Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral is a

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 ...

club from

Dunkerque Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. Currently, US Dunkerque HB competes in the

French First League of Handball The Ligue Nationale de Handball ( en, National Handball League) is a governing body established in 2004 to administer French men's professional handball autonomously from the national federation (FFHB). It has jurisdiction over the country's top tw ...

since 1991.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kits

Sports Hall information

*Name: –

Stade des Flandres Stade des Flandres ( ‘Stadium of Flanders’) is an indoor sporting arena located in Dunkerque, France. The capacity of the arena is 2,500 people. It is currently home to the Dunkerque Handball Grand Littoral team. Salle Louis Dewerdt (or sa ...

*City: –

Dunkerque Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.Dunkerque Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

Honors

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 ...

: ::''Runner Up'' :

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* EHF Challenge Cup: ::''Runner Up'' :

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

* France Handball League: 1 ::''Champion'' :

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. * Coupe de France: 1 ::''Winner'' : 2011 ::''Runner Up'' : 1991, 2000 *

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Football in France, French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was est ...

: 1 ::''Winner'' : 2013 ::''Runner Up'' : 2002

Team

Current squad

''Squad for the 2021–22 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 34 Samir Bellahcene * 77 Valentin Kieffer ;Wingers ;LW * 10 Dylan Tossin * 55 Steve-Marie Joseph ;RW * 5

Florian Billant Florian Billant (born July 7, 1996, Gravelines) is a French handball player, was in favor of the French HC Dunkerque Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department ...

* 9 Théo Avelange Demouge ;Line players * 3 Benjamin Afgour * 18 Baptiste Capelle * 69

Jihed Jaballah Jihed Jaballah (born 29 July 1989) is a Tunisian handball player who plays for Dunkerque HGL and the Tunisian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the ...

* 70 Gabriel Nyembo Injury icon 2

;Back players ;LB * 22 Dylan Garain * 30 Gautier Crepel * 99 Edson Imare ;CB * 6

Kornél Nagy Kornél Nagy (born 21 November 1986) is a Hungarian handball player who plays for US Dunkerque HB and the Hungarian national team. He participated in five European Championships (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) and three World Championships (200 ...

* 20 Josef Pujol Injury icon 2

* 36 Abdelkader Rahim * 44

Kamel Alouini Kamel Alouini (born 6 July 1988) is a Tunisian handball player for Dunkerque HGL and the Tunisian national team. Achievements * Tunisian League: **''Winner'': 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 *Tunisian Cup: **''Winner'': 2011, 2013 *Romanian League ...

;RB * 17 Gabin Martinez * 59 Tom Pelayo

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2021–22 season'' ; Joining *

Valentin Kieffer Valentin is a male given name meaning "strong, healthy, power, rule, terco". It comes from the Latin name ''Valentinus'', as in Saint Valentin. Commonly found in Spain, Romania, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Russia, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Latin America ...

(GK) ''(from

Saran Loiret Handball Saran Loiret Handball is a French handball team based in Saran, that plays in the LNH Division 1. History The club was founded in 1974. In 2002, he reached the 3rd division for the first time. In 2015, after several second places, the team ...

)'' *

Théo Avelange Demouge Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...

(RW) ''(from

)'' *

Gautier Crepel Gautier may refer to: People * Gautier or Walter of Pontoise (c. 1030 – c. 1099), French saint * Gautier le Leu, thirteenth-century French poet * Gautier (surname) Places * Gautier, Dominican Republic, a municipal district in the San Pedro d ...

(LB) ''(from own row)'' *

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(CB) ''(from Elverum Håndball)'' *

Edson Imare Edson may refer to: Places Canada * Edson, Alberta United States * Edson, Kansas, an unincorporated community * Edson, South Dakota, a ghost town * Edson, Wisconsin, a town ** Edson (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community People ...

(LB) ''(from

Massy Essonne Handball People * Annie Massy (1867–1931), Irish marine biologist and ornithologist * Arnaud Massy, French professional golfer * Baron Massy in the Peerage of Ireland * George Godfrey Massy Wheeler V.C. * Hugh Massy (British Army officer), Lieutenant Gener ...

