Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the men's handball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Age, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 7 August 2016.

Group A edit

Argentina edit

The following is the Argentine roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head coach: Eduardo Gallardo

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Matías Schulz (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 34) 1.90 m 172 0   Pfadi Winterthur
2 LW Federico Fernández (1989-10-17)17 October 1989 (aged 26) 1.87 m 94 335   UNLu
3 RW Federico Pizarro (1986-07-06)6 July 1986 (aged 30) 1.83 m 127 568   UNLu
4 CB Sebastián Simonet (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 30) 1.90 m 76 328   Ademar León
5 P Pablo Sebastián Portela (1980-06-21)21 June 1980 (aged 36) 1.90 m 127 62   Colegio Ward
8 LB Pablo Simonet (1992-05-04)4 May 1992 (aged 24) 1.89 m 48 98   Benidorm
9 RB Leonardo Facundo Querín (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 34) 1.97 m 159 238   Billère
10 RB Federico Matías Vieyra (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 28) 1.92 m 101 235   Ademar León
12 GK Fernando Gabriel García (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 34) 1.90 m 193 5   Vernon
13 LB Juan Pablo Fernández (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 27) 1.90 m 101 303   UNLu
14 LB Agustín Vidal (1987-07-08)8 July 1987 (aged 29) 1.94 m 80 162   Ciudad Encantada
15 P Gonzalo Carou (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 36) 1.94 m 202 450   Istres
18 LW Adrián Portela (1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.83 m 37 112   River Plate
23 RW Pablo Vainstein (1987-07-18)18 July 1987 (aged 29) 1.83 m 35 45   Colegio Ward

Croatia edit

The following is the Croatian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head coach: Željko Babić

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ivan Stevanović (1982-05-18)18 May 1982 (aged 34) 1.93 m 15 0   Zagreb
5 CB Domagoj Duvnjak (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 28) 1.97 m 153 497   THW Kiel
7 RB Luka Stepančić (1990-11-20)20 November 1990 (aged 25) 2.03 m 16 26   Paris Saint-Germain
8 RB Marko Kopljar (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 30) 2.10 m 124 254   Telekom Veszprém
10 LB Jakov Gojun (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 30) 2.04 m 125 71   Füchse Berlin
12 GK Ivan Pešić (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.93 m 22 0   Meshkov Brest
13 RW Zlatko Horvat (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 31) 1.79 m 115 332   Zagreb
18 CB Igor Karačić (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 27) 1.89 m 27 71   Vardar
26 LW Manuel Štrlek (1988-12-01)1 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.81 m 99 318   Vive Targi Kielce
27 RW Ivan Čupić (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.78 m 112 440   Vive Targi Kielce
30 LB Marko Mamić (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 22) 2.00 m 4 3   Dunkerque
32 LB Ivan Slišković (1991-10-23)23 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.97 m 37 87   Telekom Veszprém
34 P Ilija Brozović (1991-05-26)26 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.95 m 15 12   THW Kiel
44 P Krešimir Kozina (1990-06-25)25 June 1990 (aged 26) 1.96 m 2 0   Flensburg-Handewitt

Denmark edit

The following is the Danish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head coach:   Guðmundur Guðmundsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Niklas Landin Jacobsen (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 27) 2.01 m 143 1   THW Kiel
3 RB Mads Christiansen (1986-05-03)3 May 1986 (aged 30) 1.94 m 106 234   Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
5 CB Mads Mensah Larsen (1991-08-12)12 August 1991 (aged 24) 1.88 m 67 157   Rhein-Neckar Löwen
6 LW Casper Ulrich Mortensen (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 26) 1.90 m 73 209   TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15 P Jesper Nøddesbo (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 35) 1.99 m 201 418   Barcelona
16 GK Jannick Green (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 27) 1.95 m 71 1   SC Magdeburg
17 RW Lasse Svan Hansen (1983-08-31)31 August 1983 (aged 32) 1.84 m 155 316   Flensburg-Handewitt
19 P Rene Toft Hansen (1984-01-11)11 January 1984 (aged 32) 2.00 m 103 163   THW Kiel
21 LB Henrik Møllgaard (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 31) 1.96 m 90 136   Paris Saint-Germain
22 RB Kasper Søndergaard (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 35) 1.96 m 162 361   Skjern Håndbold
23 P Henrik Toft Hansen (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 (aged 29) 2.00 m 77 144   Flensburg-Handewitt
24 LB Mikkel Hansen (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 28) 1.96 m 151 696   Paris Saint-Germain
25 CB Morten Olsen (1984-10-11)11 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.84 m 32 90   TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
27 LB Michael Damgaard (1990-03-18)18 March 1990 (aged 26) 1.92 m 30 78   SC Magdeburg

