Marizza Faría

Marizza Faría
Personal information
Full name Marizza Alejandra Faría Servin
Born (1983-08-20) 20 August 1983
Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club BM La Calzada
Number 9
Senior clubs
Years Team
–
 Dep Recoleta
–
 Cerro Porteño
–
 Dep San José
2007-2010
 BM Monóvar
2010-2012
 BM Elda Prestigio
2012-2014
 CB Mar Alicante
2014-2015
 CBM Elche Mustang
2015-2023
 BM La Calzada
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–
 Paraguay 194 (280)
Teams managed
2022–
 Paraguay
2023–2025
 BM La Calzada (assistant)
Medal record
Handball
Pan American Championship
Bronze medal – third place2017 Argentina
South and Central American Championship
Bronze medal – third place2018 Brazil
Bronze medal – third place2021 Paraguay
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 TrujilloTeam
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoCoach
Beach handball
Bolivarian Beach Games
Silver medal – second place2016 IquiqueTeam

Marizza Alejandra Faría Servin (born 20 August 1983) is a Paraguayan handball coach and former player, who played for the Paraguay national team.[1][2] She is currently the coach of the Paraguay women's handball team.

She is considered the best Paraguayan player of all time, and led them to the first 4 participations in the IHF World Women's Handball Championship as a player, as well as the fifth and sixth as a coach.[3]

She represented Paraguay at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, where Paraguay finished 23rd.[4] Then again 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, where the Paraguayan team placed 21st.[5] The third world Championship was the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship, where they finished 21st once again. Her last World Championship as a player was the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, where they finished 29th (of 32).[6]

In 2021 she was the first handballer to play a professional league match alongside her daughter, Yeruti Faría in the spanish handball league[7]

She retired from playing after the 2022-23 season.[8]

In 2022 she became the head coach of the Paraguay women's national handball team.[3] She lead then the team to their 5th and 6th World Championships at the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship and at the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[9] She has guided the team to a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.[10]

Individual awards

References

  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  3. 1 2 Vicente Soler Olcina (2022-06-01). "MARIZZA FARÍA SE CONVIERTE EN LA NUEVA SELECCIONADORA ABSOLUTA DE PARAGUAY" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  4. ↑ "XVIII Women's World Championship 2007 - Paraguay" (PDF). 22 November 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "XXI Women's World Championship 2013. Team Roster, Paraguay" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "2021 World Championship Team Roster: Paraguay" (PDF). ihf.info. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Marizza y Yeruti Faría, madre e hija y también compañeras de equipo". marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "El Motive dice adiós con la cabeza alta" (in Spanish). elcomercio.es. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "2025 World Championship Team roster: Paraguay" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Lista por equip Team Roster Santiago 2023: Paraguay" (PDF). results.archive.bornan.sport. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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