Stéphane Cordinier

Stéphane Cordinier
Stéphane Cordinier (1992)
Personal information
Born (1970-04-17) 17 April 1970
Créteil, France
Nationality French
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Youth career
Years Team
-1989
US Créteil HB
Senior clubs
Years Team
1989-1993
US Créteil HB
1993-1998
PSG-Asnières
1998-1999
TV Niederwürzbach
National team
Years Team Apps
1993-1999
France 92[1]
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championship
1997 Japan
Mediterranean Games
1993 Languedoc-Roussillon

Stéphane Cordinier (born 17 April 1970) is a French handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]

Career

Cordinier started playing handball at US Créteil HB, where he made his debut in 1989. He then joined PSG-Asnières. In 1998 he joined TV Niederwürzbach togethr with national team collegues François-Xavier Houlet, Stéphane Joulin and Philippe Schaaf.[3][4] He volunteered to be released of his contract in 1999 due to the clubs financial trouble, and he subsequintly retired at the age of 29.

National team

Cordinier debuted for the French national team in 1993. The same year he won silver medals at the 1993 Mediterranean Games. At the 1996 European Men's Handball Championship he played three games, when France finished 7th.

He then represented France at the 1996 Olympics, where they finished 4th.[2] At the 1997 World Championship he won bronze medals.

Private

His son Isaïa Cordinier is a professional basketball player.[5]

References

  1. ^ "LES INTERNATIONAUX FRANCAIS" (in French). car.fr. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stéphane Cordinier Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Gegnerkader TV Niederwürzbach Saison 1998/99" (in German). thw-handball.de. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Stéphane Cordinier à Niederwürzbach". leparisien.fr (in French). 7 May 1998. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ Nord, La Voix du. "Basket - Pro B : Isaia Cordinier veut tenter la passerelle Denain - NBA". La Voix du Nord. Retrieved 22 April 2016.