BM Granollers

Spanish handball club

   
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Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Spain.

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History

The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.

Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.

One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep Vilà, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer
2003 - 2008 Denmark Hummel
2008 - 2016 Germany Kempa
2016 - present Denmark Hummel

Kits

HOME

2014–15

2015–16
AWAY

2014–15

2015–16

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Palau d'Esports

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season[1]
Fraikin BM Granollers
Goalkeepers
Left Wingers
Right Wingers
  • 19 Spain Victor De Sande Loscos
  • 34 Spain Sergi Franco Miró
Line Players
  • 07 Spain Victor Romero Holguin
  • 10 Spain Oriol Rey Morales
  • 11 Chile Esteban Salinas
  • 18 Spain Josep Armengol
Left Backs
Central Backs
  • 21 Spain Gerard Domingo
  • 66 Spain Biel Valera
Right Backs
  • 02 Nigeria Yusuf Faruk
  • 55 Spain David Roca Rodríguez

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Spain Antonio Rama
  • Assistant coach: Spain Pablo Larrumbide
  • Goalkeeping coach: Spain Perico García
  • Physiotherapist: Spain Ivan García Perez
  • Club Doctor: Spain Dr. Joan Vives

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Joining
Leaving

Previous squads

2017–2018 Team
Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position
1  Spain Marc Guardia Tomas (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29) Goalkeeper
2  Spain Álvaro Cabanas (1990-04-22) 22 April 1990 (age 33) Right Winger
3  Spain Gonzalo Vicente Porras Perez (1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 31) Line Player
4  Lithuania Rolandas Bernatonis (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 37) Left Back
5  Spain Edgar Perez Lopez (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30) Left Winger
6  Spain Ismael Bela Esono Mangue (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27) Left Back
7  Spain Marc Garcia Dieguez (1984-09-27) 27 September 1984 (age 39) Left Back
8  Spain Álvaro Ferrer (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Central Back
9  Spain Pol Valera (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25) Central Back
10  Spain Adrià Martínez Bages (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 25) Left Winger
11  Spain Pau Navarro Baches (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) Line Player
12  Spain Pol Gavanach Llobet (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 26) Goalkeeper
13  Spain Adrià Figueras (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 35) Line Player
14  Spain Marc Cañellas (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 28) Central Back
15  Spain Albert Pujol Armendariz (1991-04-15) 15 April 1991 (age 33) Left Back
16  Spain Enric David Gonzalez Yanez (1999-07-10) 10 July 1999 (age 24) Goalkeeper
17  Spain David Resina Forns (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37) Left Winger
19  Spain Mamadou Gassama (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30) Right Winger
25  Serbia Vukasin Rakocija (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 27) Left Back
28  Portugal Jorge Filipe Fernandes Monteiro da Silva (1989-05-23) 23 May 1989 (age 34) Right Back
31  Spain Josep Reixach (1992-01-16) 16 January 1992 (age 32) Right Winger
89  Brazil César Almeida (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) Goalkeeper
95  Spain Alejandro Márquez Coloma (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 29) Right Back
99  Spain Ian Tarrafeta (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999 (age 25) Central Back
2015–2016 Team
Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position
1  Spain Marc Guardia Tomas (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29) Goalkeeper
2  Brazil Henrique Teixeira (1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 35) Left Back
3  Spain Gonzalo Vicente Porras Perez (1992-06-18) 18 June 1992 (age 31) Line Player
4  Spain Moises Blanxart Moreno (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) Right Winger
5  Spain Edgar Perez Lopez (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 30) Left Winger
6  Spain Miquel Flores Traveria (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34) Central Back
7  Spain Marc Garcia Dieguez (1984-09-27) 27 September 1984 (age 39) Left Back
8  Spain Álvaro Ferrer (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Central Back
9  Spain Arnau García (1994-06-12) 12 June 1994 (age 29) Left Back
10  Spain Adria Perez Martinez (1991-11-26) 26 November 1991 (age 32) Left Winger
13  Spain Adrià Figueras (1988-08-31) 31 August 1988 (age 35) Line Player
14  Spain Ferran Solé (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992 (age 31) Right Winger
15  Spain Marc Cañellas (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 28) Central Back
16  Spain Pol Sastre Rodriguez (1991-07-24) 24 July 1991 (age 32) Goalkeeper
17  Spain David Resina Forns (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37) Left Winger
18  Spain Mamadou Gassama (1993-10-28) 28 October 1993 (age 30) Right Winger
19  Spain Salvador Puig (1979-12-04) 4 December 1979 (age 44) Right Back
25  Brazil Guilherme Valadão Gama (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33) Left Back
29  Brazil José Toledo (1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 30) Right Back
33  Brazil Fernando Pacheco Filho (1983-05-25) 25 May 1983 (age 40) Right Back
36  Spain Gerard Forns Galve (1994-12-26) 26 December 1994 (age 29) Goalkeeper
39  Spain Carles Asensio Cambra (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 26) Line Player
77  Spain Marc Montolio Montero (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30) Line Player
89  Brazil César Almeida (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) Goalkeeper
95  Spain Alejandro Márquez Coloma (1995-01-05) 5 January 1995 (age 29) Right Back
2009–2010 Team
Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Position
1  Sweden Fredrik Ohlander (1976-02-11) 11 February 1976 (age 48) Goalkeeper
2  Spain Marc Pujol Reverter (1983-07-24) 24 July 1983 (age 40) Left Winger
3  Spain Juan del Arco (1991-11-29) 29 November 1991 (age 32) Central Back
4  Spain Juan Andreu (1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 39) Line Player
5  Spain Alejandro Perez-Ortiz Acedo (1987-04-06) 6 April 1987 (age 37) Central Back
6  Sweden Michael Apelgren (1984-08-20) 20 August 1984 (age 39) Central Back
7  Spain Iban Raigal Salcedo (1982-09-06) 6 September 1982 (age 41) Line Player
8  Spain Álvaro Ferrer (1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 42) Central Back
9  Spain Antonio García Robledo (1984-03-06) 6 March 1984 (age 40) Left Back
10  Spain Moises Blanxart Moreno (1988-01-25) 25 January 1988 (age 36) Right Winger
11  Spain Raúl Campos (1978-07-16) 16 July 1978 (age 45) Right Back
12  Spain Alexandre Gonzales Torres (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990 (age 34) Goalkeeper
14  Spain Gonzalo Caracuel del Cacho (1984-07-20) 20 July 1984 (age 39) Right Winger
16  Spain Manel Perez Cantalosella (1982-01-08) 8 January 1982 (age 42) Goalkeeper
17  Spain David Resina Forns (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37) Left Winger
18  Spain Manel Cirac Gascon (1988-03-21) 21 March 1988 (age 36) Line Player
19  Spain Salvador Puig (1979-12-04) 4 December 1979 (age 44) Right Back
24  Serbia Montenegro Aleksandar Svitlica (1982-05-28) 28 May 1982 (age 41) Right Winger
27  Sweden Nicklas Grundsten (1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 40) Line Player
32  Serbia Davor Čutura (1979-11-28) 28 November 1979 (age 44) Central Back

Honours

Domestic and European competitions

  • Double
Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.

Season Domestic competition European competition
League Pos. Competition Result
1955–56 1ª División 1
1956–57 1ª División 1
1957–58 1ª División 1
1958–59 División de Honor 1
1959–60 División de Honor 1 EHF Champions League 1/4
1960–61 División de Honor 1
1961–62 1ª División 2 EHF Champions League 1/8
1962–63 1ª División 2
1965–66 División de Honor 1
1966–67 División de Honor 1 EHF Champions League 1/16
1967–68 División de Honor 1 EHF Champions League 1/4
1968–69 División de Honor 3
1969–70 División de Honor 1
1970–71 División de Honor 1 EHF Champions League 1/4
1971–72 División de Honor 1 EHF Champions League 1/16
1972–73 División de Honor 4 EHF Champions League 1/16
1973–74 División de Honor 1
1974–75 División de Honor 3 EHF Champions League 1/8
1975–76 División de Honor 5 EHF Cup Winner's Cup Champion
1976–77 División de Honor 5 EHF Cup Winner's Cup 1/4
1977–78 División de Honor 5
1978–79 División de Honor 7
1979–80 División de Honor 4
1980–81 División de Honor 8
1981–82 División de Honor 3
1982–83 División de Honor 3 IHF Cup 1/8
1983–84 División de Honor 4 IHF Cup 1/4
1984–85 División de Honor 4
1985–86 División de Honor 3
1986–87 División de Honor 6
1987–88 División de Honor 3
1988–89 División de Honor 4
1989–90 División de Honor 4
Season Domestic competition European competition
League Pos. Competition Result
1990–91 Liga ASOBAL 7
1991–92 Liga ASOBAL 2
1992–93 Liga ASOBAL Final
1993–94 Liga ASOBAL 1/4 City Cup 1/2
1994–95 Liga ASOBAL 6 EHF Cup Champion
1995–96 Liga ASOBAL 5 EHF Cup Champion
1996–97 Liga ASOBAL 11 EHF Cup 1/2
1997–98 Liga ASOBAL 10
1998–99 Liga ASOBAL 9
1999–00 Liga ASOBAL 11
2000–01 Liga ASOBAL 7
2001–02 Liga ASOBAL 10
2002–03 Liga ASOBAL 9
2003–04 Liga ASOBAL 7
2004–05 Liga ASOBAL 6 EHF Cup 1/4
2005–06 Liga ASOBAL 10 EHF Cup Winner's Cup 1/4
2006–07 Liga ASOBAL 9
2007–08 Liga ASOBAL 12 EHF Cup 1/8
2008–09 Liga ASOBAL 6
2009–10 Liga ASOBAL 8 EHF Cup Winner's Cup Final
2010–11 Liga ASOBAL 4
2011–12 Liga ASOBAL 8 EHF Cup 1/4
2012–13 Liga ASOBAL 6
2013–14 Liga ASOBAL 3
2014–15 Liga ASOBAL 3 EHF Cup 1/8 (GP)
2015–16 Liga ASOBAL 4 EHF Cup 3 (Final 4)
2016–17 Liga ASOBAL 4 EHF Cup 1/8 (GP)
2017–18 Liga ASOBAL 3 EHF Cup 1/4
2018–19 Liga ASOBAL 5 EHF Cup 1/8 (GP)
2019–20 Liga ASOBAL 6
2020–21 Liga ASOBAL 4
2021–22 Liga ASOBAL 2 EHF European League 2QR
2022–23 Liga ASOBAL 3 EHF European League Final

European record

Cup Winners' Cup

From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1975–76
Winners
Round of 16 Sweden Västra Frölunda IF 23–19 20–15 43–34
Quarter-finals Netherlands AHC'31 Amsterdam 18–15 31–27 49–42
Semi-finals Norway Oppsal 13–13 15–13 28–26
Finals Germany Grün-Weiß Dankersen 26–24

EHF Cup and EHF European League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95
Winners
1/16 North Macedonia RK Vardar 34–23 31–35 65–58
1/8 Czech Republic Tatra Kopřivnice 20–13 30–19 50–32
1/4 Spain CBM Alzira Avidesa 29–21 23–29 52–50
1/2 Germany VfL Hameln 28–21 24–26 52–47
Finals Russia Polyot Chelyabinsk 23–21 26–24 49–45
1995–96
Winners
1/16 Poland Śląsk Wrocław 25–10 22–16 47–26
1/8 Greece GAS Archelaos Katerinis 39–17 35–17 74–34
1/4 Hungary Budapesti Elektromos SE 26–20 17–21 43–41
1/2 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt 25–17 22–27 47–44
Finals Ukraine HC Donbas Donetsk 28–18 28–27 56–45

EHF ranking

As of 12/10/2022[2]
Rank Team Points
47 Norway Nærbø IL 103
48 Slovakia HT Tatran Prešov 101
49 Hungary Balatonfüredi KSE 101
50 Spain Fraikin BM Granollers 100
51 Denmark TTH Holstebro 100
52 Czech Republic HC Dukla Prague 100
53 Austria Alpla HC Hard 98

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
1952–1970 Pep Vilà Spain
1970–1974 Miquel Roca Mas Spain
1974–1980 Joaquín Crespo "Quini" Spain
1980–1984 Ferran Raga Spain
1984–1989 Emilio Alonso Río Spain
1989–1992 Josep Maria Guiteras Spain
1992–1997 Manuel Montoya Spain
1997–1998 José Luis Villanueva López Spain
1998–1999 Josep Maria Guiteras Spain
1999–2000 Jaume Puig Spain
2000–2002 Sead Hasanefendić Croatia
2002–2008 Manuel Montoya Spain
2008–2010 Lorenzo Rueda Spain
2010–2012 Manolo Cadenas Montañés Spain
2012–2014 Toni Garcia Guerrero Spain
2014–2017 Carlos Viver Spain
2017– Antonio Rama Spain

Women's handball team

Honours

Domestic competition

  • 7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
  • 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.

Season Domestic competition European competition
League Pos. Competition Result
2014–15 División de Honor Femenina 12
2015–16 División de Honor Femenina 12
2016–17 División de Honor Femenina 10
2017–18 División de Honor Femenina 8
2018–19 División de Honor Femenina 4
2019–20 División de Honor Femenina 6 Challenge Cup 1/2 (cancelled)
2020–21 División de Honor Femenina 6 Challenge Cup R3

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season
Num Name Age Height Country Position
16 Marta Mera 20 1.71 Spain Goalkeeper
13 Giulia Guarieiro 24 1.78 Brazil Left back
8 Mireia Torras 24 1.65 Spain Central back
98 Martina Capdevila 21 1.75 Spain Central back
99 Carmen Prelchi 21 1.71 Spain Pivot
10 Lora Sarandeva 22 1.76 Bulgaria Left back
7 Elene Vázquez 20 1.77 Spain Left back
1 Nicole Wiggins 20 1.72 Spain Goalkeeper
28 Jana Castañera 19 1.68 Spain Left wing
14 Ona Vegué 23 1.67 Spain Left wing
23 Ana González 22 1.67 Spain Right wing
51 Janna Sobrepera 20 1.72 Spain Left back
9 Lea Kofler 19 1.71 Austria Left back

Technical staff:

  • Spain Robert Cuesta | Head coach
  • Spain Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
  • Spain Antonio Romero | Team liaison
  • Spain Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor

References

  1. ^ "Fraikin BM. Granollers - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

  • Official website
  • BM Granollers on Facebook
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