BM Granollers
Club Balonmano Granollers (also known as BM Granollers) is a handball club based in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain.
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.
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, 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 (men)
- 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 (men)
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 (women)
- 1 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014
- 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013-14
Youth Academy
- 2 Spanish Championship (Men U21): 1993-94, 1994–95
- 11 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
- 1 Spanish Championship (Women U18): 2012-13
- 9 Spanish Championship (Men U16): 1979-80, 1980–81, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2010–11, 2014–15
- 4 Spanish Championship (Men U14): 2007-08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014-15
- 1 Mini Copa del Rey (Men U16): 2013-14
Current squad: ASOBAL
Players (Season 2015-16)
Fraikin BM Granollers 2014/15 (ASOBAL)
| Nº | Name | Age | Height | Country | Position | Previous club |
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| 1 |
Marc Guàrdia |
19 |
1,88 |
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Goalkeeper |
BM Granollers |
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| 2 |
Henrique Teixeira |
26 |
1,92 |
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Left backcourt |
Handebol Taubaté |
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| 3 |
Gonzalo Porras |
23 |
1,91 |
|
Pivot |
BM Granollers |
|
| 4 |
Moisès Blanxart |
26 |
1,81 |
|
Right wing |
BM Granollers |
|
| 5 |
Marc Cañellas |
19 |
1,87 |
|
Centre backcourt |
BM Granollers |
|
| 6 |
Miquel Flores Traveria |
25 |
1,88 |
|
Centre backcourt |
BM Granollers |
|
| 7 |
Marc García Diéguez |
30 |
1,94 |
|
Left backcourt |
FC Barcelona |
|
| 8 |
Álvaro Ferrer Vecilla |
33 |
1,91 |
|
Centre backcourt |
BM Aragón |
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| 9 |
Arnau Garcia Barceló |
20 |
1,96 |
|
Left backcourt |
BM Granollers |
|
| 10 |
Adrià Pérez |
23 |
1,80 |
|
Left wing |
BM Granollers |
|
| 13 |
Adrià Figueras |
26 |
1,92 |
|
Pivot |
FC Barcelona |
|
| 14 |
Ferran Solé |
22 |
1,90 |
|
Right wing |
BM Granollers |
|
| 18 |
Mamadou Gassama Cissokho |
21 |
1,88 |
|
Right wing |
BM Granollers |
|
| 23 |
Pol Sastre |
23 |
1,82 |
|
Goalkeeper |
BM Granollers |
|
| 17 |
David Resina |
27 |
1,81 |
|
Left wing |
BM Granollers |
|
| 19 |
Salva Puig Asbert |
35 |
1,98 |
|
Right backcourt |
Fénix Toulouse HB |
|
| 25 |
Guilherme Valadão Gama |
23 |
1,92 |
|
Left backcourt |
BM Guadalajara |
|
| 33 |
Fernando Pacheco Filho |
32 |
1,90 |
|
Right backcourt |
Handebol Taubaté |
|
| 36 |
Gerard Forns Galve |
20 |
1,90 |
|
Goalkeeper |
BM Granollers |
|
| 77 |
Marc Montolio |
21 |
1,90 |
|
Pivot |
BM Granollers |
|
| 89 |
César Almeida |
26 |
1,88 |
|
Goalkeeper |
BM Guadalajara |
|
| 95 |
Alejandro Márquez Coloma |
20 |
1,92 |
|
Right backcourt |
FC Barcelona B |
|
Technical Staff (2015-16)
- Carlos Viver - Heah coach
- Antonio Rama - Assistant manager
- Jordi Boixaderas - Team liaison
- Erola Madrigal - Physiotherapist
- Joan Vives - Doctor
Current squad: Divisió de Honor Femenina
Players (season 2015-16)
KH-7 BM Granollers 2014/15 (División de Honor Femenina)
| Nº | Name | Age | Height | Country | Position |
|---|
|
| 1 |
Andrea de la Torre Pérez |
24 |
1,72 |
|
Goalkeeper |
| 2 |
Maricet Fernández |
25 |
1,71 |
 |
Left wing |
| 3 |
Judith Vizuete Recuenco |
19 |
1,71 |
|
Left backcourt |
| 4 |
Kaba Gassama |
18 |
1,80 |
|
Pivot |
| 5 |
Clara Poo Yagüe |
20 |
1,73 |
|
Left backcourt |
| 8 |
Joana Capdevila Barbany |
22 |
1,72 |
|
Pivot |
| 9 |
Anna Pi |
28 |
1,74 |
|
Pivot |
| 11 |
Charlotte Svele Larsen |
22 |
1,76 |
 |
Central backcourt |
| 12 |
Ana Pregona |
18 |
1,72 |
|
Goalkeeper |
| 13 |
Hatou Jabby Dukuray |
19 |
1,74 |
|
Pivot |
| 14 |
Alba Sevilla |
26 |
1,64 |
|
Right wing |
| 16 |
Lorena Ramírez |
21 |
1,79 |
|
Goalkeeper |
| 17 |
Marjolaine Dedieu |
22 |
1,76 |
 |
Right wing |
| 18 |
Mireia Torras |
19 |
1,65 |
|
Central backcourt |
| 23 |
Míriam González Amores |
19 |
1,67 |
|
Left wing |
| 24 |
Carlota Rubio |
21 |
1,75 |
|
Left backcourt |
| 25 |
Anna Rojas |
19 |
1,72 |
|
Right wing |
| 26 |
Sandra Pérez Fusté |
28 |
1,65 |
|
Central backcourt |
| 29 |
Jessica Bonilla |
33 |
1,68 |
|
Right backcourt |
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Technical Staff (2015-16)
- José Luis Villanueva - Head coach
- Robert Cuesta - Assistant manager
- Sergi Rabassa - Team liaison
- Jordi Torras - Physiotherapist
- Joan Vives - Doctor
Former notable players
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Goalkeepers
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Spanish players
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Foreign players
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Former Coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 1952-1970 |
Pep Vilà |
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| 1970-1974 |
Miquel Roca Mas |
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| 1974-1980 |
Joaquín Crespo "Quini" |
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| 1980-1984 |
Ferran Raga |
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| 1984-1989 |
Emilio Alonso |
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| 1989-1992 |
Josep Maria Guiteras |
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| 1992-1997 |
Manuel Montoya |
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| 1997-1998 |
José Luis Villanueva López |
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| 1998-1999 |
Josep Maria Guiteras |
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| 1999-2000 |
Jaume Puig |
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| 2000-2002 |
Sead Hasanefendić |
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| 2002-2008 |
Manuel Montoya |
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| 2008-2010 |
Lorenzo Rueda |
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| 2010-2012 |
Manolo Cadenas Montañés |
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| 2012-2014 |
Toni Garcia Guerrero |
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| 2014- |
Carlos Viver |
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External links
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| | 2015–16 clubs | |
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| | Seasons | Div. Honor |
- 1959–60
- 1960–61
- 1961–62
- 1962–63
- 1963–64
- 1964–65
- 1965–66
- 1966–67
- 1967–68
- 1968–69
- 1969–70
- 1970–71
- 1971–72
- 1972–73
- 1973–74
- 1974–75
- 1975–76
- 1976–77
- 1977–78
- 1978–79
- 1979–80
- 1980–81
- 1981–82
- 1982–83
- 1983–84
- 1984–85
- 1985–86
- 1986–87
- 1987–88
- 1988–89
- 1989–90
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