Latvia men's national handball team

The Latvia national handball team is the national handball team of Latvia and is controlled by the Latvian Handball Federation. It has competed since 1993, playing its opening match in the 1994 European Championship qualifiers against Cyprus on 15 April 1993 in Nicosia, winning 32:28.

Latvia
Information
AssociationLatvian Handball Federation (Latvijas Handbola federācija)
CoachAaron Ziercke
Assistant coachAndrejs Narnickis
Arnolds Straume
Sandris Veršakovs
Ēriks Visockis
CaptainDainis Krištopāns
Colours
Home
Away
Results
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2020)
Best result24th (2020)
Last updated on Unknown.

In 2019 the team qualified for the 2020 European Championships for the first time in their history, previously reaching the qualification play-off stage in 2005. The team has not yet qualified for neither the Olympic Games nor World Championships, with their best results so far being participation in the world qualifiers play-offs in 2004 and 2016.[1]

To this date Andris Gulbis has had the longest stint managing the team, working in 1998 and from 2005 to 2010. From 2017 til the end of Euro 2020 the team was managed by former player Armands Uščins. The current manager is German coach Aaron Ziercke.[2]

Tournament record

European Championship

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[3][4]

Head coach: Armands Uščins

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
5 CB Māris Veršakovs (1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 1.92 m 93 249 Tenax Dobele
6 RW Uvis Stazdiņš (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 1.80 m 16 22 HC Kehra
7 LB Aivis Jurdžs (1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 1.97 m 87 330 Tenax Dobele
10 RB Dainis Krištopāns (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 2.14 m 77 346 Vardar
12 GK Edgars Kukša (1990-01-26) 26 January 1990 1.91 m 80 0 OHV Aurich
14 LW Oskars Arājs (1990-08-04) 4 August 1990 1.88 m 42 44 Tenax Dobele
16 GK Raitis Puriņš (1988-05-20) 20 May 1988 1.90 m 41 0 Celtnieks Rīga
17 LB Nils Kreicbergs (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 1.92 m 48 93 Riihimäki Cocks
19 RW Andis Ērmanis (1990-05-21) 21 May 1990 1.68 m 54 19 Tenax Dobele
27 P Ingars Dude (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 1.95 m 73 152 Limoges Hand 87
33 RB Ģirts Lilienfelds (1982-12-04) 4 December 1982 1.89 m 84 215 HSC 2000 Coburg
35 P Egils Politers (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 1.95 m 41 54 Tenax Dobele
44 RB Evars Klešniks (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 1.99 m 73 241 LiT Tribe Germania
71 LW Rihards Leja (1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 1.87 m 27 30 Celtnieks Rīga
76 CB Austris Tuminskis (1990-06-07) 7 June 1990 1.98 m 58 119 EHV Aue
77 RW Jānis Pavlovičs (1984-09-16) 16 September 1984 1.84 m 101 297 Sandefjord TIF

Notable players

References
  1. "15 fakti, kas jāzina par Latvijas handbolu pirms izlases debijas EČ finālturnīrā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. "In Doppelfunktion: Aaron Ziercke auch lettischer Nationaltrainer". www.tvemsdetten.com (in German). Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. "Uščins nosauc sastāvu eiropas čempionāta finālturnīram". handball.lv. 30 December 2019.
  4. 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
  5. "15 fakti, kas jāzina par Latvijas handbolu pirms izlases debijas EČ finālturnīrā". Sportacentrs.com (in Latvian). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
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