Vincent Gérard
| Vincent Gérard | |||
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Gérard in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 December 1986 Woippy, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2003–2006 | SMEC Metz | ||
2006–2008 | Montpellier HB | ||
2008–2010 | Istres Provence Handball | ||
2010–2015 | USDK Dunkerque | ||
2015–2019 | Montpellier HB | ||
2019–2022 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
2022–2023 | Saint-Raphaël Var | ||
2023–2024 | THW Kiel | ||
02–06/2024 | Istres Provence Handball | ||
04–06/2025 | FC Barcelona | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2024 | France | 160 | (18) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 13 August 2024 | |||
Vincent Gérard (born 16 December 1986) is a French professional handball player.[1]
With France, he won all the main competitions: 2014 European Championship, 2017 World Championship and 2020 Olympics.
He has been elected best goalkeeper at the 2017 World Championship, at the 2018 European Championship and at the 2020 Olympics.
Career
Gérard began playing handball in SMEC Metz from the French D2. After three seasons in Metz first-team, while Gérard been some of the most important players in the club, he decided not to renew his contract with Metz and joined Montpellier Handball, from the LNH Division 1. Gérard was not a key part of Montpellier, and selected as 2nd and 3rd goalkeeper. However, he was part of Montpellier's league title win in 2007–08 season.
He retired in 2024 after the Paris Olympics, but came out of retirement in April 2025 to join FC Barcelona to replace Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas who had torn his cruciate ligament.[1]
Titles
With clubs
- EHF Champions League: (2)
- Champions: 2017–18
- EHF Cup: (2)
- Runners up: 2011–12
- LNH Division 1: (5)
- Coupe de France: (5)
- Winner: 2008 (Montpellier), 2011 (Dunkerque), 2016 (Montpellier), 2021 et 2022 (PSG)
- Coupe de la Ligue: (5)
- Winner: 2007, 2008 (Montpellier), 2009 (Istres), 2013 (Dunkerque) et 2016 (Montpellier).
- Trophée des Champions: (3)
- Winner: 2012 (Dunkerque), 2018 (Montpellier) et 2019 (PSG)
- Liga ASOBAL: (1)
- Champions: 2024–25 (Barcelona)
Individual awards
- French Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
- Best goalkeeper at the 2017 World Championship
- Best goalkeeper at the 2018 European Championship
- Best goalkeeper at the 2020 Olympics.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Vincent Gérard, ancien gardien de l'équipe de France de handball, sort de sa retraite pour une dernière danse avec Barcelone" (in French). Le Monde. 8 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Men's All-Star Team". IHF. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
External links
- Vincent Gerard at the International Handball Federation
- Vincent Gérard at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Vincent Gérard at Olympedia
- Vincent Gerard at Olympics.com
- Vincent Gerard at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Vincent Gérard at Équipe de France (in French)
- Vincent Gérard at Équipe de France Olympique (archived) (in French)
- Vincent Gerard on Instagram