BM Granollers
Club Balonmano Granollers (also known as BM Granollers) is a handball club based in Granollers, Spain.
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| Full name | Club Balonmano Granollers | ||
| Nickname(s) | BMG | ||
| Founded | 20 August 1944 | ||
| Arena | Palau d'Esports | ||
| Capacity | 6,500 | ||
| President | Josep Pujadas | ||
| Head coach | M: Antonio Rama W: Robert Cuesta | ||
| League | M: Liga ASOBAL W: División de Honor | ||
| 2019–20 | M: Liga ASOBAL, 6th W: División de Honor, 6th | ||
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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 it will host 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 Hasanefendic, 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).
Honours
Domestic and European competitions
- 1 EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 1975–76
- 2 EHF Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96
- 10 Spanish leagues: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
- 3 Copa del Rey: 1957–58, 1969–70, 1973–74
- 1 ASOBAL Cup: 1993–94
- 4 Catalan leagues: 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
- 1 Pyrenées league: 2008
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.
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.
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Youth Academy
- 2 Spanish Championship (Men U21): 1993–94, 1994–95
- 13 Spanish Championship (Men U18): 1959–60, 1963–64, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–2017
- 1 Spanish Championship (Women U18): 2012–13
- 11 Spanish Championship (Men U16): 1979–80, 1980–81, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–2017, 2018–2019
- 4 Spanish Championship (Men U14): 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
- 4 Mini Copa del Rey (Men U16): 2013–14, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–2020
- 1 Mini Copa del Reina (Women U16): 2016–17
Team (men)
Current squad
- Squad for the 2020–21 season
| Num | Name | Age | Height | Country | Position |
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| 1 | Marc Guàrdia | 25 | 1.87 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Pol Varela | 19 | 1.89 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 24 | Pol Sastre | 29 | 1.82 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Jan Gurri | 18 | 1.90 | |
Central back |
| 6 | Borja Lancina | 28 | 1.70 | |
Central back |
| 8 | Chema Márquez | 24 | 1.87 | |
Left back |
| 4 | Marc Ferré Andreu | 18 | 1.88 | |
Left back |
| 7 | Marc García Diéguez | 36 | 1.94 | |
Left back |
| 9 | Pol Valera | 22 | 1.87 | |
Central back |
| 99 | Antonio García Robledo | 36 | 1.91 | |
Left back |
| 10 | Alejandro Márquez Coloma | 25 | 1.92 | |
Right back |
| 5 | Édgar Pérez | 26 | 1.78 | |
Left wing |
| 17 | Adrià Martínez Bages | 19 | 1.86 | |
Left wing |
| 2 | Víctor de Sande | 19 | 1.70 | |
Right wing |
| 19 | Mamadou Gassama | 27 | 1.88 | |
Right wing |
| 34 | Sergi Franco Miró | 21 | 1.89 | |
Right wing |
| 11 | Esteban Salinas | 28 | 1.80 |  |
Pivot |
| 23 | Oriol Rey | 26 | 1.90 | |
Pivot |
Technical staff:
- Antonio Rama | Head coach
- Pablo Larrumbide | Assistant manager
- Jordi Boixaderas | Team liaison
- Perico García | Goalkeepers coach
- Joan Vives | Doctor
Team (women)
Current squad
- Squad for the 2020–21 season
| Num | Name | Age | Height | Country | Position |
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| 16 | Marta Mera | 20 | 1.71 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Giulia Guarieiro | 24 | 1.78 |  |
Left back |
| 8 | Mireia Torras | 24 | 1.65 | |
Central back |
| 98 | Martina Capdevila | 21 | 1.75 | |
Central back |
| 99 | Carmen Prelchi | 21 | 1.71 | |
Pivot |
| 10 | Lora Sarandeva | 22 | 1.76 |  |
Left back |
| 7 | Elene Vázquez | 20 | 1.77 | |
Left back |
| 1 | Nicole Wiggins | 20 | 1.72 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Jana Castañera | 19 | 1.68 | |
Left wing |
| 14 | Ona Vegué | 23 | 1.67 | |
Left wing |
| 23 | Ana González | 22 | 1.67 | |
Right wing |
| 51 | Janna Sobrepera | 20 | 1.72 | |
Left back |
| 9 | Lea Kofler | 19 | 1.71 |  |
Left back |
Technical staff:
- Robert Cuesta | Head coach
- Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
- Antonio Romero | Team liaison
- Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor
Former notable players (men)
Best Spanish players
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1940 (11 players)
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1950 (11 and 7 players)
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1960 (7 players)
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1970 (7 players)
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1980
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1990
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2010
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Foreign players
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1960
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Positions
- CB: Centre backcourt
- LB: Left backcourt
- RB: Right backcourt
- LW: Left wing
- RW: Right wing
- PI: Pivot
- GK: Goalkeeper
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 1952–1970 | Pep Vilà | |
| 1970–1974 | Miquel Roca Mas | |
| 1974–1980 | Joaquín Crespo "Quini" | |
| 1980–1984 | Ferran Raga | |
| 1984–1989 | Emilio Alonso | |
| 1989–1992 | Josep Maria Guiteras | |
| 1992–1997 | Manuel Montoya | |
| 1997–1998 | José Luis Villanueva López | |
| 1998–1999 | Josep Maria Guiteras | |
| 1999–2000 | Jaume Puig | |
| 2000–2002 | Sead Hasanefendić |  |
| 2002–2008 | Manuel Montoya | |
| 2008–2010 | Lorenzo Rueda | |
| 2010–2012 | Manolo Cadenas Montañés | |
| 2012–2014 | Toni Garcia Guerrero | |
| 2014–2017 | Carlos Viver | |
| 2017– | Antonio Rama | |
External links
- BM Granollers Official Website (in Catalan and Spanish)
- Granollers Cup Official Website (in Catalan, Spanish, and English)
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