Enric Masip Borrás (born September 1, 1969 in

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) is a retired Spanish handball player. He is considered one of the best Spanish

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players ever. Formed in the younger categories of

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, in 1987 begun to play with the first team. After his good matches, in 1990 joined the

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, winning 6 European Cups and 7 Leagues. As a member of the Spanish national handball team, he participated in two Summer Olympics, six

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and three European Championships, serving as team captain in 2003. After some years with a lot of back injuries, he retired in 2004.

Teams playing

1987-1990 *

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1990-2004

Honours

;National team * Bronze medal in the Olympic Games ''Sydney 2000'' * Silver medal in the European Championship ''Spain 1996'' * Bronze medal in the European Championship ''Croatia 2000'' * Silver medal in the Junior World Championship in Spain 1989 ;FC Barcelona *

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: 6 (1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00) *

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: 2 (1993–94, 1994–95) * European Super Cup: 4 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999-00) *

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 ...

: 7 (1990–91, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00) *

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: 5 (1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00) * ASOBAL Cup: ''5'' (1994–95, 1995–96, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02) * Spanish Supercup: 5 (1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98) * Catalan league: 8 (1987–88, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97) * Pirenees League: 5 (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

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* * * * 1969 births Living people Handball players from Catalonia Spanish male handball players Liga ASOBAL players Olympic medalists in handball BM Granollers players FC Barcelona Handbol players Olympic handball players of Spain Olympic bronze medalists for Spain Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics {{Spain-handball-bio-stub