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INDEX 2007-08 REVIEW Calendars ...... 22007-08 season review ...... 248 Team history ...... 196 Club history...... 198HISTORY Championships...... 199 Previous games in Europe...... 254 Palau Blaugrana ...... 200 review ...... 262

■ MANAGEMENT RETIRED NUMBERS Joan Laporta ...... 201Enric Masip ...... 264 Jaume Ferrer ...... 202Iñaki Urdangarin ...... 265 Francesc Solanellas...... 203Joan Sagalés...... 266 Enric Masip ...... 204Oscar Grau...... 267 Xavier O'Callaghan...... 205

■ TEAM EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS ...... 206Games with most goals for...... 268 Xavier Pascual...... 207Games with least goals for...... 268 Kasper Hvidt ...... 210Games with least goals against...... 268 Jesper Noddesbo...... 212Games with most goals against...... 268 Juanín García ...... 214Biggest winning margins ...... 269 Victor Tomas ...... 216Biggest losing margins...... 269 Ruben Garabaya ...... 218 Demetrio Lozano ...... 220 ...... 222 SECTION INFORMATION Christian Ugalde ...... 224 David Barrufet ...... 226Youth teams...... 270 Oualid Ben Amor...... 228Summer camps ...... 271 ...... 230Schools program ...... 272 Laszlo Nagy...... 232Media information ...... 273 ...... 234Key dates...... 273 Joachim Boldsen ...... 236ASOBAL teams information ...... 274 ...... 238EHF Champions League team information ...... 279 ...... 240Barça TV and www.fcbarcelona.cat...... 290 Joan Saubich...... 242 Alvaro Ruíz ...... 243

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fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 195 History of the HANDBALL section The handball section was officially founded on November 29, 1942, alt- hough there are referen- ces to friendly games played by Barça in the thirties. This sport was originally pla- Dream Team drew to a close. The vacancy left by Rivera yed by eleven players on full- was filled Xesco Espar, while Masip and O'Callaghan size football fields, and it was not until the fifties that stayed at the club in administrative roles. But despite the game was played as it is today, by teams of seven winning no fewer thanthe five major European changes, Cups the insuccess a row, continued. Led by cap- players on indoor courts. tain David Barrufet, a survivor of the Dream Team, and teams, and also the consolidation of the new form of something no team had ever done before. To top it all ■ Goodbye to the 'Dream team' and a new with new players of such class as Nagy, Skrbic and Iker handball. And although the seventies was a decade off, Barça also won four consecutive European Super ■ Romero, the new model has continued to bear success. Success at 11-a-side game dominated by Granollers, Calpisa and Atlético Madrid, model Cups. The seventh Champions League, the Asobal League title The handball team soon foundwhen success. Barça Theyonly managedwon two cups and a league, the In the 2003-2004 season, Valero Rivera stepped in 2006, the Copa del Rey in 2007, the Super Cup in the double of the Catalan and Spanishsection Championships was growing, and was on the verge of its most down as coach, along with one of the greatest handball 2007 and the Pyrenees League in 2007, are all testi- for three seasons in a row in thesuccessful mid forties. period And twoever. players of all time, Enric Masip. When Urdangarín, mony of that. further doubles were won in 1949 and 1951. In the Guijosa, Ortega, Xepkin and O'Callaghan, among ■ 1950s, Barça’s handball team would win one moreThe golden age begins others, moved on too, the unrepeatable days of the Spanish and four more Catalan Championships. The eighties began with two League titles and one Copa del Rey, which coincided with the arrival of Valero ■ Consolidation of the modern game Rivera as head coach in 1984. Rivera would lead the team to more titles than ever before, and for two ama- The earliest successes at the indoor seven-a-sidezing decades Barça collected silverware not just in variant did not come until the late sixties, with Barça’sSpain, but in Europe too. FC came to domi- first league, and a cup win in 1971. The natePalau Spanish handball, winning five consecutive league Blaugrana was constructed shortly after, and providedtitles froma 1987 to 1992 and another five from 1995 to bigger and better home for Barça’s indoor 2000,sports as well as collecting nine Cup titles up to the year 2000.

■ All conquering in Europe Barça ruled supreme in , and that dominance was spread into European competitions as well. Led by Serrano and Sagalés, three consecutive Cup Winners Cups were won in 83/84, 84/85 and 85/86. Then, Barça won its first in 1991, followed by two consecutive Cup Winners Cups in 93/94 and 94/95. But this was just the start of it. From 1996 to 2000, Valero Rivera’s team set an amazing record by

196 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat history of the section history of the section fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 197 remain the two European Cups won at Wembley (1992) History of and the Stade de France (2006). Honours Apart from winning Europe’s premier club competi- the CLUB tion, Barça also has the honour of being the only team to have appeared in every single edition of European ■ 6 Spanish Championships (eleven-a-side) Barça has become, for millions of people all aroundclub competitions since they were first created back in 1944/45, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1948/49, 1950/51 y 1956/57 the world, a symbol of their identity, and not 1955.just in Barcelona's many achievements in Europe inclu- a sporting sense, but also in terms of society,de poli-being considered 'King of the Cup Winners Cup', ■ 10 Catalonian Championships (eleven-a-side) tics and culture. Throughout the most difficulthaving of won that title a record four times. 1943/44, 1944/45, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1948/49, 1950/51, 1953/54, 1954/55, times, Barça was the standard that representedIn addition, FC Barcelona also won three Fairs Cups and the Catalan people's desire for free- (the tournament now known as 1956/57 and 1957/58 the UEFA Cup) in 1958, 1960 and 1966. In 1971, Barça won ■ 17 Asobal Leagues that trophy outright in a match 1968/69, 1972/73, 1979/80, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, played between themselves, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000, as the first ever winners of the 2002/03 and 2005/06 competition, and Leeds United, the last. ■ 15 Copas del Rey But Barça not only rules in 1968/69, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1987/88, 1989/90, Europe, but also in Spanish 1992/93, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1999/2000, 2003/04 and 2006/07 competitions, specifically in the national cup, the Copa del ■ 12 Catalan Leagues Rey, which they have won 24 1981/82, 1982/83, 1983/84, 1984/85, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1990/91, 1991/92, times, more than any other club. 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95 and 1996/97 The Spanish League has traditionally been one of the competitions Barcelona has found the hardest to ■ 9 Pyrenees Leagues dom, a symbolism that is still strongly rootedwin, in the but especially thanks to some wonderful seasons 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2003/04, 2005/06, 2006/07 idiosyncrasy of the Club and its members. in the 1990s, a decade when six championships were and 2007/08 won, Fútbol Club Barcelona has now won 18 Spanish League titles. ■ 5 European Cup Winners Cups 1983/84, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1993/94 and 1994/95 ■ 7 European Cups 1990/91, 1995/96, 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2004/05 For a whole century, FC Barcelona has passed through moments of glory and pain, periods of brillian- ■ 13 Spanish Super Cups ce and other less successful ones, epic victories and humbling defeats. But all these different moments 1986/87, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94, 1996/97, 1997/98, have helped define the personality of a Club that, due 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2003/04, 2006/07 and 2008/09 to its peculiar nature, is considered unique in the world. ■ 5 Asobal Cups The grandeur of Futbol Club Barcelona is explained, 1994/95, 1995/96, 1999/2000, 2000/01 and 2001/02 among many other factors, by its impressive honours list. Very few clubs anywhere in the world have won so ■ 5 European Super Cups many titles. The Intercontinental Cup is the only major 1996/97, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/2000 and 2003/04 football trophy that has never made its way into the club museum, where the club's greatest pride and joy ■ 1 EHF Cup 2002/03

198 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat historia del club honours fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 199 History of was downsized to provide more space for corporate sea- the PALAU ting. The Box is now divided into two sections, one for the directors, which seats 63 people, and one for corporate BLAUGRANA guests, which has 108 places. The VIP lounge for organisations associated to the The Palau Blaugrana is FC Barcelona’s indo- Palau has also been modified. It can host 150 people, an external lawyer for Ediciones Vicens Vives, S. L., and an arbitrator for which is a 50% increase on the previous capacity. the ICC International Court of Arbitration of Paris. or sports hall, which is now used by for prac- Joan Laporta, as well as presiding over FC Barcelona and its founda- The changes have also affected the , handball, ticing and official games by the , tion, also has other important roles. He is a founding member and patron futsal and players, who can now enjoy larger of the Fundación Ernest Lluch, a member of the Executive Committee of handball, futsal and roller hockey teams. locker rooms. As well as this extension, a treatment area the Fundación Ernest Lluch, a patron of the Welfare Inaugurated on October 23, 1971, it was designed by has also been installed where physiotherapists and fit- Foundation, honorary vice president of the Federación Catalana de Fútbol, Catalan architects Francesc Cavallé and Josep Soteras. ness coaches have even more facilities at their disposal, a member of the Board of Directors of the Real Federación Española de Fútbol, a member of the Advisory Council of the Faculty of Business and Its main feature is its large which will make their work Joan Economic Sciences at the Universidad Pompeu Fabra, president of the dome, made of reinforced more effective. There is Social Commission of the Faculty of Law at the Universidad de Barcelona, concrete. At the time, it also a water areaLAPORTA and a first vice president of the UEFA Board of the European Club Forum and a was one of the most special space that has member of the UEFA European Professional Football Strategy Board. The former spokesman and leader of the Elefant Blau group, Joan modern and impressive been specifically presidentadapted of Laporta became president of FC Barcelona after a convincing win in the sports pavilions in Spain. to keep the players in per- elections held on June 15, 2003. Joan Laporta i Estruch became president of FC Barcelona in June 2003, It is located in Avinguda fect condition. In the summer of 2006 Joan Laporta won a second term of office, Arístides Maillol, in the dis- The jerseys of aftersome winning of elections called by a managing commission led by Joan being the only member to get more than the required 1,804 signatures to Trayter. Laporta thus became the leader of a mandate that would see stand (he presented 8,994). After 33 days in which the club was left in trict of Les Corts in the most important Barça many changes with respect to its predecessors. the hands of a Managing Commission led by Xavier Sala i Martín, presi- Barcelona, on the same atlethes of the past areBorn on in Barcelona on June 29, 1962, Joan Laporta is married to dent until then of the Economic Commission, Joan Laporta was proclai- site as the foot- honorary displayConstanza in the Echevarría and is the father of three sons: Pol, Guillem and med for the second time president of FC Barcelona on the same day as ball stadium. The building Palau. BasketballJoan. players the 42st edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy on August 22, 2006. annexed to the Palau Juan Antonio San Epifanio,Joan Laporta has a law degree from the (UB) With Joan Laporta in charge, the club has strengthened the values and is a member of the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Barcelona and is that have traditionally been identified with Barça: Catalan nationalism, Blaugrana houses the club offices, ice rink and the official Epi, Andrés Jiménez, Nacho Solozábal and onRoberto the Management Board of the Ernest Lluch Foundation. He is also a civilian duty and universality. The setting up of the Great Challenge has FC Barcelona shop. Dueñas are all honoured, in addition to handballMaster stars of Company Law and Taxation Expertise from the Instituto de increased the club’s membership, which was another of the main objec- It currently has the capacity for 7,585 spectators, all Joan Sagalés, Iñaki Urdangarín, Òscar Grau andEstudios Enric Superiores Abad Oliba in Barcelona and has a Diploma in tives of the Joan Laporta presidency. In 2003, Barça had 106,372 mem- seated, following improvements made in 1994. Until then Masip. Merchant company law from the Illustrious College of Lawyers of bers, a number that has increased ever since to the extent that in July Barcelona, a diploma in progress on Arbitrage Law at the Universidad 2008 it was over 160,000 for the first time. it held 5,696 spectators. It was following the different As well as witnessing the many different achievementsPompeu Fabra de Barcelona and a diploma in progress on Accountancy On July 6, 2008, the FC Barcelona Board of Directors, led by Joan teams’ excellent results in the 1980s that the team out- of Barcelona's sports teams, with the legendary and'magic the of Analysis of Balances. Laporta, overcame a vote of no confidence. The club president, despite grew its home venue, and with so many fans taking an the Palau' inspiring many amazing comebacks in the Laportapast, is a specialised lawyer in Civil and Merchant Law from the overcoming the motion placed the club in the hands of delegates so that interest particularly in basketball, the side started playing the Palau Blaugrana was also the venue for rollerIllustre hockey, Colegio de Abogados de Barcelona. He is also the founding mem- they could decided whether he should be allowed to stay in command of ber and owner of the practice named Laporta & Arbós, Abogados the club. On August 24, the Members Assembly of Delegates ratified its home games at the Palau Sant Jordi, which holds judo and taekwondo at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Asociados, and a collaborating professor in the Property and Registry Law Laporta’s position. 17,000 (1990-92 season). But the new pavilion turned Games, which is all reflective of how FC BarcelonaSeminary is the for the Faculty of Technical Architects at the University of Having made the club the largest multi-sports entity in the world, Joan out to be a little too big, and coupled with the inconve- most important is the most important multi-sportsBarcelona club in (UB). He has also been a personal advisor to the Japanese Laporta is leading a project that also involves a commitment to social, nience for fans of having to travel up the hill to Montjuïc, the world. consul in Barcelona. The president of FC Barcelona is also an external humanitarian and charity issues. Now that financial and sporting stability the decision was made to return to the Blaugrana. The last major competition to be hosted by thelawyer Palau for Banco de Santander, an external lawyer for Endesa, an exter- had been achieved, new formulae are now being found to promote the nal lawyer for Telefónica de España, SA, an external lawyer for Hispamer, notion that Barça is more than a club in the world. In the summer of 2007 new work was done to change was the roller hockey Final Four in May 2008, when Barça the venue’s image. One of the first jobs involved changing won their eighteenth European Cup with a 2-1 victory over all of the seats. At the same time, the Presidential Box Vic in the semi finals and a 5-2 win over Reus in the final.

200 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat historia del palau blaugrana joan laporta fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 201 Jaume Francesc FERRER SOLANELLAS director responsible director of for the handball section fc barcelona sections

Jaume Ferrer joined the FC Barcelona Board departments of such prestigious companies Francesc Solanellas joined FC Barcelona on May 23, hern Europe (Spain, France, Italy and Portugal) for the of Directors in 2003after Joan Laporta was as Bimbo, El Caserío and finally Citizen. 2005,when the Board of Directors named him the same company. the winning candidate in the club’s presiden- Shortly after, the entrepreneurial Jaume head of the club’s sports sections. As well as taking a Masters in Sports Psychology tial elections. Ferrer created his own business advisory and With a Degree in Physical Education from the at the Universidad de Barcelona, he took another He has a degree in Business Sciences organisational company, Cientific Mana- INEFC (Barcelona) and PhD in the same subject from Masters in Company Management and Administration the Universidad de Barcelona, Francesc Solanellas (MBA) at ESADE, and completed his studies at from ESADE (Barcelona, 1981-1986) and a gement, a market leader, of which he is pre- worked for the Federación Catalana de Tenis from Goizueta Business School in Atlanta (EE.UU.). Masters in International Trade Management sident. 1993 to 2000. At the FCT he had a variety of roles, Francesc Solanellas’ roles at FC Barcelona are: from the same Barcelonan university, and He was the director in charge of the club’s including the management of the coaching school, producing and maintaining a strategic plan for the pro- from a young age received numerous offers three professional sections (basketball, tennis training and management of the Cornellà faci- fessional sections; controlling and maintaining the to form part of different marketing depart- handball and roller hockey), and also club tre- lity. budget; planning the professional sections in coordi- ments with well-known multinationals. asurer. Right now, he is Vice President of From 2000 he became director of the multinational nation with its coaches and heads of sports, and First, after ending his education, Jaume Marketing and Media at the club and the Babolat sportswear company for Spain and Portugal. coordinating the policies established by the Board of Ferrer worked for a short period at BNP, to director responsible for both the handball and In 2003 he also became marketing manager for sout- Directors in relation to the professional sports teams. later go on to form part of the marketing roller hockey sections.

202 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat jaume ferrer francesc solanellas fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 203 Enric Xavier MASIP O’CALLAGHAN director of sport for the manager of the handball section handball section

Enric Masip joined the FC Barcelona handball sec- Xavier O´Callaghan was named manager of the hand- He retired at the end of the 2004-2005 season, and tion’s staff in 2006, when he became Director of name, played at the Palau Blaugrana on June ball4, 2005 section in September 2005.Before taking up this is the player who has won the second highest number Sports. But Masip was already well known at the and which involved a variety of Enric’s friendsposition, and O´Callaghan colle- was already a member of the of honours for Barça after his long-time colleague David Catalan club, where he spent 14 years playing for the agues. club’s executive structure, working in the Finance Barrufet team. Before joining the club staff, Masip Departmentworked for thefor six months. He has a Diploma in Xavier O´Callaghan is married to Laia and has a son Barça Foundation for two years (2004-06)Business where he Studies, - a degree in Economic Sciences from called Pau. He started playing handball at the age of 17 in the ted out working on commercial matters, thelater University moving on of Barcelona and a Masters in sports Granollers youth teams, where he was once voted the to concentrate on charity, social and educationmanagement, issues. making him an ideal candidate for the best Center in the Liga Asobal. Enric is married to Rosa and has tworole. children, Eric In 1990 he signed for Barça. From the outset, he was and Adriana. It was at the age of 19 years that O´Callaghan star- an unquestioned first team starter and soon become ted playing handball for Barça. He had learned the Honours the biggest star in the squad, It was with Barça where game at Col·legi ASTER, in his hometown of Hospitalet ■ 6 European Cups (90/91, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00)

Masip played his best handball and went on to win all de l´Infant, and when he was just 16 he joined the ■ 2 Cup Winners Cups (93/94 y 94/95) kinds of major honours. He was one of the bases of the Barcelona cadets, and won three Spanish Honours ■ 5 European Super Cups (96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00 and 03/04) "Dream Team", and collected 53 different titles and Championships at juvenil level and another as a junior. ■ ■ 8 Spanish Super Cups (90/91, 91/92, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98, scored 1,690 goals. 6 European Cups (90/91, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99In and 1990 99/00) `Oca´ joined the first team, where he would ■ 99/00, 00/01 and 03/04) The nineties was Masip’s finest period, when he won2 Cup Winners Cups (93/94 and 94/95) remain for 15 years, winning 58 titles. He was a mem- ■ 5 European Super Cups (96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00 and 03/04) ■ everything going on a national and continental level. He ber of the "Dream Team" under Valero Rivera that did 6 Pyrenees Leagues (97/98, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01, 01/02 and 03/04) ■ 10 Spanish Super Cups (88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, 93/94, ■ 5 ASOBAL Cups (94/95, 95/96, 99/00, 00/01 and 01/02) was also named the best Catalan player ever and one96/97, 97/98, 99/00, 00/01 and 03/04) so much to thrill the Palau Blaugrana on so many glo- of the 15 best players of his era. rious games. ■ 6 Catalan Leagues (90/91, 91/92, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95 and ■ Apart from his achievements for FC Barcelona, Masip6 Pyrenees Leagues (97/98, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01, 01/02In 1993 and he made his international debut for Spain, 96/97) 03/04) also starred for the Spanish national team, winning 205 in a qualifier. He won 87 inter- ■ 8 ASOBAL Leagues (90/91, 91/92, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, ■ 5 ASOBAL Cups (94/95, 95/96, 99/00, 00/01 and 01/02) caps. national caps and scored 140 goals. He was a winner 99/00 and 02/03) ■ In the 2003-2004 season he decided to retire from6 Catalan Leagues (90/91, 91/92, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95of the and Supercup of Nations (2003), and collected two 96/97) ■ 6 Copas del Rey (92/93, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98, 99/00 and handball due to back troubles (a slipped disc), but he Olympic bronze medals (Atlanta '96 and Sydney ■ 03/04) will never be forgotten by Barcelona’s handball fans.10 Spanish Leagues (88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, '2000),95/96, and a further two silvers at European 96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00 and 02/03) ■ Shortly after, FC Barcelona decided to withdraw his Championships (1996 and 1998) and one bronze 1 EHF Cup (02/03) ■ shirt number in honour of one of the finest handball pla-7 Copas del Rey (89/90, 92/93, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98,(2000). 99/00 ■ Champion of Supercup of Nations (2003) and 03/04) yers to ever grace the club. A testimonial was held in his ■ Bronze medal at the Atlanta (1996) ■ 1 EHF Cup (02/03). ■ Bronze medal at the Sydney Olympic Games (2000) ■ Runner Up in Junior World Cup (1987 and 1989) ■ Silver medal at the European Championships (1996) ■ Silver Medal at European Championship ( 1996) ■ Silver medal at the European Championships (1998) ■ Bronze Medal at Sydney Olympic Games (2000) ■ Bronze medal at the European Championships (2000) ■ Bronze Medal at European Championship (2000)

204 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat enric masip xavier o’callaghan fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 205 Manolo Xavier CADENAS PASCUAL head coach assistant coach

Manolo Cadenas has been in charge of the Barcelona Xavier Pascual joined the Barça staff in 2005 as several players he has crossed paths with during his illus- stopper for the first team. But it was not at Barça that handball team since the 2007-2008 season. the goalkeepers coach. trious career (Demetrio Lozano, Juanín García, Kasper This season he has chan- Xavier Pascual really made his name as a player, but in Manolo Cadenas started as a youth handball coach at Hvdit, Rubén Garabaya and Iker Romero). ged duties and will be working as assistant coach for Galicia (SD. Teucro, SD. Chapela and Academia BM Leganés, where he worked with future stars for 11 the Barça handball team. Octavio Pilotes Posada), Guadalajara, León and Galdar. years. After Madrid, Cademas moved to Asturias to work Xavier was born in Barcelona on March 8, 1968. He As well as being goalkeepers coach for the handball for Naranco Oviedo for three years (1986-1989). This was went to Voramar School and was soon on the handball team for three seasons, Xavier Pascual was also the where he made his debut in charge of a first division side team, eventually taking things a step further by playing coordinator of the FCB youth handball teams from the and it only took a year for the big clubs to realise his poten- at youth level for FC Barcelona, and winning a 2006-07 season onwards. tial. One of the most successful teams of the era, Teka European Cup in 90-91. He also played as third choice , made their move, and he was off for a two-year stint in Santander. It was here that Manolo Cadenas star- ted winning titles (including the Asobal Cup and a Cup Career Winners Cup). From Santander he moved on to , ■ 1986/87: FC Barcelona, Liga Asobal Player where he would spend the next four seasons (1991- ■ 1995). 1987/88: H.Palautordera, First National Player His main team until now, however, has been Ademar ■ 1988/89: H Palautordera, Liga Asobal Player

León, who he coached for 12 seasons. He led the team to ■ 1989-91: FC Barcelona, Liga Asobal Player one Asobal League (2001), two Cup Winners Cups (1999, ■ 1991-94: S.D. Teurcro, Liga Asobal Player 2005), one Copa del Rey (2002) and one Asobal Cup ■ 1994/95: Ademar de León, Liga Asobal Player (1999). ■ Manolo Cadenas is a characteristically tough coach,Honours 1995/96: BM Guadalajara, Liga Asobal Player with a strong sense of discipline and desire to see players ■ 1996/97: BM Galdar, Liga Asobal Player Teka Cantabria take a professional attitude. His many years in the job ■ ■ 1997-99: S.D. Chapela, Liga Asobal Player have seen him develop extraordinary skills and his know-1 Cup Winners Cup (89-90) ■ ■ 1999/00: Academia Octavio Pilotes, División de Honor Player ledge is transferred to those around him wherever 1he Asobal Cup (89-90) ■ goes. Ademar León 2000-02: Academia Octavio Pilotes, Liga Asobal Player He has coached some of the finest handball players■ 1 inAsobal League (00-01) ■ 2002/03: Academia Octavio Pilotes, División de Honor Player the game and he is now in charge of a side that features■ 1 Copa del Rey (01-02) ■ 2003/04: Academia Octavio Pilotes, Liga Asobal Player

■ 1 Asobal Cup (98-99) ■ 2004/05: Academia Octavio Pilotes, División de Honor Player ■ 2 Cup Winners Cups (98-99 and 04-05) ■ 2005/06: FC Barcelona, goalkeepers coach

FC Barcelona ■ 2006-08: FC Barcelona, goalkeepers coach and coordinator of ■ 1 Pyrenees League (07-08) FC Barcelona youth teams. ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (08-09)

206 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat manolo cadenas xavier pascual fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 207 First row, from left to right:Demetrio Lozano, Joachim Boldsen, Oualid Ben Amor, Albert Miralles, Laszlo Nagy, Magnus Jernemyr, Rubén Garabaya, Jesper Noddesbo, Mikkel Hansen, Iker Romero.

Second row, from left to Sebastiàright: Salas, Salvador Canals, Manolo Cadenas, Joan Laporta, Jaume Ferrer, Xavier Pascual, Toni Rubiella, Josep Antoni Gutiérrez.

Third row, from left to right:Álvaro Ruiz, Albert Rocas, Víctor Tomás, Venio Losert, David Barrufet, FCBARCELONA BORGES Kasper Hvidt, Juanín García, , Joan Saubich. statistics Kasper Year Team Goals 9m Goals 6m Goals 7m Goals on fastbreak Total goals 97-98 Cangas 198/439 (45%) 115/390 (29%) 25/88 (28%) 37/182 (20%) 375/1099 (34%)

99-00 Ademar de León 95/184 (52%) 68/203 (33%) 11/33 (33%) 15/60 (25%) 189/480 (39%)

Hvidt 00-01 Ademar de León 120/248 (48%) 90/295 (31%) 18/73 (25%) 17/60 (28%) 245/676 (36%)

01-02 Ademar de León 118/288 (41%) 94/236 (40%) 15/44 (34%) 7/35 (20%) 234/603 (39%) Number: 1 02-03 Ademar de León 216/490 (44%) 108/284 (38%) 25/85 (29%) 10/65 (15%) 359/924 (39%)

03-04 Ademar de León 164/397 (41%) 96/263 (37%) 9/52 (17%) 14/55 (25%) 283/737 (37%) Name: Kasper Hvidt 04-05 Portland 169/363 (47%) 90/272 (33%) 39/92 (42%) 21/81 (26%) 319/808 (39%)

05-06 Portland 130/291 (45%) 80/218 (37%) 20/72 (28%) 15/53 (28%) 245/634 (39%) Position: Goalkeeper 06-07 Portland 118/274 (43%) 88/256 (34%) 19/79 (24%) 11/64 (17%) 236/673 (35%)

07-08 Barcelona 114/249 (46%) 100/357 (28%) 18/59 (31%) 13/45 (29%) 245/710 (35%) Place of birth: Frederiksberg () Honours Date: 6 February 1976 Ademar León ■ Height: 193 cm 1 Liga Asobal (00/01) ■ 1 Copa del Rey (01/02)

Weight: 98 kg Portland San Antonio ■ 1 Liga Asobal (04/05) ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (05/06) FC Barcelona Kasper Hvidt signed as goalkeeper for FC Championship in 2008 and one World Championship■ 1 Pyrenees League (07/08) Barcelona in 2007 after three seasons with bronze. ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (08/09) Portland San Antonio and a distinguished career in the On a personal level Kasper Hvdit was named best Liga Asobal. Over time, Kasper has developed into one goalkeeper in the Copa del Rey (2001-2002). Danish National Team of the best goalkeepers in the world. He positions him- ■ Bronze Medal at Switzerland European self expertly between the sticks and has an amazing Championship (2002, 2004, 2006) capacity for concentration. He has excellent reflexes ■ Bronze Medal at Germany World Championship (2007) and his enthusiasm for the game is contagious. ■ Gold Medal at European Championship (2008) His first club was Ajax Copenhagen (1996-1997) and after a year there he joined Spanish outfit Cangas (1997-1998). At the end of that season, Kasper left for the Bundesliga, where he played for a year before sig- ning for Ademar León. He was Manolo Cadenas’ keeper for five years and had soon become one of the most tou- ted keepers in the Asobal. In 2004, Portland San Antonio secured the right to take Kasper to Navarra. Kasper is also a key member of the Danish national team, with whom he has won three European bronze medals, as well as gold at the Norway World

210 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat kasper hvidt kasper hvidt fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 211 statistics YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS Jesper 07/08 Barcelona 2/4 (50%) 84/111 (76%) 0/0 (0%) 31/38 (82%) 117/153 (76%)

Noddesbo Honours Number: 3 KIF Kolding ■ 2 Danish Leagues (04-05 and 05-06) ■ 2 Danish Cups (04-05 and 06-07) Name: Jesper Noddesbo FC Barcelona ■ 1 Pyrenees League (07/08) Position: Pivot ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (08/09) Danish National Team Place of birth: Herning (Denmark) ■ Bronze Medal at Switzerland European Championship (2006) Date: 23 October 1980 ■ Bronze Medal at Germany World Championship (2007) ■ Gold Medal at Norway European Championship Height: 199 cm (2008)

Weight: 101 kg

This will be Jesper Noddesbo’s second sea- son with the club. Quality, skill and speed are some of Dane’s most outstanding characteristics. He has an outstanding physical presence on court, and is much feared by any rival that stands in his way. He started out as a youth player at Hauge GIF and then aged 19 years he moved on to Team Tvis Holstebro, where he remained for the next five years. In 2004 he made his first major step towards the big time when he signed for professional club Kolding, and

started competing at the highest level and winning his first titles. Jesper Noddesbo has also been a full international where he plays alongside Barça teammate Kasper Hvdit. He won bronze at the World Championship in Germany 2007 and gold at the Norway European Championship in 2008. In Denmark he has proven to be the natural suc- cessor in his position to one of his country’s biggest stars, Michael V. Knudsen.

212 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat jesper noddesbo jesper noddesbo fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 213 statistics YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS Juanín 96-97 Ademar de León 0/0 (0%) 31/57 (54%) 0/0 (0%) 14/18 (78%) 45/75 (60%) 97-98 Ademar de León 0/1 (0%) 49/90 (54%) 8/12 (67%) 40/52 (77%) 97/155 (63%) GARCÍA 98-99 Ademar de León 0/2 (0%) 58/109 (53%) 0/0 (0%) 45/56 (80%) 103/167 (62%) 99-00 Ademar de León 1/1 (100%) 50/89 (56%) 0/0 (0%) 49/61 (80%) 100/151 (66%)

Number: 6 00-01 Ademar de León 0/4 (0%) 29/44 (66%) 0/0 (0%) 35/43 (81%) 64/91 (70%)

01-02 Ademar de León 0/3 (0%) 67/112 (60%) 37/45 (82%) 36/44 (82%) 140/204 (69%) Name: Juan García Lorenzana 02-03 Ademar de León 3/6 (50%) 72/114 (63%) 35/50 (66%) 50/61 (82%) 158/231 (68%) 03-04 Ademar de León 0/4 (0%) 76/112 (68%) 36/51 (71%) 58/79 (73%) 170/246 (69%) Position: left wing 04-05 Ademar de León 4/9 (44%) 71/106 (67%) 43/64 (67%) 60/72 (83%) 178/251 (71%) 05-06 Barcelona 0/0 (0%) 55/80 (69%) 25/34 (74%) 50/58 (86%) 130/172 (76%) Place of birth: León 06-07 Barcelona 1/2 (50%) 83/126 (66%) 17/25 (68%) 60/73 (82%) 61/226 (71%) 07-08 Barcelona 2/4 (50%) 53/78 (68%) 5/10 (50%) 51/67 (76%) 111/159 (70%) Date: 28 August 1977 Honours Height: 176 cm FC Barcelona ■ 1 Liga Asobal (05/06) ■ 2 Asobal Super Cups (06/07 and 08/09) Weight: 78 kg ■ 3 Pyrenees Leagues (05/06, 06/07, 07/08) ■ 1 Copa del Rey (06/07) Juanín García is one of the key members of It was with Los Maristas de León, the Ademar LeónAdemar youth León the FC Barcelona squad and one of the setup, that he learned the game and when he was just 17 ■ side’s highest goalscorers. His speed and exce- years Manolo Cadenas promoted him to the BM Ademar León2 Cup Winners Cups (98/99, 04/05) llent break onto the counter attack have made him a veri- first team (1996-2005). At Ademar he scored a massive■ 1 Liga Asobal (00/01) table goalscoring machine. Whether he has room for mano- 1,061 goals. His best season at the club was 2004-2005,■ 1 Copa del Rey (01/02) euvre or not, Juanín will always find a way of getting the ball when his 178 goals equated to an efficiency rate of 71%.■ 1 SoAsobal Cup (98/99) over the opposition’s goal line. it was no surprise that Xesco Espar made his move to acqui- re the player in 2005. Spanish National Team At Ademar León he had already won five major titles, while with Barça he has already managed to add a further seven.■ Gold Medal at Tunisia World Championship (05) But this is just the start of it, for Juanín García started■ Champion European Super Cup of Nations (03) making inroads into international handball in 2002. He had ■ Silver Medal at European Championship in already played for his country 13 times at junior level. A world Switzerland (06) champion in Tunisia in 2005, winner of the European Super Cup of Nations in 2003 and a European runner-up■ Gold in Medal at the Mediterranean Games (05) Switzerland in 2006, he has already had plenty to celebrate■ Bronze Medal at the Olympics in Beijing (08) with his national side. Also, ever since the first year that the Liga Asobal announ-Individual honours ced an ideal seven (2003), Juanín is the only ever-present in ■ Second best player of the world (04) the left wing position. ■ Ideal seven team at the Olympics in Athens (04) ■ Liga Asobal ideal seven (02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07 and 07/08)

214 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat juanín garcía juanín garcía fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 215 statistics YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS Víctor 02/03 Barcelona 0/2 (0%) 7/14 (50%) 0/0 (0%) 5/7 (71%) 12/23 (52%) 03/04 Barcelona 2/2 (100%) 24/36 (67%) 2/2 (100%) 12/14 (86%) 40/54 (74%) TOMÁS 04/05 Barcelona 1/4 (25%) 33/50 (66%) 2/2 (100%) 23/29 (79%) 59/85 (69%) 05/06 Barcelona 1/1 (100%) 19/33 (58%) 16/22 (73%) 13/19 (68%) 49/75 (65%)

Number: 8 06/07 Barcelona 4/10 (40%) 55/88 (63%) 11/14 (79%) 38/45 (84%) 108/157 (69%)

07/08 Barcelona 2/5 (40%) 34/44 (69%) 0/0 (0%) 26/31 (84%) 62/85 (73%) Name: Víctor Tomás González Honours Position: right wing FC Barcelona ■ 1 Champions League (04/05) Place of birth: Barcelona ■ 2 Asobal Leagues (02/03 and 05/06) ■ 2 Copas del Rey (03/04 and 05/06) ■ Date: 15 february 1985 1 European Super Cup (03/04) ■ 3 Asobal Super Cups (03/04, 06-07 and 08/09) Height: 178 cm ■ 4 Pyrenees Leagues (03/04, 05/06, 06/07 and 07/08) Weight: 85 kg ■ 1 EHF Cup (02-03) Spanish National Team ■ Bronze Medal at Beijing Olympics (08) Víctor Tomás is a home-bred star. He is court, a specialist in the fastbreak and a player that a fast player, and a tremendous fighter on will never turn down an opportunity to have a crack at goal. In 1998 the young Catalan started playing with the FC Barcelona cadet team, winning one Spanish Championship. Three years later he moved up to youth level and by 2001 he had won his way into the Barcelona B squad. The youngster’s talents developed quickly and Valero Rivera decided he was ready for the FC Barcelona first team as early as the 2002-2003 sea- son, and Víctor grabbed that opportunity eagerly. The Spanish national side has also noticed the youngster, who won his first international cap in 2006. As well as playing at senior level, Víctor also played 19 youth and 38 junior internationals con- tests. On a personal level, in 1998 he was named the Best Cadet Player in Spain, and was also the top goalscorer in the country at junior level.

