Men's national handball team representing Portugal
National handball team
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Association | Portuguese Handball Federation |
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Coach | Paulo Pereira |
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Assistant coach | Paulo Fidalgo |
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Most caps | Carlos Resende (250) |
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Most goals | Carlos Resende (1444) |
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Colours |
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Results |
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Summer Olympics |
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Appearances | 1 (First in 2020) |
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Best result | 9th (2020) |
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World Championship |
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Appearances | 5 (First in 1997) |
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Best result | 10th (2021) |
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European Championship |
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Appearances | 8 (First in 1994) |
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Best result | 6th (2020) |
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Last updated on 25 January 2021. |
The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated five times in the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003, 2021, 2023), reaching an all-time best tenth place in 2021, and seven times in the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022), with a sixth place in 2020 as their best placing. They participated for the first time in the men's Olympic handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in ninth place.
Competitive record
Portugal has competed four times at the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003 and 2021) and seven times at the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020 and 2022). They qualified automatically for the final tournament of the World Championship in 2003 and of the inaugural edition European Championship in 1994 as the host team. Portugal's best results are a tenth place (main round) at the World Championship in 2021, and a sixth place (second round) at the European Championship in 2020.[1]
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1994 | Preliminary round | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 117 | 154 |
1996 | Did not qualify |
1998 |
2000 | Preliminary round | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 160 |
2002 | Second round | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 174 |
2004 | Preliminary round | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 91 | 101 |
2006 | Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 96 |
2008 | Did not qualify |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
// 2020 | 5th/6th place match | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 228 | 220 |
/ 2022 | Preliminary round | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 91 |
2024 | Main round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 224 | 223 |
// 2026 | To be determined |
// 2028 | Qualified as co-host |
Total | 9/18 | – | 43 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 1151 | 1219 |
- * Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
- ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]
Head coach: Paulo Pereira
No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Height | App. | Goals | Club | 4 | RW | Pedro Portela | (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 (age 34) | 1.84 m | 132 | 438 | Sporting CP | 5 | LB | Gilberto Duarte | (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 (age 33) | 1.97 m | 116 | 306 | Pays d'Aix UC | 10 | CB | Miguel Martins | (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 26) | 1.93 m | 94 | 218 | OTP Bank-Pick Szeged | 14 | CB | Rui Silva | (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31) | 1.85 m | 126 | 224 | FC Porto | 16 | GK | Diogo Rêma Marques | (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20) | 1.89 m | 6 | 1 | FC Porto | 21 | LW | Leonel Fernandes [es] | (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) | 1.91 m | 38 | 74 | FC Porto | 24 | LB | Alexandre Cavalcanti | (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 (age 27) | 2.01 m | 74 | 93 | HBC Nantes | 25 | RW | António Areia | (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 33) | 1.89 m | 85 | 260 | FC Porto | 26 | RB | Francisco Costa | (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 (age 19) | 1.89 m | 18 | 63 | Sporting CP | 30 | P | Fábio Silva | (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23) | 1.91 m | 0 | 0 | Associação Artística de Avanca | 31 | LB | Salvador Salvador [es] | (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 (age 22) | 1.98 m | 15 | 27 | Sporting CP | 34 | CB | Gonçalo Vieira | (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) | 1.90 m | 5 | 12 | Fenix Toulouse | 41 | GK | Gustavo Capdeville | (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 26) | 1.90 m | 42 | 0 | SL Benfica | 51 | LW | Pedro Oliveira | (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 (age 21) | 1.88 m | 9 | 17 | FC Porto | 55 | RB | Joaquim Nazaré [de] | (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 (age 22) | 1.84 m | 4 | 7 | Skjern Håndbold | 79 | CB | Martim Costa | (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 (age 21) | 1.88 m | 16 | 35 | Sporting CP | 82 | P | Luís Frade | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25) | 1.93 m | 58 | 99 | Barça | 86 | P | Ricardo Brandão | (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) | 1.99 m | 7 | 8 | CB Cangas | |
Notable former coaches
Player statistics
Most appearances Name | Matches | Position | Years | Carlos Resende | 250 | OB, CB | | Carlos Galambas | 216 | P | 1990–2011 | Ricardo Martins da Costa | 204 | W | | Ricardo Andorinho | 155 | W | −2008 | Hugo Figueira | 152 | GK | | Tiago Rocha | 132 | P | | Fábio Magalhães | 129 | OB | | Carlos Carneiro | 93 | CB | | | Top Scorers Name | Goals | Average | Position | Years | Carlos Resende | 1444 | 5.78 | OB, CB | | Ricardo Andorinho | 528 | 3.41 | W | −2008 | Ricardo Martins da Costa | 453+ | | W | | Tiago Rocha | 353 | | P | | Carlos Galambas | 300+ | | P | 1990–2011 | |
References
- ^ "European Handball Federation - Portugal / (Adults Team)". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "EHF Euro 2024: Paulo Pereira anuncia lista final dos Heróis do Mar" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Portugal". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
External links
- Official website
- IHF profile
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