Spain women's national handball team

Spain women's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
Mediterranean Games

Spain
Spain
Information
Nickname	Las Guerreras
Association	Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach	Ambros Martín
Assistant coach	José Ignacio Prades Pons
Captain	Lara González Ortega
Most caps	Marta Mangué (301)
Most goals	Marta Mangué (1033)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1992)
Best result	3rd (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1993)
Best result	2nd (2019)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1998)
Best result	2nd (2008, 2014)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Spain women's national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain has been world and twice continental finalist. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: one Olympic in 2012, two World Championship (2011, 2019) and two European Championship (2008, 2014).

Results

Olympic Games

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1976	Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988
1992	7th	4	1	0	3	50	68	−18
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	6th	7	1	3	3	201	192	+9
2008	Did not qualify
2012	3rd	8	5	1	2	165	196	−31
2016	6th	6	3	0	3	151	143	+8
2020	9th	5	2	0	3	135	142	−7
2024	12th	5	0	0	5	111	143	−32
Total	6/13	35	12	4	19	813	884	−71

World Championship

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1957	Did not qualify
1962
1965
1971
1973
1975
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993	15th	6	1	0	5	112	141	−29
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001	10th	6	3	0	3	161	160	+1
2003	5th	9	6	1	2	258	229	+29
2005	Did not qualify
2007	10th	8	3	1	4	217	227	−10
2009	4th	10	6	1	3	267	215	+52
2011	3rd	9	7	0	2	247	201	+46
2013	9th	6	4	0	2	151	119	+32
2015	12th	6	3	0	3	169	120	+49
2017	11th	6	3	1	2	158	140	+18
2019	2nd	10	7	1	2	303	250	+53
2021	4th	9	7	0	2	250	206	+44
2023	13th	6	4	0	2	166	144	+22
2025	Qualified
2027	TBD
2029	Qualified as host
2031	TBD
Total	13/30	91	54	5	32	2459	2152	+307

European Championship

Year	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD
1994	Did not qualify
1996	Did not qualify
1998	12th	6	0	1	5	132	154	−22
2000	Did not qualify
2002	13th	3	0	2	1	76	80	−4
2004	8th	7	3	0	4	185	193	−8
2006	9th	6	3	0	3	150	149	+1
2008	2nd	8	4	2	2	199	197	+2
2010	11th	6	2	0	4	143	142	+1
2012	11th	6	2	1	3	153	156	−3
2014	2nd	8	5	0	3	200	191	+9
2016	11th	6	1	1	4	138	140	−2
2018	12th	6	1	0	5	152	167	−15
2020	9th	6	1	2	3	147	164	−17
2022	9th	6	1	1	4	146	166	−20
2024	13th	3	1	0	2	75	74	+1
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
Total	13/18	77	24	10	43	1896	1973	−77

Mediterranean Games

1979 – Runners-up
1987 – 3rd place
1991 – 3rd place
1993 – 3rd place
1997 – 5th place
2001 – Runners-up
2005 – Champions
2009 – 4th place
2013 – 5th place
2018 – Champions
2022 – Champions
2026 – TBD
2030 – TBD

