Spain women's national handball team

Spain
Information
Nickname	Las Guerreras
Association	Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach	Jorge Dueñas
Captain	Marta Mangué
Most caps	Marta Mangué (294)[1]
Most goals	Marta Mangué (1020)
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1992)
Best result	3rd (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	8 (First in 1993)
Best result	3rd (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 1998)
Best result	2nd (2008, 2014)
Last updated on Unknown.

Spain women's national handball team

Medal record
Olympic Games
	2012 London	Team
World Championship
	2011 Brasil
European Championship
	2008 Macedonia
	2014 Croatia/Hungary
Mediterranean Games
	2005 Almería	Team
	1979 Split
	2001 Tunis	Team

The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.

Spain was the big surprise of the 2008 European Championship, making it to the final after beating Romania and Germany and getting a draw against Norway, all of which were expected to beat Spain. In the final, Spain once again met Norway. They couldn't repeat their efforts from the group stage, however, and lost 34–21.

Results

Olympic Games Year Pos. Pld W D L 1992 7th 4 1 0 3 1996 Did not qualify 2000 Did not qualify 2004 6th 7 1 3 3 2008 Did not qualify 2012 3rd 8 5 1 2 2016 6th 6 3 0 3 Total 4/10 25 10 4 11 European Championship Year Pos. Pld W D L 1994 Did not qualify 1996 Did not qualify 1998 12th 6 0 1 5 2000 Did not qualify 2002 13th 3 0 2 1 2004 8th 7 3 0 4 2006 9th 6 3 0 3 2008 2nd 8 4 2 2 2010 11th 6 2 0 4 2012 11th 6 2 1 3 2014 2nd 8 5 0 3 2016 Qualified Total 9/12 50 19 6 25

World Championship Year Pos. Pld W D L 1993 15th 6 1 0 5 1995 Did not qualify 1997 Did not qualify 1999 Did not qualify 2001 10th 6 3 0 3 2003 5th 9 6 1 2 2005 Did not qualify 2007 10th 8 3 1 4 2009 4th 10 6 1 3 2011 3rd 9 7 0 2 2013 9th 6 4 0 2 2015 12th 6 3 0 3 Total 8/11 60 33 3 24

Performance in Mediterranean Games

National team in 2013

• 1979: Runners-up
• 1987: 3rd place
• 1991: 3rd place
• 1993: 3rd place
• 1997: 5th place
• 2001: Runners-up
• 2005: Champions ^[2]
• 2009: 4th place
• 2013: 5th place

Performance in other tournaments

• Carpathian Trophy 2001: Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2007: Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2013: Third place

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship.^[3]

Head coach: Jorge Dueñas

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RW Marta López 4 February 1990 1.68 m 91 279 Bera Bera 4 RW Carmen Martín 29 May 1988 1.72 m 182 604 CSM București 6 LB Nely Carla Alberto 2 July 1983 1.79 m 126 335 Chambray Touraine Handball 9 RB Marta Mangué 23 April 1983 1.70 m 293 1019 Brest Bretagne Handball 10 CB Macarena Aguilar 12 March 1985 1.70 m 226 607 Thüringer HC 12 GK Silvia Navarro 20 March 1979 1.69 m 150 3 Gran Canaria 14 P Elisabeth Chávez 17 November 1990 1.92 m 162 113 Fleury Loiret HB 20 LW Amaia González 27 February 1994 1.67 m 9 4 Balonmano Aula Valladolid 25 LB Nerea Pena 13 December 1989 1.75 m 109 335 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 27 LB Lara González Ortega 22 February 1992 1.84 m 62 59 Team Esbjerg 32 RB Mireya González 18 July 1991 1.78 m 21 24 Érdi VSE 35 LW Naiara Egozkue 21 October 1983 1.73 m 65 83 Zuazo Barakaldo 44 P Ainhoa Hernández 27 April 1994 1.80 m 31 26 Zuazo Barakaldo 48 GK Darly de Paula 25 August 1982 1.78 m 31 0 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 49 P Judith Sans 31 March 1994 1.75 m 4 4 Bera Bera 86 LB Alexandrina Barbosa 5 May 1986 1.75 m 76 361 Rostov-Don

2016 Olympic squad

The following is the Spanish roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Head coach: Jorge Dueñas

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 RW Marta López 4 February 1990 (aged 26) 1.68 m 80 171 Bera Bera 4 RW Carmen Martín 29 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.72 m 171 564 CSM București 6 RB Nely Carla Alberto 2 July 1983 (aged 33) 1.79 m 118 325 Chambray Touraine Handball 9 RB Marta Mangué 23 April 1983 (aged 33) 1.70 m 284 1001 Brest Bretagne Handball 10 CB Macarena Aguilar 12 March 1985 (aged 31) 1.70 m 215 580 Unattached 12 GK Silvia Navarro 20 March 1979 (aged 36) 1.69 m 142 3 Remudas 14 P Elisabeth Chávez 17 November 1990 (aged 25) 1.92 m 151 97 Fleury Loiret HB 17 LW Elisabeth Pinedo 13 May 1981 (aged 35) 1.75 m 191 417 Bera Bera 25 CB Nerea Pena 13 December 1989 (aged 26) 1.75 m 98 306 Ferencváros 27 LB Lara González Ortega 22 February 1992 (aged 24) 1.84 m 51 60 Team Esbjerg 30 P Patricia Elorza 8 April 1984 (aged 32) 1.80 m 112 71 Bera Bera 35 LW Naiara Egozkue 21 October 1983 (aged 32) 1.73 m 54 79 Zuazo Barakaldo 44 P Ainhoa Hernández 27 April 1994 (aged 22) 1.80 m 26 24 Zuazo Barakaldo 48 GK Darly de Paula 25 August 1982 (aged 33) 1.78 m 20 0 Budućnost 86 LB Alexandrina Barbosa 5 May 1986 (aged 30) 1.75 m 65 312 Rostov-Don

Coaches

• Jorge Dueñas
• Juan Carlos Solar

Notable players

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

• Carmen Martín, 2008 Junior World Championship,^[5] 2011 World Championship, 2014 European Championship
• Begoña Fernández, 2008 European Championship, 2009 World Championship^[6]
• Marta Mangué, 2009 World Championship,^[6] 2012 Summer Olympics
• Nerea Pena, 2010 European Championship

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played for the senior national team.[1] # Player Matches Goals 1 Marta Mangué 294 1020 2 Cristina Gómez Arquer 277 897 3 Macarena Aguilar 227 602 4 Elisabeth Pinedo 201 438 5 Montserrat Puche Díaz 196 736 6 María Eugenia Sánchez Bravo 195 0 7 Carmen Martín 183 600 8 Beatriz Fernández 182 380 9 Begoña Fernández 181 395 10 Verónica Cuadrado 180 228 Last updated: 9 October 2016

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[7] # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Marta Mangué 1020 294 3.47 2 Cristina Gómez Arquer 897 277 3.24 3 Montserrat Puche Díaz 736 196 3.75 4 Macarena Aguilar 602 227 2.65 5 Carmen Martín 600 183 3.28 6 Elisabeth Pinedo 438 201 2.18 7 Susana Fraile Celaya 411 131 3.14 8 Noelia Oncina 406 174 2.33 9 Natalya Morskova 396 49 8.08 10 Begoña Fernández 395 181 2.18 Last updated: 9 October 2016

References

1. "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
2. "2005 Almería" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
3. 2016 European Championship roster
4. "Spain team roster" (PDF). www.coe.es. 20 July 2016.
5. "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
6. "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
7. "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile