Ivo Luis Aldazabal Diaz (born 10 May 1972 in

Matanzas Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...

) is a retired Cuban-Hungarian

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 ...

player who most recently played for Tatabánya-Carbonex KC. Previously he played for Hungarian record champions KC Veszprém and Spanish clubs

CB Ademar León Abanca Ademar León is a Spanish handball team based in León, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History Founded in 1956, Ademar León is the handball team of the city of León. Until 1975 it played in the provincial categories when not existi ...

and

JD Arrate Juventud Deportiva Arrate was a handball club based in Eibar, Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Its last season was 2010–11 in Liga ASOBAL. History Club names *From 1990 to 1991: ''Xerox Arrate'' *From 1991 to 2011: ''JD A ...

. Diaz represented the

Hungarian national team The Hungary national football team ( hu, magyar labdarúgó-válogatott) represents Hungary in men's international football and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made 9 appearances in the FIFA World Cup and 4 app ...

in three major tournaments. He first participated on the

2004 European Men's Handball Championship The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper. Venues Qualification :1 Bold indicates ...

, where he achieved the ninth place. Few months later he was selected to the team that finished fourth at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. His final appearance on an international event came in 2007, when he was part of the team that finished the World Championship in the ninth position.

References

1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Matanzas Cuban emigrants Immigrants to Hungary Hungarian male handball players Olympic handball players for Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub