The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of

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. It is governed by the

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and takes part in international handball competitions. Spain was the big surprise of the 2008 European Championship, making it to the final after beating Romania and Germany and getting a draw against Norway, all of which were expected to beat Spain. In the final, Spain once again met Norway. They couldn't repeat their efforts from the group stage, however, and lost 34–21.

Results

Mediterranean Games

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– Runners-up *

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3rd place *

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3rd place *

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3rd place *

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– 5th place * 2001 – Silver medal MedGames

Runners-up * 2005 – Gold medal MedGames

Champions * 2009 – 4th place *

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– 5th place *

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Champions *

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Champions

Performance in other tournaments

* Carpathian Trophy 2001 – Second place * Carpathian Trophy 2007 – Second place * Carpathian Trophy 2013 – Third place

Team

Current squad

Squad for the

2022 European Women's Handball Championship The 2022 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro from 4 to 20 November 2022. It showed an impressive action by the norwegian right-back Nora Mørk, who was the top scorer of the EHF EURO 2022, a ...

. Head coach: José Ignacio Prades

Coaching history

Notable players

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team. ;All-Star Team * Carmen Martín, 2008 Junior World Championship, 2011 World Championship, 2014 European Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2018 European Championship *

Begoña Fernández Begoña Fernández Molinos (born 22 March 1980 in Vigo) is a former Spanish team handball player. She was member of the Spanish national team. She played at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship in the Republic of Macedonia, where ...

, 2008 European Championship, 2009 World Championship *

Marta Mangué Marta Mangué González (born 23 April 1983) is a Spanish handballer for Bourg-de-Péage Drôme Handball and the Spanish national team. She was part of the Spanish team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Mangué played f ...

, 2009 World Championship, 2012 Summer Olympics * Nerea Pena, 2010 European Championship *

Alexandrina Cabral Alexandrina Cabral Barbosa (born 5 May 1986) is a handballer who plays as a left back for BM Morvedre. Born in Portugal, she represents the Spain women's national handball team, Spain women's national team. Last updated: 4 November 2021

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only. Last updated: 4 November 2021

References

External links

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IHF profile
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