Vincent Gérard (born 16 December 1986) is a French professional handball player for

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and the French national team. In the

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he was selected into the All-Star Team.

Club career

Gérard began playing handball in

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from the French D2. After three seasons in Metz first-team, while Gérard been some of the most important players in the club, he decided not to renew his contract with Metz and joined

Montpellier Handball Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history ...

, from the

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. Gérard was not a key part of Montpellier, and selected as 2nd and 3rd goalkeeper. However, he was part of Montpellier's league title win in 2007–08 season.

Individual awards

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Best Goalkeeper: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

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* 1986 births Living people French male handball players Olympic handball players for France Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for France Olympic medalists in handball Montpellier Handball players Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for France Handball-Bundesliga players THW Kiel players Expatriate handball players in Germany French expatriate sportspeople in Germany {{France-handball-bio-stub