# 2009 World Men's Handball Championship squads

The 2009 World Men's Handball Championship squads. Each team consisted of 16 players.
Appearances, goals and ages as of tournament start, 16 January 2009.

## Group A
### France

Head coach: Claude Onesta
Players
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 2
* LB
* Jérôme Fernandez
* (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.99 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 3
* P
* Didier Dinart
* (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.97 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 5
* CB
* Guillaume Gille
* (1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* HSV Hamburg
* 8
* CB
* Daniel Narcisse
* (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.89 m
* Chambéry SMB
* 9
* RW
* Guillaume Joli
* (1985-03-27)27 March 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.78 m
* Chambéry SMB
* 12
* GK
* Daouda Karaboué
* (1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.98 m
* Montpellier Handball
* 13
* CB
* Nikola Karabatić
* (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.96 m
* THW Kiel
* 14
* P
* Christophe Kempé
* (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.93 m
* Fenix Toulouse Handball
* 15
* LB
* Franck Junillon
* (1978-11-28)28 November 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.95 m
* MT Melsungen
* 16
* GK
* Thierry Omeyer
* (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* THW Kiel
* 18
* RW
* Joël Abati
* (1970-04-25)25 April 1970 (aged 38)
* 1.90 m
* Montpellier Handball
* 19
* RW
* Luc Abalo
* (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.82 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 20
* P
* Cédric Sorhaindo
* (1984-06-07)7 June 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.86 m
* Paris Saint-Germain
* 21
* LW
* Michaël Guigou
* (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.80 m
* Montpellier Handball
* 23
* RB
* Sébastien Bosquet
* (1979-02-24)24 February 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.98 m
* Montpellier Handball
* 24
* LW
* Sébastien Ostertag
* (1979-03-16)16 March 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.73 m
* Tremblay-en-France Handball

### Hungary

Head coach: János Hajdul
Players
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Nenad Puljezević
* (1973-03-13)13 March 1973 (aged 35)
* 1.95 m
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 3
* LB
* Ferenc Ilyés
* (1981-12-20)20 December 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.98 m
* Telekom Veszprém
* 5
* CB
* Gábor Császár
* (1984-06-16)16 June 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.86 m
* Viborg HK
* 6
* RB
* Tamás Mocsai
* (1978-12-09)9 December 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.96 m
* TBV Lemgo
* 7
* P
* Gyula Gál
* (1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.94 m
* Telekom Veszprém
* 8
* LW
* Gergő Iváncsik
* (1981-11-30)30 November 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.90 m
* Telekom Veszprém
* 9
* RW
* Tamás Iváncsik
* (1983-04-03)3 April 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.79 m
* Telekom Veszprém
* 10
* RW
* Gergely Harsányi
* (1981-05-03)3 May 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.91 m
* PLER KC
* 11
* LB
* Barna Putics
* (1984-08-18)18 August 1984 (aged 24)
* 2.01 m
* RK Koper
* 12
* GK
* Nándor Fazekas
* (1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* VfL Gummersbach
* 13
* LB
* Dávid Katzirz
* (1980-06-25)25 June 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.94 m
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 15
* LW
* Szabolcs Törő
* (1983-03-10)10 March 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.83 m
* Dunaferr SE
* 19
* RB
* László Nagy
* (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 27)
* 2.08 m
* FC Barcelona
* 21
* P
* Gábor Herbert
* (1979-02-06)6 February 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.94 m
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 23
* CB
* Nikola Eklemović
* (1978-02-08)8 February 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.93 m
* Telekom Veszprém
* 25
* P
* Szabolcs Zubai
* (1984-03-31)31 March 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.91 m
* MOL-Pick Szeged

### Slovakia

Head coach: Zoltán Heister
Players
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Téodor Paul [fr]
* (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 21)
* 1.95 m
* Ferencvárosi TC
* 3
* LB
* Csaba Szücs
* (1987-07-28)28 July 1987 (aged 21)
* 2.03 m
* HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
* 4
* CB
* Peter Kukučka [de]
* (1982-07-20)20 July 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.88 m
* HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
* 5
* CB
* František Šulc
* (1978-12-13)13 December 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.86 m
* HSG Düsseldorf
* 6
* RB
* Peter Vozar
* (1976-03-27)27 March 1976 (aged 32)
* 2.03 m
* HG Saarlouis
* 7
* LB
* Juraj Niznan
* (1983-10-06)6 October 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.93 m
* HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
* 8
* RW
* Tomáš Urban
* (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 19)
* 1.88 m
* Tatran Presov
* 9
* RB
* Daniel Valo
* (1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 29)
* 2.03 m
* MT Melsungen
* 10
* P
* Michal Kopčo
* (1988-01-27)27 January 1988 (aged 20)
* 1.95 m
* Dunaferr SE
* 12
* GK
* Richard Štochl
* (1975-12-17)17 December 1975 (aged 33)
* 2.00 m
* Dunaferr SE
* 13
* LB
* Radovan Pekar
* (1980-12-27)27 December 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.99 m
* Tatran Presov
* 14
* P
* Andrej Petro
* (1986-01-28)28 January 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.97 m
* HKM Šaľa
* 16
* GK
* Michal Shejbal
* (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.96 m
* IFK Skövde HK
* 22
* RW
* Tomáš Straňovský
* (1980-09-29)29 September 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.80 m
* Tatran Presov
* 23
* LW
* Radoslav Antl
* (1978-03-02)2 March 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.80 m
* ZMC Amicitia Zürich [de]
* 24
* LW
* Martin Straňovský [fr]
* (1985-09-12)12 September 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.87 m
* Ademar León

