# CB Cantabria

Club Balonmano Cantabria was a team of handball based in Santander, Cantabria. CB Cantabria was not registered in any handball league after 2008.

## History

Balonmano Cantabria was founded in 1975 when bought the seat of CB La Salle Authi from Los Corrales de Buelna. La Salle Authi was for a long time sponsored by Authi. From 1972–73 season to 1974–75 season, La Salle Authi played in Primera División (2nd tier). In 1975, the industrial company based in Santander, Teka, bought the team's seat and relocated it to Santander from Los Corrales de Buelna. The team was renamed more later as G.D. Teka.

### Club names

* Teka - (1990–1995)
* Cantabria - (1995–1996)
* Caja Cantabria - (1996–2000)
* Cantabria - (2000–2004)
* Teka Cantabria - (2004–2008)

### Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1990–91 | 1 | ASOBAL | 2nd / 2nd | |
| 1991–92 | 1 | ASOBAL | 1st / 5th | |
| 1992–93 | 1 | ASOBAL | 1st / 1st | Champions |
| 1993–94 | 1 | ASOBAL | 3rd / 2nd | Champions |
| 1994–95 | 1 | ASOBAL | 3rd | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | ASOBAL | 2nd | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | ASOBAL | 3rd | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | ASOBAL | 4th | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | ASOBAL | 5th | |
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes |
| 1999–00 | 1 | ASOBAL | 4th | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | ASOBAL | 9th | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | ASOBAL | 6th | |
| 2002–03 | 1 | ASOBAL | 7th | |
| 2003–04 | 1 | ASOBAL | 9th | |
| 2004–05 | 1 | ASOBAL | 11th | |
| 2005–06 | 1 | ASOBAL | 13th | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | ASOBAL | 15th | |
| 2007–08 | 1 | ASOBAL | 14th | Dissolved after the season |
* 18 seasons in Liga ASOBAL

## Trophies

* Liga ASOBAL: 2
** 1992–93, 1993–94
* King's Cup: 2
** 1988–89, 1994–95
* ASOBAL Cup: 4
** 1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98
* Supercopa ASOBAL: 2
** 1992–93, 1994–95
* EHF Champions League: 1
** 1993–94
* EHF Cup: 1
** 1992–93
* EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2
** 1989–90, 1997–98
* IHF Super Globe: 1
** 1996–97

## Last Squad (2007-08 season)

| 1 Dimitrios Kaffatos 2 Joaquín Marcos 3 David Pico 5 Umberto Brajković 6 Ákos Doros 10 Avelino Iglesias 11 Ángel Fernández 12 Borja Gómez 15 Rodrigo Reñones | 16 Jorge Oliva 17 Javier Gutíerrez 18 Pavol Polakovic 19 Abel Lamadrid 20 Damjan Blečić 21 Goran Cmiljanić 23 Oscar Río 77 Tim Bauer |

## Statistics 2007/08

| Liga ASOBAL | Position | Pts | P | W | D | L | F | A |
| Teka Cantabria | 14 | 17 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 777 | 881 |
* Goals:
** Rodrigo Reñones - 103 goals
** Tim Bauer - 94 goals
** Ouallid Ben Amor - 83 goals
* Catches:
** Jorge Oliva - 171 catches 27%
** Dimitros Kaffatos - 124 catches 27%

## Stadium information

* Name: - Palacio de los Deportes
* City: - Santander
* Capacity: - 6,200 people
* Address: - C/ Alta Nº133, s/n (very near to Estadio El Sardinero).

## Notable players

| Foreign players Senad Fetahagić Slobodan Batinović Miloran Čizmić or Milorad Čizmić Dragan Mladenović Đorđe Rašić Gordan Žigić Marian Dumitru Otto Mertz Mats Olsson Kristján Arason Jovica Cvetković Eduard Medvedev Mikhail Yakimovich Yuri Nesterov Nedeljko Jovanović Oleg Kiselyov Frank Jørgensen Andreas Rastner Aleksandar Blagojević László Sótonyi Sigfús Sigurðsson Joakim Ågren Peter Genzel | - Aleksandar Adžić Jocum Hansson Venio Losert Aleksandr Tuchkin Oualid Ben-Amor Robert Arrhenius Malik Beširević Niklas Johansson Duško Milinović Nedeljko Jovanović Inácio Carmo Filipe Coelho Danijel Šarić Luka Žvižej Umberto Brajković Georgios Chalkidis Žikica Milosavljević Thomas Gautschi Goran Kozomara Gábor Császár | Spanish players Juan Carlos Solar Julián Ruiz Eduardo Sala Juan Carlos Ben Modo Miguel Ángel Zúñiga Chechu Villaldea Javier Cabanas Juan Francisco Melo Jaume Puig Aitor Echaburu Rodrigo Reñones Javier Reino | - Talant Duyshebaev Mateo Garralda José Javier Hombrados Alberto Urdiales Chechu Fernández Xabier Mikel Rekondo Jaume Fort Samuel Trives Mariano Ortega Santiago Urdiales Salvador Esquer Juan Bosco Rentero |

## Notable coaches

* Rafael Pastor
* Luis Morante
* Javier García Cuesta
* Manolo Cadenas
* Emilio Alonso
* Julián Ruiz
* Valentín Pastor
* Agustín Medina (caretaker)
* Jaume Puig
* Jovica Elezović
* Juan José Campos
* Alberto Urdiales
* Fran Ávila
* Juan Domínguez Munaiz