 french League cup and 2014 French championship.

In 2014 he joined German Bundesliga team HSG Wetzlar.[6] In 2016 he returned to Dunkerque.[7] He retired after the 2018-19 season.[8]

National team

Joli debuted for the French national team on 16 June 2006 against Spain. In 2010 he won his first international title at the 2009 World Championship in Croatia. This was followed by gold medals at the 2010 European Championship in Austria,[9] the 2012 Olympics and 2014 European Championship in Denmark. In 2015 he won his second World Championship title.

For much of his national team career he was the second choice on the right wing next to Luc Abalo.

References

  1. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Guillaume Joli". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 2026-04-15.
  3. ↑ "Hispanophone, « connaissance du niveau international »... pourquoi Guillaume Joli sera l'adjoint de Talant Dujshebaev chez les Bleus" (in French). Le Dauphiné Libéré. 2026-02-27. Retrieved 2026-04-15..
  4. ↑ www.eurohandball.com, retrieved 10. January 2010
  5. ↑ Dünkirchen holt Joli
  6. ↑ "Wetzlar verpflichtet Europameister" (in German). handball-world.com. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "L'ailier international français Guillaume Joli retrouve Dunkerque" (in French). lequipe.fr. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lidl Starligue : Guillaume Joli arrête aussi" (in French). lequipe.fr. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "EHF EURO 2010 Official Squads" (PDF). cms.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
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