Spain
Can Spain become the second team in history to win the EHF EURO three times in a row?
In the past, only Sweden managed such a successful run, winning the 1998, 2000 and 2002 editions. After that, France won the competition three times, and Denmark won twice, but neither of these two accomplished the back-to-back feat.
Since January 2020, Spain have showed they can remain competitive, reaching the semi-finals and winning bronze both at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games last summer and at the IHF Men’s World Championship six months earlier.
It seems like the EHF EURO is the lucky competition for Spain. The Hispanos have reached the final weekend of every European competition since 2012, reaching the final in the last three editions.
Coach Jordi Ribera should not need to make many changes to his team. Stalwarts Daniel Sarmiento and Jorge Maqueda should be on court to defend their colours again, helped by youngsters Aleix Gómez and Ruben Marchan. The pair of Gonzalo Perez de Vargas and Rodrigo Corrales between the posts will once again be one to watch.
Spain is operating a transition, although a very smooth one, with key players of the past being replaced year after year, to prevent abrupt changes.
In group E in the preliminary round, Spain look like favourites to snatch one of the two top spots, competing with Sweden, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic. The clash with Sweden will be key, as the winner will take two extra points to the main round.
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EHF competition history
Sweden
27
Spain
26
Spain
29
Denmark
25
Poland
27
Spain
28
Spain
23
Norway
27
Russia
25
Spain
26
Germany
23
Spain
29
Bosnia Herzegovina
24
Spain
28
Spain
32
Sweden
28
Spain
28
Czech Republic
26
Spain
22
Croatia
20
Spain
34
Slovenia
32
Croatia
22
Spain
22
Belarus
28
Spain
37
Spain
30
Austria
26
Spain
31
Czech Republic
25
Netherlands
25
Spain
36
Spain
33
Germany
26
Spain
33
Latvia
22
Spain
29
Sweden
23
France
23
Spain
27
Germany
27
Spain
31
Slovenia
31
Spain
26
Fyr Macedonia
20
Spain
31
Spain
22
Denmark
25
Hungary
25
Spain
27
Spain
32
Czech Republic
15
Germany
24
Spain
17
Spain
33
Croatia
29
Spain
25
Russia
23
Spain
31
Hungary
29
Spain
23
Denmark
27
Spain
24
Sweden
22
Slovenia
24
Spain
24
Spain
32
Germany
29
Croatia
28
Spain
29
France
30
Spain
27
Fyr Macedonia
22
Spain
33
Austria
27
Spain
28
Denmark
31
Spain
28
Spain
33
Iceland
28
Norway
25
Spain
27
Spain
34
Hungary
27
Croatia
31
Spain
27
Denmark
25
Spain
24
Spain
35
Slovenia
32
Spain
31
Iceland
26
Spain
24
Croatia
22
Spain
30
Russia
27
Spain
24
Hungary
24
France
26
Spain
29
Sweden
23
Spain
24
Denmark
28
Spain
24
Spain
30
Hungary
24
Iceland
24
Spain
32
Spain
32
Norway
27
France
28
Spain
28
Spain
31
Egypt
18
Spain
26
Germany
24
Tunisia
18
Spain
21
Spain
33
Bahrain
22
Denmark
34
Spain
27
Slovenia
32
Spain
40
Germany
20
Spain
25
Poland
32
Spain
26
France
24
Spain
24
Hungary
25
Spain
34
Spain
37
Czech Republic
25
Spain
32
Netherlands
29
Spain
31
Lithuania
21
Spain
30
Ukraine
21
Cyprus
25
Spain
36
Netherlands
26
Spain
35
Lithuania
22
Spain
28
Ukraine
25
Spain
23
Spain
32
Cyprus
20
Spain
23
France
31
Spain
34
Denmark
31
Slovenia
33
Spain
39
Ukraine
29
Spain
31
Poland
25
Spain
34
Spain
34
Slovakia
25
Spain
29
France
26
Germany
31
Spain
31
Spain
40
Croatia
34
Tunisia
30
Spain
33
Spain
31
Norway
24
Serbia Montenegro
