Italy men's national handball team
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| Association | Italian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Riccardo Trillini | ||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 18th (1997) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | 11th (1998) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coached by Lino Červar). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games.
However, the handball is popular in Italian zones where it is played.
Competitive record[]
World Championship[]
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1938 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1954
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 1958
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 1961
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 1964
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| 1967
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 1970
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| 1974
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 1978
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| 1982
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 1986
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| 1990
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| 1993
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 1995
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 1997 |
Preliminary round | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 105 |
 1999 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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| 2007
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 2009
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| 2011
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 2013
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 2015
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| 2017
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| 2021
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 / 2023 |
To be determined | |||||||
// 2025
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| 2027
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| Total | 1/30 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 105 |
European Championship[]
| European Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1994 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996
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 1998 |
Preliminary round | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 122 | |
| 2000 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2002
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 2004
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| 2006
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| 2008
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 2010
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 2012
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| 2014
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| 2016
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| 2018
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| 2020
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 / 2022
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| 2024 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| // 2026
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| // 2028
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| Total | 1/18 | – | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 122 | |
Mediterranean Games[]
Team[]
Current squad[]
The Italian international squad at the
| Name | Position | Year of birth | Club |
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| Valerio Sampaolo | GK | 1987 | Raimond Sassari
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| Domenico Ebner | GK | 1994 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
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| Andrea Colleluori | GK | 1993 | Cherbourg
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| Stefano Arcieri | LW | 1998 | SSV Brixen
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| Gianluca Dapiran | LW | 1994 | SSV Brixen
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| Nicolò D'Antino | RW | 1999 | BM Nava
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| Leo Prantner | RW | 2001 | Incarlopsa Cuenca
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| Davide Bulzamini | LB | 1995 | Incarlopsa Cuenca
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| Filippo Angiolini | LB | 1999 | Junior Fasano
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| Jacopo Lupo | LB | 1995 | Conversano
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| Simone Mengon | CB | 2000 | Billère
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| Marco Mengon | CB | 2000 | Cesson Rennes MHB
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| Pablo Marrochi | CB | 1986 | Cavigal Nice
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| Thomas Bortoli | RB | 2002 | Istres
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| Max Prantner | RB | 2000 | Alperia Meran
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| Oliver Martini | PI | 2001 | Alperia Meran
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| Andrea Parisini (captain) | PI | 1994 | Istres
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| Martin Ariel Doldan | PI | 1987 | Incarlopsa Cuenca
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Former head coaches[]
- Lino Červar
- Francisco Javier Equisoain Azanza “Zupo“
Notable players[]
- Settimio Massotti (1360 goals in 302 international caps)
- Alessandro Tarafino (14 times Italian Serie A Champion)
- Zaim Kobilica
- Franco Chionchio
- Alessandro Fusina
- Ivan Mestriner
- Marcello “Air” Montalto
- Tin Tokic
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
| Unified | |
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| Men | |
| Women | |
Categories:
- Men's national sports teams of Italy
- Men's national handball teams