Granitas Kaunas

Granitas-Karys
Full nameKauno Rankinio Klubas Granitas-Karys
Short nameGranitas
Founded1959
ArenaKauno Rajono Sporto Centras
Head coachVaidotas Grosas
LeagueLietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL)
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Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.

Kaunas
Location of Granitas-Karys

History

In 1963 the club won the Soviet championship.

In 1987 the club won the IHF Cup.[1] The trophy was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
Granitas-Karys

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Vaidotas Grosas
  • Assistant Coach: Vladas Tomkevičius
  • Physiotherapist: Arminas Petrauskas
  • Masseur: Audrius Bitkauskas

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Accomplishments

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
1981–1993 Antanas Skarbalius
1993–2019 Voldemaras Novickis
2019– Vaidotas Grosas

References

  1. ^ "Istorinė Lietuvos rankinio pergalė: 1987 m. IHF čempionai - Kauno „Granito" rankininkai" (in Lithuanian). sportas.lt. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. ^ "Granitas-Karys - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
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