216 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat víctor tomás víctor tomás fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 217 statistics Rubén YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS 97-98 Ademar de León 0/0 (0%) 9/12 (75%) 0/0 (0%) 2/3 (67%) 11/55 (73%) GARABAYA 98-99 Ademar de León 0/0 (0%) 17/20 (85%) 0/0 (0%) 9/11 (82%) 26/31 (84%) 99-00 Cangas 1/3 (33%) 37/64 (58%) 0/0 (0%) 10/11 (91%) 48/78 (62%) Number: 9 00-01 Cangas 2/4 (50%) 39/58 (67%) 0/0 (0%) 4/5 (80%) 45/67 (67%) 01-02 Valladolid 5/5 (100%) 89/110 (81%) 0/0 (0%) 5/7 (71%) 99/122 (81%) Name: Rubén Garabaya 02-03 Valladolid 1/4 (25%) 85/123 (69%) 0/0 (0%) 5/7 (71%) 91/134 (68%) 03-04 Valladolid 2/10 (20%) 112/150 (75%) 0/0 (0%) 6/81 (75%) 120/168 (71%) Position: pivot 04-05 Valladolid 0/2 (0%) 89/120 (74%) 1/1 (100%) 7/9 (79%) 97/132 (73%) 05-06 Valladolid 1/4 (25%) 104/136 (76%) 0/0 (0%) 4/6 (67%) 109/146 (75%) Place of birth: Avilés (Asturias) 06-07 Valladolid 3/7 (43%) 94/123 (76%) 0/0 (0%) 1/2 (50%) 98/132 (74%) 07-08 Barcelona 0/0 (0%) 34/53 (64%) 0/0 (0%) 8/9 (89%) 42/62 (68%) Date: 15 September 1978 Honours Height: 201 cm Ademar León ■ 1 Cup Winners Cup (98/99) ■ 1 Asobal Cup (98/99) Weight: 107 kg BM Valladolid ■ 2 Copas del Rey (04/05, 05/06) Rubén Garabaya came to Barça last season ■ 1 Asobal Cup (02/03) with eleven years of professional handball FC Barcelona behind him. Being 2.01 metres tall and large-bodied, ■ 1 Pyrenees League (07/08) he finds dealing with the 6 metre line comes naturally ■ to him. Garabaya is tall for a centre but highly mobile 1 Asobal Super Cup (08/09) and contributes to both attack and defense. The Asturian centre got involved in handball by acci- Spanish National Team dent when his mother’ gym trainer discovered him. ■ Gold Medal at Tunisia World Championship There he was introduced to the game aged 12 years. (05) He first went professional under Manolo Cadenas at ■ Gold in the Mediterranean Games (05) Ademar León, where he played for three seasons (1996- ■ Silver Medal at Switzerland European 97, 1997-98, 1998-99). With that team, Garabaya scored Championship (06) a total of 37 goals, his last season there being the most ■ Bronze Medal at Beijing Olympics (08) effective of his with Cangas, whereupon BM Valladolid signed his servi- career, when he ces for six seasons. The pivot soon developed into a key reached a remar- figure in the squad. kable 84% rating. With his coach’s support along with that of national From 1999 to coach Juan Carlos Pastor, Ruben Garabaya was soon 2001 Garabaya playing at international level, and celebrating World gold plied his trade in 2005.

218 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat rubén garabaya rubén garabaya fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 219 statistics Demetrio YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS 93/94 Juventud de Alcalá 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) LOZANO 94/95 Juventud de Alcalá 34/67 (51%) 11/17 (65%) 23/34 (68%) 3/5 (60%) 71/123 (58%) 96/97 Ademar León 64/102 (63%) 32/47 (68%) 6/10 (60%) 6/7 (86%) 108/166 (65%) Number: 10 97/98 Ademar León 88/166 (53%) 26/40 (65%) 54/74 (73%) 8/11 (73%) 176/291 (61%) 98/99 Barcelona 52/86 (60%) 32/59 (54%) 2/4 (50%) 5/5 (100%) 91/154 (59%) Name: Demetrio Lozano 99/00 Barcelona 36/58 (53%) 34/58 (59%) 12/17 (71%) 1/5 (20%) 83/148 (56%) 00/01 Barcelona 62/97 (64%) 30/50 (72%) 2/2 (100%) 3/6 (50%) 103/155 (66%) Position: left back 04/05 Portland 85/137 (62%) 12/14 (86%) 5/13 (38%) 6/9 (67%) 108/173 (62%) 05/06 Portland 67/114 (59%) 13/17 (76%) 2/4 (50%) 9/15 (60%) 91/150 (61%) Place of birth: Alcalá de Henares 06/07 Portland 78/125 (62%) 12/16 (75%) 6/9 (67%) 3/5 (60%) 99/155 (64%) 07/08 Barcelona 47/78 (60%) 33/47 (70%) 0/0 (0%) 7/10 (70%) 87/135 (64%) Date: 26 September 1975 Honours Height: 195 cm FC Barcelona ■ 2 Asobal Leagues (98/99 and 99/00) ■ Weight: 100 kg 2 Champions Leagues (98/99 and 99/00) ■ 1 Copa del Rey (99/00) ■ 2 European Super Cups (98/99 and 99/00) ■ 2 Asobal Super Cups (99/00 and 08/09) Demetrio Lozano returned to Barça last sea- Demetrio Lozano left Barça to try his luck in the ■ 4 Pyrenees Leagues (98/99, 99/00, 00/01 son after an absence of six seasons. The man Bundesliga, where he spent three seasons with Kiel and 07/08) from Madrid is a quality left back, with a (2001-2004), winning the league, and also two EHF Cups. powerful long range throw that rival kee- THW Kiel pers find almost impossible to stop. He His return to the Liga Asobal took ■ 1 German league (01/02) is a disciplined player who tends to lead him to Portland San Antonio, where he ■ team plays. stayed for three years, winning the lea- 2 EHF Cups (01/02 and 03/04) He first played Liga Asobal handball gue in his first season, 2004-2005. At in 1993, when he was at Juventud de the end of the 06-07 season he retur- Portland San Antonio Alcalá, his hometown club. With the ned for a second stint at FC Barcelona. ■ 1 Liga Asobal (04/05) Demetrio Lozano is also a regular in Madrid based squad he played for two ■ Runner Up in European Cup (05/06) seasons before moving on to play under the Spanish senior side, where he has the orders of Manolo Cadenas at participated in such joys as the World Spanish National Team Championship in Tunisia in 2005, as Ademar de León. ■ Bronze Medal at Atlanta Olympics (96) In the 1998-1999 season he signed well as winning bronze Olympics ■ Silver Medal at Spain European Championship (96) for Barcelona to form part of that ama- medals at Beijing 2008, Sydney 2000 ■ Silver Medal at Italy European Championship (98) zing team under Valero Rivera. Demetrio immediately and Atlanta 1996. ■ found a place in the `Dream Team´ and started expan- On an individual level Demetrio Lozano has been Bronze Medal at European Championship (00) ding his honours list, forming part of that historic team named the best player in the Asobal (97-98), best Asobal ■ Bronze Medal at Sydney Olympics (00) that won all seven titles on offer in one season. In 2001, junior (96-97) and in the Asobal’s ideal seven (07-08). ■ Gold Medal at Tunisia World Championship (05) ■ Silver Medal at Switzerland European Championship (06) ■ Bronze Medal at Beijing Olympics (08)

220 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat demetrio lozano demetrio lozano fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 221 statistics Year Team Goals 9m Goals 6m Goals 7m Goals on fastbreak Total goals Venio 99-00 Garbel 97/244 (40%) 77/233 (24%) 29/84 (35%) 5/81 (6%) 208/732 (28%) 00-01 Cantabria 60/164 (37%) 57/210 (27%) 18/74 (24%) 11/49 (22%) 146/497 (29%) LOSERT 01-02 Granollers 116/256 (45%) 83/364 (29%) 22/84 (26%) 12/73 (16%) 233/777 (30%) 02-03 Granollers 82/182 (45%) 60/209 (29%) 14/64 (22%) 9/47 (19%) 165/502 (33%)

Number: 12 03-04 Granollers 127/263 (48%) 82/269 (30%) 17/73 (23%) 14/60 (23%) 240/665 (36%)

04-05 Portland 48/115 (42%) 35/89 (39%) 17/35 (49%) 5/18 (28%) 105/257 (41%) Name: Venio Losert 05-06 Frig. Morrazo 109/291 (37%) 95/335 (28%) 17/82 (21%) 23/105 (22%) 244/813 (30%) 06-07 Barcelona 70/169 (41%) 89/308 (29%) 12/57 (21%) 13/45 (29%) 184/579 (32%) Position: goalkeeper 07-08 Barcelona 48/108 (44%) 32/139 (23%) 3/22 (14%) 9/33 (27%) 92/302 (30%)

Place of birth: Slavonski Brod (Croatia) Honours FC Barcelona Date: 25 July 1976 ■ 2 Asobal Super Cups (06/07 and 08/09) ■ 2 Pyrenees Leagues (06/07 and 07/08) ■ 1 Copa del Rey (06/07) Height: 191 cm Badel Zagreb ■ Weight: 94 kg 5 Croatian Leagues (94-95, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98 and 98-99) ■ 5 Croatian Cups (94-95, 95-96, 96-97, 97- 98 and 98-99) Venio Losert joined Barcelona for the 2006- career behind him and plenty of experience of the Liga Portland San Antonio Asobal. Between the sticks he has incredible concen- 2007 season. The goalkeeper has a distinguished ■ tration and his calm attitude makes him a keeper you 1 Asobal League (04-05) can trust. Croatia National Team Venio started out with a club in his home country, ■ 2 Olympic Gold Medals (Atlanta 96 and Badel Zagreb, where he played for five seasons (1994- Athens 04). 1999). With the Croatian outfit he won five leagues and ■ five cups. 2 World Championship Silver Medals (Iceland He moved to Spain for the 1999-2000 season, when 95 and Tunisia 05). at the age of 23 he joined Garbel Zaragoza. But he was Individual awards only in Aragon for a short period, as Losert was soon off ■ Best Croatian Player (97). to Santander where he played a season for Teka height of his career, and was considered the most effi- Cantabria. cient stopper in the Spanish championship. In 2001, the Croatian moved to Catalonia to play for The next stop for Venio was Cangas Frigoríficos Granollers and stayed there until the 2003-2004 sea- Morrazos, but he was only there for one season (2005- son. Having gained important experience, Venio was 2006). now one of the most touted keepers in the country and FC Barcelona started expressing an interest and so it was that Portland San Antonio came in for him in finally decided to sign him in 2006. 2004. The team from Navarra won the Liga Asobal lea- Losert is also a Croatian international and has won gue title that year. The keeper was now 28 and at the two Olympic titles (Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004)

222 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat venio losert venio losert fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 223 statistics Cristian YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS 03-04 Barcelona junior UGALDE 04-05 Barcelona 0/0 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 0/0 (0%) 05-06 Barcelona 0/0 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/0 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 1/2 (50%) Number: 15 06-07 Barcelona 0/0 (0%) 8/12 (67%) 0/0 (0%) 4/6 (67%) 12/18 (67%) 07-08 Barcelona 1/1 (100%) 28/36 (78%) 0/0 (0%) 25/32 (78%) 54/69 (78%) Name: Cristian Ugalde García Honours Position: left wing FC Barcelona ■ 1 Liga Asobal (05-06) ■ 2 Asobal Super Cups (06-07 and 08/09) Place of birth: Barcelona ■ 3 Pyrenees Leagues (05-06, 06-07 and 07-08) Date: 19 October 1987 ■ 1 Copa del Rey (06-07)

Height: 186 cm

Weight: 78 kg

Cristian Ugalde grew up through the youth ranks of FC Barcelona, where it was always clear that the young Catalan had a promising future. His agility, his knack for finding space on the court and his terrific throw are just a few of the facets of his game that caught the attention of the FCB coaching staff. In 2001 Ugalde signed for FC Barcelona, and by 2003 he was regular part of the juvenil team, where he had a great season and was evidently the pick of the crop. The following season, Xesco Espar decided to give him a chance in the first team, and Cristian certainly made the most of that opportunity. In the 2004-2005 season, Ugalde made his home debut in the Liga Asobal. Two seasons he was a regular feature of the left- But apart from his Liga Asobal experience, in hand side of the court, becoming a regular replace- handball he has also played for the Spanish junior ment for Juanín García. team. He is one of the most outstanding players in He has only been a first team player for a very short the side, and particularly excelled at the 2007 World time, yet Cristian has already collected seven titles. Championships in Macedonia.

224 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat cristian ugalde cristian ugalde fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 225 statistics Year Team Goals 9m Goals 6m Goals 7m Goals on fastbreak Total goals David 92/93 Barcelona 37/87 (43%) 36/128 (28%) 7/34 (21%) 6/19 (32%) 86/268 (32%) 93/94 Barcelona 9/21 (43%) 7/27 (26%) 1/12 (8%) 5/10 (50%) 22/70 (31%) BARRUFET 94/95 Barcelona 73/178 (41%) (66/255 (29%) 14/59 (24%) 7/29 (24%) 160/490 (33%) 95/96 Barcelona 41/115 (36%) 83/244 (34%) 31/89 (35%) 6/32 (19%) 161/480 (34%) 96/97 Barcelona 58/130 (45%) 91/280 (33%) 37/94 (39%) 7/42 (17%) 193/546 (35%) Number: 16 97/98 Barcelona 58/143 (41%) 123/321 (38%) 42/97 (43%) 16/73 (22%) 239/634 (38%) 98/99 Barcelona 58/110 (53%) 123/350 (35%) 33/92 (36%) 11/57 (19%) 225/609 (37%) Name: David Barrufet Bofill 99/00 Barcelona 92/174 (53%) 89/293 (30%) 15/68 (22%) 21/69 (30%) 217/604 (36%) 00/01 Barcelona 39/102 (38%) 35/142 (25%) 15/40 (38%) 1/20 (5%) 90/304 (30%) 01/02 Barcelona 81/185 (44%) 119/369 (32%) 20/88 (23%) 15/62 (24%) 235/704 (33%) Position: goalkeeper 02/03 Barcelona 107/228 (47%) 132/461 (29%) 36/98 (37%) 21/78 (27%) 296/865 (34%) 03/04 Barcelona 85/193 (44%) 127/412 (31%) 20/74 (27%) 22/80 (28%) 254/759 (33%) 04/05 Barcelona 82/198 (41%) 87/289 (30%) 17/56 (30%) 13/58 (22%) 199/601 (33%) Place of birth: Barcelona 05/06 Barcelona 79/185 (43%) 95/270 (35%) 18/55 (33%) 13/45 (29%) 205/555 (37%) 06/07 Barcelona 85/233 (36%) 70/267 (26%) 16/71 (23%) 14/62 (23%) 185/633 (29%) Date: 4 June 1970 07/08 Barcelona 27/70 (39%) 29/91 (32%) 8/26 (31%) 7/27 (26%) 71/214 (33%) Honours Height: 197 cm FC Barcelona ■ 7 European Cups (90-91, 95-96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99, Weight: 107 kg 99-00 and 04-05) ■ 2 Cup Winners Cups (93-94 and 94-95) ■ 5 European Super Cups (96-97, 97-98, 98-99, 99-00 and 03-04) David Barrufet, captain of Barça’s handball Cups, 1 EHF Cups, 12 Asobal Super Cups, 8 Pyrenees■ 12 Asobal Super Cups (88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 93- first team, has been at the club for twenty seasons Leagues and 6 Catalan Leagues) 94, 96-97, 97-98, 99-00, 00-01, 03-04, 06-07 and (1988-2008) and has won all kinds of trophies in that Barrufet is also the most capped Spanish internatio-08/09) time. The only survivor of the "Dream Team" left in the nal with 261 appearances. In 1990 he consolidated■ his9 Pyrenees Leagues (97-98, 98-99, 99-00, 00-01, 01- squad, Barrufet is considered one of the role as an international and has not mis-02, 03-04, 05-06, 06-07 and 07-08) best goalkeepers in the world. He came to sed a major tournament for the team ■ 5 Asobal Cups (94-95, 95-96, 99-00, 00-01 and 01-02) the FC Barcelona first team in 1988 and is since. Under Juan Carlos Pastor he has ■ 6 Catalan Leagues (90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 93-94, 94-95 still wearing the club colours two decades won a further seven titles. and 96-97) later. He defends the goal like nobody and On an individual level he has also ■ 11 Spanish Leagues (88-89, 89-90, 90-91, 91-92, 95- is an expert in throwing the ball to start collected plenty of honours, making him 96, 96-97, 97-98, 98-99, 99-00, 02-03 and 05-06) fastbreaks. one of the most laurelled handball players ■ It was at the "Sagrada Familia" School in that ever lived. He was named best goal-8 Copas del Rey (89-90, 92-93, 93-94, 96-97, 97-98, 99-00, 03-04 and 06-07) Horta that he started out as a player aged keeper in the Liga Asobal in 96/97, just 8 years. Six years later and he was already making 97/98, 98/99 and 03/04; Best goalkeeper in the ■Copa 1 EHF Cup (02-03) his break into the Barça youth setup and by 1988 he was del Rey in 99/00; Best goalkeeper in the Asobal Cup in making his debut in what was known back then as the 99/00; and formed part of the ideal seven in theSpanish Liga National Team División de Honor. Allianz Asobal 02/03 and 03/04; in the France World■ Runner Up at Junior World Championship (89) He has won an incredible 65 official titles with Barça Cup of 2001; best goalkeeper in the world in 01/02 and ■ Gold Medal at Tunisia World Championship (05) (11 Leagues, 8 Copas del Rey, 5 Asobal Cups, 5 02/03; and was included in the best team in the World ■ Bronze Medal at Sydney Olympics (00) European Super Cups, 7 European Cups, 2 Cup Winners for 2003. ■ Silver Medal at Italy European Championship (98) ■ Bronze Medal at Croatia European Championship (00) ■ Silver Medal at Switzerland European Championship (06) ■ Bronze Medal at Beijing Olympics (08

226 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat david barrufet david barrufet fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 227 statistics Oualid YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS 01-02 BM. Cantabria 83/184 (45%) 36/57 (63%) 3/6 (50%) 4/5 (80%) 126/252 (50%) BEN AMOR 02-03 BM. Cantabria 53/110 (48%) 26/31 (84%) 16/21 (76%) 6/8 (75%) 101/170 (59%) 03-04 BM. Cantabria 21/46 (46%) 12/6 (75%) 0/0 (0%) 5/6 (83%) 38/68 (56%)º

04-05 Teka Cantabria 42/88 (48%) 24/31 (77%) 2/3 (67%) 5/7 (71%) 73/129 (57%) Number: 17 05-06 Teka Cantabria 21/43 (49%) 17/21 (82%) 0/0 (0%) 3/3 (100%) 41/67 (61%)

06-07 Teka Cantabria 59/114 (52%) 29/38 (76%) 0/1 (0%) 6/9 (82%) 94/162 (58%) Name: Oualid Ben Amor 07-08 Teka Cantabria 52/103 (50%) 21/28 (75%) 1/2 (50%) 9/12 (75%) 83/145 (57%)

Position: central Honours Club African Place of birth: Monastir (Tunisia) ■ 1 Tunisian League (97-98) ■ 3 Tunisian Cups (95-96, 96-97 and 97-98) Date: 24 May 1976 Tunisian National Side ■ 2 African Cups (1998 and 2002) Height: 190 cm

Weight: 87 kg

Ben-Amor is a player who was used to pla- The Tunisian came to Barcelona after spending ying in the Asobal against Barça. But now FC seven years with Teka Cantabria (2001-08). He was Barcelona Borges is his team, his third in the Spanish one of the key players in the Santander based squad, championship, and he is a classy addition to the cen- regularly featuring among the top scorers. In the 2007- tral zone of the Barça formation. 08 he encountered dreadful news – his club was demo- ted from the top flight for financial reasons. FC Barcelona Borges offered him the chance to return to the Asobal. He originally came to Spain in the year 2000, having been spotted by , but despi- te signing for the Castilian club, he never actually pla- yed a match for them. This all came after he had first made a name for himself among the ranks of Tunisian outfit Club African. He is an attacking centre. He moves the ball around well and can also be an explosive force down the wings. There are few that can beat him in the two on two, and he is also powerful in one on one situations, at shooting when marked and in playing a supporting role Ben-Amor has also won 101 international caps for Tunisia, plus a further 50 at junior level.