France edit

The following is the French roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head coach: Claude Onesta

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
8 LB Daniel Narcisse (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 37) 1.89 m 280 858   Paris Saint-Germain
12 GK Vincent Gérard (1986-12-16)16 December 1986 (aged 30) 1.88 m 25 0   Montpellier Handball
13 CB Nikola Karabatić (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 33) 1.96 m 252 1024   Paris Saint-Germain
14 CB Kentin Mahé (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 (aged 26) 1.86 m 42 98   Flensburg-Handewitt
15 LB Mathieu Grébille (1991-10-06)6 October 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 39 57   Montpellier Handball
16 GK Thierry Omeyer (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 40) 1.92 m 328 1   Paris Saint-Germain
17 LB Timothey N'Guessan (1992-09-18)18 September 1992 (aged 24) 1.96 m 20 35   Chambéry Savoie
19 RW Luc Abalo (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 32) 1.82 m 196 646   Paris Saint-Germain
20 P Cédric Sorhaindo (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 33) 1.92 m 150 302   Barcelona
21 LW Michaël Guigou (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 35) 1.79 m 218 771   Montpellier Handball
22 P Luka Karabatić (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 29) 2.02 m 42 46   Paris Saint-Germain
23 P Ludovic Fabregas (1996-07-01)1 July 1996 (aged 21) 1.98 m 7 5   Montpellier Handball
27 RB Adrien Dipanda (1988-05-03)3 May 1988 (aged 29) 2.02 m 7 10   Saint-Raphaël
28 RB Valentin Porte (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 26) 1.90 m 48 114   Fenix Toulouse

Qatar edit

The following is the Qatari roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Head coach:   Valero Rivera López

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 RB Žarko Marković (1986-06-01)1 June 1986 (aged 30) 1.96 m 22 152   El Jaish
4 LB Hassan Mabrouk (1982-07-29)29 July 1982 (aged 34) 1.90 m 30 64   El Jaish
5 LB Marko Bagarić (1985-12-31)31 December 1985 (aged 30) 2.01 m   Al Rayyan
6 RB Mustafa Alsaltialkrad (1987-03-16)16 March 1987 (aged 29) 1.86 m
7 LB Bertrand Roiné (1981-02-17)17 February 1981 (aged 35) 1.98 m 40 70   Al Ahli
9 LB Rafael Capote (1987-10-05)5 October 1987 (aged 28) 1.96 m 34 131   El Jaish
11 LW Abdulrazzaq Murad (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 77 169   Al-Gharafa
12 GK Danijel Šarić (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 39) 1.95 m 22 0   Barcelona
13 RW Eldar Memišević (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 (aged 24) 1.78 m 100 196   El Jaish
14 P Bassel Al-Rayes (1979-03-04)4 March 1979 (aged 37) 1.80 m 36 146   Al Rayyan
15 RW Nasreddine Megdich (1991-08-29)29 August 1991 (aged 24) 1.78 m 16 27   Al Rayyan
16 GK Goran Stojanović (1977-02-24)24 February 1977 (aged 39) 1.91 m 37 0   El Jaish
19 P Borja Vidal (1981-12-25)25 December 1981 (aged 34) 2.06 m 34 79   Al-Qiyada
25 CB Kamalaldin Mallash (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (aged 24) 1.80 m 62 109   El Jaish
94 LB Ameen Zakkar (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 (aged 22) 1.95 m 35 62   Al Rayyan

Tunisia edit

The following is the Tunisian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head coach: Hafedh Zouabi