28
Spain
28
Spain
32
Germany
28
Spain
35
Argentina
28
Spain
31
Croatia
33
Sweden
26
Spain
33
Australia
19
Spain
51
Spain
41
Japan
22
Croatia
30
Spain
22
Spain
41
Slovenia
28
Spain
29
Russia
26
Iceland
23
Spain
31
Korea
24
Spain
31
Spain
27
France
29
Germany
32
Spain
30
Spain
31
Korea
30
Spain
22
France
27
Spain
37
Croatia
39
Spain
32
Iceland
31
Spain
40
Qatar
15
Tunisia
25
Spain
33
Spain
45
Kuwait
18
Spain
22
Yugoslavia
20
Poland
25
Spain
34
Spain
23
Morocco
18
Spain
27
Germany
26
Sweden
28
Spain
27
Spain
31
Slovenia
28
Spain
23
France
25
Australia
23
Spain
39
Spain
24
Tunisia
22
Yugoslavia
22
Spain
26
Spain
25
Sweden
32
Spain
24
Yugoslavia
27
Spain
21
Russia
22
Spain
23
France
18
Spain
27
Brasil
17
Spain
33
Tunisia
23
Denmark
17
Spain
31
Spain
34
Morocco
18
Argentina
19
Spain
31
Spain
34
Algeria
24
Spain
33
Korea
26
Spain
23
Iceland
32
Spain
24
Sweden
28
Spain
31
Croatia
25
Spain
29
Czechia
26
Portugal
26
Spain
29
Spain
32
Brasil
11
Egypt
19
Spain
19
Spain
32
Tunisia
21
Spain
17
Spain
17
Spain
18
Spain
18
Spain
27
Korea
22
Belarus
35
Spain
34
Cuba
29
Spain
32
France
23
Spain
20
Sweden
23
Spain
21
Spain
21
Brasil
13
Spain
27
Egypt
20
Belarus
27
Spain
30
Spain
24
Kuwait
21
European Games
2023 - Champion
European Championship
2022 - 2nd place
EURO CUP
2022 - 3rd place
EURO CUP
2020 - Champion
European Championship
2020 - Champion
European Championship
2018 - Champion
ECh Beach Handball
2017 - Champion
European Championship
2016 - 2nd place
ECh Beach Handball
2015 - 2nd place
European Championship
2014 - 3rd place
ECh Beach Handball
2011 - 3rd place
ECh Beach Handball
2006 - Champion
European Championship
2006 - 2nd place
World Championship
2005 - Champion
ECh Beach Handball
2002 - Champion
ECh Beach Handball
2000 - 2nd place
European Championship
2000 - 3rd place
Olympic Games
2000 - 3rd place
European Championship
1998 - 2nd place
European Championship
1996 - 2nd place
Olympic Games
1996 - 3rd place
Key Players
Goalkeeper
Gonzalo Perez de Vargas is a medallist at four consecutive EHF EUROs, starting in 2014, including two golds in 2018 and 2020. Before joining the senior team he represented Spain in all age categories and now forms a national team duo with Veszprém’s Rodrigo Corrales. Perez de Vargas began his career in Barcelona, and returned to the club in 2014 after stints with Granollers and Toulouse focused on gaining experience. He was voted as All-star Team goalkeeper of the EHF Champions League in 2016/17 and in all Spanish domestic competitions since 2014/15. He was also MVP of the ASOBAL league in 2016/17.
Right wing
Aleix Gómez made his first national team appearance at the IHF Men’s World Championship 2019, two years after being named best right wing of the Junior World Championship 2017 where he won gold with Spain. He won gold on his EHF EURO debut in 2020, scoring 31 times including 11 penalties across the competition. Gómez was the leading scorer for Barça in 2018/19 and 2019/20 EHF Champions League group phases, and was voted as the best young player in the EHF Champions League 2019/20 All-star Team.
Head Coach
Coach
Under Jordi Ribera’s command, Spain won the EHF EURO twice, in 2018 and 2020, as well as Olympic and world bronze. The Spanish coach took on his first job at just 21. He took over his first national team in Argentina in 2004, before moving to Brazil then taking the job for Spain in 2016.