228 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat oualid ben amor oualid ben amor fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 229 statistics YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS Iker 97/98 Valladolid 0/1 (0%) 3/5 (60%) 1/1 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 6/9 (67%) 98/99 Valladolid 2/4 (50%) 4/7 (57%) 0/0 (0%) 1/2 (50%) 7/13 (54%) ROMERO 99/00 Valladolid 39/73 (53%) 40/48 (83%) 51/171 (71%) 6/10 (60%) 136/202 (67%) 00/01 Ademar León 58/88 (66%) 28/41 (68%) 36/45 (80%) 2/5 (40%) 124/179 (69%)

Number: 18 01/02 Ciudad Real 71/139 (51%) 16/24 (67%) 38/46 (83%) 11/15 (73%) 136/224 (61%)

02/03 Ciudad Real 92/165 (56%) 20/37 (54%) 9/12 (75%) 2/4 (50%) 123/218 (56%) Name: Iker Romero Fernández 03/04 Barcelona 55/112 (49%) 37/57 (65%) 17/24 (71%) 14/17 (82%) 123/210 (59%) 04/05 Barcelona 75/125 (60%) 42/54 (78%) 43/58 (74%) 5/7 (71%) 165/244 (68%) Position: forward 05/06 Barcelona 67/121 (55%) 31/54 (57%) 60/76 (79%) 3/5 (60%) 161/256 (63%) 06/07 Barcelona 73/148 (49%) 51/73 (70%) 49/63 (78%) 7/11 (64%) 180/295 (61%) Place of birth: Vitoria 07/08 Barcelona 94/164 (57%) 47/70 (67%) 45/59 (76%) 10/13 (77%) 197/306 (64%) Honours Date: 15 June 1980 Ademar León ■ 1 Liga Asobal (00/01) Height: 197 cm BM Ciudad Real ■ Weight: 100 kg 1 Copa del Rey (02/03) ■ 2 Cup Winners Cups (01/02 y 02/03)

FC Barcelona ■ This is Iker Romero’s sixth season for FC 1 Champions League (04/05) hough it was there that he picked up his first major■ 1 Liga Asobal (05/06) Barcelona after he signed for the club in the sum- title, the 1999-2000 league championship. ■ 2 Copas del Rey (03/04 y 06/07) mer of 2003. He has since gone on to become one of He then signed for BM Ciudad Real, where he sta- ■ 1 European Super Cup (03/04) the biggest stars of the modern Spanish game, being yed for two years from 2001 to 2003. ■ a specialist at throwing in the air, finding gaps and 7- Then in the summer of 2003 the much-travelled3 Asobal Super Cups (03/04, 06/07 y metre throws, always displaying the might, courage star decided to accept an offer from FC Barcelona,08/09) and perseverance that has led this Basque player to and he has never looked back since, having become■ 4 Pyrenees Leagues (03/04, 05/06, 06/07 feature so prominently in so many elite handball one of the star names at the club, and winning yno 07/08) teams in the Liga Asobal. less than 11 major titles in his first five years in a He was just eight years when he started playing Barça jersey. Spanish National Team the game with friends, but it was not until 1989 that As well as his experience of the Liga Asobal,■ IkerGold Medal at Tunisia World Championship he started formalising his training at C.D Romero has also become a regular feature of the(05) Corazonistas de Vitoria. It was not long before it was Spanish national team, winning the World■ Silver Medal at Switzerland European apparent that he was a future star in the making. Championship in Tunisia in 2005 and coming secondChampionship (06) He was soon spotted by BM Valladolid, who han- in Europe at Switzerland 2006. It was Juan Carlos■ Bronze Medal at Beijing OlympicsOn an (08)individual level, Romero was named best ded him his debut in the Liga Asobal when he was still Pastor that first decided to give the player a full inter- Spanish Junior three times, in 1999, 2000 and 2001. only 17 years old. He stayed in Valladolid for three national cap after Iker had already played for the He also been in the Liga Asobal’s ideal seven twice, seasons (96-99). Spanish junior team 40 times, where he won his first and also the top scorer in the championship. With Then, in 1999, Iker Romero moved on to BM international honour, a runner-up medal in the 2002 Spain, he was named the best left back at the Ademar de León, but lasted only a year there, alt- Junior World Championship. European Championship in Switzerland, 2006.

230 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat íker romero íker romero fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 231 statistics Laszlo YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS 00-01 Barcelona 64/110 (58%) 37/49 (76%) 0/1 (0%) 5/7 (71%) 106/167 (63%) NAGY 01-02 Barcelona 62/10 (60%) 56/71 (79%) 0/0 (0%) 5/7 (71%) 123/182 (63%) 02-03 Barcelona 80/148 (54%) 47/61 (77%) 1/2 (50%) 12/13 (92%) 140/224 (63%) Number: 19 03-04 Barcelona 50/91 (55%) 38/57 (67%) 0/0 (0%) 10/11 (91%) 98/159 (62%) 04-05 Barcelona 78/129 (60 %) 38 /53 (72%) 0/0 (0%) 11/12 (92%) 127/194 (65%) Name: Laszlo Nagy 05-06 Barcelona 51/110 (46%) 55/76 (72%) 0/0 (0%) 6/9 (67%) 112/195 (57%) 06-07 Barcelona 49/90 (54%) 28/37 (76%) 0/0 (0%) 4/5 (80%) 81/132 (61%) Position: full back 07-08 Barcelona 49/97 (51%) 38/48 (79%) 0/0 (0%) 9/11 (82%) 96/156 (62%) Honours Place of birth: () FC Barcelona ■ Date: 3 March 1981 1 European Cup (04/05) ■ 4 Asobal Super Cups (00/01, 03/04, 06/07 and 08/09) Height: 208 cm ■ 1 European Super Cups (03/04) ■ 6 Pyrenees Leagues (00/01, 01/02, 03/04, Weight: 110 kg 05/06, 06/07 and 07/08) ■ 2 Asobal Cups (00/01 and 01/02) ■ 2 Spanish Leagues (02/03 and 05/06) ■ 1 EHF Cup (02/03) Laszlo Nagy came to the Liga Asobal in 2000. ■ 2 Copas del Rey (03/04 and 06-07) The Barça coaches considered Nagy to have excellent physical qualities, and saw in him a Hungarian National Team ■ Bronze medal at Junior European Championship (97, 98) potential star. The right back is also highly creative on ■ European Youth Champion (99) court, has an accurate throw from long distances and is very tactically versatile. He started out in handball in his hometown school in Szeged, and gradually moved up through the youth ranks until he was a full international. Nagy spent four seasons in Hungary, from 1996 to 2000, and then signed for Barça aged just 19 years. As a junior international he won bronze medals at the European Championships in 1997 and 1998, while he also won a youth championship in 1999 in Portugal. On a personal level Nagy was named the best player in the Asobal Cup (00/01), top scorer in the Asobal Cup (01/02), was picked for the Ideal Team in the Liga Allianz Asobal (02/03 and 04/05) and was named in the Ideal Team at the Junior World Championship played in Switzerland in 2000.

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Number: 20

Name: Magnus Jernemyr

Position: pivot

Place of birth: Upsala ()

Date: 18 July 1976

Height: 200 cm

Weight: 113 kg Honours FC Barcelona Jernemyr is used to playing at the highest ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (08/09) level, plus he already has experience of the League with the Danish side and was outstanding in defence. Asobal League having played for Torrevieja He made his international debut for Sweden in for two seasons. His size makes him into a major June 2005. obstacle for opposing teams. Magnus Jernemyr is an extremely talented defender and at 2 metres tall and weighting in at 113 kilos he has been a key figure in the squads he’s played for. Plus his great strength is playing in central defence in a 6–0 system, which is crucial for his new coach Manolo Cadenas. He excels in turnovers and creating counterattacks. Magnus Jernemyr first played handball with Borlange HK before signing for top flight Swedish team Redbergslids IK Goteborg in 1994, where he became an exceptional pivot, and remained on the club’s books for eight years. In the 2005-06 season he joined Torrevieja in the Asobal League. He played for the Alicante outfit for two years and then signed for his last team, GOG Svendborg Gudme, before coming to FC Barcelona. He played in the Champions

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Weight: 100 kg

Dane Joachim Boldsen is an acclaimed cen- tre. He moved into the big league when only player to stop. He skilful both in attack and defen- 17 years old and since then hasn’t stopped se. His 1.87 metres and surprising us. His strength and 100 kilos make him an more than forward, being aggressive force going scope of play make him a difficult a player who likes physi- cal contact and who pos- sesses a thundering throw. This will be Boldsen’s first season in the Asobal League. His career as a top player developed in Germany, but more so in his native Denmark. He came to Barça from AaB Handbold, for whom he played only one season (2007/2008). Before that the Danish pla- Boldsen’s first team as a handball player was with yed for one of the major German League teams, his hometown team, Helsingor IF. This was in 1993 and Flensburg. From 2001 to 2007 the player delighted the he played for the Danish team for five years. German fans. He also played for TV Grobswallstadt in The Danish centre has also played 163 games for Germany for two seasons (1999/01). This was after the Danish national team and has scored 375 goals. He moving from GOG Svendborg Gudme, where he also pla- also helped the national team become European yed for two seasons (1997/99). Champion in 2008.

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Name: Mikkel Hansen

Position: pivot

Place of birth: Helsingor (Denmark) Honours Date: 22 October 1987 GOG Svendborg Gudme ■ Height: 196 cm 1 Danish League (06/07) FC Barcelona Weight: 96 kg ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (08/09)

Hansen is one of the great young stars of Danish handball. Despite his young age the player knows all about the responsibilities of pla- ying top handball and in the Champions League. The forward has an excellent long throw and can score from amazing distances. But his corpulen- ce also makes him a key figure in defence. Mikkel Hansen will be playing in the Asobal lea- gue for the first time, having previously worn the colours of GOG Svendborg Gudme, who he joined for three year in the 2005/06 season, his first experience of elite level handball. He took that chance to improve considerably as a player and exploit his finest qualities. Before playing for Gudme, Hansen had been a youth player at Virus Sorgenfri Handboldklub 2002 for two years (2003/05), having originally learned the game at Helsingor. Hansen has played for his national team eight times.

238 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat mikkel hansen mikkel hansen fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 239 statistics Albert YEAR TEAM GOALS 9M GOALS 6M GOALS 7M GOALS ON FASTBREAK TOTAL GOALS 00/01 Valladolid 0/0 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/0 (0%) 2/2 (100%) 3/3 (100%) ROCAS 01/02 Valladolid 2/3 (67%) 44/77 (57%) 2/4 (50%) 13/15 (87%) 61/99 (62%) 02/03 Valladolid 12/24 (50%) 43/68 (63%) 57/78 (73%) 12/15 (80%) 124/185 (67%) Number: 26 03/04 Portland 3/9 (33%) 69/104 (66%) 45/57 (79%) 30/36 (83%) 147/206 (71%)

Name: Albert Rocas 04/05 Portland 1/5 (20%) 58/94 (60%) 56/75 (75%) 34/44 (77%) 147/218 (67%) 05/06 Portland 14/31 (45%) 51/75 (68%) 34/46 (74%) 18/22 (82%) 117/174 (67%)

Position: Right wing 06/07 Portland 7/15 (47%) 38/60 (63%) 33/46 (72%) 21/31 (68%) 99/152 (65%)

07/08 Barcelona 11/24 (46%) 55/90 (61%) 29/34 (85%) 27/38 (71%) 122/186 (66%) Place of birth: Palafrugell Honours Date: 16 June 1982 BM Valladolid Height: 188 cm ■ 1 Copa Asobal (02/03)

Weight: 84 kg Portland San Antonio ■ 1 Cup Winners Cup (03/04) ■ 1 Liga Asobal (04/05) ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (05/06) Albert Rocas made his debut for Barça ■ European Runners Up (05/06) last season. At the age of 26 years he is now one of the best right wingers in Europe, possessing the kind of qualities FC Barcelona ■ that make him the ideal man for the posi- 1 Pyrenees League (07/08) ■ 1 Asobal Super Cup (08/09) tion. The Catalan’s strong points are his speed, fast scoring, effectiveness, aggression and varies types of shot. Spanish National Team Rocas started playing handball with his brother ■ Gold Medal at Tunisia World Championship and was soon training with the team at his school, (05) Garbí, in Palafrugell. Granollers spotted him and deci- ded to make him part of their youth structure at the ■ Silver Medal at Switzerland European tender age of 15. It was here that he gradually made Championship (06) his way up to elite handball, and in 2000 he went ■ Gold Medal at Mediterranean Games (05) west to play for BM Valladolid, where he got his first ■ Bronze Medal at Beijing Olympics (08) taste of the Liga Asobal. Rocas scored 188 goals in son, having won the Liga Asobal, a Cup Winners Cup, his time in Valladolid under the tutelage of Juan and Super Cup and an Asobal Cup. Carlos Pastor. Rocas has also been named in the Liga Asobal In 2003, he was snapped up by Portland San ideal team on three occasions (2003-2004, 2006- Antonio. He stayed in Navarra until the 2006/07 sea- 2007 and 2007-2008).

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Name: Joan Saubich Name: Álvaro Ruiz

Position: right wing Position: centre

Place of birth: Girona Place of birth: Almería

Date: 7 November 1989 Date: 8 April 1991

Height: 185 cm Height: 193 cm

Weight: 82 kg Weight: 82 kg

Joan Saubich started training with the first Álvaro Ruiz started playing handball at ying handball aged just five when at Sarrià de Ter, an explosive centre and reads the game wonderfully. team in the 2007/08 season. During the win- where he remained until signing for FC Barcelona asUnicaja when he was just five years old. He is young and brave and will do anything he can for ter break for the European Championship, Cadenas a youth player in 2004. When he reached 15, he joined Keymare Almería, his team. started using him in training with the other players avai- He is left-handed and has a great quality throw, isand stayed there until 2006, when he signed for FC Ruiz has played at every youth level since he was lable, and during the latter a naturally hard workerBarcelona. 14. He won the Medite- stages of the season, and a tremendous defen- Attack is his strong rranean Tournament in started including the der, either as a winger orpoint. Álvaro is a highly 2006 and the Iberia- youngster more and more full back. In attack heimaginative and high sco- Scandinavian Tournament in his training plans. also tends to play as ringa player. He makes for in 2007. Saubich started pla- wide player.

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Position: Doctor Position: Fitness coach

Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Barcelona

Date: 18 January 1956 Date: 21 July 1957

This is Josep Antoni Gutiérrez’s sixteenth year as theyear studying Sports Medicine at the INEF. Toni Rubiella has been fitness coach since 2004. Barcelona he decided to go to study at the INEF. This handball first team’s doctor.He graduated in Medicine In 1983 he made his first contact with the handballFrom 1985 and until Xesco Espar become head opened new doors for him and Valero Rivera put his at the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona in 1978, and world. From then and until 1993, Josep Antoni wascoach a in 2004, he was Barça’s assistant coach and faith in him and gave him his first chance to work with started practising that same year, and was employed doctor for the Spanish national team, and from therespent three years coaching the Barça youth team. the first team. until 1980 at the Hospital del Mar. Then he spent three he moved to his current position at FC Barcelona. After playing at various youth levels for FC

Salvador Sebastià CANALS SALAS Position: Team Delegate Position: Physiotherapist and equipment manager Place of birth: Barcelona Place of birth: Barcelona Date: 12 September 1947 Date: 27 January 1969

Salvador Canals has been Barça’s handball delegate team’s logistics all fall into place while the team is in since 2001. Sebastià Salas is the FC Barcelona handball first on medical visits at the time to mentioned center Before that, he was a court delegate for Barcelona but more importantly when they travel around team’sphysiotherapist and also equipment mana- and spotted the man’s talents. That wasthe how club he (1990-01), while his first contact with FC Spain and Europe. ger, a role he has held since the 1997-98 season. ended up coming to work for FC Barcelona.Barcelona came when he was the delegate for the junior Apart from his association to the handball world, He gave his first massages at the Arsenal Deportivo From 2000 to 2006, he shared his timeteam at for the one season (1987-88) and then for the juvenil Salvador Canals has worked for 32 years at Fecsa gymnasium, where he worked for eight years (1990- Palau Blaugrana with that at the Blume Residence‘B’ side (1988-1990).in Endesa, and has a degree in industrial engineering. 98). Team doctor Josep Antoni Gutiérrez used to go Barcelona. Canals is the person who makes sure that the handball

244 guia de premsa fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat staff staff fcbarcelona borges // www.fcbarcelona.cat guia de premsa 245 Milan HandballSection KALINA

Position: Officer

Place of birth: Belgrade (Serbia) SPORT COMMISSION

Date: 13 August 1956

Milan Kalina works for the FC Barcelona handball sec-Kalina was once a great handball player. He started tion as the public and external relationsand officer,out with and then signed for FC this is his seventeenth year in the role. Barcelona in the 85/86 season. In his five seasons with His main job is to look after the referees and dele- the club he won three Leagues, two Copas del Rey, two Albert Agustí José Manuel Emili Antoni ALABEDRA BENEDITO ROLDÁN SALA VIÑAS gates of the European federation when they come to Spanish Super Cups and a Catalan League. Barcelona for continental matches. He also works as a Milan Kalina was an Olympic champion at Los translator for foreign teams when they travel to play at Angeles 1984 with the Yugoslavian national team. the Palau Blaugrana. STAFF

Andrea Olga Jordi Gustau Toni BALDUCCI FERNÁNDEZ- FERRER GALVACHE GERONA Player Services MONTES Court Delegate Press responsible Youth Handball Office Marketing manager responsible

Sergi Pau Sonia Marta MAS NEGRE TORO YEBRA Schools promotions Sponsoring Public relations Administration responsible reponsible

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The Pyrenees League Asobal Super Cup first and only title No reward for hard work

The new-look Barça under Manolo tually decided by just one goal (21-20). FC Barcelona missed out on the Spanish and Cadenas saw fit to call a time out and get things back Cadenas got off to a promising start by In the final they faced USAM Nimes, the surprise Super Cup by losing to Ciudad Real in the on course. Barça started scoring again but their opponents outfit that had knocked out Granollers and Montpellier. were always able to reply at the other end. Barça pushed for- winning the Pyrenees league. The Transalpine one-match encounter 32-30. In a well mat- Manolo Cadenas’ team made their presence count ward, but left too many gaps at the back, and the Ciudad tournament was held in Igualada (Anoia), and was from the start by storming straight to 6-0 and the ched game, the side from La Mancha domi- Real eventually won the game by two goals (32-30). extended to six teams, with the addition of one extra game was in their hands from then on. Barcelona tre- nated the final moments of the game to take French club and CAI Aragón. Therefore, it became a ated the Igualada fans to goals and spectacle, as they three-match contest, the first two of which were slightly the trophy home. collected the title with a convincing 36-26 win. shorter than normal, while the final was played as a Barça were thrilled at the prospect of win- In the trophy presentation, Iker Romero was pre- standard handball game. ning their thirteenth Super Cup, but it wasn’t sented with the MVP trophy of the tournament, while Manolo Cadenas’ squad had it easiest in their first to be. Instead, Ciudad Real won the competi- the leading goalscorer and best goalkeeper awards game against Paris Handball, who they comfortably tion for the second time in their history. were collected by Nimes players Saurina and Jovicic, beat 24-13. But CAI Aragon in the second contest Barça were ahead for the entire first half, respectively. made them fight to the end in a game that was even- with the only exception being the opening goal from Metlicic for Ciudad Real in the first minute. Barça took the game by the reins and picked up a fine rhythm in attack. Only Metlicic seemed to be achieving anyt- hing that might concern Cadenas and his players. Barça’s best moment came when they took a three goal lead in the 17th minute (7-10). A change of Ciudad Real goalkeeper see- med to spark of the Ciudad Real revival, who scored three on the trot to level affairs (11-11). Barça started the second half by re-esta- blishing their previous three point lead (16- 19). A series of interventions by both kee- pers, Barrufet and Sterbik, put a halt to the goal frenzy but it was Barça especially that were letting attacking chances go, and Ciudad Real capitalised by making a come- back. They scored five goals in so many minu- tes to no reply and suddenly it was their turn to lead by three (24-21, minute 45). Barça went seven minutes without scoring

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Copa del Rey Asobal league Last second agony Within a whisker of league title

FC Barcelona failed to retain the Copa del Barça came frustratingly close to winning Rey title they conquered a year earlier in the Asobal League past year. Defeat to Real two games later at the Palau (26-27) meant the title Altea, losing all their options in the final game against Ciudad Real in the second to last game left race was back on, and matters were once again in Ciudad Real (31-30). Barça with no options, but up until that Barcelona’s own hands. FC Barcelona started 2008 on a good footing, with Things started well in Zaragoza for Manolo Cadenas moment, the title was there for the taking. and his team (34-37). Host club CAI were first up and we seven wins in a row, showing that they meant business in only really saw the best of CAI Aragón in the final minutes Four defeats and a draw meant FC Barcelona missed the Asobal and were also enjoying some solid form to do when they were desperate not to go out of their own com- out on their objective of winning the league championship. so. But one of the key games of the season was always petition and caused some serious problems for FC The handball team was in it till the end, never let down going to be the trip to Ademar. The side from León had alre- Barcelona. Venio Losert posted a first class display and it their guard and kept ady held on at the was mainly thanks to his saves that Barça came out of fighting even though Palau, and made no the first game unscathed. the most difficult mistake at home (25- times. 24). A week later Just as everything though, Ademar could was starting to look only draw with Ciudad so good, came the Real, and that helped first defeat. In game matters, because four Barça were bea- Barça were now just ten away to CAI Aragó one win adrift of the Catalans. The second half offered much of the(37-33). same. That lost side coached by Talan ■ Cruel endIvano Balic’s injury towards the end of the gamethem was the a lead in the Dusjebaiev. Ciudad Realcruel were blow the for opposition Portland. forFC ManoloBarcelona Cadenas took advantageAsobal, ofwhich was Barça then stor- and his squadhis in absence the final togame. seal Thetheir club place from in Lathe Mancha grand final.handed to Ciudad med off on a 6-0 win- went onto the court in a defiant mood, but Barça held their Real. And more disap- ning streak, including ground and prevented Ciudad Real from going too far pointment came a crucial victory at ahead. But the team coached by Talan Dusjebaiev gra- three weeks later home to Portland San dually gained a slight edge, and matters were helped no when Ademar Leon Antonio by 39-34. end by a terrific goalkeeping display by Sterbik. visited the Palau Two weeks later After holding on just three or four goals behind, FC Blaugrana managed the league was deci- Barcelona suddenly came into their own at the Pabellón to sneak a 25-25 draw against Barça. ded at the Quijote Arena. As expected the game wasn’t Príncipe Felipe. Albert Rocas tied the game on 26 and The year ended with two crunch matches with Portland decided until the final minutes, when the side from La then again on 27. The game was wide open, and Romero San Antonio and Ciudad Real. Against the Mancha sealed a 29-25 to clinch the League title. made it 30-30 in the last minute, and overtime was loo- based team, they lost their second game of the season, On a more positive note, Barça was the highest scoring ■ Portland make going tough ming. But with just a second left, a free throw from Jonas due to a last minute goal by Malmagro (27-26). Things team of the season with 1021 goals, in doing so beating Kallman pierced the Barça net and Ciudad Real were able were more difficult for FCB in the Asobal now, as Leon had the all-time record that was previously held by Octavio Next up was in-form Portland San Antonio.to celebrateThe victory. moved back into a three point lead. A win against Ciudad Pilotes Posada. Navarrans were keen to use Zaragoza as the place Thethey positive note in this competition was the MVP could make up for a season without titles, but it wasn’taward to given to Demetrio Lozano, while the leading goals- be. The team from Pamplona lost (29-31) to Barçacorer in an trophy was picked up by Iker Romero. extremely tight contest. In the 17th minute, Malmagro put his team ahead for the first time. Iker Romero scored goals 12 and 13, and the half ended in favour of the

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Champions League They could not have got off to a better start, winning In the second to last encounter, it was time for FC From the preliminary to a step from the final 6 out of 6. The first game was in the Czech Republic, Barcelona to entertain Gudme, the only team they had against Karvina, who were squarely beaten (20-35). lost to so far. Barça won 29-24, and that was enough to Then they won at the Palau against Astrakhan of Russia guarantee a semi final berth. The final game saw Barça (34-27) and Ivry of France (34-26), which placed FC lose to Pick Szeged at the Palau Blaugrana (28-32). This Barcelona in pole position for a place in the next round. was the first home defeat in Europe for FC Barcelona for The trip to Russia was expected to present the most eleven seasons, although in terms of qualification, the difficulties, and that turned out to be the case. The final game was irrelevant. result was 30-31. In the penultimate match, the team Ciudad Real, THW Kiel, HSV and FC coached by Manolo Cadenas secured mathematical Barcelona went into the semi finals. Barça, with 194 qualification with a goals, was the hig- win at the Palau hest scoring team in against Karvina (43- the second round, 25). FC Barcelona while the side from then made sure they La Mancha topped went into the next the defensive stats. round unbeaten with But the semi a win at Ivry (27-29). finals were a daun- The draw for the ting challenge, for next round did not Barcelona were look such a simple now up against the matter. GOG Gudme defending cham- were the surprise pions from Germa- package from ny, Kiel. But at Denmark, while Pick least the Catalans Szeged and Celje are had the advantage familiar foes for Barça in Europe, suggesting a rough pf playing the second leg at home. But the goal diffe- ride for Cadenas on is European adventure. rence following the game in Germany proved decisive, Things didn’t get off to the best of starts for FC for Barça were hammered by ten goals (41-31). The Barcelona. They went to Denmark to take on Gudme and return leg at the Palau Blaugrana saw Manolo despite dominating most of the match, they went down Cadenas’ charges put all their hearts into the cause. 35-33. It was Manolo Cadenas’ first defeat in the Barça eventually won by seven, but that was not good Champions League. Barça sought to make amends in enough and they missed out on the Champions the second game, and did so with a resounding win over League Final. Celje at the Palau (39-28). Then came two road wins, the A major milestone was Barcelona’s 8,000th goal in first at Pick Szeged (28-33) and the second at Celje (27- European competitions, scored by Demetrio Lozano 32). Those games put an end to both the Hungarians’ away to Kiel. It was Barça’s 30th goal in that particu- and the Slovenians’ unbeaten home records. lar match.

FC Barcelona started their European cam- first of the season at the Palau and new paign with a preliminary qualifier against coach Manolo Cadenas’ first before his Portuguese league champions ABC new fans. Barça won without too many Braga. They started with a two-goal win in problems (37-28) and thus progressed to Portugal, 26-28. The return leg was the the Champions League proper.

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AUSTRIA CSKA SOFIA(2W-0D-0L) HELLERUP (1W-0D-1L)IK season competition round match result season competition round match result LINZ(2W-0D-2L) 1989/90 EuropeanRound Cup of 16CSKA First SofíaLeg – FC Barcelona 16-26 1985/86European CupRound Winners of 16FC Cup First Barcelona Leg – Hellerup IK 24-19 season competition round match result 1989/90 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC Second Barcelona Leg – CSKA Sofía 36-21 1985/86European CupRound Winners of 16Hellerup Cup Second IK Leg - FC Barcelona 21-18

1983/84European CupRound Winners of 16 CupFC First Barcelona Leg – Internom Linz 33-14

1983/84European CupRound Winners of 16 CupInternom Second LegLinz – FC Barcelona 25-24 HC PORT BURGAS(2W-0D-0L) KOLDING(1W-0D-0L) 1995/96 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Asko First LindeLeg Linz –FC Barcelona 30-27 season competition round match result season competition round match result 1995/96 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC Second Barcelona Leg – Asko Linde Linz 35-17

1999/00 EuropeanRound Cup of 32HC First Port Leg Burgas – FC Barcelona 13-40 1997/98European CupSemifinal Winners Cup FC Barcelona – Kolding IF 37-26 UHK WIEN(2W-0D-0L) 1999/00 EuropeanRound Cup of 32FC Second Barcelona Leg - HC Port Burgas 48-14 season competition round match result VIRUM SORGENFRI (2W-0D-0L) 1991/92 European Cup Round of 16 First Leg UHK CROATIAVolksbank Wien – FC Barcelona 19-24 season competition round match result 1991/92 EuropeanRound Cup of 16 FCSecond Barcelona Leg – UHK Volsbank Wien 31-18 1997/98 European Cup Group Stage Virum Sorgenfri – FC Barcelona 21-25

CROATIA ZAGREB(10W-1D-0L) 1997/98 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Virum Sorgenfri 30-23 BELGIUM season competition round match result 1995/96 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Croacia Banka Zagreb 26-16 FRANCE SPORTING NEERPELT(2W-0D-0L) 1995/96 European Cup Group Stage Croacia Banka Zagreb – FC Barcelona 21-23 USM GAGNY(1W-1D-0L) season competition round match1996/97 European Cup Final result First Leg FC Barcelona – Badel Zagreb 31-22 season competition round match result 1994/95European CupRound Winners of 32 Cup SportingFirst Leg Neerpelt – FC Barcelona1996/97 19-26 European Cup Final Second Leg Badel Zagreb – FC Barcelona 23-30

1984/85European CupQuarter Winners FinalFC Cup First Barcelona Leg – USM Gagny 25-17 1994/95European CupRound Winners of 32 Cup FCSecond Barcelona Leg – Sporting Neerpelt1997/98 26-8 European Cup Final First Leg FC Barcelona – Badel Zagreb 28-18

1984/85European CupQuarter Winners FinalUSM Cup Second Gagny Leg – FC Barcelona 15-15 1997/98 European Cup Final Second Leg Badel Zagreb – FC Barcelona 22-28

1998/99European SuperFinal Cup FC Barcelona – Badel Zagreb 28-22 BELARUS US CRETEIL 1998/99 European Cup Final First Leg Badel Zagreb – FC Barcelona 22-22 (2W-0D-0L) season competition round match result SKA MINSK(3W-0D-1L) 1998/99 European Cup Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – Badel Zagreb 29-18

1989/90 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstFC Barcelona Leg – US Créteil 23-18 season competition round match2000/01 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalBadel First result Zagreb Leg – FC Barcelona 17-29

1989/90 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondUS Créteil Leg - FC Barcelona 19-20 1989/90 European Cup Final First Leg SKA Minsk2000/01 – FC Barcelona EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona 26-21 Leg – Badel Zagreb 26-23 1989/90 European Cup Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – SKA Minsk 29-27 KARVINA(2W-0D-0L) 1998/99 European Cup Group Stage SKA Minsk – FC Barcelona 17-30 NIMES(2W-0D-0L) CZECH REPUBLIC season competition round match result 1998/99 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – SKA Minsk 39-26 season competition round match result PRAGA(1W-0D-3L) 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage Banik OKD Karvina – FC Barcelona 20-35 1990/91 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC First Barcelona Leg – US Nimes 23-16 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona - Banik OKD Karvina 43-25 season competition round match result 1990/91 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalUS Second Nimes Leg- FC Barcelona 16-18 1981/82European CupQuarter Winners Final DuklaCup First PragueLeg – FC Barcelona 27-26DENMARK SLOG (1W-0D-0L) 1981/82European CupQuarter Winners Final FCCup Second Barcelona Leg - Dukla Prague 17-22 OLYMPIQUE DE MARSELLA(1W-0D-1L) season competition round match1992/93 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC First Barcelona result Leg - Dukla Prague 32-19 GOG GUDME(6W-1D-1L) season competition round match result

1983/84European CupFinal Winners Cup FC Barcelona – Solg Doboj1992/93 EuropeanRound 24-21 Cup of 16Dukla Second Prague Leg – FC Barcelona 23-22 season competition round match1993/94European CupFinal Winners First Leg Cup result OM Vitrolles – FC Barcelona 23-20

1992/93 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC First Barcelona Leg – GOG Gudme1993/94European 27-13 CupFinal Winners Second Cup Leg FC Barcelona – OM Vitrolles 26-14 IZVIDAC LJUBUSKI(4W-0D-0L) 1992/93 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalGOG Second Gudme Leg – FC Barcelona 21-22 season competition round match result 1994/95European CupFinal Winners First Leg Cup GOG Gudme – FC BarcelonaMONTPELLER 24-31(2W-1D-1L)HB 2002/03 EHF CupRound of 32 IzvidacFirst Leg Ljubuski – FC Barcelona 27-31 1994/95European CupFinal Winners Second Cup Leg FC Barcelona – GOG Gudmeseason competition 26-22 round match result 2002/03 EHF CupRound of 32 FCSecond Barcelona Leg - Izvidac Ljubuski 39-19 1995/96 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona2000/01 – GOG European Gudme Cup Group 35-23 Stage Montpellier HB – FC Barcelona 25-25 2005/06 European Cup Group Stage Izvidac Ljubuski – FC Barcelona 27-35 1995/96 European Cup Group Stage GOG Gudme2000/01 – FC Barcelona European Cup Group 22-22 Stage FC Barcelona – Montpellier HB 24-17 2005/06 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona - Izvidac Ljubuski 38-27

2007/08 European Cup Group Stage GOG Gudme2006/07 – FC Barcelona EuropeanRound Cup of 16Montpellier First 35-33 Leg HB – FC Barcelona 28-25 BULGARY 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona2006/07 – GOG European GudmeRound Cup of 16FC Second Barcelona 29-24 Leg – Montpellier HB 29-23

GEORGI DIMITRI SOFIA(1W-1D-0L) AARHUS(1W-1D-0L) IVRY(2W-0D-0L) season competition round match result season competition round matchseason competition round result match result

1987/88 EHF CupRound of 16Georgi First LegDimitri Sofía– FC Barcelona 25-25 1980/81 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC First Barcelona Leg – KFUM Aarhus2007/08 26-16 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – US Ivry HB 34-26

1987/88 EHF CupRound of 16FC Second Barcelona Leg – Georgi Dimitri Sofía 34-24 1980/81 EuropeanRound Cup of 16KFUM Second Aarhus Leg - FC Barcelona2007/08 18-18 European Cup Group Stage US Ivry HB - FC Barcelona 27-29

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GEORGIA WALLAU MASSENHEIN(2W-0D-2L) DUNAFERR(2W-1D-0L) season competition round match result season competition round match result TBILISI(4W-0D-0L) 1992/93 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstWallau Leg Massenheim – FC Barcelona 24-20 2000/01European SuperSemifinal Cup FC Barcelona - Dunaferr 28-20 season competition round match result 1992/93 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondFC Barcelona Leg - Wallau Massenheim 25-22 2000/01 European Cup Group Stage Dunaferr – FC Barcelona 22-22 1995/96 EuropeanRound Cup of 32FC First Barcelona Leg –GTU Tbilisi 40-19 2000/01 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona - Dunaferr 30-26 1994/95European CupSemi Winners Final First Cup Leg Wallau Massenheim – FC Barcelona 19-14 1995/96 EuropeanRound Cup of 32GTU Second Tbilisi Leg - FC Barcelona 20-30

1994/95European CupSemi Winners Final Second FCCup Barcelona Leg - Wallau Massenheim 28-21 1998/99 EuropeanRound Cup of 32FC First Barcelona Leg – Shervardeni Tbilisi 44-15

1998/99 EuropeanRound Cup of 32Shervardeni Second Leg Tbilisi - FC Barcelona 16-30 ICELAND TBV LEMGO(1W-0D-1L) GERMANY season competition round match result VIKINGUR REYKJAVÍK(1W-0D-1L) 1997/98 European Cup Semi Final First Leg FC Barcelona – TBV Lemgo 31-22 season competition round match result

THW KIEL(5W-0D-5L) 1997/98 European Cup Semi Final Second Leg TBV Lemgo – FC Barcelona 34-32 1984/85European CupSemi Winners Final FirstVikingur Cup Leg Reykjavik - FC Barcelona 20-13

1984/85European CupSemi Winners Final SecondFC Cup Barcelona Leg - Vikingur Reykjavik 22-10 season competition round match result

1999/00 European Cup Final First LegMAGDEBURG(4W-0D-1L) THW Kiel - FC Barcelona 28-25

1999/00 European Cup Final Second Legseason competition FC Barcelona – THW round Kiel match 29-24 result VALUR REYKJAVÍK(2W-0D-0L)

2000/01 European Cup Semi Final First Leg1999/00European THW CupFinal KielWinners - FC BarcelonaCup FC Barcelona – Magdeburg 28-24 26-25 season competition round match result

2000/01 European Cup Semi Final Second2003/04 Leg European FC Barcelona Cup – THW Group Kiel Stage Magdeburg 33-28 – FC Barcelona 28-26 1991/92 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC First Barcelona Leg – Valur Reykjavik 23-19

2001/02 EHF Cup Final First Leg2003/04 European THW Kiel Cup - FC Barcelona Group Stage FC 36-29 Barcelona – Magdeburg 38-25 1991/92 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalVa lurSecond Reykjavik Leg - FC Barcelona 15-27

