José Manuel Sierra Méndez (born 21 May 1978) is a Spanish

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

coach and former player. In 2013 he was on the Spanish team that won the 2013 World Championship.

Career

Sierra played youth handball at CB Pedro Alonso Niño de Moguer. At the age of 18 he joined

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of ...

, where he was the third choice goalkeeper behind

Tomas Svensson Tomas Runar Svensson (born 15 February 1968) is a Swedish former professional handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeping coach of the Swedish men's national handball team, and an assistant coach for FC Barcelona. Career Growing up in Esk ...

and

David Barrufet David Barrufet Bofill (born 4 June 1970 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former Spanish handball goalkeeper and current handball coach. Until 2021 he had the record for most matches for the Spanish national team until he was overtaken by Alberto Entr ...

. Here he won the Spanish Championship,

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

, Spanish Supercup,

Copa ASOBAL The Copa ASOBAL is an annual handball cup competition for Liga ASOBAL teams. It was first played for in 1990 and is contested by the top four teams at the end of the first half of the Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball ...

and three times

Spanish Cup The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanish f ...

. In 2000 he joined

BM Valladolid Club Balonmano Valladolid was a Spanish handball team based in Valladolid, Castilla and León. History Club Balonmano Valladolid was founded in the 1991 summer when acquired the ACD Michelin' seat. Michelin was founded in 1975 by the own company ...

, where he won the 2003 Copa ASOBAL. In 2003 he joined

Ciudad Real Ciudad Real (, ) is a municipality of Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha, capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It is the 5th most populated municipality in the region. It was founded as Villa Real in 1255 as a ro ...

, where he once again won the Spanish championship and Copa ASOBAL. After a year he returned to

. In 2012 he joined French team

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain () or simply PSG, is a French professional Association football, football club based in Paris. They compete in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top d ...

. Here he won the 2013 French Championship and the 2014

French Cup The Coupe de France (), also known in English as the French Cup or less commonly as the France Cup, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organised by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is ...

. In 2014 he joined Hungarian

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. In 2018 he joined French team Saran Loiret Handball. In 2020 he returned to Spain to join Bidasoa Irún at the age of 42. In 2021 he and the club finished 2nd in the league behind his former club, FC Barcelona. He retired after the 2021-2022 season, aged 44.

National team

Sierra debuted for the Spanish national teamm on 27 June 2003 in a 24:24 draw against Serbia. At the

2005 Mediterranean Games The XVth Mediterranean Games Almería 2005 (XV Juegos del Mediterráneo 2005 in Spanish), commonly known as the 2005 Mediterranean Games, were the 15th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Almería, Spain over 10 days, from 24 June to 3 Ju ...

he won Gold medals with the Spanish team. For a long time he was the third choice on the Spanish team behind

and

Arpad Šterbik Arpad Sterbik Capar (, ; /Arpad Šterbik; born 20 November 1979) is a retired handball player who represented the national teams of Yugoslavia (later known as Serbia and Montenegro) and Spain. Internationally he has represented FR Yugoslavia (S ...

. He participated in the

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2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

and 2012 European Championships and the World Championship in 2009. With Spain he won the 2013 World Championship. A year later he won bronze medals at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark.

Coaching career

After retiring he became the assistant coach at French club

Limoges Handball Limoges Handball is a French handball team based in Limoges, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kits Sports Hall information *Name: – Palais des Sports de Beaublanc *City: – Limoges *C ...

under

Alberto Entrerríos Alberto Entrerrios Rodríguez (born 7 November 1976) is a Spanish former professional handball player. He is 192 cm tall and weighs 102 kg. He spent 10 seasons (2002–2012) playing for BM Ciudad Real and 1 season (2011–2012) for B ...

Sporting achievements

Clubs

;Domestic Titles: *

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 ...

: 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000 (

FC Barcelona Handbol Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a professional Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and ...

); 2003–2004 (

BM Ciudad Real Balonmano Ciudad Real was a Spanish handball team based in Ciudad Real, Castilla La Mancha. BM Ciudad Real played in Liga ASOBAL. History In July 1983 is founded in the city of Ciudad Real a handball club named Asociación Deportiva Cultural ...

). *

Copa del Rey de Balonmano The Copa del Rey de Balonmano ( English: '' King's Cup of Handball'') is an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. Organized by the Liga ASOBAL. It was originally known as the ''Copa del Generalísimo'' and was renamed ''Copa de SM El ...

: 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1999–2000 (FC Barcelona Handbol); 2004–05, 2005–06 (

). *

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

: 1996–1997, 1997–199, 1999–2000 (FC Barcelona Handbol). * Copas ASOBAL: 1999–2000 (F.C. Barcelona); 2002–2003 (

); 2003–2004 (BM Ciudad Real). * Hungarian Champion: 2017–18 ;International Titles: *

: 1996–1997, 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000 (

). *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: 2008-2009 (

). *

EHF Men's Champions Trophy The EHF Champions Trophy (named IHF Supercup between 1979 and 1983, named EHF Supercup between 1996 and 2007) was an official annual club competition of the European Handball Federation, that was contested until 2008. History Regarded as one of ...

: 1997, 1998, 1999 (FC Barcelona Handbol). *

Pyrenean handball league Pirenees league (Catalan: Lliga dels Pirineus) is an international handball competition organized by the Catalan Federation of Handball and the Ligue Languedoc Roussillon. The teams are the best two of every federation. It was impulsed by the Catal ...

: 1997, 1998, 1999 (FC Barcelona Handbol).

National team

* Gold Medal at the

2013 World Men's Handball Championship The 2013 World Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd World Men's Handball Championship, an international handball tournament that took place in Spain from 11 to 27 January 2013. This was the first time Spain hosted the World Men's Handball Ch ...

References

1978 births Living people Spanish male handball players Liga ASOBAL players FC Barcelona Handbol players BM Ciudad Real players BM Valladolid players Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Handball players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in handball Sportspeople from the Province of Huelva Spanish expatriate sportspeople in France Spanish handball coaches Expatriate handball coaches Spanish expatriate handball players in France Spanish expatriate handball players in Hungary SC Pick Szeged players Paris Saint-Germain Handball players CD Bidasoa Irun players People of Moguer {{Spain-handball-bio-stub