Uruguay men's national handball team

Uruguay
Information
NicknameLa Celeste, Los Charrúas
AssociationFederacion Uruguaya de Handball
CoachHéctor Sintas
Assistant coachNicolás Sintas
CaptainFederico Rubbo
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2021)
Best result24th (2021)
Pan American Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1994)
Best result4th (2012, 2014, 2016)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Uruguay national handball team is the national handball team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.

Results

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
1938 to 2019 Did not qualify
2021 Main round 24 6 1 0 5 98 192
/ 2023 Presidents Cup 32 7 0 0 7 175 248
// 2025 Did not qualify
2027 Future event
/ 2029
// 2031
Total 2/32 13 1 0 12 273 440

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Pan American Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
1994 round robin 7 6 0 0 6 37 84
1998 groups round 9 4 0 0 4 77 153
2000 groups round 8 5 0 0 5 106 154
2006 groups round 6 5 1 0 4 131 139
2008 groups round 6 4 1 0 3 81 115
2010 groups round 5 5 3 1 1 131 139
2012 3rd place match 4 5 2 0 3 107 136
2014 3rd place match 4 5 2 0 3 118 129
2016 3rd place match 4 7 4 0 3 172 173
2018 5th place match 6 7 4 0 3 194 181
Total 10/18 53 17 1 35 1154 1413

South and Central American Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
2020 round robin 3rd place 5 3 0 2 148 110
2022 third place game 4th place 4 1 0 3 101 129
2024 round robin 5th place 5 1 0 4 113 151
Total 3/3 14 5 0 9 372 390

Other competitions

South American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
2002 São Bernardo do Campo Bronze medal match 3rd 5 2 0 3 91 124 −33
2006 Mar del Plata Gold medal match 2nd 5 3 0 2 129 110 19
2010 Medellin round robin 4th 4 1 1 2 98 125 −27
2014 Santiago Bronze medal match 4th 5 2 0 3 103 125 −22
2018 Cochabamba Bronze medal match 4th 4 1 0 3 90 114 −24
2022 Asunción round robin 3rd 4 2 0 2 105 124 −19
Total 6/6 27 11 1 15 616 722 -106
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
2015 Bronze medal match 4 6 3 0 3 159 129
Total 1/1 6 3 0 3 159 129

Friendly tournaments

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Héctor Sintas

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Felipe Navarrete (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 1.89 m 32 3 Colegio Alemán
2 P Gabriel Chaparro (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 1.93 m 55 24 SD Atlético Novás
3 RW Facundo Lima (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 1.75 m 8 10 Pontevedrés Balonmano
11 CB Diego Falabrino (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 1.78 m 7 0 Pontevedrés Balonmano
13 RB Máximo Cancio (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 1.90 m 30 131 Balonmano Vetusta
14 LB Bruno Borba (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 1.92 m 15 30 Pontevedrés Balonmano
16 GK Felipe González (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 1.89 m 62 3 CB Maristas Algemesi
17 RB Diego Morandeira (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 1.86 m 135 88 Club Balonmano Mislata
18 P Zion Ramos (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 1.87 m 6 12 HK Malmö
19 CB Rodrigo Botejara (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 1.73 m 66 105 Scuola Italiana di Montevideo
20 LW Federico Rubbo (1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 1.83 m 68 228 Scuola Italiana di Montevideo
21 LB Giovanni Capello (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 1.88 m 8 18 Pontevedrés Balonmano
24 LB Alejandro Velazco (1993-10-24) 24 October 1993 1.83 m 77 308 Colegio Alemán
36 LW Cristian Rostagno (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 1.78 m 38 50 Handbol Adrianenc
40 RB Maximiliano De Agrela (1996-10-19) 19 October 1996 1.83 m 27 44 Club Malvín
74 LW Guillermo Millán (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 1.74 m 22 20 Scuola Italiana di Montevideo

Junior team

World Junior Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
2015 president's cup 22nd 7 1 0 6 126 206

Pan American Junior Championship

  • 1993 –
  • 1997 –
  • 2005 – 4th
  • 2007 – 4th
Year Round Position GP W D* L GF GA
2009 round robin 5th 5 1 0 4 103 158
2011 round robin 5th 4 0 0 4 72 130
2013 placement matches 5th 4 2 0 2 92 86
2015 round robin 4th 5 2 0 3 110 117

References

  1. ^ "La seleccíon uruguaya de handball rumbo a Suecia para su segunda experienca mundial" (in Spanish). elobservador.com.uy. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Uruguay" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.