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Makram Missaoui (1981-02-14)14 February 1981 (aged 35) 1.88 m 145 0   Club Africain
4 LW Aymen Toumi (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 26) 1.84 m 71 123   HBC Nantes
6 P Issam Tej (1979-07-29)29 July 1979 (aged 37) 1.87 m 304 797   El Jaish
8 LB Mohamed Jilani Maaref (1991-10-27)27 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.92 m 33 39   Club Africain
9 RB Amine Bannour (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 100 299   Club Africain
12 GK Marouen Maggaiz (1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.91 m 173 3   Espérance de Tunis
13 RW Mohamed Ali Bhar (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 26) 1.80 m   Espérance de Tunis
15 LB Khaled Haj Youssef (1989-01-12)12 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 31 28   Club Africain
21 LW Oussama Boughanmi (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 100 424   Tremblay-en-France
22 CB Sobhi Saïed (1982-09-26)26 September 1982 (aged 33) 1.86 m 143 311   Étoile Sportive du Sahel
23 LW Oussama Hosni (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.92 m 46 51   Club Africain
27 RB Aymen Hammed (1983-07-26)26 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.96 m 111 375   Espérance de Tunis
31 P Marouan Chouiref (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 91 100   Tremblay-en-France
39 CB Mohamed Soussi (1993-01-17)17 January 1993 (aged 23) 1.94 m 43 49   Club Africain
42 LB Wael Jallouz (1991-05-03)3 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 102 257   Barcelona

Group B edit

Brazil edit

The following is the Brazilian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head coach:   Jordi Ribera

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Maik Santos (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 35) 1.80 m 206 3   HC Taubaté
2 CB Henrique Teixeira (1989-02-27)27 February 1989 (aged 27) 1.92 m 100 145   Granollers
4 CB João Pedro Silva (1994-01-29)29 January 1994 (aged 22) 1.90 m 50 99   Chambéry Savoie
9 RW Lucas Cândido (1989-03-19)19 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.82 m 55 107   HC Taubaté
10 RB José Toledo (1994-01-11)11 January 1994 (aged 22) 1.93 m 53 119   Wisła Płock
13 CB Diogo Hubner (1983-01-30)30 January 1983 (aged 33) 1.88 m 94 135   São Caetano
11 LB Thiagus dos Santos (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.99 m 0 0   MOL-Pick Szeged
17 P Alexandro Pozzer (1988-12-21)21 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.92 m 61 79   Puerto Sagunto
19 RW Fábio Chiuffa (1989-03-10)10 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.87 m 103 221   KIF Kolding Copenhagen
26 RB Oswaldo Guimarães (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 26) 1.83 m 47 68   Villa de Aranda
28 LB Leonardo Santos (1994-05-03)3 May 1994 (aged 22) 1.92 m 21 38   Ademar León
33 LW André Soares (1984-02-13)13 February 1984 (aged 32) 1.90 m 51 85   HC Taubaté
37 LB Haniel Langaro (1995-03-07)7 March 1995 (aged 21) 1.96 m 21 41   Ciudad de Logroño
89 GK César Almeida (1989-01-06)6 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.87 m 59 0   Granollers

Egypt edit

The following is the Egyptian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head coach: Marwan Ragab

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RB Mamdouh Abouebaid (1988-01-01)1 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.87 m 131 397   Al Ahly
8 P Mahmoud Ramadan (1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 32) 1.85 m 305 912   Al Ahly
9 CB Eslam Isaa (1988-07-02)2 July 1988 (aged 28) 1.86 m 204 617   Club Africain
15 RW Mohamed Amer (1987-12-12)12 December 1987 (aged 28) 1.87 m 150 498   Al Ahly
19 CB Mohamed El-Bassiouny (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 26) 1.86 m 110 360   Alexandria SC
20 CB Mohamed Hasehm (1988-01-23)23 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.80 m 210 712   Aviation SC
24 P Ibrahim El-Masry (1989-03-11)11 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.95 m 175 423   Al Ahly
39 LB Yehia El-Deraa (1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 21) 1.86 m 88 186   Hellopolice
66 RB Ahmed El-Ahmar (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 32) 1.84 m 397 1351   Zamalek
72 GK Mahmoud Khalil (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 25) 1.92 m 122 0   El Jaish
88 GK Karim Handawy (1988-05-01)1 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.86 m 256 0   Al Ahly
89 P Mohamed Mamdouh Shebib (1989-01-04)4 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 210 953   Zamalek
90 LB Aly Mohamed (1990-12-14)14 December 1990 (aged 25) 1.95 m 231 703   Al Jazira
91 RW Mohamed Sanad (1991-01-16)16 January 1991 (aged 25) 1.84 m 120 334   Komlói Bányász

Germany edit

The following is the German roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[10] Steffen Weinhold replaced Patrick Groetzki on 10 August 2016.[11]

Head coach: Dagur Sigurðsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 LW Uwe Gensheimer (1986-10-26)26 October 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m 121 528   Paris Saint-Germain
6 LB Finn Lemke (1992-04-30)30 April 1992 (aged 24) 2.10 m 33 19   SC Magdeburg
7 P Patrick Wiencek (1989-03-22)22 March 1989 (aged 27) 2.00 m 84 190   THW Kiel
9 RW Tobias Reichmann (1988-05-27)27 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.88 m 48 137   Vive Targi Kielce
10 RB Fabian Wiede (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 22) 1.94 m 41 76   Füchse Berlin
12 GK Silvio Heinevetter (1984-10-21)21 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.94 m 140 1   Füchse Berlin
13 P Hendrik Pekeler (1991-07-02)2 July 1991 (aged 25) 2.03 m 54 76   Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RB Steffen Weinhold (1986-07-19)19 July 1986 (aged 30) 1.91 m 87 233   THW Kiel
19 CB Martin Strobel (1986-06-05)5 June 1986 (aged 30) 1.89 m 127 149   HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
24 RW Patrick Groetzki (1989-07-04)4 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 98 273   Rhein-Neckar Löwen
25 RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10)10 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.92 m 31 62   TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 32 1   THW Kiel
35 LB Julius Kühn (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 23) 1.98 m 13 49   VfL Gummersbach
47 LB Christian Dissinger (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (aged 24) 2.02 m 14 38   THW Kiel
95 CB Paul Drux (1995-02-07)7 February 1995 (aged 21) 1.92 m 32 64   Füchse Berlin

Poland edit

The following is the Polish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head coach:   Talant Duyshebaev

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Sławomir Szmal (1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 37) 1.90 m 279 2   Vive Targi Kielce
3 RB Krzysztof Lijewski (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.98 m 173 409   Vive Targi Kielce
5 LW Mateusz Jachlewski (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 31) 1.84 m 108 236   Vive Targi Kielce
6 LW Przemysław Krajewski (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (aged 29) 1.84 m 69 132   Azoty-Puławy
8 LB Karol Bielecki (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 34) 2.02 m 244 891   Vive Targi Kielce
11 LW Adam Wiśniewski (1980-10-24)24 October 1980 (aged 35) 1.92 m 146 189   Wisła Płock
13 P Bartosz Jurecki (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 (aged 37) 1.93 m 227 723   Chrobry Głogów
15 LB Michał Jurecki (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 (aged 31) 2.02 m 189 528   Vive Targi Kielce
16 GK Piotr Wyszomirski (1988-01-06)6 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.93 m 104 0   TBV Lemgo
20 CB Mariusz Jurkiewicz (1982-02-03)3 February 1982 (aged 34) 1.98 m 150 257   Vive Targi Kielce
23 P Kamil Syprzak (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 25) 2.08 m 87 164   Barcelona
26 RW Michał Daszek (1992-06-27)27 June 1992 (aged 24) 1.80 m 56 110   Wisła Płock
28 CB Łukasz Gierak (1988-06-22)22 June 1988 (aged 28) 1.92 m 6 6   Pogoń Szczecin
35 P Mateusz Kus (1987-07-14)14 July 1987 (aged 29) 2.00 m 5 4   Vive Targi Kielce
45 RB Michał Szyba (1988-03-18)18 March 1988 (aged 28) 1.96 m 57 82   Gorenje Velenje

Slovenia edit

The following is the Slovenian roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[13] The caps and goals are updated as of 17 August 2016.[14]

Head coach:   Veselin Vujović

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Matevž Skok (1986-09-02)2 September 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m 62 0   Zagreb
3 P Blaž Blagotinšek (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 22) 2.02 m 35 35   Veszprém
5 LB Nik Henigman (1995-12-04)4 December 1995 (aged 20) 1.99 m 9 9   Ribnica
7 RB Vid Kavtičnik (1984-05-24)24 May 1984 (aged 32) 1.91 m 168 474   Montpellier Handball
8 RW Blaž Janc (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 19) 1.85 m 12 51   Celje
11 RB Jure Dolenec (1988-12-06)6 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.90 m 104 373   Montpellier Handball
12 GK Gorazd Škof (1977-07-11)11 July 1977 (aged 39) 1.88 m 187 0   Paris Saint-Germain
13 LW Darko Cingesar (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 26) 1.87 m 34 54   Zagreb
15 P Vid Poteko (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 25) 1.94 m 32 13   Celje
18 RB David Miklavčič (1983-01-29)29 January 1983 (aged 33) 1.95 m 95 140   Zagreb
22 P Matej Gaber (1991-07-22)22 July 1991 (aged 25) 1.97 m 94 112   MOL-Pick Szeged
23 CB Uroš Zorman (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 36) 1.90 m 224 519   Vive Targi Kielce
25 CB Marko Bezjak (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 30) 1.84 m 89 146   SC Magdeburg
31 LW Simon Razgor (1985-09-18)18 September 1985 (aged 30) 1.83 m 45 108   Meshkov Brest
32 CB Miha Zarabec (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 32) 1.77 m 18 41   Celje
44 CB Dean Bombač (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 26) 1.89 m 69 120   Vive Targi Kielce
90 GK Urban Lesjak (1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 33) 1.88 m 25 0   Celje

Sweden edit

The following is the Swedish roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[15] Albin Lagergren replaced Johan Jakobsson on 15 August 2016.[16]

Head coaches: Ola Lindgren and Staffan Olsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Mattias Andersson (1978-03-29)29 March 1978 (aged 38) 1.85 m 141 0   Flensburg-Handewitt
3 RB Kim Andersson (1982-08-21)21 August 1982 (aged 33) 1.99 m 222 787   Ystads IF
5 CB Jim Gottfridsson (1992-09-02)2 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.90 m 25 84   Flensburg-Handewitt
9 LW Jerry Tollbring (1995-09-13)13 September 1995 (aged 20) 1.82 m 3 2   IFK Kristianstad
11 LB Lukas Nilsson (1996-11-16)16 November 1996 (aged 19) 1.92 m 18 53   THW Kiel
13 LB Jonathan Stenbäcken (1988-01-07)7 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.95 m 40 49   TBV Lemgo
18 RB Johan Jakobsson (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 29) 1.95 m 105 220   Flensburg-Handewitt
19 P Tobias Karlsson (1981-06-04)4 June 1981 (aged 35) 1.96 m 143 79   Flensburg-Handewitt
20 GK Mikael Appelgren (1989-09-06)6 September 1989 (aged 26) 1.91 m 37 0   Rhein-Neckar Löwen
23 RB Albin Lagergren (1992-09-11)11 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.86 m 2 4   IFK Kristianstad
24 LW Fredrik Petersen (1983-08-27)27 August 1983 (aged 32) 1.88 m 150 416   Malmö
28 LB Philip Stenmalm (1992-04-03)3 April 1992 (aged 24) 1.98 m 23 31   KIF Kolding København
32 RW Mattias Zachrisson (1990-08-22)22 August 1990 (aged 25) 1.79 m 76 128   Füchse Berlin
35 P Andreas Nilsson (1990-04-12)12 April 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 96 224   Telekom Veszprém
36 P Jesper Nielsen (1989-08-30)30 August 1989 (aged 26) 2.00 m 66 80   Füchse Berlin

Statistics edit

Player representation by club edit

Clubs with 6 or more players represented are listed.

Club Players
  Vive Targi Kielce 11
  Paris Saint-Germain 10
  THW Kiel 8
  El Jaish 7
  Flensburg-Handewitt
  Füchse Berlin 6

Player representation by league edit

Country Players Percentage Outside national squad
Total 168
  Germany 36 21% 24
  France 27 16% 15
  Poland 17 10% 6
  Qatar 16 10% 3
  Spain 10% 16
Others 56 33%

Coaches representation by country edit

Coaches in bold represent their own country.

Country Coaches
3   Spain Talant Duyshebaev (Poland), Jordi Ribera (Brazil), Valero Rivera López (Qatar)
2   Iceland Guðmundur Guðmundsson (Denmark), Dagur Sigurðsson (Germany)
1   Argentina Eduardo Gallardo
  Croatia Željko Babić
  Egypt Marwan Ragab
  France Claude Onesta
  Montenegro Veselin Vujović (Slovenia)
  Sweden Ola Lindgren and Staffan Olsson
  Tunisia Hafedh Zouabi

See also edit

References edit

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  16. ^ "Albin Lagergren OS-debuterar" (in Swedish). Swedish Handball Federation. 15 August 2016.

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