### Romania

Head coach: Vasile Stîngă
Players
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Ionuț Stănescu
* (1979-08-14)14 August 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.96 m
* HCM Constanța
* 6
* LW
* Mihai Timofte
* (1979-12-01)1 December 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.87 m
* HCM Constanța
* 7
* LW
* George Ionut Buricea
* (1979-08-01)1 August 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.79 m
* HCM Constanța
* 8
* LB
* Florin Cornel Nicolae
* (1980-08-11)11 August 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.88 m
* HCM Constanța
* 9
* LB
* Adrian Danut Petrea
* (1978-06-28)28 June 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.96 m
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 11
* CB
* Marius Stavrositu
* (1980-09-03)3 September 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.82 m
* HCM Constanța
* 14
* RW
* Laurențiu Toma
* (1981-06-28)28 June 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.94 m
* HCM Constanța
* 15
* RW
* Valentin Ghionea
* (1984-05-29)29 May 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.97 m
* MOL-Pick Szeged
* 16
* GK
* Mihai Popescu
* (1985-03-15)15 March 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.90 m
* HCM Constanța
* 18
* P
* Eremia Piriianu
* (1975-10-16)16 October 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.94 m
* C.S. UCM Resita
* 20
* RB
* Rareș Jurcă
* (1983-04-29)29 April 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.94 m
* Frisch Auf Göppingen
* 22
* P
* Gheorghe Irimescu
* (1980-09-13)13 September 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.86 m
* C.S. UCM Resita
* 23
* CB
* Dan Mihai Rohozneanu
* (1984-09-17)17 September 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.86 m
* Resita
* 27
* RB
* Sandu Florin Iacob
* (1977-03-12)12 March 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.89 m
* Stiinta Municipal Dedeman Bacau
* 32
* GK
* Sorin Barza
* (1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (aged 32)
* 2.02 m
* HC Odorheiu Secuiesc
* 82
* LW
* Marian Cozma
* (1982-09-08)8 September 1982 (aged 26)
* 2.11 m
* Telekom Veszprém

### Argentina

Head coach: Eduardo Gallardo
Players
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Matías Schulz
* (1982-02-12)12 February 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.90 m
* Helvetia Anaitasuna
* 2
* P
* Sergio Crevatin
* (1980-05-28)28 May 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.86 m
* S.A.G. Lomas de Zamora Handball
* 3
* RW
* Federico Pizarro
* (1986-09-07)7 September 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.83 m
* SEDALO
* 4
* CB
* Sebastián Simonet
* (1986-05-12)12 May 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.90 m
* Torrevieja
* 5
* P
* Pablo Sebastián Portela
* (1980-06-21)21 June 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.92 m
* River Plate
* 7
* GK
* Andrés Kogovsek
* (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (aged 35)
* 1.90 m
* BM Antequera
* 8
* CB
* Eric Gull
* (1973-08-28)28 August 1973 (aged 35)
* 2.04 m
* Al-Sadd Sports Club
* 9
* RB
* Leonardo Facundo Querín
* (1982-04-17)17 April 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.97 m
* US Ivry
* 10
* CB
* Mariano Castro
* (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.90 m
* CDFC Mitre
* 11
* RW
* Facundo Torres
* (1979-02-24)24 February 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.80 m
* Municipalidad San Miguel
* 12
* GK
* Fernando Garcia
* (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.90 m
* A.S. Albatros
* 13
* CB
* Juan Pablo Fernández
* (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 (aged 20)
* 1.92 m
* Anaitasuna
* 14
* LB
* Agustín Vidal
* (1987-07-08)8 July 1987 (aged 21)
* 1.94 m
* Guadalajara
* 15
* P
* Gonzalo Carou
* (1979-08-15)15 August 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.93 m
* Ademar León
* 17
* LW
* Damián Migueles
* (1983-11-24)24 November 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.93 m
* Cesson
* 19
* CB
* Gonzalo Viscovich
* (1976-11-27)27 November 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.87 m
* BM Valladolid

