Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of

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 ...

based in Cuenca,

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. It plays in

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 ...

History

Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the TNT Uniexpress's seat, a team from

San Sebastián de los Reyes San Sebastián de los Reyes (colloquially called "Sanse") is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1492, it is located north of Madrid. Geography It forms an urban continuum with the neighboring Alcobendas, Transport ...

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, relocating the team to Cuenca and renaming it as ''Madrid-Cuenca''. Since then, the team has undergone several name changes. Since 2008, they have been playing continuously in the first division,

. The team finished fifth in 2018 and qualified for a European cup, the

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 ...

, for the first time. The team reached the final of the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

in 2019 and the final of the

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It is organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and is disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the win ...

in 2020.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa * Assistant Coach: Juan Manuel Doldán

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining *

Henrique Teixeira Henrique Selicani Teixeira (born 27 February 1989) is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București and the Brazil national team. He won a gold medal the 2015 Pan American Games and competed at the 2015 World Championships and 2016 Summer Olymp ...

(CB) from

CSM București Clubul Sportiv Municipal București, commonly known as CSM București is a Romanian professional Sports club, multi-sports club based in Bucharest. Departments Active branches: *Sport of athletics, Athletics *Basketball *Dancesport *Handball *Jud ...

* Daniel Neves (LB) from BM Cisne * Fraj Ben Tekaya (GK) from AS Téboulba * Juan José Fernández (LB) from

Istres Provence Handball Istres Provence Handball is a handball club from Istres, France. Currently, Istres Provence Handball competes in the French Second League of Handball. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kits Team Current squad :''Squad ...

* Diego Vera Chaves (LP) from CB Burgos ;Leaving * Davide Bulzamini (LB) to SSV Brixen Handball * Martín Ariel Doldan (LP) to CB Eón Alicante *

Thiago Ponciano Thiago Alves Ponciano (born 8 May 1994) is a Brazilian handball player for Ciudad Encantada and the Brazilian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(LB) to

US Créteil Handball US Créteil Handball is a French handball team based in Créteil, a suburb of Paris, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kit manufacturers Kits Results *LNH Division 1: **''Gold:'' 1989 * ...

Samuel Ibáñez Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bi ...

(GK) to

BM Benidorm TM Benidorm is a team of handball based in Benidorm, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL. History The current club was founded in 1994. In May 2014, they were promoted to Liga ASOBAL, in which the team has been playing ever since. In 2020, the t ...

* Hugo López Ortega (LW) to BM Melilla Sport

Previous Squads

Season by season

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

David Balaguer David Balaguer Romeu (born 17 August 1991) is a Spanish handball player who plays for Paris Saint-Germain and the Spanish team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was ...

(2014-2015) * Rubén Marchán (2012-2015) * Ángel Montoro (2018–2019) * David Rodríguez Carvajal (2008–2010) * Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (2008–2011) *

Santiago Baronetto Santiago Baronetto (born 27 October 1992) is an Argentine handball player for BM Ciudad Encantada and the Argentine national team. He represented Argentina at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Cha ...

(2018–2020) * Martín Ariel Doldan (2016–2022) *

Federico Gastón Fernández Federico Gastón Fernández (born 17 October 1989) is an Argentine handball player for San Fernando Handball and the Argentina men's national handball team. He represented Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics and the 2015 World Men's Ha ...

(2011–2013) * Juan Pablo Fernández (2012–2013) * Leonel Maciel (2017–2021) *

Lucas Moscariello Lucas Dario Moscariello (born 19 February 1992) is an Argentine handball player for BM Benidorm and the Argentine national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was ...

(2018–2021) * Federico Pizarro (2020–) *

Ignacio Pizarro Ignacio Nicolás Pizarro (born 8 February 1990) is an Argentine handball player for UNLu and the Argentine national team. He represented Argentina at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Individual awards * 2020 South and Central Ameri ...

(2022–) *

Pablo Simonet Pablo Ariel Simonet Moldes (born 4 May 1992) is an Argentine handball player for BM Benidorm and the Argentina men's national handball team. He defended Argentina at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar. Two of his brothers, S ...

(2011–2013, 2020–) *

Pablo Vainstein Pablo Vainstein (born 18 July 1989) is an Argentine handball player for Ciudad Encantada and the Argentina men's national handball team. He played for Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República A ...

(2015-2021) *

Agustín Vidal Agustín Vidal (born 8 July 1987) is an Argentine handball player for BM Maristas and defended Argentina at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of the World Men's Handbal ...

(2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2016–2017) *

Leonardo Dutra Leonardo Dutra (born 29 March 1996) is a Brazilian handball player for RK Vardar and the Brazilian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship. Titles *Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship: **''2017'' ...

(2017–2020) *

(2015–2022) *

Alexandro Pozzer Alexandro Pozzer (born 21 December 1988) is a Brazilian 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) ...

(2021–) *

(2022–) * Leonardo Terçariol (2015-2017) *

Krešimir Ivanković Krešimir Ivanković (born 13 September 1977) is a Croatian handball player. He currently plays at RK Medvečak in the * Croatian Premier League. Ivanković is the brother of Vedran Zrnić. Honours ;Badel 1862 Zagreb * Croatian First A Leagu ...

(2010–2011) *

Rafael Capote Rafael Da Costa Capote (born 5 October 1987) is a Cuban-born Qatari 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 g ...

(2009–2011) *

Guillermo Corzo Guillermo () is the Spanish form of the male given name William. The name is also commonly shortened to 'Guille' or, in Latin America, to nickname 'Memo'. People *Guillermo Amor (born 1967), Spanish football manager and former player *Guillermo Ar� ...

(2011–2013) * Jorge Pabán (2009–2012) * Bálint Fekete (2019–2020) * Davide Bulzamini (2020–2022) *

Vladan Lipovina Vladan Lipovina (born 7 March 1993) is a Montenegrin handball player for Qadsia SC. Honours *EHF Champions League: **: 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works ...

(2013–2014) * Vuk Milošević (2013–2014) * Dawid Nilsson (2008–2010) * Serhiy Bebeshko (1992–1993) *

Dobrivoje Marković Dobrivoje Marković (; born 22 April 1986) is a Serbian handball player for Hercegovac Gajdobra. Club career After starting out at Jugović, Marković moved to Spain and joined Cuenca in 2008. He also played abroad for Vardar and Zagreb, winni ...

(2008–2011) * Vladimir Petrić (2008–2009) * Richard Kappelin (2010–2012)

Former coaches

References

External links

* * Spanish handball clubs Sports teams in Castilla–La Mancha Liga ASOBAL teams Handball clubs established in 1989 Sport in Cuenca, Spain 1989 establishments in Spain {{Spain-sport-team-stub