Michaël Guigou
| Michaël Guigou | |||
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Guigou in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
28 January 1982 Apt, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1988-1998 | Apt | ||
1998-1999 | Avignon | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2019 | Montpellier Handball | ||
2019–2022 | USAM Nîmes Gard | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2021 | France | 307 | (1021) |
| Teams managed | |||
2024- | France Youth | ||
Michaël Guigou (born 28 January 1982) is a French former handball player and current coach. As a player he played the French national team.[1][2][3]
He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]
Regular member of the France national team, he was on the team that won the gold medal at three Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2020), four World championships (2009, 2011, 2015, and 2017) and three European championships (2006, 2010, and 2014). During the final at the 2009 world championship, he was the highest scorer in one match with 10 goals (including 7 penalties out of 7) and finished as highest scorer of the French team with 52 goals.
Club career
He joined Montpellier Handball 1999 as his first professional club, after playing youth handball at Apt and Avignon. With Montpellier he won the French championship 10 times, the French Cup 7 times and the EHF Champions League twice. In 2019, after 20 years in Montpellier Handball, he joined USAM Nîmes Gard.[5] He retired in 2022.
Coaching career
In September 2024, he became the coach for the French Youth national team.[6]
Achievements
Club
- EHF Champions League:
- EHF Cup:
- Runners up in 2014
- French league (10): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
- French Cup (11): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
- French League Cup (10): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
- French Supercup: 2010, 2011, 2018
International
Individual
- All-Star Left wing of the World Championship: 2009
- Best player of French league (11): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018
- EHF Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Michaël Guigou". 2012 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ a b "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Michaël Guigou (Montpellier) signe à Nîmes pour deux ans" (in French). L'equipe. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Michaël Guigou, nommé entraîneur national" (in French). handnews.fr. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
External links
- Michaël Guigou at the European Handball Federation
- Michaël Guigou at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
- Michaël Guigou at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Michaël Guigou at Team France (in French)
- Michaël Guigou at Olympedia