### Australia
## Group B
### Croatia

Head coach: : Lino Červar
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* Goalkeeper
* Venio Losert
* (1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.91 m
* FC Barcelona
* 25
* Goalkeeper
* Mirko Alilović
* 2.00 m
* Ademar León
* 2
* Left wing
* Mateo Hrvatin
* (1980-08-15)15 August 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.81 m
* RK Zamet
* 7
* Right wing
* Vedran Zrnić
* (1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.88 m
* VfL Gummersbach
* 27
* Right wing
* Ivan Čupić
* (1986-03-27)27 March 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.78 m
* RK Gorenje Velenje
* 13
* Right wing
* Zlatko Horvat
* (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.79 m
* RK Zagreb
* 17
* Left wing
* Goran Šprem
* (1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.83 m
* HSG Nordhorn
* 6
* ARG
* Blaženko Lacković
* (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.95 m
* HSV Hamburg
* 8
* ARD
* Marko Kopljar
* (1986-02-12)12 February 1986 (aged 22)
* 2.10 m
* RK Zagreb
* 0
* ARG
* Jakov Gojun
* (1986-04-18)18 April 1986 (aged 22)
* 2.03 m
* RK Siscia
* 19
* ARD
* Petar Metličić
* (1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.94 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 24
* ARG
* Tonči Valčić
* (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.94 m
* RK Zagreb
* 18
* ARG
* Denis Špoljarić
* (1979-08-20)20 August 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.94 m
* RK Zagreb
* ARD
* Denis Buntić
* (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.98 m
* Ademar León
* 4
* CB
* Ivano Balić
* (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.90 m
* RK Zagreb
* 5
* CB
* Domagoj Duvnjak
* (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 20)
* 1.97 m
* RK Zagreb
* 22
* CB
* Josip Valčić
* (1984-04-21)21 April 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.90 m
* RK Zagreb
* 9
* Pivot
* Igor Vori
* (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 28)
* 2.02 m
* RK Zagreb
* Pivot
* Dalibor Anušić
* (1976-04-07)7 April 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.98 m
* Frisch Auf Göppingen

### Sweden

7th
* Andreas Palicka
* Johan Sjöstrand
* Per Sandström
* Henrik Lundström
* Jonas Källman
* Jan Lennartsson
* Kim Andersson
* Oscar Carlén
* Johan Jakobsson
* Jonathan Stenbäcken
* Dalibor Doder
* Jonas Larholm
* Patrik Fahlgren
* Lukas Karlsson
* Mattias Gustafsson
* Magnus Jernemyr
* Robert Arrhenius
* Tobias Karlsson

### South Korea
## Group D
### Denmark

Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Kasper Hvidt
* (1976-02-06)6 February 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* FC Barcelona
* 12
* GK
* Niklas Landin
* (1988-12-19)19 December 1988 (aged 20)
* 2.00 m
* GOG Svendborg TGI
* 9
* Left wing
* Lars Christiansen
* (1972-04-18)18 April 1972 (aged 36)
* 1.82 m
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 11
* Left wing
* Anders Eggert
* (1982-05-14)14 May 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.79 m
* Skjern Håndbold
* 24
* Right wing
* Hans Lindberg
* (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.86 m
* HSV Hamburg
* 4
* Left back
* Lasse Boesen
* (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.93 m
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 6
* Left back
* Lars T. Jørgensen
* (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.93 m
* Portland San Antonio
* 10
* Right back
* Klaus Bruun Jørgensen
* (1974-04-03)3 April 1974 (aged 34)
* 1.93 m
* FCK Håndbold
* 13
* Left back
* Bo Spellerberg
* (1979-07-24)24 July 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.92 m
* KIF Kolding
* 18
* Left back
* Mikkel Hansen
* (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 21)
* 1.92 m
* FC Barcelona
* 22
* Right back
* Kasper Søndergaard
* (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.90 m
* Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
* 27
* Right back
* Mads Øris Nielsen
* (1981-03-17)17 March 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.98 m
* Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
* 2
* Centre back
* Thomas Mogensen
* (1983-09-09)9 September 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.86 m
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 7
* Centre back
* Jesper Jensen
* (1977-10-30)30 October 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.88 m
* Skjern Håndbold
* 5
* Pivot
* Torsten Laen
* (1979-11-26)26 November 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.98 m
* BM Ciudad Real
* 14
* Pivot
* Michael Knudsen
* (1978-11-04)4 November 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.89 m
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt