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2024 European Men's Handball Championship Squads
This article displays the squads for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. Each team consists of up to 20 players, of whom 16 may be fielded for each match. ''Age, club, caps and goals as of 10 January 2024.'' Group A France A 20-player squad was announced on 23 December 2023. The roster was reduced to 19 players on 6 January. Head coach: Guillaume Gille Germany A 19-player squad was announced on 21 December 2023. Marian Michalczik had to withdraw due to an injury on 29 December. On 6 January 2024, Patrick Groetzki withdrew because of an injury. Head coach: Alfreð Gíslason North Macedonia A 19-player squad was announced on 15 December 2023. Head coach: Kiril Lazarov Switzerland A 20-player squad was announced on 14 December 2023. On 22 December, Samuel Röthlisberger had to withdraw due to an injury. The roster was further reduced to 18 players on 28 December. Jonas Schelker withdrew because of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2024 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third to feature 24 national teams. It was hosted in Germany from 10 to 28 January 2024. The two opening games of the tournament were attended by 53,586 spectators, setting a world record for the largest audience at a handball event. Additionally, the tournament achieved a record for the highest total number of spectators in handball history, becoming the first to exceed one million attendees. France won their fourth title after a win over Denmark, while Sweden captured the bronze medal over Germany. Bid process Bids On 4 May 2017, it was announced that the following countries had sent in an official expression of interest: * , & * & * * North Macedonia (potentially with ) * However, when the deadline for submitting the final bids expired, the following applications had been received: * & * & (withdrew after receiving the 2022 hosting rights) * Host selection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Bolzinger
Charles Bolzinger (born 14 December 2000) is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball and the French national team. In 2025 he was part of the French team that won bronze medals of the World Championship. They lost the semifinals to Croatia, but won the third place playoff against Portugal. With seconds remaining he made a crucial safe to keep the score 35:34, that won the match for France. Individual awards *All-Star goalkeeper of LNH Division 1 LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegatio ...: 2022–23 References External links * 2000 births Living people French male handball players Montpellier Handball players Sportspeople from Sète 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Späth
David Späth (born 29 April 2002) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Germany men's national handball team, German national team. Club career Having begun his handball career at the age of six, Späth played for a variety of teams based in his hometown of Kaiserslautern, before joining the under-19 team of Handball-Bundesliga, Bundesliga team Rhein-Neckar Löwen in 2018, where he finished second in the German ''A-Jugend'' (age group) championship in his debut season. As a result of injuries sustained by Andreas Palicka and Mikael Appelgren (handballer), Mikael Appelgren, the main team's goalkeepers, Späth made 26 appearances in the 2020–21 Handball-Bundesliga, 2020–21 Bundesliga season, earning praise for performing well despite his inexperience. He also made his international club debut in the 2020–21 EHF European League, EHF European League, a competition which the team ended in third place. The following year, Späth continued playing for both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfreð Gíslason
Alfreð Gíslason (born 7 September 1959) is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the German men's national team. He won titles in Iceland, Germany and Spain as a player before starting his coaching career in 1991 with Icelandic team KA as a player-coach. He later coached German club SC Magdeburg, where he won the Bundesliga and the EHF Champions League, the Icelandic men's national team and German club THW Kiel, where he won six Bundesliga, six DHB-Pokal and two EHF Champions League titles. Alfreð was the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1989 and inducted into the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame in 2019. Club career Gíslason began his senior handball career at local club KA. In 1980, he transferred to fellow Icelandic team KR, where he spent three years and won the Icelandic Cup in 1982, before moving to German club TUSEM Essen in 1983. Gíslason won the Bundesliga in 1986 and 1987, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Groetzki
Patrick Groetzki (born 4 July 1989) is a German handballer for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the Germany national team. He made his debut on 17 June 2009 against Belarus. Achievements *Summer Olympics: **: 2016 * Junior World Championship: **''Winner'': 2009 * EHF European League: **''Winner'': 2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ... References External links *Profile at Rhein-Neckar Löwen official website 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Pforzheim German male handball players Handball-Bundesliga players Rhein-Neckar Löwen players Olympic handball players for Germany Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in handball 21st-century Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Michalczik
Marian Michalczik (born 1 February 1997) is a German handball player for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the German national team. He represented Germany at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament and the first to feature 24 national teams. It was co-hosted for the first time in three countries – Austria, Norway and Sweden – from 9 to 26 January .... References External links * 1997 births Living people People from Warendorf (district) Sportspeople from Münster (region) German male handball players Handball-Bundesliga players TSV Hannover-Burgdorf players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémi Desbonnet
Rémi Desbonnet (born 28 February 1992) is a French handballer for Montpellier Handball and the French national team. Career Desbonnet started playing handball at his hometown club Montpellier Handball. His senior debut came in 2012 where he was the back-up goalkeeper to Mickaël Robin. In this season he won the French Cup and finished 3rd in the league. When Thierry Omeyer joined the club in 2013, Desbonnet was pushed back in the pecking order, and therefore he joined USAM Nîmes Gard. In the 2017/2018 season he reached the final of the French cup with the club. In 2022 he returned to his boyhood club on a two year deal. National team He debuted for the French national on 2 May 2021 against Greece. At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff. Honours *Coupe de France **''Winner:'' 2013 References External links * * * * Rémi Desbonnetat the Paris 2024 Summer O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Konan
Karl Konan (born 3 June 1995) is a French-Ivorian handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. He is known as a defensive specialist. Konan was born in Ivory Coast. Career Konan started playing handball at Entente Sportive de Bingerville in the Ivory Coast. In 2014 he was spotted at a talent development tournament arranged by Daouda Karaboué and signed by Pays d'Aix UC. He was named as the best defensive player in the French League in the 2018/19, 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons. In 2022 he signed for Montpellier Handball. For 2025-26 season he will signed for league rivals Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d .... National team Konan debuted for the French national team on 2 May 2021 in a 46-30 win against Greece. His first m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dylan Nahi
Dylan Nahi (born 30 November 1999) is a French handball player for Industria Kielce and the French national team. At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff. Individual awards * Best Left Wing of the World Championship: 2025 * All-Star Best Young Player of EHF Champions League: 2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ... *All-Star Team as best Left wing at the 2018 Junior European Championship References External links * 1999 births Living people French male handball players Handball players from Paris Vive Kielce players Expatriate handball players in Poland French expatriate sportspeople in Poland Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît Kounkoud
Benoît Kounkoud (born 19 February 1997) is a French handball player for Industria Kielce and the French national team. He participated at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process. Poland was awarded the champions .... At the 2025 World Championship he won bronze medals with France, losing to Croatia in the semifinal and beating Portugal in the third place playoff. References External links * 1997 births Living people French male handball players Sportspeople from Versailles, Yvelines Expatriate handball players in Poland French expatriate sportspeople in Poland Vive Kielce players French expatriate handball players Black French sportspeople Paris Saint-Germain Handball players 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-handball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Porte
Valentin Porte (born 7 September 1990) is a French handball player for Montpellier Handball. He won the European title in 2014, the world title in 2015 and 2017, and an Olympic gold medal in 2020. He also won EHF Champions League in 2018 with Montpellier. He normally plays as a right wing, but can also play as a right back. Career Porte senior debut came in the French top flight, Starligue, in 2008 for Fenix Toulouse Handball. In the summer of 2016 he joined league rivals Montpellier Handball. Here, he won the EHF Champions League in 2018. National team He debuted for the French national team in 2013, and his first major international tournament was the World Championship the same year. In 2015, he won the World Championship in Qatar. At the 2016 Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Descat
Hugo Descat (born 16 August 1992) is a French handball player for ONE Veszprém and the French national team. Descat was the second best scorer in the 2016–17 season of the Championnat de France, third in 2013, fourth in 2012 and fifth in 2015. He was also the second best scorer of the 2011 Youth World Championship. International honours * Junior World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2013 Individual awards * All-Star Left Wing at the 2020 Olympics * All-Star Left Wing of the Youth World Championship: 2011 * Championnat de France Best Young Player Award: 2012 References External links * * * * Hugo Descatat the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ... * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Descat, Hugo 1992 births Living people Frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