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Head coach: Ambros Martín

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Nicole Wiggins	(2000-08-09) 9 August 2000	1.78 m	34	1	OGC Nice Côte d'Azur Handball
6	LB	Carmen Campos	(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995	1.71 m	79	176	Borussia Dortmund
10	P	Elisabet Cesáreo	(1999-09-25) 25 September 1999	1.76 m	70	73	CBF Málaga Costa del Sol
14	LW	Ona Vegué	(1998-07-09) 9 July 1998	1.69 m	17	40	HSG Blomberg-Lippe
17	LW	Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995	1.69 m	112	289	RK Krim
19	LB	Ester Somaza	(2004-06-03) 3 June 2004	1.77 m	13	21	KH-7 BM Granollers
23	CB	Paula Arcos	(2001-12-21) 21 December 2001	1.66 m	66	155	Vipers Kristiansand
27	LB	Danila So Delgado	(2001-09-19) 19 September 2001	1.75 m	24	57	CS Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
33	P	Kaba Gassama	(1997-08-16) 16 August 1997	1.80 m	76	116	HB Ludwigsburg
37	CB	Paola Bernabé	(2003-08-11) 11 August 2003	1.73 m	3	3	CB Elche
52	RW	Paulina Pérez	(1997-01-25) 25 January 1997	1.67 m	22	61	BM Porriño
58	RB	María Prieto O'Mullony	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997	1.72 m	37	74	BM Aula Cultural
65	RW	Anne Erauskin	(1998-11-07) 7 November 1998	1.69 m	4	5	BM Bera Bera
67	CB	Elba Álvarez	(2001-05-26) 26 May 2001	1.70 m	9	17	BM Bera Bera
68	P	Lyndie Tchaptchet	(2005-01-13) 13 January 2005	1.85 m	3	14	BM Bera Bera
70	CB	Carmen Arroyo	(2004-03-03) 3 March 2004	1.80 m	4	8	BM Bera Bera
75	RW	Paula Agulló	(2005-06-10) 10 June 2005	1.65 m	4	3	CB Elche
93	GK	Nicole Morales	(1998-08-05) 5 August 1998	1.73 m	8	1	CB Elche

Coaching history


Period	Coach
2002–2004	José Francisco Aldeguer^[4]
2007–2017	Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021	Carlos Viver^[5]
2021–2023	José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present	Ambros Martín

Notable players

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

All-Star Team

Carmen Martín, 2008 Junior World Championship,^[6] 2011 World Championship, 2014 European Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2018 European Championship
Begoña Fernández, 2008 European Championship, 2009 World Championship^[7]
Marta Mangué, 2009 World Championship,^[7] 2012 Summer Olympics
Nerea Pena, 2010 European Championship
Alexandrina Cabral, 2019 World Championship

Individual all-time records

Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played

Total number of matches played for the senior national team.^[8]

#	Player	Matches	Goals
1	Marta Mangué	301	1034
2	Cristina Gómez Arquer	277	897
3	Carmen Martín	250	866
4	Silvia Navarro	249	13
5	Macarena Aguilar	240	638
6	Elisabeth Pinedo	201	441
7	Montserrat Puche Díaz	196	736
8	María Eugenia Sánchez Bravo	195	0
9	Elisabeth Chávez	185	130
10	Beatriz Fernández	182	380

Last updated: 25 July 2024

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.^[9]

#	Player	Goals	Matches	Average
1	Marta Mangué	1034	301	3.44
2	Cristina Gómez Arquer	897	277	3.24
3	Carmen Martín	866	250	3.46
4	Alexandrina Cabral	750	166	4.52
5	Montserrat Puche Díaz	736	196	3.76
6	Macarena Aguilar	638	240	2.66
7	Nerea Pena	595	176	3.38
8	Elisabeth Pinedo	441	201	2.19
9	Susana Fraile Celaya	411	131	3.14
10	Noelia Oncina	406	174	2.33

Last updated: 25 July 2024

Youth teams

U-20

U-20 Handball World Championship

Fourth place (2): 2001, 2008

U-19

U-19 Handball European Championship

Runner-up (1): 2007
Third place (1): 2002

U-18

U-18 Handball World Championship

Winner (1): 2024

U-17

U-17 Handball European Championship

Winner (1): 1997
Runner-up (1): 2007

References

^ "Team Roster Spain - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ "Las 18 Guerreras de la preparación ponen rumbo al Europeo" (in Spanish). rfebm.com. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
^ "Team Roster: Spain". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
^ Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
^ "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
^ "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

External links

[1] "Team Roster Spain - WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". eurohandball.com. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[2] "Las 18 Guerreras de la preparación ponen rumbo al Europeo" (in Spanish). rfebm.com. 24 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.

[3] "Team Roster: Spain". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

[4] Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[5] "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras". Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[6] "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.

[wch09-all-star-team-7] "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

[8] "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

[rfebm-stat-goals-9] "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

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