# Balonmano Sinfín

Balonmano Sinfín is a team of handball based in Santander, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

## History

The club was founded on April 14, 2004. The men's team started in the Spanish third division. In 2008, they moved up to the second division, and in 2015 to the first division: Liga ASOBAL. The club was relegated from the first division in 2017, but managed to return after just one season. Since 2018, the club has been continuously playing in the first division. In the ASOBAL Cup in 2021, the team reached the final, which they lost against Barcelona.
For sponsorship reasons the club has been called by various name. In 2015-16 by Go Fit Sinfín, in 2018-19 by DS Blendio Sinfin, from 2019 to 2021 as Liberbank Cantabria Sinfín and in 2021-22 as Unicaja Banco Sinfín.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kits

HOME :
| 2014–15 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 |
AWAY :
| 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2022–23 season
Balonmano Sinfín :
Goalkeepers
12 Ernesto Sánchez Diaz
92 Mohamed Aly
96 Israel Marín
Left Wingers
07 Alberto Pla Castellanos
17 Diego Monzón
Right Wingers
08 Marcos Aguilella
15 Luís Pla Castellanos
Line Players
02 Diego Muñiz González
22 Ángel Basualdo
29 José Manuel Lon
72 Pablo Rama
Central Backs
04 Nicolás Bono
05 Marcos Domínguez Sanz
Left Backs
03 Gustavo Alonso Gómez
18 Leonardo Alonso
26 Léo Renaud-David
31 Joao Perbelini
Right Backs
06 Sergio Rubio San Emeterio
23 Jacob Díaz Aja
27 Óscar García Sánchez
33 Nicolás Zungri :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Rubén Garabaya
* Assistant coach: Luis Miguel Garabaya
* Fitness coach: Javier Palazuelos
* Physiotherapist: Javier Martín Izquierdo
* Club Doctor: Juan José Díaz-Munío Carabaza

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2022–23 season

## Previous Squads

2020–2021 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 2 | Spain | Diego Muñiz González | (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 33) | Line Player |
| 3 | Spain | Sergio Rubio San Emeterio | (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 23) | Right Back |
| 4 | Spain | Javier Valverde | (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 27) | Left Back |
| 7 | Spain | Alberto Pla Castellanos | (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 32) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Spain | Alejandro Blázquez | (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 33) | Right Winger |
| 10 | Spain | Cristian Postigo | (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 35) | Left Winger |
| 11 | Spain | Carlos Lastra | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 26) | Left Winger |
| 12 | Spain | Ernesto Sánchez Diaz | (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Spain | Gustavo Alonso Gómez | (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22) | Left Back |
| 15 | Spain | Luís Pla Castellanos | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 26) | Right Winger |
| 18 | Spain | Leonardo Alonso | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 24) | Left Back |
| 20 | Argentina | Ramiro Martínez | (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29) | Right Winger |
| 22 | Spain | Ángel Basualdo | (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 23) | Line Player |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | Jorge Nazario | (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 32) | Central Back |
| 24 | Spain | Francisco Javier Castro | (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 29 | Spain | José Manuel Lon | (1977-02-17) 17 February 1977 (age 48) | Line Player |
| 32 | Ukraine | Vladyslav Ostroushko | (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 38) | Left Back |
| 33 | Argentina | Nicolás Zungri | (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30) | Right Back |
| 34 | Spain | Nacho Vallés | (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 27) | Central Back |
| 88 | North Macedonia | Darko Dimitrievski | (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 31) | Left Back |
| 96 | Spain | Israel Marín | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) | Goalkeeper |
| 99 | Cape Verde | Élcio Fernandes | (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 28) | Goalkeeper |

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes | Copa del Rey |
| 2004–05 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 5th | | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 2nd | | |
| 2006–07 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 1st | | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 1st | Promoted | |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Div. Honor B | 14th | | |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Plata | 9th | | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | Plata | 11th | | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Plata | 4th | | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Plata | 8th | | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | Plata | 7th | | Second round |
| 2014–15 | 2 | Plata | 2nd | Promoted | First round |
| 2015–16 | 1 | ASOBAL | 13th | | Round of 16 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | ASOBAL | 16th | Relegated | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Plata | 5th | Promoted | Third round |
| 2018–19 | 1 | ASOBAL | 11th | | Second round |

## EHF ranking

    As of 14/12/2022
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 277 | Dinamo Minsk | 4 |
| 278 | Lugi HF | 4 |
| 279 | HV Aalsmeer | 4 |
| 280 | Balonmano Sinfín | 3 |
| 281 | AD Ciudad de Guadalajara | 3 |
| 282 | US Ivry Handball | 3 |
| 283 | Mezőkövesdi KC | 3 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

* Francisco Javier Castro (2019–2022)
* Pablo Paredes (2015–2017)
* Nicolás Bono (2022–)
* Ramiro Martínez (2020–2022)
* Élcio Fernandes (2019–2021)
* Mohamed Aly (2022–)
* Darko Dimitrievski (2018-2021)
* Mile Mijušković (2019-2020)
* Gonçalo Ribeiro (2020)
* Darius Makaria (2016–2017)
* Jaka Malus (2022)
* Vladyslav Ostroushko (2021)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 2008–2011 | Juan Domínguez Munaiz |
| 2011–2020 | Rodrigo Reñones |
| 2020–2022 | Víctor Montesinos |
| 2022– | Rubén Garabaya |