# Cuba men's national handball team

The Cuba men's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association.

## Tournament record
### Summer Olympics

* 1980 – 11th
* 2000 – 11th

### World Championship

* 1982 – 13th
* 1986 – 15th
* 1990 – 14th
* 1995 – 13th
* 1997 – 14th
* 1999 – 8th
* 2009 – 20th
* 2025 – 32nd

### Pan American Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2015 Toronto | 5th place match | 6th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 152 | 13 |

### Pan American Championship

* 1980 – 1st
* 1981 – 1st
* 1983 – 1st
* 1985 – 1st
* 1989 – 1st
* 1994 – 1st
* 1996 – 1st
* 1998 – 1st
* 2000 – 2nd
* 2008 – 3rd
* 2010 – 4th

### Central American and Caribbean Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2018 Barranquilla | Gold medal game | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 85 | 87 |

### Caribbean Handball Cup

* 2013: 2nd
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2017 | Final | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 196 | 150 |

### Nor.Ca Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2014 | Round robin | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 93 |
| 2018 | Round robin | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 125 |
| 2022 | Bronze medal game | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 119 | 127 |
| 2024 | Final | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 131 |

### IHF Emerging Nations Championship

* 2019 – 2nd
* 2023 – 1st

### Other Competitions

* 2015 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
* 2016 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
* Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Handball 2023 – 2nd

## Team
### Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Luis Martínez
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Adan Calzada
* (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26)
* 1.94 m
* 15
* 3
* MRK Čakovec
* 2
* RB
* Ronaldo Almeida
* (2002-08-20) 20 August 2002 (age 22)
* 1.94 m
* 35
* 85
* US Ivry Handball
* 7
* LW
* Frank Cordies
* (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)
* 1.93 m
* 27
* 105
* BM Huesca
* 9
* RW
* Osmani Miniet
* (2006-09-05) 5 September 2006 (age 18)
* 1.81 m
* 0
* 0
* Club Artemisa
* 10
* LW
* Hanser Rodríguez
* (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.88 m
* 36
* 74
* RK Vardar
* 11
* CB
* Christopher Martinez
* (2000-11-24) 24 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.82 m
* 15
* 28
* ABC/UMinho
* 12
* GK
* Esniel Negret
* (2003-01-28) 28 January 2003 (age 22)
* 1.93 m
* 0
* 0
* Santiago De Cuba
* 13
* RW
* Victor Dawkins
* (2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23)
* 1.86 m
* 10
* 21
* C.S. Marítimo
* 14
* LB
* Maiko Vázquez
* (2003-09-03) 3 September 2003 (age 21)
* 1.94 m
* 20
* 61
* Sporting CP
* 16
* GK
* Magnol Suárez
* (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 30)
* 2.00 m
* 32
* 6
* L'Arancina Handbol Mallorca
* 19
* CB
* Samuel Cordies
* (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22)
* 1.91 m
* 25
* 77
* BM Huesca
* 21
* P
* Claudio Ramos
* (1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26)
* 1.95 m
* 15
* 38
* BM Puente Genil
* 23
* LW
* Lafontan Freddy
* (2005-05-12) 12 May 2005 (age 19)
* 1.95 m
* 5
* 5
* FC Porto
* 27
* P
* Eduardo Valiente
* (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 33)
* 1.97 m
* 20
* 31
* Erromoko Eskubaloia
* 32
* LW
* Dariel García
* (1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 28)
* 1.97 m
* 21
* 36
* CD Bidasoa
* 91
* RB
* Adonis García
* (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)
* 1.89 m
* 33
* 66
* CB Alarcos Ciudad Real

### Player statistics

Amongst most capped players, there is :
* Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): 270 caps until 1994
* Vladimir Rivero [fr] (GK): 191 caps until 1999
* Carlos Pérez (OB): 171 caps until 1997
Amongst top scorers, there is :
* Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): at least 700 goals until 1994
* Carlos Pérez (OB): at least 600 goals until 1997

### Notable players

* Rafael Capote ? caps → Qatar
* Frankis Carol ? caps → Qatar
* Ivo Díaz 83 caps → Hungary
* Roberto Julián Duranona → Iceland
* Julio Fis 28 caps → Spain
* Jalesky Garcia 11 caps → Iceland
* Carlos Pérez → Hungary
* Alfredo Quintana : 23 caps → Portugal
* Vladimir Rivero [fr] → Hungary
* Rolando Uríos 79 caps → Spain