2001/02 EHF Cup Final Second Leg2005/06 European FCRound Barcelona Cup of 16 Magdeburg– FirstTHW LegKiel – FC Barcelona 28-24 24-26

2004/05 European Cup Quarter Final First Leg THW Kiel - FC Barcelona 30-25 HAUKAR HAFNARFJORDUR(3W-1D-0L) 2005/06 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC Second Barcelona Leg – Magdeburg 27-231996/97 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalPick First Szeged Leg - FC Barcelona 25-26 season competition round match result 2004/05 European Cup Quarter Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – THW Kiel 33-27 1996/97 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg – Pick Szeged 40-17

2001/02 EHF CupRound of 32FC First Barcelona Leg – Haukar Hafnarfjordur 39-29 2007/08 European Cup Semi Final First LegSG FLENSBURG THW(2W-0D-1L) Kiel - FC Barcelona 41-31 2004/05 European Cup Group Stage Pick Szeged - FC Barcelona 22-21 2007/08 European Cup Semi Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – THW Kiel 44-37 2001/02 EHF CupRound of 32Haukar Second Hafnarfjordur Leg - FC Barcelona 28-30 season competition round match2004/05 European result Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Pick Szeged 35-26 2003/04 European Cup Group Stage Haukar Hafnarfjordur - FC Barcelona 26-36 1999/00European CupSemifinal Winners Cup FC Barcelona – Flensburg2005/06 32-29 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Pick Szeged 27-20 VORSWARTS FRANKFURT(1W-0D-1L) 2003/04 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona - Haukar Hafnarfjordur 27-27 2006/07 EuropeanQuarter Cup Final FlensburgFirst Leg – FC Barcelona 31-212005/06 European Cup Group Stage Pick Szeged - FC Barcelona 26-28 season competition round match result 2006/07 EuropeanQuarter Cup Final FCSecond Barcelona Leg - Flensburg 34-292007/08 European Cup Group Stage Pick Szeged - FC Barcelona 28-33 1987/88 EHF Cup Quarter Final First Leg FC Barcelona – Worswarts Frankfurt 26-21 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage FC BarcelonaISRAEL – Pick Szeged 28-32 1987/88 EHF Cup Quarter Final Second Leg Worswarts Frankfurt - FC Barcelona 15-21 GREECE VAEK EPITOK(1W-0D-1L) HAPOEL HERZLIA(2W-0D-0L) VFL GUMMERSBACH(1W-0D-5L) season competition round match result season competition round match result season competition roundIONIKOS match(2W-0D-0L) result 1973/74 European Cup Preliminary Round FC Barcelona – Hapoel Herzlia 32-16 1985/86European CupSemi Winners Final FirstV Cupaek LegEpitok - FC Barcelona 27-25 1973/74 European Cup Round of 16 First Legseason competition FC Barcelona – Gummersbach round match 23-30 result 1973/74 European Cup Preliminary Round Hapoel Herzlia - FC Barcelona 23-29 1985/86European CupSemi Winners Final SecondFC Cup Barcelona Leg – Vaek Epitok 29-19 1973/74 European Cup Round of 16 Second1992/93 Leg European Gummersbach Cup – PreliminaryFC Barcelona Round FC 20-15 Barcelona –AS Ionikos 34-11

1982/83 European Cup Semi Final First Leg1992/93 European Gummersbach Cup – PreliminaryFC Barcelona Round AS 21-16 Ionikos - FC Barcelona 15-27 HAPOEL REHOVOT(2W-0D-0L) ELEKTROMOS BUDAPEST(1W-0D-1L) 1982/83 European Cup Semi Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – Gummersbach 22-23 season competition round match result season competition round match result 1988/89 European Cup Round of 16 First Leg Gummersbach – FC Barcelona 17-15 PANELLINIOS ATHENS(2W-0D-0L) 1982/83 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC First Barcelona Leg – Hapoel Rehovot 25-16 1994/95European CupQuarter Winners FinalElektromos Cup First Leg – FC Barcelona 20-19 1988/89 European Cup Round of 16 Second Leg FC Barcelona - Gummersbach 20-15 season competition round match result 1982/83 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Hapoel Second Rehovot Leg - FC Barcelona 8-30 1994/95European CupQuarter Winners FinalFC Cup Second Barcelona Leg - Elektromos 34-25 2006/07 European Cup Group Stage Panellinios Athens – FC Barcelona 22-37 TUSEM ESSEN(2W-0D-2L) MACCABI RISHON(4W-0D-0L) 2006/07 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona - PanelliniosVESZPREM Athens(55W-1D-2L) 34-24 season competition round match result season competition round match result

1983/84European CupQuarter Winners Final CupFirst Leg FC Barcelona – Tusem Essen 19-13 season competition round match result 1983/84European CupSemi Winners Final FirstFC Cup Barcelona Leg – Maccabi Rishon 28-14

1983/84European CupQuarter Winners Final CupSecond Leg Tusem Essen –HUNGARY FC Barcelona 15-12 1997/98 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalVeszprem First Leg - FC Barcelona 33-28 1983/84European CupSemi Winners Final SecondMaccabi Cup Leg Rishon - FC Barcelona 18-26

2002/03 EHF Cup Round of 16 First Leg FC Barcelona – Tusem Essen 36-26 1997/98 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg - Veszprem 32-27 1993/94European CupRound Winners of 16FC Cup First Barcelona Leg – Maccabi Rishon 37-15

2002/03 EHF Cup Round of 16 Second LegSZEGED Tusem Essen – FC Barcelona 32-28 1998/99 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalVeszprem First Leg - FC Barcelona 29-29 (9W-0D-3L) 1993/94European CupRound Winners of 16Maccabi Cup Second Rishon Leg - FC Barcelona 18-32

season competition round match1998/99 EuropeanQuarter result Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg - Veszprem 29-24

TV GROSSWALLSTADT(1W-0D-1L) 1977/78European CupRound Winners of 16Szegedi Cup First Leg – FC Barcelona 27-221999/00 European Cup Group Stage VeszpremHAPOEL - FC Barcelona RISHON(2W-0D-0L) 23-31 season competition round match1977/78European CupRound Winners of 16FC Cup Second Barcelona result Leg - Szegedi 15-131999/00 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelonaseason - Veszprem competition round 25-21 match result

1985/86European CupFinal Winners First Leg Cup FC Barcelona – TV Grosswallstadt1993/94European CupSemi 20-18 Winners Final First Cup Leg Pick Szeged - FC Barcelona2003/04 22-24 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC First Barcelona Leg - Veszprem1997/98 33-29 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Hapoel Rishon 42-17

1985/86European CupFinal Winners Second Cup Leg TV Grosswallstadt - FC 1993/94BarcelonaEuropean CupSemi 21-19 Winners Final SecondFC Cup Barcelona Leg – Pick Szeged 19-142003/04 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Veszprem Second Leg- FC Barcelona1997/98 31-26 European Cup Group Stage Hapoel Rishon - FC Barcelona 28-29

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LITHUANIA PORTUGAL ASTRAKHAN(4W-0D-0L) season competition round match result MAISTAS KLAIPEDA(2W-0D-0L) BENFICA(5W-0D-1L) 2002/03 EHF Cup Final First Leg Lukoil Dinamo Astrakhan – FC Barcelona 23-35 2002/03 EHF Cup Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – Lukoil Dinamo Astrakhan 33-26 season competition round match result season competition round match result 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan 34-27 1993/94European CupRound Winners of 32Maistas Cup First Leg Klaipeda - FC Barcelona 15-31 1981/82European CupRound Winners of 16FC Cup First Barcelona Leg - Benfica 37-13 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage Zarja Kaspija Astrakhan – FC Barcelona 30-31 1993/94European CupRound Winners of 32FC Cup Second Barcelona Leg – Maistas Klaipeda 31-20 1981/82European CupRound Winners of 16Benfica Cup Second – FCLeg Barcelona 17-29

1982/83 European Cup Preliminary Round Benfica – FC Barcelona 25-32 (3W-1D-0L) SERBIA 1982/83 European Cup Preliminary Round FC Barcelona - Benfica 32-18 season competition round match result 1989/90 European Cup Preliminary Round FC BarcelonaRK CRVENKA - Benfica(1W-0D-1L) 28-17 1996/97 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Granitas Kaunas 38-17 1989/90 European Cup Preliminary Round Benfica season– FC Barcelona competition round 20-18 match result 1996/97 European Cup Group Stage Granitas Kaunas - FC Barcelona 23-23 1969/70 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFCBarcelona First Leg –RK Crvenka 18-15 2002/03 EHF CupQuarter FinalGranitas First Leg Kaunas - FC Barcelona 25-33 ABC BRAGA(5W-1D-0L) 1969/70 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalRK Second Crvenka Leg – FC Barcelona 26-12 2002/03 EHF CupQuarter FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg –Granitas Kaunas 34-25 season competition round match result

1996/97 European Cup Group Stage ABC BragaMETALOPLASTICA – FC Barcelona(1W-0D-1L) 20-23

season competition round match result LUXEMBOURG 1996/97 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – ABC Braga 34-26

1986/87 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FCBarcelona First Leg -Metaloplástica 31-25 1997/98 European Cup Group Stage ABC Braga – FC Barcelona 21-21

DUDELINGEN 1986/87 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Metaloplástica Second Leg – FC Barcelona 30-21 (1W-0D-1L) 1997/98 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – ABC Braga 32-18 season competition round match result 2007/08 European Cup Preliminary Round ABC Braga – FC Barcelona 26-28

1969/70 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Dudelingen First Leg - FC Barcelona 20-18 ZRENJANIN(1W-0D-1L) 2007/08 European Cup Preliminary Round FC Barcelona – ABC Braga 37-28 season competition round match result 1969/70 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC Second Barcelona Leg – DudelingenNETHERLANDS 25-15 1990/91 European Cup Final First Leg Proleter Zrenjanin - FC Barcelona 23-21

ROMANIA 1990/91 European Cup Final Second Leg FC Barcelona - Proleter Zrenjanin 20-17 MACEDONIA SITTARDIA SITTARD(2W-0D-0L) season competition round match result MINAUR BAIA MARE(1W-0D-1L) BELGRADO(2W-0D-0L) SKOPJE(4W-0D-0L) 1990/91 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Sittardia First Leg Sittard - FC Barcelona 18-43 season competition round matchseason competition round result match result season competition round match1990/91 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC Second Barcelona result Leg – Sittardia Sittard 33-17 1987/88 EHF CupSemi Final FirstFC Barcelona Leg – Minaur Baia Mare1999/00 22-21 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Partizán de Belgrado 32-19 2003/04 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Vardar Skopje 41-19 1987/88 EHF CupSemi Final SecondMinaur BaiaLeg Mare - FC Barcelona1999/00 24-22 European Cup Group Stage Partizán de Belgrado - FC Barcelona 23-34 2003/04 European Cup Group Stage Vardar SkopjeHIRSCHMANN – FC Barcelona GELEEN(2W-0D-0L) 27-35

2004/05 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelonaseason -Vardar competition Skopje round 31-22 match result CONSTANTA(1W-0D-1L) 2004/05 European Cup Group Stage Vardar Skopje1994/95 –European FC Barcelona CupRound Winners of 16FC Cup First Barcelona 12-26 Leg – Hirschmann Geleen 35-9 season competition round match result 1994/95European CupRound Winners of 16Hirschmann Cup Second Leg Geleen - FC Barcelona 14-30 2004/05 European Cup Group Stage HCM Constanta - FC Barcelona 29-27 NORWAY 2004/05 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – HCM Constanta 32-25

DRAMMEN(3G-0E-0P) RUSSIA season competition round matchCSKA MOSCOU(1W-0D-1L) result

1996/97European SuperSemifinal Cup FC Barcelona – HK 36-26 season competition round match result

2001/02 EHF CupQuarter FinalFC First Barcelona Leg – Drammen HK 39-30 1984/85European CupFinal Winners First Leg Cup CSKA Moscow- FC Barcelona 30-23

2001/02 EHF CupQuarter FinalDrammen Second HKLeg - FC Barcelona 24-27 1984/85European CupFinal Winners Second Cup Leg FC Barcelona – CSKA Moscow 27-20

POLAND VOLVOGRADO(4W-0D-0L) season competition round match result

WYBRZEZE GDANSK(2W-0D-0L) 1996/97 EuropeanRound Cup of 32FC First Barcelona Leg – Kaustik Volgograd 37-22

season competition round match1996/97 EuropeanRound result Cup of 32Kaustik Second Volgograd Leg – FC Barcelona 29-34

2000/01 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Wybrzeze1999/00 Gdansk European 31-22 Cup Group Stage Kaustik Volgograd – FC Barcelona 24-30

2000/01 European Cup Group Stage Wybrzeze Gdansk – FC1999/00 Barcelona European 21-23 Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Kaustik Volgograd 31-20

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KOZINA(2W-0D-0L) VALLADOLID(1W-0D-0L) ST. GALLEN(2W-0D-0L)

season competition round matchseason competition result round matchseason competition round result match result

2003/04European SuperFinal Cup FC Barcelona – BM Valladolid 30-29 2006/07 European Cup Group Stage RK Gold Club Kozina – FC Barcelona 26-29 2001/02 EHF CupRound of 16St. First Gallen Leg – FC Barcelona 23-31

2006/07 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – RK Gold Club Kozina 38-21 2001/02 EHF CupRound of 16FC Second Barcelona Leg – St. Gallen 41-28 LEÓN(1W-0D-0L)

season competition round match result

SPAIN 2005/06European Super3rd & Cup 4th Place FC Barcelona – AdemarTURKEY León 31-30

TEKA(0W-1D-1L) SWEDEN ESKISEHIR(2W-0D-0L) season competition round match result season competition round match result

1991/92 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstGD Teka Leg - FC Barcelona 14-14 1990/91 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstEti Bisk Leg Eskisehir – FC Barcelona 19-31

1991/92 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondFC Barcelona Leg – GD Teka 23-24GÖTEBORG(3W-0D-1L) 1990/91 EuropeanSemi Cup Finalg SecondFC Barcelona Le - Eti Bisk Eskisehir 40-14 season competition round match result BIDASOA(2W-1D-0L) 1982/83 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalHeim First Göteborg Leg – FC BarcelonaANKARA 16-20(2W-0D-0L)

season competition round match1982/83 EuropeanQuarter result Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg - Heim Göteborg 26-18 season competition round match result

1995/96 European Cup Final First Leg FC Barcelona – Elgorriaga1989/90 Bidasoa EuropeanQuarter 23-15 Cup FinalDerbergslids First Leg Göteborg– FC Barcelona 22-16 1997/98 EuropeanRound Cup of 32FC First Barcelona Leg – Cankaya Bel Ankara 34-12

1995/96 European Cup Final Second Leg Elgorriaga Bidasoa - 1989/90FC Barcelona EuropeanQuarter 23-23 Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg - Derbergslids Göteborg 28-19 1997/98 EuropeanRound Cup of 32Cankaya Second Bel Leg Ankara - FC Barcelona 30-37 1997/98European SuperFinal Cup FC Barcelona - Elgorriaga Bidasoa 25-20 HALMSTAD(0W-0D-2L) GRANOLLERS(1W-0D-0L) season competition round matchUKRAINE result season competition round match result 1988/89 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalHK First Drott Leg Halmstad - FC Barcelona 22-20 SLOVAKIA 1996/97European SuperFinal Cup FC Barcelona – BM Granollers 27-24 DONESTK(2W-0D-0L) 1988/89 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg – HK Drott Halmstad 24-26 season competition round match result PORTLAND SAN ANTONIO(3W-0D-4L) BRATISLAVA(1W-0D-1L) SKOVDE(1W-0D-0L) 1996/97 European Cup Group Stage Donestk – FC Barcelona 23-26 season competition round match result season competition round match result 1996/97 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona - Donestk 36-18 season competition round match result 2000/01European SuperFinal Cup FC Barcelona – Portland San Antonio 24-28 1984/85European CupRound Winners of 16 FCCup First Barcelona Leg – CH Bratislava 26-19 1998/99European SuperFinal Cup FC Barcelona – IFK Skovde 37-20 2000/01 European Cup Final First Leg Portland San Antonio – FC Barcelona 30-24 1984/85European CupRound Winners of 16CH Cup Second Bratislava Leg - FC Barcelona 23-22 ZAPOROZHYE(6W-0D-0L) 2000/01 European Cup Final Second Leg FC Barcelona – Portland San Antonio 25-22 HAMMARBY(2W-0D-0L) season competition round match result 2004/05 EuropeanRound Cup of 16FC First Barcelona Leg – Portland San Antonio 28-22 1998/99 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – ZTR Zaporozhye 30-22 season competition round match result 2004/05 EuropeanRound Cup of 16Portland Second San Leg Antonio – FC Barcelona 30-24 1998/99 European Cup Group Stage ZTR Zaporozhye - FC Barcelona 20-29 2006/07 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Hammarby IF 33-28 2005/06 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalPortland First Leg San Antonio – FC Barcelona 25-21 1999/00 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalZTR First Zaporozhye Leg - FC Barcelona 17-23 2006/07 European Cup Group Stage Hammarby IF - FC Barcelona 31-34 (0W-0D-2L) 2005/06 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg – Portland San Antonio 26-23 1999/00 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC Second Barcelona Leg – ZTR Zaporozhye 27-20 season competition round match result GÁLDAR(2W-0D-0L) 2005/06 European Cup Group Stage ZTR Zaporozhye - FC Barcelona 22-31 1980/81 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalFC First Barcelona Leg – KS Ljubljana 20-21 SWITZERLAND 2005/06 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – ZTR Zaporozhye 34-27 season competition round match result 1980/81 EuropeanQuarter Cup FinalKS Second Ljubljana Leg - FC Barcelona 31-18 2001/02 EHF Cup Semi Final First Leg FC Barcelona – BM Gáldar 41-23 ZURICH(2W-0D-0L) 2001/02 EHF CupSemi Final SecondBM Gáldar Leg – FC Barcelona 32-33 CELJE(6W-0D-4L) season competition round match result season competition round match result ALTEA(2W-0D-0L) 1985/86European CupQuarter Winners FinalAmicitia Cup First Leg Zurich – FC Barcelona 20-23

1996/97 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstCelje Leg Pivovarna Lasko – FC Barcelona 24-29 1985/86European CupQuarter Winners FinalFC Cup Second Barcelona Leg - Amicitia Zurich 22-17 season competition round match result 1996/97 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondFC Barcelona Leg - Celje Pivovarna Lasko 22-26 2002/03 EHF CupSemi Final FirstFC Barcelona Leg – BM Altea 29-20 1998/99 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstCelje Leg Pivovarna Lasko – FC Barcelona 35-32 WINTERTHUR(4W-1D-1L) 2002/03 EHF CupSemi Final SecondBM Altea Leg - FC Barcelona 22-30 1998/99 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondFC Barcelona Leg - Celje Pivovarna Lasko 30-26 season competition round match result

1999/00 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstFC Barcelona Leg - Celje Pivovarna LaskoCIUDAD 39-25 REAL(2W-0D-2L) 1993/94European CupQuarter Winners FinalFC Cup First Barcelona Leg – Pfadi Winterthur 26-19

1999/00 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondCelje Pivovarna Leg Lasko – FC Barcelonaseason 27-20 competition round match1993/94European CupQuarter resultWinners FinalPfadi Cup Second Winterthur Leg - FC Barcelona 26-28

2004/05 EuropeanSemi Cup Final FirstCelje Leg Pivovarna Lasko – FC Barcelona2003/04European 34-31 SuperSemifinal Cup FC Barcelona – BM Ciudad Real1995/96 27-26 European Cup Group Stage Pfadi Winterthur - FC Barcelona 29-26

2004/05 EuropeanSemi Cup Final SecondFC Barcelona Leg - Celje Pivovarna Lasko2004/05 31-26 European Cup Final First Leg BM Ciudad Real – FC1995/96 Barcelona European 28-27 Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Pfadi Winterthur 35-24

2007/08 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona2004/05 - Celje EuropeanPivovarna Cup Lasko Final 39-28 Second Leg FC Barcelona – BM Ciudad1998/99 Real European 29-27 Cup Group Stage Pfadi Winterthur - FC Barcelona 25-25

2007/08 European Cup Group Stage Celje Pivovarna2005/06European Lasko – FCSuperSemifinal Barcelona Cup 27-32 FC Barcelona – BM Ciudad Real1998/99 27-31 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Pfadi Winterthur 33-25

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European Cup

PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST 196 141 12 43 5.606 4.471

European Cup winners Cup

PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST 49 34 1 14 1.208 922

EHF Cup

PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST 26 22 1 3 816 652

European Super Cup

PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST 14 12 0 2 415 356

Totals

PLAYED WON DRAWN LOST GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST 285 209 14 62 8.045 6.401

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Enric Masip Borrás was born in Barcelona on SeptemberHonours Born on January 15, 1968 in Zumárraga, this BasqueHonours pla- ■ 1, 1969. Considered one of the best handball players6 European Cups (90/91, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99 andyer 99/00) knew from a young age that this was the sport for■ him.6 European Cups (90/91, 95/96, 96/97, 97/98, 98-99 and 99/00) ■ 2 European Cup Winners Cups (93/94 and 94/95) His father moved to Barcelona for work reasons, and ever, he started out playing at youth level with BM ■ 2 European Cup Winners Cups (93/94 and 94/95) Granollers. ■ 5 European Super Cups (96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00 and Urdangarín03/04) lived in Barcelona until he was 16. ■ 4 European Super Cups (96/97, 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00) It was with this club that he first experienced■ 10 Spanish Super Cups (88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, 93/94, He then top flight handball in 1987. Having played there for three96/97, 97/98, 99/00, 00/01 and 03/04) returned to the Basque Country, this time to Vitoria, where ■ 9 Spanish Super Cups (88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98 and 99/00) seasons, he moved to another Catalan club, ■FC6 Pyrenees Leagues (97/98, 98/99, 99/00, 00/01,he remained 01/02 until he was 18. Both in Barcelona and Vitoria Barcelona, in 1990. Right from the outset he became aand 03/04) he played youth handball on different school teams. de sus ■ 3 Asobal Cups (94/95, 95/96 y 99/00) key member of the team, being an automatic first team colegios. ■ 5 Asobal Cups (94/95, 95/96, 99/00, 00/01 and 01/02) ■ choice and leading the club to unprecedented heights. FC In 1986 he signed for FC Barcelona, and played there for 11 Catalan/Pyrenees Leagues (86/87, 87/88, 90/91, 91/92, ■ 6 Catalan Leagues (90/91, 91/92, 92/93, 93/94, 94/95 and 92/93, 93/94, 94/95, 96/97 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00) Barcelona dominated the Spanish League, and the96/97) 14 seasons, going on to win great things: ten Leagues,

Catalan centre was one of the main reasons for the suc- seven Copas del Rey, nine Spanish Super Cups, eleven ■ 10 Asobal Leagues (87/88, 88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, 95/96, ■ 10 Spanish Leagues (88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92, 95/96, cesses enjoyed by Valero Rivera and his legendary96/97, 97/98, 98/99, 99/00 and 02/03) Catalan Leagues, three Asobal Cups, six European Cups, 96/97, 97/98, 98/99 and 99/00) ‘Dream Team’. two Winners Cups and four European Super ■ 7 Copas del Rey (89/90, 92/93, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98, 99/00 ■ 7 Copas del Rey (87/88, 89/90, 92/93, 93/94, 96/97, 97/98 In 1991, Barcelona finally won their first Europeanand 03/04) Cups. and 99/00 ) Cup, which was also the first for Masip. But that was just The same year as his Barça debut, Urdangarín also made ■ 1 EHF Cup (02/03) the start of it, for Barça and Enric Masip then went on to it into the Spanish national team. He went on to play 170 ■ World Junior Runner Up (1989) ■ World Junior Runner Up ( 1987 and 1989) win an amazing five continental titles in a row, also international games, scoring 371 goals. In the Spain jersey ■ Bronze Medal at Atlanta Olympics (1996) ■ Silver Medal at Spain European Championship (1996) ■ ■ Bronze Medal at Sydney Olympics (2000) Bronze Medal at Sydney Olympics (2000) ■ Bronze medal at Croatia European Championship (2000) ■ Bronze Medal at Croatia European Championship (2000)

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Born on November 17, 1959, Joan Sagalés was one of Born in Barcelona in 1964. A charismatic tookpivot, on a similar role with handball’s Catalan Barça’s finest handball captains ever. He played for FC always intense on court, and a product of theFederation, club’s and has also become a well-known hand- Barcelona from youth level and was promoted to the first youth handball system. Òscar Grau spent hisball entire commentator for several different broadcasters. team in 1977 and remained there until 1991, when he career at Barça from 1985 to 1995. A serious shoul- retired from the game. der injury forced him into early retirement at the age He formed an inspired and insepa- of 31. rable partnership with Eugeni Serrano. Sagalés will always Although he coincided with some of the finestHonours pla- be remembered for scoring the legendary goals that brought yers of his era, Grau was always a central figure in ■ 1 European Cup (90/91) Barça their second Cup Winners Cup in the 1984/85 sea-Honours Valero Rivera’s plans. son against CSKA Moscow, an extraordinary fly in the final In 2002, FC Barcelona retired his number 2 jersey■ 3 European Cup Winners Cups (85/86, 93/94 and 94/95) ■ second of the game following a pass from Serrano. 1 European Cup (90/91) and there it still hangs in the Palau Blaugrana. He won 39 international caps and played at the ■ 6 Spanish Leagues (85/86, 87/88, 88/89, 89/90, 90/91 and 91/92) ■ 3 European Cup Winners Cups (83/84,84/85 and 85/86) He won 45 international caps and was presented Seoul Olympic Games (1988). with the Gold Insignia by the Real Federación■ 4 Copas del Rey (87/88, 89/90, 92/93 and 93/94) In April 2001, his number 14 jersey was retired and■ 7 Spanish Leagues (79/80, 81/82, 85/86, 87/88, 88/89, 89/90 and 90/91) Española de Balonmano. In the 1994/95 season he displayed in the Palau Blaugrana. received the Medalla de Oro al Mérito Deportivo from■ 1 ASOBAL Cups (94/95) In the 2001/2002 season he become a director of ■ 5 Copas del Rey (82/83, 83/84, 84/85, 87/88 and 89/90)the Consejo Superior de Deportes. ■ the handball section, and stayed in the job for two 6 Spanish Super Cups (86/87, 88/89, 89/90, 90/91, 91/92 and ■ Once his playing days had ended, he became 93/94)a years. 3 Spanish Super Cups (86/87, 88/89 and 89/90) director of the Catalan Sailing Federation. He later ■ 7 Catalan Leagues (81/82, 82/83, 83/84, 84/85, 86/87, 87/88 ■ 7 Catalan Leagues (1986/87, 1987/88, 1990/91, 1991/92, and 90/91) 1993/94, 1994/95)

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games with most goals for biggest winning margins

TEMP. COMPETITION ROUND GAMETEMP. RESULT COMPETITION ROUND GAME RESULT DIFFERENCE

1999/00 European Cup 1/16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – HC Port Burgas 48-141999/00 European Cup 1/16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – HC Port Burgas 48-14 +34

1998/99 European Cup 1/16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – Shevardeni Tbilisi 44-151998/99 European Cup 1/16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – Shevardeni Tbilisi 44-15 +29

2007/08 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – THW Kiel 44-371994/95 Cup Winners Cup Round of 16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – Hirschmann Geleen 35-9 +26

1990/91 European Cup Round of 16 2nd Leg VGZ Sittardia Sitard – FC Barcelona 18-431990/91 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – Etibisk Eskisehir 40-14 +26

2007/08 European Cup Group Stage FC Barcelona – Banik OKD Karvina 43-251990/91 European Cup Round of 16 2nd Leg VGZ Sittardia Sitard – FC Barcelona 18-43 +25

games with least goals for biggest losing margins

TEMP. COMPETITION ROUND GAMETEMP. RESULT COMPETITION ROUND GAME RESULT DIFFERENCE

1969/70 European Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg RK Crvenka - FC Barcelona 26-121969/70 European Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg RK Crvenka - FC Barcelona 26-12 -14

1983/84 Cup Winners Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg Tussem Essen - FC Barcelona 15-121980/81 European Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg KS Ljubljana – FC Barcelona 31-18 -13

1984/85 Cup Winners Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg Vikingur Reykjavík - FC Barcelona 20-132006/07 European Cup Quarter Final 2nd Leg SG Flensburg – FC Barcelona 31-21 -10

1991/92 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg Teka – FC Barcelona 14-142007/08 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg THW Kiel - FC Barcelona 41-31 -10

1994/95 Cup Winners Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg Wallau Massenheim - FC Barcelona 19-141986/87 European Cup Round of 16 2nd Leg Metaloplastica – FC Barcelona 30-21 -9

games with least goals against

TEMP. COMPETITION ROUND GAME RESULT

1982/83 European Cup Round of 16 2nd Leg Hapoel Rehovot - FC Barcelona 8-30

1994/95 Cup Winners Cup 1/16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – Sporting Neerpelt 26-8

1994/95 Cup Winners Cup Round of 16 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – Hirschmann Geleen 35-9

1984/85 Cup Winners Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg FC Barcelona - Vikingur Reykjavík 22-10 1992/93 European Cup Round Previa FC Barcelona – AS Ionikos 34-11

games with most goals against

TEMP. COMPETITION ROUND GAME RESULT

2007/08 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg THW Kiel - FC Barcelona 41-31 2007/08 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg FC Barcelona – THW Kiel 44-37 2001/02 EHF Cup Final 2nd Leg THW Kiel - FC Barcelona 36-29 2007/08 European Cup Group Stage GOG Gudme - FC Barcelona 35-33 2004/05 European Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg Celje Pivovarna Lasko - FC Barcelona 34-31

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The 1st FC Barcelona Handball Campus was heldbeach activities and games during the children’s last June. The Campus took place in l’Hospitaletfree de time. l’Infant (Baix Camp). The most sports-centred element of the Campus are the training and competitions in which the chil- FC Barcelona Borges "B" Participation was a huge success thanks to the dren learn and develop the technical concepts of ■ major implication of both the children and monitors. Players:Adrià Figueras, Álvaro Ruíz, Alberto Miralles, David Vilella, Francisco Javier the sport. Everybody taking part gets different gifts García, Joan Saubich, José Esteve, Marc Fenoy, Miquel Torres, Victor Montoya,The Nil Campus is designed for children aged 8 to 17 Pedros, Álvaro Polo, Enrique Quiles, Sergio García and Guillem Miró. and is entered for a prize draw to win official Barça Staff:Olivier Roy years and combines training with other leisure acti- (Head coach), Jordi Jodar (Assistant coach), Juan Torres (Delegate), Lluis Camprubí handball kit. (Official) and Ramon Navarro (Physiotherapist) vities, such as a visit to Port Aventura, pool and

JUVENIL CADET A

■ Players:Arnau Boix, David Balaguer, Ferran Guedea, Marcel Juanpera,■ Players: MarcMarc García,Soto, Raul Escoda, Francesc Asensio, Alvar Gual, Carlos Elena, Rodrigo Corrales, Aitor Ariño, Carlos Giral,Daniel Arguillas, GuillermoCarlos Viladot, Aguilar, JavierÁngel López, Carles Cabello, Gonzalo Romero, Joan Amigó, Didier Coba, Sergi Ferrer, Sergi Soler, Victor Sáez, Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas,Picas, Marc Carlos Torres, Molina Carlos González, Victor Tejada, Pau Torrella, Xavier Vegas and and Álvaro Ruíz. Christian Albertsen.

Staff:Pau Campos (Head coach), Jordi Rosell (Assistant coach), Staff:Antoni Juanpera (Head coach), Demetrio Lozano Genís Sabater (Official) and Francesc Balaguer (Official) (Assistant coach) Pedro Elena (Delegado) and Sergi Cifre (Official)

CADET B INFANTIL

■ Players:Alex Blanco, Arnau Borrell, Pau Villoria, Gonzalo Polo, ■MiguelPlayers: Claros,Victor Guijarro,Marc Sergi Gumà, Luca Giambiasi, Alberto Giral, Nacho Pla, López, Quim Lozano, Albert Rueda, Guillem Palomares, Joan Vera,Nacho Nazario Biosca, Medina, Lluis Ordeix, Sergi Homet, Eric Masip, Eric Bosser, Marc Jordan, Alex Jordi Meavilla, Ferran Pérez, Bernat Abadal, Alex Artiach, GuillemColàs, Lozano Thomas and XavierArtiach, Adrià Cumplido, Marc Herraiz, Edu Padilla, Arnau Senserrich López. and Marc Zaguirre.

Staff:Alex Barbeito (Head coach), Kiyonori Hanashiro (Official) and MaríaStaff:Jordi Giralt (Head coach), Abel Donato (Assistant coach), Teresa Jorge (Official) Carlos Bosser (Official) and Carmen Moral (Official)

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This is the information supplied to the media by the FC Barcelona Press Department ■ Press passes:

In order to obtain press passes to cover games played by FC Barcelona Borges, you must contact the club’s Communications Department at least 48 hours before the game starts. You must send an e-mail to [email protected]. Sending an e-mail does not guarantee a pass. FC Barcelona, in considera- tion of the space available, will try to cater for all requests made by the media.

■ Collection of passes:

Passes can be collected from the FC Barcelona offices from one hour beforeaccess the match starts ( 11 to the FC Barcelona facilities). ■ Media entrance:

Entry into the Palau Blaugrana is only by gate 1 to the Palau Blaugrana. ■ Press workroom:

In the lobby of the Palau Blaugrana there is a room that can be used by members of the media working at the Palau. This room will be open from 90 minutes before the game starts and one hour after it has finished.The room has free ADSL wirelessfor sending anything you need electronically.

Important dates this season:

■ Start date of Liga Sabadell Atlántico Asobal 13 September 2008 Like in previous seasons, FC Barcelona Borgessecrets will of the game, signing autographs and posing be visiting different schools to give boys andfor girls photographs. ■ Start date of Champions League 4 October 2008 the chance to see their heroes in the flesh. FC Barcelona Borges have received several requests for a visit from different schools and is loo- ■ Dates of Copa del Rey 11 to 15 March 2009 The FC Barcelona handball team will be visiting dif- king into the feasibility of ferent schools in Barce- undertaking as many visits ■ Dates of Copa Sabadell Atlántico Asobal 27 and 28 December 2008 lona or the metropolitan as possible during the sea- area. Sometimes the enti- son ■ re squad to go, while on Over the last two sea- Start dates of Champions League Second Phase 14 and 15 February 2009 other occasions perhaps sons, the team has visi- just one or two players will ted, among other schools, ■ Dates of Champions League Quarter Finals 28/29 March 4/5 April 2009 attend. Escola La Salle Bonanova During the visits to and Col·legi Pare ■ Dates of Champions League Semi Finals 25/26 April and 2/3 May 2009 these schools, the players Manyanet, where the will be taking along all Barça players caused a frenzy among their youngest ■ Dates of Champions League Final 23/24 and 30/31 May 2009 kinds of Barça items, and they will be carryingfans. out aThese visits are, without a doubt, an emotional number of activities with the children, and also andtaking unforgettable experience for all the children. ■ part in question and answer sessions, explaining the Start of transfer window for Asobal clubs 22 December 2008

■ End of transfer window for Asobal clubs 6 February 2009

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BM Ciudad Real Pevafersa Valladolid ■ PRESIDENT: Domingo Díaz de Mera Lozano ■ PRESIDENT: Dionisio Miguel Recio ■ HEAD COACH: Talant Dusjhevaev ■ HEAD COACH: Juan Carlos Pastor ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Raúl González ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Eduardo Izquierdo ■ DELEGATE: Julio Lozano ■ DELEGATE: Javier Mateo ■ PRESS MANAGER: Ana María Martín ■ PRESS MANAGER: Raúl Torres ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1983 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1991 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Carretera Puertollano, s/n. 13005 Ciudad Real ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: C/ Joaquín Velasco Martín, s/n. 47014 Valladolid ■ WEBSITE: www.bmciudadreal.es ■ WEBSITE: www.balonmanovalladolid.es ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Reale Ademar CAI BM Aragón ■ PRESIDENT: Juan Fernando Arias Pérez ■ PRESIDENT: Domingo Aguerri San Rafael ■ ENTRENADOR: Jordi Ribera Romans ■ HEAD COACH: Veroljub Kosovac ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Jacobo Cuétara ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Mariano Ortega ■ DELEGATE: David Reyero Díaz ■ DELEGATE: Jorge Enciso Gómez ■ PRESS MANAGER: José Ludena ■ PRESS MANAGER: Verónica Mora ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1956 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 2003 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Paseo Sáenz de Miera, s/n. (Estadio A. Amilivia), León ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Plaza Ángel Sanz Briz, 16 1º A. 50013 Zaragoza ■ PÁGINA WEB: www.ademar.com ■ WEBSITE: www.bmaragon.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Portland San Antonio J.D. Arrate ■ PRESIDENT: Miguel Galarraga Casalí ■ PRESIDENT: Iñaqui Bolinga Lizarralde ■ HEAD COACH: Chechu Villaldea ■ HEAD COACH: Julián Ruiz Gómez ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Alexandru Buligan ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Imanol Álvarez Arruti ■ DELEGATE: Dirk Beuchler ■ DELEGATE: José Antonio Alberdi Zabaleta ■ PRESS MANAGER: Patricia Manso ■ PRESS MANAGER: José Alberto Barruetabeña ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1955 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1947 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: C/Amaya 40, bajo 31004, Pamplona ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Julián Etxebarría, 3 bajo. 20600 Éibar ■ WEBSITE: www.portlandsanantonio.com ■ WEBSITE: www.jdarrate.net ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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Balonmano Antequera Octavio Pilotes Posada ■ PRESIDENT: Juan C. Jiménez Sierras ■ PRESIDENT: Javier Rodríguez López ■ HEAD COACH: Antonio Carlos Ortega ■ HEAD COACH: Enrique Domínguez ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Sabaté Caviedes ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Félix Mojón ■ DELEGATE: Joaquín Soler Teruel ■ DELEGATE: J.A Meaños ■ PRESS MANAGER: Fernando Ríos/ Raúl Romero ■ PRESS MANAGER: Mª Luz Rodríguez ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1994 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1966 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: C/Antonio Mohedano, s/n. 29200 Antequera (Málaga) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenida Castrelos, 1. 36210 ■ WEBSITE: www.balonmanoantequera.com ■ WEBSITE: www.academiaoctavio.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

