Spain women's national handball 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 Spain
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Information
NicknameLas Guerreras
AssociationRoyal Spanish Handball Federation
CoachAmbros Martín
Assistant coachImanol Álvarez Arruti
CaptainCarmen Martín
Most capsMarta Mangué (301)
Most goalsMarta Mangué (1033)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1992)
Best result3rd (2012)
World Championship
Appearances11 (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 place2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2019 Japan
Bronze medal – third place2011 Brasil
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2008 Macedonia
Silver medal – second place2014 Croatia/Hungary
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2005 AlmeríaTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 TarragonaTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 OranTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 Split
Silver medal – second place2001 TunisTeam

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

Olympic Games

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Canada 1976did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 19927th4103
United States 1996did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 20046th7133
China 2008did not qualify
United Kingdom 20123rd Bronze8512
Brazil 20166th6303
Japan 20209th5203
Total5/123012414

European Championship

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Germany 1994did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 199812th6015
Romania 2000did not qualify
Denmark 200213th3021
Hungary 20048th7304
Sweden 20069th6303
North Macedonia 20082nd Silver8422
Denmark Norway 201011th6204
Serbia 201211th6213
Croatia Hungary 20142nd Silver8503
Sweden 201611th6114
France 201812th6105
Denmark/Norway 20209th6124
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 20229th6114
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024TBD
Russia 2026
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total12/186822938

World Championship

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957did 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 199315th6105
AustriaHungary 1995did not qualify
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999
Italy 200110th6303
Croatia 20035th9612
Russia 2005did not qualify
France 200710th8314
China 20094th10613
Brazil 20113rd Bronze9702
Serbia 20139th6402
Denmark 201512th6303
Germany 201711th6312
Japan 20192nd Silver10712
Spain 20214th9702
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023qualified
Germany/Netherlands 2025to be determined
Hungary 2027
Total12/288550530

Mediterranean Games

National team in 2013

Performance in other tournaments

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Head coach: José Ignacio Prades

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 LB Carmen Campos (1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 1.71 m 39 102 France Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Handball
7 CB Esther Arrojería (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 1.64 m 7 22 Spain BM Bera Bera
8 CB Silvia Arderíus (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 1.68 m 72 71 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
12 GK Silvia Navarro (1979-03-20) 20 March 1979 1.70 m 245 12 Spain BM Remudas
16 GK Mercedes Castellanos (1988-07-21) 21 July 1988 1.84 m 69 2 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
17 LW Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 1.69 m 78 173 Romania CS Rapid București
18 RW Maitane Etxeberria (1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 1.68 m 56 102 Spain BM Bera Bera
22 LB Lara González Ortega (1992-02-22) 22 February 1992 1.84 m 147 166 France Paris 92
23 P Alba Spugnini (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 1.81 m 5 8 Spain BM Remudas
30 LW Soledad López (1992-04-04) 4 April 1992 1.62 m 66 139 Spain CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16) 16 August 1997 1.80 m 37 44 Germany SG BBM Bietigheim
34 CB Alicia Fernández (1992-12-21) 21 December 1992 1.72 m 74 168 Romania CS Rapid București
39 RB Almudena Rodríguez (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 1.75 m 94 177 Spain BM Remudas
41 GK Nicole Wiggins (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 1.78 m 9 0 Spain BM Granollers
45 GK Maddi Aalla (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 1.73 m 5 0 Spain BM Bera Bera
51 RB Irene Espínola (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 1.84 m 15 7 Romania CS Rapid București
57 RW Paula Valdivia (1995-12-23) 23 December 1995 1.69 m 35 51 Spain BM La Calzada
61 P Lysa Tchaptchet (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001 1.83 m 16 11 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
62 LB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 1.66 m 25 45 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
86 LB Alexandrina Cabral (1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 1.75 m 143 657 Spain BM Morvedre

Coaching history

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

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

  Still active players are highlighted

References

  1. "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. "Estas son las Guerreras elegidas para el Campeonato de Europa 2022" (in Spanish). rfebm.com. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. "Team Roster Spain". eurohandball.com. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  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. "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  9. "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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