)'' ; Leaving *

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(GK) ''(to ?)'' * Reinier Taboada (LB) ''(to

RK Eurofarm Pelister RK Eurofarm Pelister (HC Eurofarm Pelister) ( mk, РК Еурофарм Пелистер) is a handball club from Bitola, Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Handball Super League and EHF European League. History The original te ...

)'' * Yoel Cuni Morales (RB) ''(to

RK Vardar RK Vardar 1961 ( mk, РК Вардар 1961) is a professional handball club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. Vardar is the most successful handball team in the country, having won fifteen national League and Cup titles. Also, Vardar is the ...

)'' * Jan Jurečič (RW) ''(to Orlen Wisła Płock)''

Former club members

Notable former players

* Benjamin Afgour (2008–2017, 2020–) * William Annotel (2011–2018) *

(2014–) * Sébastien Bosquet (1999–2003, 2005–2013) *

Baptiste Butto Baptiste may refer to: *Baptiste (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Baptiste, Centre, a commune of Haiti * Baptiste, Sud, a village in the Aquin commune of Haiti * ''Baptiste'' (TV series), a BBC TV ...

(2009–2021) *

Philippe Debureau Philippe Debureau (born 25 April 1960) is a French handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the ...

(1981–1984, 1986–1993) * Frédéric Dole (1998–1999) * Dylan Garain (2017–2018, 2019–) *

Vincent Gérard Vincent Gérard (born 16 December 1986) is a French professional handball player for Istres Provence Handball and the French national team. In the 2020 Olympics he was selected into the All-Star Team. Club career Gérard began playing handb ...

(2010–2015) * Mickaël Grocaut (2002–2018) *

Guillaume Joli Guillaume Joli (born 27 March 1985) is a former French handballer. He was at the France men's national handball team which won gold medals at the 2009, 2011 and 2015 World Men's Handball Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 ...

(2012–2014, 2016–2019) * Bastien Lamon (2001–2017) * Erwan Siakam-Kadji (2007–2014) * Pierre Soudry (2006–2019) * Arnaud Siffert (2006–2011) * Yérime Sylla (1994–2001) *

Mohamed Mokrani Mohamed Mokrani (born 31 January 1981) is an Algerian handball player for Dunkerque. He competed for the Algerian national team at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of ...

(2008–2015) * Abdelkader Rahim (2017–) * Haniel Langaro (2017–2020) *

Alexandro Pozzer Alexandro Pozzer (born 21 December 1988) is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional Sports club, multi-sports club based in Bucharest. Depar ...

(2017–2018) *

Marko Mamić Marko Mamić (born 6 March 1994) is a Croatian handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig SC DHfK Leipzig e. V. ''(Sportclub Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur Leipzig e. V.)'' is a sports club in Leipzig, Germany. Until the closure of the sports ...

(2015–2017) *

(2011–) *

Péter Tatai Péter Tatai (born 23 June 1983) is a Hungarian handball goalkeeper who plays for Csurgói KK. He is a former Hungarian international. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2006, 2008 **''Silver Medalist'': 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 20 ...

(2008–2010) * Ragnar Þór Óskarsson (2000–2004, 2008–2011) *

Žarko Pejović Žarko Pejović (born 25 January 1986) is a Montenegrin 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) p ...

(2014–2017) *

Espen Lie Hansen Espen Lie Hansen (born 1 March 1989) is a Norwegian handball player who last played for Drammen HK and formerly the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Cha ...

(2012–2014) *

Dawid Nilsson Dawid Nilsson (born 31 August 1977) is a retired Polish handball player and current coach of Stal Mielec Stal Mielec () is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. Historically, the club has e ...

(2010–2012) *

Wilson Davyes Wilson may refer to: People *Wilson (name) ** List of people with given name Wilson ** List of people with surname Wilson * Wilson (footballer, 1927–1998), Brazilian manager and defender *Wilson (footballer, born 1984), full name Wilson Rodr ...

(2017–2019) * Sorin Toacsen (2004–2006) *

(2017–2021) * Jan Jurečič (2019–2021) * Diego Piñeiro (2018–2021) * Dragan Mladenović (1992–2004) * Predrag Vejin (2015–2016) *

(2022–) * Jaleleddine Touati (2006–2015)

Former coaches

External links

* * {{Handball in France French handball clubs Sport in Dunkirk