Wael Horri (born 20 March 1982) is a Tunisian retired handball player and current coach.

Wael Horri
Personal information
Born (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)
Menzel Temime, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2001
 TUN US Témimienne
2002-2005
 TUN ES Sahel
2005-2006
 DE TV Großwallstadt
2006-2008
 TUN Club africain
2008–2010
 TUN ES Tunis
2010–2012
 FRA Cesson Rennes MHB[1]
National team
Years Team
2002–2012
Tunisia
Teams managed
2014–2017
TV Olpe[2]
2020-2021
FT Fulda[3]
2021-
SG Ratingen[4]

Club career

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In September 2005, he left team ES Sahel for playing in the Bundesliga for team TV Großwallstadt, where he played alongside Dominik Klein, Carsten Lichtlein and Alexander Petersson.[3]

In 2010, he moved to France, where he played with Cesson Rennes MHB[5] for two years, until he ended his career in 2012.

In France, he obtained a coaching license and managed a second division club, before being finally hired at TV Olpe in 2014, where he played for two championships as a player-coach.[3]

Honours

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National team

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World Men's Handball Championship
World Cup Handball
  • 2006 World Cup silver medalist (Sweden)
African Men's Handball Championship

Club

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Tunisian Handball League

  • Winner: 2003, 2009, 2010

Tunisian Handball Cup

  • Winner: 2007

Arab Handball Championship of Champions

  • Winner: 2004

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wael Horri". lnh.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2020..
  2. ^ ""Vom Handball-Himmel gefallen"". wp.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020..
  3. ^ a b c "Neuer FT-Coach Horri mit Karabatic und Narcisse auf der Schulbank". osthessen-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020..
  4. ^ "Ein-Spiel-Trainer Wael Horri verlässt die FT Fulda". osthessen-news.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2021..
  5. ^ "Quatre tunisiens dans un club français de handball". leaders.com.tn (in French). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2020..