Cuba men's national handball team

The Cuba men's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association.

Cuba
Information
Nickname	Titans
Association	Federación Cubana de Balonmano
Coach	Luis Enrique Delisle
Colours
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	2 (First in 1980)
Best result	11th place (1980, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1982)
Best result	8th place (1999)
Pan American Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1980)
Best result	1st (1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Last updated on Unknown.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

• 1980 – 11th
• 2000 – 11th

World Championship

• 1982 – 13th
• 1986 – 15th
• 1990 – 14th
• 1995 – 13th
• 1997 – 14th
• 1999 – 8th
• 2009 – 20th

Pan American Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2015 Toronto	5th place match	6th	5	2	1	2	165	152	13

Pan American Championship

• 1980 – 1st
• 1981 – 1st
• 1983 – 1st
• 1985 – 1st
• 1989 – 1st
• 1994 – 1st
• 1996 – 1st
• 1998 – 1st
• 2000 – 2nd
• 2008 – 3rd
• 2010 – 4th

Central American and Caribbean Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2018 Barranquilla	Gold medal game	1st	5	5	0	0	172	85	87

Caribbean Handball Cup

• 2013: 2nd

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2017	Final	2	6	5	0	1	196	150

Nor.Ca Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2014	Round robin	2	5	3	0	1	109	93
2018	Round robin	1	5	4	1	0	172	125
2022	Bronze medal game	3	4	1	1	2	119	127

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

• 2019 – 2nd
• 2023 – 1st

Other Competitions

• 2015 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
• 2016 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
• Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Handball 2023 – 2nd

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 Pan American Games

Head coach: Cuba Luis Enrique Delisle

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Alejandro Romero (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 1.98 m 22 Pontault Combault 2 RB Pedro Veitia (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 1.85 m 10 Sporting CP 3 RW Omar Toledano (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 1.97 m 20 Santiago de Cuba 5 RB Angel Rivero (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 1.87 m 22 CB Benidorm 6 RW Pavel Caballero (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 1.83 m 31 Sporting Da Horta 8 LB Yoel Cuni (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 1.89 m 26 Al-Najma SC 9 CB Reinier Taboada (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 1.98 m 19 US Dunkerque 10 LW Yanquiel Cruzata (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 1.80 m 26 Santiago de Cuba 11 RB Jorge Pabán (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 1.96 m 56 CB Benidorm 14 P Eduardo Valiente (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 1.92 m BM Santoña 15 CB Guillermo Corzo (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 1.94 m BM Puerto Sagunto 16 GK Magnol Suarez (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 2.01m 11 Ciego de Ávila 19 RW Adonys Garcia (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 1.96 m Santiago de Cuba 88 LB Yosdany Rios (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 1.94m 32 Limoges Handball

Player statistics

Amongst most capped players, there is :

• Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): 270 caps until 1994
• Vladimir Rivero (GK): 191 caps until 1999
• Carlos Pérez (OB): 171 caps until 1997

Amongst top scorers, there is :

• Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): at least 700 goals until 1994
• Carlos Pérez (OB): at least 600 goals until 1997

Notable players

• Rafael Capote ? caps → Qatar
• Frankis Carol ? caps → Qatar
• Ivo Díaz 83 caps → Hungary
• Roberto Julián Duranona → Iceland
• Julio Fis 28 caps → Spain
• Jalesky Garcia 11 caps → Iceland
• Carlos Pérez → Hungary
• Alfredo Quintana : 23 caps → Portugal
• Vladimir Rivero → Hungary
• Rolando Uríos 79 caps → Spain

See also

• Cuba women's national handball team

External links

• IHF profile