BM. Tabisam Torrevieja Naturhouse la Rioja ■ PRESIDENT: Alfredo Mercader Valero ■ PRESIDENT: Segundo José Viguera Benito ■ HEAD COACH: Manolo Laguna Eguizabal ■ HEAD COACH: Jesús Javier González ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Carlos Griñán ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Jesús Antonio Díaz ■ DELEGATE: - ■ DELEGATE: Luis Miguel Ascorbe Marín ■ PRESS MANAGER: Alberto Cuartero ■ PRESS MANAGER: Jaime Luis González ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1973 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 2003 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenida Monge and Bielsa s/n. 03183 Torrevieja ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenida de Moncalvillo, 2. 26007 Logroño ■ WEBSITE: www.bmtorrevieja.com ■ WEBSITE: www.cbclogrono.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

S.D. Teucro Fraikin BM. Granollers ■ PRESIDENT: Evaristo Estévez Vila ■ PRESIDENT: Juan María Pérez Ortiz ■ HEAD COACH: Víctor García Borrás ■ HEAD COACH: Lorenzo Rueda Maqueda ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Laureano Martínez Simón ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Toni García Guerrero ■ DELEGATE: Enrique Gallego Fernández ■ DELEGATE: Jordi Boixaderas Borrachina ■ PRESS MANAGER: Alicia Montes ■ PRESS MANAGER: Miquel Güell ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1945 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1944 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: C/ García Camba, 10 Entresuelo.4, 36001 Pontevedra ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: C/Voluntaris, 92 nº1, 08400 Granollers ■ WEBSITE: www.teucro.com ■ WEBSITE: www.bmgranollers.cat ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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Balonmano A1 Bregenz ■ PRESIDENT: Luis Carlos Torrescusa Maldonado ■ PRESIDENT: Michel Casagranda ■ HEAD COACH: Rafael Guijosa ■ HEAD COACH: Martin Liptak ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Luis Miguel Cruz ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Miroslav Radojicic ■ DELEGATE: José Luis González Ávila ■ DELEGATE: Roland Frühstück ■ PRESS MANAGER: Nacho Ibernón/José Ramundo Vaquero ■ PRESS MANAGER: Tomas Berger ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1980 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1946 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenida Doctor Severo Ochoa Nº1, Alcobendas ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Untere Burggräflergasse 11 6900 Bregenz Austria ■ WEBSITE: www.balonmanoalcobendas.org ■ WEBSITE: www.bregenz-handball.at ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Cuenca 2016 HC Bosna Sarajevo ■ PRESIDENT: Evaristo Cañas Orozco ■ PRESIDENT: Nermin Selman ■ HEAD COACH: Goran Dzokic ■ HEAD COACH: Gregor Cvijic ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Goran Tomic ■ DELEGATE: Juan Olivares Noheda ■ DELEGATE: Tarik Smajovic ■ PRESS MANAGER: Miguel Ángel Fernández ■ PRESS MANAGER: Mustafa Radoncic ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1989 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1948 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Pabellón Municipal El Sargal ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Rukometni Klub Bosna - Sarajevo - Hamze Hume 2 - 71000 Sarajevo (BiH) ■ WEBSITE: www.balonmanociudadencantada.com ■ WEBSITE: www.rkbosnasarajevo.ba ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Keymare Almería FCK Handbold A/S ■ PRESIDENT: Antonio Marín ■ GENERAL MANAGER: Thomas Hylle ■ HEAD COACH: Gregorio Borrego Medina ■ HEAD COACH: Magnus Andersson ■ ASSISTANT COACH: - ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Matts Mejdevi ■ DELEGATE: Luis Rafael Miras Marín ■ DELEGATE: Peter Roth ■ PRESS MANAGER: José Nieto ■ PRESS MANAGER: Charles Maskelyne ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1997 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 2002 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenida de la Estación 25, torre ‘B’, 3º3ª. 04005 Almería. ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: FCK Handbold A/S - Oster Alle 50 - 2100 Kopenhagen (DENMARK) ■ WEBSITE: www.ciudadalmeria.com ■ WEBSITE: www.fckhaandbold.dk ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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Chambery Savoie HB MKB Veszprem KC ■ PRESIDENT: Alain Poncet ■ PRESIDENT: Ákos Hunyadfalvy ■ HEAD COACH: Philippe Gardent ■ HEAD COACH: ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Mario Cavalli ■ ASSISTANT COACH: István Csoknyai ■ DELEGATE: Laurent Munier ■ DELEGATE: Csaba Hajnal ■ PRESS MANAGER: Noémie Catalan ■ PRESS MANAGER: Eva Zámbó ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1983 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1977

■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Chambery Savoie HB - 67 Rue Sant François de Sales - 73000 Chambery (France) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: MKB Veszprem KC - Külso Kadartai vt. - 8200 Veszprem (Hungary) ■ WEBSITE: www.chamberysavoiehandball.com ■ WEBSITE: www.mkbveszprem.hu ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Montpellier HB Haukar ■ PRESIDENT: Robert Molines ■ PRESIDENT: Porvarour Tjörvi Ólafsson ■ HEAD COACH: Patrice Canayer ■ HEAD COACH: Aron Kristjánsson ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Fabrice Grasset ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Oskar Armansson ■ DELEGATE: Jean Paul Lacombe ■ DELEGATE: Hordur David Hardarson ■ PRESS MANAGER: Lucie Rouzier ■ PRESS MANAGER: Arni Hermannsson ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1982 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1931

■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Montpellier HB - Centre Jean-Paul Lacombe - 1000 Avenue du Val de Montferrand - 34090■ POSTAL Montpellier ADDRESS: (France) Haukar - Asvöllum 1 PO BOX 349 - 222 Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) ■ WEBSITE: www.montpellierhandball.com ■ WEBSITE: www.haukar.is/handbolti ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

A.S.E. Doukas HC Granitas-Karys ■ PRESIDENT: Jon Doukas ■ PRESIDENT: Kazimieras Kuzminskas ■ HEAD COACH: Giorgios Kranakis ■ HEAD COACH: Valdemaras Novickis ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Dimitrios Stradomytis ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Modestas Prakapas ■ DELEGATE: Chris Iannadis ■ DELEGATE: Algis Mikucionis ■ PRESS MANAGER: Feloukas Panagiotis ■ PRESS MANAGER: Dainius Morkunas ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1979 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1976 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: ASE Doukas - 151 Mesogion Street - 15125 Marousi – Athens (Greece) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: HC Granitas-Karys - Silo 5a - 10322 Vilnius ( Lithuania) ■ WEBSITE: www.doukas.gr ■ WEBSITE: www.granitas.lt ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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SG Flensburg-Handewitt Pick Szeged ■ PRESIDENT: Frerich Eilts ■ PRESIDENT: Ambrus Lele ■ HEAD COACH: Kent-Harry Andersson ■ HEAD COACH: Vladan Matic ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Per Carlen ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Vladimir Bankovic ■ DELEGATE: Anders Dahl-Nielsen ■ DELEGATE: Haris Porobic ■ PRESS MANAGER: Zita Newerla ■ PRESS MANAGER: Robert Süli ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1990 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1970 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: SG Flensburg-Handewitt - Schiffbrücke 66 - D-24939 Flensburg (Germany) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Pick Szeged - Bakay N.u.48 - 6724 Sezged (Hungary) ■ WEBSITE: www.sg-flensburg-handewitt.de ■ WEBSITE: www.pickhandball.szeged.hu ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

GOG Svendborg TGI HC Metalurg ■ PRESIDENT: Arne Buch ■ PRESIDENT: Risto Chokrev ■ HEAD COACH: Ulf Schefvert ■ HEAD COACH: Zvonko Shundovski ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Thomas Orneborg ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Andon Boskovski ■ DELEGATE: - ■ DELEGATE: Zoran Cvetanovski ■ PRESS MANAGER: Kim Ole Johansen ■ PRESS MANAGER: Risto Gjamovski ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1973 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1971 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: GOG Svendborg TGI - Staerkaervej 1 - 5884 Gudme (Denmark) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: HC Metalurg - ul. Jane Lukrovski 6 - 1000 Skopje (FYRO Macedonia) ■ WEBSITE: www.gog.dk ■ WEBSITE: www.rkmetalurg.com.mk ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

HC Croatia Osiguranje-Zagreb Drammen HK ■ PRESIDENT: Bartol Kaleb ■ PRESIDENT: Bernt Hovind ■ HEAD COACH: Lino Cevar ■ HEAD COACH: Bent Dahl ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Senjanin Maglajlija ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Erik Andersen ■ DELEGATE: Bozidar Jovic ■ DELEGATE: Leif Ole Engen ■ PRESS MANAGER: Vlatka Hercigonja ■ PRESS MANAGER: Eivind Nygaard ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1929 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1992

■ POSTAL ADDRESS: AHC Croatia O-Zagreb - Ante Anicic - Trg Kresimira Cosica 11 - 10000 Zagreb (Croatia) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Drammen HK - PO Box 531Brakeroya - 3002 Drammen (Norway) ■ WEBSITE: www.rk-zagreb.hr ■ WEBSITE: www.dhk.no ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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Wisla Plock SA Celje Pivovarna Lasko ■ PRESIDENT: Piotr Kubera ■ PRESIDENT: - ■ HEAD COACH: Bogdan Kowalczyk ■ HEAD COACH: Tone Tiselj ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Artur Goral ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Herman Wirth ■ DELEGATE: Grzegorz Markiewicz ■ DELEGATE: Mijo Zorko ■ PRESS MANAGER: Lukasz Szczucki ■ PRESS MANAGER: Miha Pantelic ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1947 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1946 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Wisla Plock SA - Lukasiewcza Street 34 - 09-400 Plock (Poland) ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Celje Pivovarna Lasko, Opekarniska Cesta 15, 3000 Celje. Eslovenia. ■ WEBSITE: www.wisla.plock.pl ■ WEBSITE: www.rk-celje.si ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Steaua MFA Bucuresti RK Cimos Koper ■ PRESIDENT:Constantin Cazacu ■ PRESIDENT: Franc Krasovec ■ HEAD COACH: Cornel Otelea ■ HEAD COACH: Matjaz Tominec ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Nicolae Munteanu ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Vili Ban ■ DELEGATE: Gheorghe Cazacu ■ DELEGATE: Bostjan Strasek ■ PRESS MANAGER: Minca Horatiu ■ PRESS MANAGER: Robert Rakar ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1949 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1958

■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Steaua MFA Bucuresti - Bulevardul Ghencea 35 Sector 6 - 77102 Bucuresti ()■ POSTAL ADDRESS: RK Cimos Koper, Cesta Marezganskega Upora 2, 6000 Koper, Eslovenia. ■ WEBSITE: www.steauamfa.ro ■ WEBSITE: www.rk-koper.com ■ CONTACT E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Chehovskie Medvedi RK "Crvena Zvezda" Beograd ■ PRESIDENT: Vladimir Maximov ■ PRESIDENT: Blazo Cabarkapa ■ HEAD COACH: Vladimir Maximov ■ HEAD COACH: Igor Butulija ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Vladimir Kushnir ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Zlatan Arnautovic ■ DELEGATE: Aleksander Aravin ■ DELEGATE: Milan Petronijevic ■ PRESS MANAGER: Benjamin Kuznetsov ■ PRESS MANAGER: Snezana Tufegdzic ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 2001 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1948 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Chehovskie Medvedi, Poligrafistor Str.30 142.300 Chekhov. Russia ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: RK "Crvena Zvezda" Beograd Ljutice Bogdana 1, 11000 Beograd - Serbia ■ WEBSITE: www.ch-medvedi.ru ■ WEBSITE: www.rkorvenazvezda.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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ZMC Amicitia Zürich ZTR Zaporozhye ■ PRESIDENT: Bruno Oelterli ■ PRESIDENT: Victor Cioban ■ HEAD COACH: Robbie Kostadinovich ■ HEAD COACH: Vyacheslav Didushenko ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Lubomir Svajlen ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Alexander Ryazanov ■ DELEGATE: Roger Keller ■ DELEGATE: Sergey Ivanisov ■ PRESS MANAGER: Rolf Borer ■ PRESS MANAGER: Irina Khmelevskaya ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1962 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1992 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: AMC Amicitia Zürich Buchholzstrasse 144, 8053 Zürich Switzerland ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: ZTR Zaporozhye Dnepropetrovskoe shosse 3, 69 600 Zaporozhye. Ucrania. ■ WEBSITE: www.amicitia.ch ■ WEBSITE: www.ztr.ua ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Tatran Presov THW Kiel ■ PRESIDENT:Miloslav Chmelian ■ PRESIDENT: Uwe Schwenker ■ HEAD COACH: Ratislav Chmelian ■ HEAD COACH: Alfred Gislason ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Alexander Radcenko ■ ASSISTANT COACH: - ■ DELEGATE: Radim Hansel ■ DELEGATE: Oliver Thormählen/ Roland Breytenberger ■ PRESS MANAGER: Radim Hansel ■ PRESS MANAGER: Björn Goos ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1952 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1904 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Tatran Presov. Holleho 3, 08001 Presov. Eslovenia. ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: THW Kiel, Herzog-Friedrich-Str.52, 24103 Kiel. Germany ■ WEBSITE: www.tatranpresov.sk ■ WEBSITE: www.thw-handball.de ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Hammarby IF HSV Hamburg ■ PRESIDENT: Stepan Garpas ■ PRESIDENT: Andreas Rudolph ■ HEAD COACH: ■ HEAD COACH: Martin Schwalb ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Andreas Johansson ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Goran Stojanovic ■ DELEGATE: Peter Frank ■ DELEGATE: Mirko Grober ■ PRESS MANAGER: Uffe Mattsson ■ PRESS MANAGER: Christian Pöhls ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1939 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1999

■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Hammarby c/o Global Assurance S.A Norrlandsgatan 23 - 111 43, Estocolm, Sweden ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: HSV Hamburg Schnackenburgallee 149, 22525 Hamburg. ■ WEBSITE: www.hammarbyhandball.se ■ WEBSITE: www.hsvhandball.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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Rhein-Neckar Löwen Portland San Antonio ■ EXECUTIVE CHIEF: Thorsten Storm ■ PRESIDENT: Miguel Galarraga Casalí ■ HEAD COACH: Ioun Chevlsov ■ HEAD COACH: Chechu Villaldea ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Konrad Hoffman ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Alexandru Buligan ■ DELEGATE: Christopher Monz ■ DELEGATE: Dirk Beuchler ■ PRESS MANAGER: Ute Krebs ■ PRESS MANAGER: Patricia Manso ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 2002 ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1955 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Rhein-Neckar Löwen Mallaustraße 55, 68219 Mannheim. Germany ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: C/Amaya 40, bajo 31004, Pamplona ■ WEBSITE: www.rhein-neckar-loewen.de ■ WEBSITE: www.portlandsanantonio.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected] ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

BM Ciudad Real ■ PRESIDENT: Domingo Díaz de Mera Lozano ■ HEAD COACH: Talant Dusjhevaev ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Raúl González ■ DELEGATE: Julio Lozano ■ PRESS MANAGER: Ana María Martín ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1983 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Carretera Puertollano, s/n. 13005 Ciudad Real ■ WEBSITE: www.bmciudadreal.es ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

Reale Ademar ■ PRESIDENT: Juan Fernando Arias Pérez ■ HEAD COACH: Jordi Ribera Romans ■ ASSISTANT COACH: Jacobo Cuétara ■ DELEGATE: David Reyero Díaz ■ PRESS MANAGER: José Ludena ■ YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1956 ■ POSTAL ADDRESS: Paseo Sáenz de Miera, s/n. (Estadio A. Amilivia), León ■ WEBSITE: www.ademar.com ■ E-MAIL: [email protected]

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Barça Borges is one the few European handball teams that enjoys the support of its own TV channel, FC ting, but also social and institutional issues. Football, bas- Barcelona’s official channel: Barça TV. ketball, roller hockey and futsal are covered along with the latest on Barça Borges. Daily news Game broadcasts Barça TV’s news broadcasts Barça comes to life on include two main shows. The Barça TV, and games are first is the ‘Zona Mixta’ maga- frequently shown either live zine, presented by Xavi or in delayed format. Rocamora, which provides Champions League and the latest information about Liga Asobal matches can the club’s professional be watched on FC teams. Handball and connec- Barcelona’s own channel, tions with the Palau with commentaries provi- Blaugrana are given plenty of ded by Quim Miró, Jaume coverage. Monés and Mario Robert. The other programme airs in ‘Zona Mixta’, with Xavi the evenings and at night. It is Rocamora and David Puig, called ‘Barça Notícies’ and adopts a more classicevery format.day at 13.30 (14.00 on Saturdays). ‘Barça The 30 minute broadcast describes everythingNotícies’, that haswith Laura Aparicio and Cristina Collado. At happened at the club each day, dealing not only20.00 with and spor- 22.00

www.fcbarcelona.cat: all the Barça handball

Barça’s handball fans have the ideal web-based reference

point in www.fcbarcelona.cat.The Barça website includes a whole section dedicated to the latest news concerning Manolo Cadenas and his team. Match reports, previews and all of the after-match comments are complemented with exclusive inter- views and reports about the main stars at FC Barcelona Borges. At www.fcbarcelona.cat you can also follow the scores of all games played by Barça. All of this information is supported by audiovisual resources in the form of photo galleries and videos of the comments made by the players and coaches.

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