Spain women's national handball team

Spain
Information
Nickname	Las Guerreras
Association	Royal Spanish Handball Federation
Coach	Ambros Martín
Assistant coach	Jessica Alonso Bernardo José Prades
Captain	Lara González Ortega
Most caps	Marta Mangué (301)
Most goals	Marta Mangué (1033)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	6 (First in 1992)
Best result	3rd (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1993)
Best result	2nd (2019)
European Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1998)
Best result	2nd (2008, 2014)
Last updated on Unknown.

Spain women's national handball team

Medal record
Olympic Games
	2012 London	Team
World Championship
	2019 Japan
	2011 Brasil
European Championship
	2008 Macedonia
	2014 Croatia/Hungary
Mediterranean Games
	2005 Almería	Team
	2018 Tarragona	Team
	2022 Oran	Team
	1979 Split
	2001 Tunis	Team

The Spain women's national handball team is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Spain has been world and twice continental finalist. They also have won medals in the three main international competitions: one Olympic in 2012, two World Championship (2011, 2019) and two European Championship (2008, 2014).

Results

Olympic Games Year Pos. Pld W D L 1976 did not qualify 1980 1984 1988 1992 7th 4 1 0 3 1996 did not qualify 2000 2004 6th 7 1 3 3 2008 did not qualify 2012 3rd 8 5 1 2 2016 6th 6 3 0 3 2020 9th 5 2 0 3 2024 12th 5 0 0 5 Total 6/13 35 12 4 19 European Championship Year Pos. Pld W D L 1994 did not qualify 1996 1998 12th 6 0 1 5 2000 did not qualify 2002 13th 3 0 2 1 2004 8th 7 3 0 4 2006 9th 6 3 0 3 2008 2nd 8 4 2 2 2010 11th 6 2 0 4 2012 11th 6 2 1 3 2014 2nd 8 5 0 3 2016 11th 6 1 1 4 2018 12th 6 1 0 5 / 2020 9th 6 1 2 3 2022 9th 6 1 1 4 2024 Qualified 2026 TBD 2028 Total 13/18 74 23 10 41

World Championship Year Pos. Pld W D L 1957 did not qualify 1962 1965 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 1993 15th 6 1 0 5 1995 did not qualify 1997 1999 2001 10th 6 3 0 3 2003 5th 9 6 1 2 2005 did not qualify 2007 10th 8 3 1 4 2009 4th 10 6 1 3 2011 3rd 9 7 0 2 2013 9th 6 4 0 2 2015 12th 6 3 0 3 2017 11th 6 3 1 2 2019 2nd 10 7 1 2 2021 4th 9 7 0 2 // 2023 13th 6 4 0 2 / 2025 to be determined 2027 2029 Qualified as host / 2031 to be determined Total 12/30 91 54 5 32

Mediterranean Games

National team in 2013

• 1979 – Runners-up
• 1987 – 3rd place
• 1991 – 3rd place
• 1993 – 3rd place
• 1997 – 5th place
• 2001 – Runners-up
• 2005 – Champions^[1]
• 2009 – 4th place
• 2013 – 5th place
• 2018 – Champions
• 2022 – Champions

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 20-player squad was announced on 4 June 2024.^[2] The final roster was revealed on 11 July 2024.^[3] Carmen Campos replaced Alicia Fernández due to an injury on 24 July 2024.^[4]

Head coach: Ambros Martín^[5]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Nicole Wiggins (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 (aged 23) 1.78 m 22 1 OGC Nice 2 RW Marta López (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 34) 1.68 m 143 316 CS Rapid București 6 CB Carmen Campos (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.71 m 69 154 Borussia Dortmund 8 CB Silvia Arderíus (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 34) 1.68 m 95 111 CBF Málaga 15 RW Maitane Etxeberria (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 27) 1.68 m 92 166 BM Bera Bera 16 GK Mercedes Castellanos (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 36) 1.84 m 98 4 CBF Málaga 17 LW Jennifer Gutiérrez (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 29) 1.69 m 102 264 RK Krim 22 LB Lara González Ortega (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 32) 1.84 m 176 183 CS Rapid București 23 RB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 22) 1.72 m 56 135 Vipers Kristiansand 24 P Lysa Tchaptchet (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 22) 1.83 m 48 62 Odense Håndbold 33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16)16 August 1997 (aged 26) 1.84 m 68 104 HB Ludwigsburg 34 CB Alicia Fernández (1992-12-21)21 December 1992 (aged 31) 1.72 m 101 227 CS Rapid București 58 RB María Prieto O'Mullony (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 26) 1.72 m 25 64 BM Aula Cultural 86 LB Alexandrina Cabral (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 38) 1.75 m 163 741 Unattached 99 RB Mireya González (1991-07-18)18 July 1991 (aged 33) 1.78 m 121 246 HC Dunărea Brăila

Coaching history

Period	Coach
2002–2004	José Francisco Aldeguer[6]
2007–2017	Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021	Carlos Viver[7]
2021–2023	José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present	Ambros Martín

Notable players

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

• Carmen Martín, 2008 Junior World Championship,^[8] 2011 World Championship, 2014 European Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2018 European Championship
• Begoña Fernández, 2008 European Championship, 2009 World Championship^[9]
• Marta Mangué, 2009 World Championship,^[9] 2012 Summer Olympics
• Nerea Pena, 2010 European Championship
• Alexandrina Cabral, 2019 World Championship

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played for the senior national team.[10] # Player Matches Goals 1 Marta Mangué 301 1034 2 Cristina Gómez Arquer 277 897 3 Carmen Martín 250 866 4 Silvia Navarro 249 13 5 Macarena Aguilar 240 638 6 Elisabeth Pinedo 201 441 7 Montserrat Puche Díaz 196 736 8 María Eugenia Sánchez Bravo 195 0 9 Elisabeth Chávez 185 130 10 Beatriz Fernández 182 380 Last updated: 25 July 2024

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only.[11] # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Marta Mangué 1034 301 3.44 2 Cristina Gómez Arquer 897 277 3.24 3 Carmen Martín 866 250 3.46 4 Alexandrina Cabral 750 166 4.52 5 Montserrat Puche Díaz 736 196 3.76 6 Macarena Aguilar 638 240 2.66 7 Nerea Pena 595 176 3.38 8 Elisabeth Pinedo 441 201 2.19 9 Susana Fraile Celaya 411 131 3.14 10 Noelia Oncina 406 174 2.33 Last updated: 25 July 2024

Youth teams

U-20 U-20 Handball World Championship Fourth place (2): 2001, 2008 U-19 U-19 Handball European Championship Runner-up (1): 2007 Third place (1): 2002

U-18 U-18 Handball World Championship Winner (1): 2024 U-17 U-17 Handball European Championship Winner (1): 1997 Runner-up (1): 2007

References

1. "2005 Almería" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
2. "Estas son las Guerreras que afrontarán la preparación olímpica". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
3. "Ambros Martín confirma la lista para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
4. "Carmen Campos sustituye a Alicia ante Brasil". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
5. "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
6. Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
7. "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
8. "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
9. "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.^{[dead link]}
10. "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
11. "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile