Spain men's national handball team

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NicknameHispanos
AssociationRoyal Spanish Handball Federation
CoachJordi Ribera
Assistant coachFermín Iturri
Ignacio Torrescusa
Most capsRaúl Entrerríos (294)
Most goalsJuanín García (822)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1972)
Best result3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd (1996, 2000, 2008, 2020, 2024)
World Championship
Appearances23 (First in 1958)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st (2005, 2013)
European Handball Championship
Appearances17 (First in 1994)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st (2018, 2020)
Last updated on Unknown.
Spain men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place2005 Tunisia
Gold medal – first place2013 Spain
Bronze medal – third place2011 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place2021 Egypt
Bronze medal – third place2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2018 Croatia
Gold medal – first place2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Silver medal – second place1996 Spain
Silver medal – second place1998 Italy
Silver medal – second place2006 Switzerland
Silver medal – second place2016 Poland
Silver medal – second place2022 Hungary/Slovakia
Bronze medal – third place2000 Croatia
Bronze medal – third place2014 Denmark
Spain national handball team in 2013.

The Spain national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won two World Championships and two European Championships. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: nine at European Championships, five at World Championships and five at Olympic Games (1996 Atlanta, 2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing, 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris).

Honours

Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
Olympic Games 0055
World Championship 2035
European Championship 2529
Total451019

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Germany 1936 Berlin did not enter
Not held from 1948 to 1968
West Germany 1972 Munich Match for 15th place 15th of 16 5 1 0 4 82 89 −7
Canada 1976 Montreal did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Match for 5th place 5th of 12 6 3 1 2 126 129 −3
United States 1984 Los Angeles Match for 7th place 8th of 12 6 2 0 4 122 124 −2
South Korea 1988 Seoul Match for 9th place 9th of 12 6 3 0 3 122 121 +1
Spain 1992 Barcelona Match for 5th place 5th of 12 6 4 0 2 133 119 +14
United States 1996 Atlanta Third place 3rd of 12 7 5 0 2 161 147 +14
Australia 2000 Sydney Third place 3rd of 12 8 5 0 3 222 206 +16
Greece 2004 Athens Match for 7th place 7th of 12 8 5 0 3 242 222 +20
China 2008 Beijing Third place 3rd of 12 8 5 0 3 246 234 +12
United Kingdom 2012 London Quarter-finals 7th of 12 6 3 0 3 162 149 +13
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro did not qualify
Japan 2020 Tokyo Third place 3rd of 12 8 6 0 2 245 233 +12
France 2024 Paris Third place 3rd of 12 8 5 0 3 227 223 +4
United States 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 12/15 0 Titles 82 47 1 34 2,090 1,996 +94

World Championship

Year Position Pld W D L
Germany 1938did not enter
Sweden 1954
East Germany 195812th3102
West Germany 1961did not enter
Czechoslovakia 1964
Sweden 1967
France 1970
East Germany 197413th3102
Denmark 197810th6303
West Germany 19828th7313
Switzerland 19865th7322
Czechoslovakia 19905th7502
Sweden 19935th7412
Iceland 199511th9603
Japan 19977th9612
Egypt 19994th9702
France 20015th9702
Portugal 20034th9702
Tunisia 20051st place, gold medalist(s)10811
Germany 20077th10604
Croatia 200913th9603
Sweden 20113rd place, bronze medalist(s)10811
Spain 20131st place, gold medalist(s)9801
Qatar 20154th9702
France 20175th7601
Denmark/Germany 20197th9603
Egypt 20213rd place, bronze medalist(s)9711
Poland/Sweden 20233rd place, bronze medalist(s)9702
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 202518th6213
Germany 2027Qualified
France/Germany 2029TBD
Denmark/Iceland/Norway 2031
Total24/29182124949

Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time, till 1994 when official European Championship started.

EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
  • 1971 Sweden: 8th place
  • 1984 Sweden: 7th place
  • 1988 Sweden: 7th place
  • 1992 Sweden: Third
EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
  • 1991 Germany: Champions
  • 2003 Germany: Champions

European Championship

Final tournament Qualification
Year Position Pld W D L GS GA Position Pld W D L
Portugal 19945th64021421261st8701
Spain 19962nd place, silver medalist(s)7502173162Directly qualified
Italy 19982nd place, silver medalist(s)75111871502nd6312
Croatia 20003rd place, bronze medalist(s)75021731662200
Sweden 20027th7412186173Directly qualified
Slovenia 200410th62041661702200
Switzerland 20062nd place, silver medalist(s)86112552312110
Norway 20089th6303180169Directly qualified
Austria 20106th74122131921st8701
Serbia 20124th85122242132nd6402
Denmark 20143rd place, bronze medalist(s)86022392181st6600
Poland 20162nd place, silver medalist(s)85122092071st6501
Croatia 20181st place, gold medalist(s)86022251891st6600
AustriaNorwaySweden 20201st place, gold medalist(s)9810278226Directly qualified
HungarySlovakia 20222nd place, silver medalist(s)9702249232Directly qualified
Germany 202413th31119896Directly qualified
DenmarkSwedenNorway 202611th73042192246501
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028Qualified as co-hostQualified as co-host
Czech RepublicDenmarkPoland 2030To be determinedTo be determined
FranceGermany 2032
Total18/201217983434163144

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Jordi Ribera

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
5 LB Antonio Serradilla (1999-01-10) 10 January 1999 1.98 m 16 9 Germany TVB Stuttgart
7 LB Jan Gurri Aregay (2002-06-10) 10 June 2002 1.90 m 22 31 Portugal Sporting CP
8 LB Agustín Casado (1996-05-21) 21 May 1996 1.93 m 74 185 France Montpellier Handball
9 CB Ian Tarrafeta (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 1.88 m 73 176 France HBC Nantes
10 RB Alex Dujshebaev (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 1.88 m 174 504 Poland KS Iskra Kielce
11 RW Kauldi Odriozola (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 1.83 m 81 205 France HBC Nantes
18 RB Imanol Garciandia (1995-04-30) 30 April 1995 2.03 m 78 204 Hungary SC Pick Szeged
20 P Abel Serdio (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 1.95 m 66 129 Poland Wisła Płock
22 RB Marcos Fis Ballester (2007-04-01) 1 April 2007 1.88 m 3 10 Spain BM Granollers
24 LB Daniel Dujshebaev (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 1.96 m 111 244 Poland KS Iskra Kielce
25 GK Sergey Hernández (1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 1.98 m 69 12 Germany SC Magdeburg
28 RW Aleix Gómez (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 1.83 m 100 407 Spain FC Barcelona
33 CB Natan Suárez (1998-01-20) 20 January 1998 1.85 m 2 3 Portugal Sporting CP
37 P Víctor Romero Holguín (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 1.92 m 12 29 Portugal Sporting CP
53 GK Ignacio Biosca (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 2.00 m 11 1 France HBC Nantes
70 LW Daniel Fernández Jiménez (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 1.80 m 63 210 Spain FC Barcelona
80 LW Ian Barrufet (2004-05-19) 19 May 2004 1.98 m 15 27 Spain FC Barcelona
99 P Javier Rodríguez Moreno (2002-07-22) 22 July 2002 1.98 m 30 47 Portugal Benfica

Individual records

  • Bold denotes players still playing international handball.

References

  1. ↑ "Jordi Ribera anuncia su lista para el Torneo Internacional de España de Navarra". RFEBM (in Spanish). 18 December 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Team roster: Spain". ehf.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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