David Barrufet Bofill (born 4 June 1970 in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

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) is a former

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handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

, who last played for

FC Barcelona Handbol Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and in the Europe ...

during the 2009-10 season. He began playing handball in SAFA Horta school in

at 8 years old. Six years later he went to F.C. Barcelona for playing in younger categories till 1988, when he played with the professional team. In 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons was elected by

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

as the best goalkeeper in the world. On 8 February 2010, Barrufet announced his retirement from handball at the end of the 2009-10 season and F.C. Barcelona decided to retire the shirt number 16 on his honor.

Trophies

* 7 European Cups (1990–1991, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000 and 2004–2005) * 2 European Cup Winners' Cups (1993–1994 and 1994–1995) * 1

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

(2002–2003) * 5 European Super Cups (1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000 and 2003–2004) * 11

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of 1 ...

(1988–1989, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2002–2003 and 2005–2006) * 8 King's Cups (1989–1990, 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2003–2004 and 2006–2007) * 11 Spanish Supercups (1988–1989, 1989–1990, 1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1993–1994, 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2003–2004 and 2006–2007) * 6 ASOBAL Cups (1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2000–2001,2001–2002 and 2009–2010) * 8 Pirenees Leagues (1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000–2001, 2001–2002, 2003–2004, 2005–2006 and 2006–2007) * 6 Catalan leagues (1990–1991, 1991–1992, 1992–1993, 1993–1994, 1994–1995 and 1996–1997) *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

(Tunisia 2005) * Bronze medal in the Olympic Games (Sydney 2000) * Bronze medal in the Olympic Games (Beijing 2008) * Silver medal in the European Championship (Spain 1996) * Silver medal in the European Championship (Italy 1998) * Silver medal in the European Championship (Switzerland 2006) * Bronze medal in the European Championship (Croatia 2000).

External links

F.C. Barcelona website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barrufet, David 1970 births Living people Spanish male handball players Handball players from Catalonia Liga ASOBAL players FC Barcelona Handbol players Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Sportspeople from Barcelona Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball