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Portugal
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At the EHF EURO 2020, Portugal won the same number of games, four, as they had done in the previous five editions of the competition they took part in combined. They were the feel-good story, the plucky underdog who takes the competition by storm and wins big, including handing hosts Sweden their biggest home loss in history.
After their sixth place in January 2020, the Portuguese side finished 10th at the IHF Men’s World Championship and came ninth in their first-ever participation at the Olympic Games.
Some would say that is a great resumé for a team that perhaps lacks tradition, but the results surely did not satisfy such a demanding coach as Paulo Pereira. The Portuguese mastermind has consistently reiterated that his team should aim higher and higher, possibly even for a medal. It is unclear whether they really have the credentials for a title run, but everything is possible with a team that wears its heart on its sleeve.
The stage is certainly set for Portugal to climb even higher. Their core of players is even more experienced now, with two years of competing at top level, both in international handball and at club level.
Some players, like Miguel Martins, have switched from Portuguese clubs to European powerhouses and developed even further, while Pereira improved his aggressive style of handball to wreak even more havoc against opponents.
Portugal have a big hole to cover between the goalposts after Alfredo Quintana’s untimely death in February, but every player has said that they will take the court in every game with the late goalkeeper in mind. That emotion could take Portugal a long way.
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Key Players
Centre back
Rui Silva scored 12 goals and dished 13 assists at the EHF EURO 2020. He scored the most important goal in Portugal's history, in the Tokyo 2020 qualifying tournament, which sealed Portugal's first-ever Olympic berth. Both Silva’s parents and his older brother played handball and he took up the sport aged 4, becoming the top goal scorer in the Portuguese league when he was only 16 years old. Considered a phenomenon since early in his career, Silva is an excellent playmaker, with a great eye for passes and plenty of creativity. He tattooed the portrait of his friend, Alfredo Quintana, on his right arm after the goalkeeper's untimely death in 2020.
Centre back
Miguel Martins finished 12th in the top assists standings at the EHF EURO 2020, his debut in the competition, dishing 25 to his teammates. He also scored 19 goals. Martins spent seven years at FC Porto between 2014 and 2021, before moving to Hungarian outfit Pick Szeged this season. He was superb for Porto, scoring at least 43 goals in three consecutive European seasons, one in the Men's EHF Cup and two in the EHF Champions League. Martins made his debut in the Portuguese national league at 15 years and 11 months, becoming the second youngest-ever player to take the court in the competition.
Head Coach
Coach
Paulo Pereira was named Coach of the Year in Portugal in 2020, after lifting his team to sixth place at the EHF EURO 2020. A globetrotter, Pereira assumed the role of the Portugal men's national team in 2016, after serving stints in Angola and Tunisia, as well for several teams in Spain and Romania. He is a psychology aficionado, and often uses advanced techniques to motivate his players perform better. Pereira has completely changed the course of the Portuguese national team with his ideas, especially using aggressive, all-in tactics.