Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He progresses to the position of half-center or rear left.
| Daniel Narcisse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Narcisse in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 December 1979 Saint-Denis, Réunion | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1998–2004 | Chambéry Savoie Handball | ||
2004–2007 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
2007–2009 | Chambéry Savoie Handball | ||
2009–2013 | THW Kiel | ||
2013–2018 | Paris Handball | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2017 | France | 311 | (943) |
In 2012, with an exceptional year both in the French team (Olympic title) and in the club (Champions League, German championship and German cup), he was voted best handball player of the year 2012 by the International Handball Federation.
Career
editNarcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.
Narcisse is a longtime player on the France men's national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012).[1] His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.
Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship,[2] where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Daniel Narcisse". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "France" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine – European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
- ^ Daniel Narcisse. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
External links
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- Daniel Narcisse at the European Handball Federation
- Daniel Narcisse at Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
- Daniel Narcisse at Olympedia
- Daniel Narcisse at Olympics.com
- Daniel Narcisse at Olympic.org (archived)
- Daniel Narcisse at Équipe de France (in French)
- Daniel Narcisse at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
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