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Spain women's national handball team

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Spain Spain
Information
NicknameLas Guerreras
AssociationRoyal Spanish Handball Federation
CoachAmbros Martín
Assistant coachJosé Ignacio Prades Pons
CaptainLara González Ortega
Most capsMarta Mangué (301)
Most goalsMarta Mangué (1033)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances6 (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 governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain has been world and twice continental finalist. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: one Olympic in 2012, two World Championship (2011, 2019) and two European Championship (2008, 2014).

Results

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Olympic Games

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992 7th 4 1 0 3 50 68 −18
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 6th 7 1 3 3 201 192 +9
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 3rd Bronze 8 5 1 2 165 196 −31
Brazil 2016 6th 6 3 0 3 151 143 +8
Japan 2020 9th 5 2 0 3 135 142 −7
France 2024 12th 5 0 0 5 111 143 −32
Total 6/13 35 12 4 19 813 884 −71

World Championship

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
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 5 112 141 −29
AustriaHungary 1995 Did not qualify
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999
Italy 2001 10th 6 3 0 3 161 160 +1
Croatia 2003 5th 9 6 1 2 258 229 +29
Russia 2005 Did not qualify
France 2007 10th 8 3 1 4 217 227 −10
China 2009 4th 10 6 1 3 267 215 +52
Brazil 2011 3rd Bronze 9 7 0 2 247 201 +46
Serbia 2013 9th 6 4 0 2 151 119 +32
Denmark 2015 12th 6 3 0 3 169 120 +49
Germany 2017 11th 6 3 1 2 158 140 +18
Japan 2019 2nd Silver 10 7 1 2 303 250 +53
Spain 2021 4th 9 7 0 2 250 206 +44
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023 13th 6 4 0 2 166 144 +22
GermanyNetherlands 2025 TBD
Hungary 2027
Spain 2029 Qualified as host
Czech RepublicPoland 2031 TBD
Total 12/30 91 54 5 32 2459 2152 +307

European Championship

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Year Position GP W D L GS GA GD
Germany 1994 Did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998 12th 6 0 1 5 132 154 −22
Romania 2000 Did not qualify
Denmark 2002 13th 3 0 2 1 76 80 −4
Hungary 2004 8th 7 3 0 4 185 193 −8
Sweden 2006 9th 6 3 0 3 150 149 +1
North Macedonia 2008 2nd Silver 8 4 2 2 199 197 +2
Denmark Norway 2010 11th 6 2 0 4 143 142 +1
Serbia 2012 11th 6 2 1 3 153 156 −3
Croatia Hungary 2014 2nd Silver 8 5 0 3 200 191 +9
Sweden 2016 11th 6 1 1 4 138 140 −2
France 2018 12th 6 1 0 5 152 167 −15
DenmarkNorway 2020 9th 6 1 2 3 147 164 −17
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 9th 6 1 1 4 146 166 −20
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 13th 3 1 0 2 75 74 +1
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 13/18 77 24 10 43 1896 1973 −77

Mediterranean Games

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National team in 2013

Team

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Current squad

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The official squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Ambros Martín

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Nicole Wiggins (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 24) 1.78 m 32 1 France OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball
6 LB Carmen Campos (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 29) 1.71 m 77 172 Germany Borussia Dortmund
10 P Elisabet Cesáreo (1999-09-25) 25 September 1999 (age 25) 1.76 m 68 70 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
14 LW Ona Vegué (1998-07-09) 9 July 1998 (age 26) 1.69 m 15 30 Germany HSG Blomberg-Lippe
17 LW Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29) 1.69 m 110 283 Slovenia RK Krim
19 LB Ester Somaza (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20) 1.78 m 11 19 Spain KH-7 BM Granollers
27 LB Danila So Delgado (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23) 1.73 m 23 50 Romania CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 (age 27) 1.84 m 75 116 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
37 CB Paola Bernabé (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m 2 3 Spain CB Elche
52 RW Paulina Pérez (1997-01-25) 25 January 1997 (age 27) 1.68 m 20 58 Spain BM Porriño
58 RB María Prieto O'Mullony (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) 1.72 m 35 72 Spain BM Aula Cultural
62 CB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22) 1.68 m 64 153 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
65 RW Anne Erauskin (1998-11-07) 7 November 1998 (age 26) 1.65 m 2 1 Spain BM Bera Bera
67 CB Elba Álvarez (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 23) 1.70 m 7 14 Spain BM Bera Bera
70 CB Carmen Arroyo (2004-03-03) 3 March 2004 (age 20) 1.80 m 2 4 Spain BM Bera Bera
75 RW Paula Agulló (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 (age 19) 1.65 m 2 1 Spain CB Elche
68 P Lyndie Tchaptchet (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19) 1.85 m 2 8 Spain BM Bera Bera
93 GK Nicole Morales (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 26) 1.83 m 6 1 Spain CB Elche

Coaching history

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Period Coach
2002–2004 Spain José Francisco Aldeguer[3]
2007–2017 Spain Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021 Spain Carlos Viver[4]
2021–2023 Spain José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present Spain Ambros Martín

Notable players

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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

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  Still active players are highlighted

Youth teams

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References

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  1. ^ "Team Roster Spain - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Las 18 Guerreras de la preparación ponen rumbo al Europeo" (in Spanish). rfebm.com. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  3. ^ Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  6. ^ a b "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.[dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  8. ^ "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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