BM Granollers

BM Granollers
Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Spain.
History
The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.
Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.
One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep Vilà, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).
Men's handball team
Crest, colours, supporters
Kit manufacturers
Kits
Sports Hall information
Name: – Palau d'Esports
City: – Granollers
Capacity: – 5685
Address: – Carrer de Francesc Macià i Llussà, s/n, 08400 Granollers, Catalonia, Spain
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
Technical staff
Head coach: Antonio Rama
Assistant coach: Pablo Larrumbide
Goalkeeping coach: Perico García
Physiotherapist: Ivan García Perez
Club Doctor: Dr. Joan Vives
Transfers
Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Joining
Yusuf Faruk (RB) from Vive Kielce
Guilherme Torriani (LW) from Handebol Clube Taubaté
David Roca Rodríguez (RB) from Balonmano Sinfín
Leaving
Chema Márquez (CB) to Saint-Raphaël VHB
Alejandro Márquez Coloma (RB) to Istres Provence Handball
Previous squads
Honours
Domestic and European competitions
1 EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 1975–76
2 EHF Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96
10 Spanish leagues: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
3 Copa del Rey: 1957–58, 1969–70, 1973–74
1 ASOBAL Cup: 1993–94
4 Catalan leagues: 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
1 Pyrenées league: 2008
Double
Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74
Season to season
BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.
European record
Cup Winners' Cup
From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.
EHF Cup and EHF European League
EHF ranking
Former club members
Notable former players
Vicente Álamo (2002–2008)
Marc Amargant (1996–2003)
Juan Andreu (2004–2010)
Álvaro Cabanas (2016–2018)
Raúl Campos (2001–2012)
José Luis Pérez Canca (2003–2008)
Joan Cañellas (2004–2005, 2008–2009)
Marc Cañellas (2014–2018)
Juan del Arco (2009–2015)
Aitor Etxaburu (1991–1993)
Eduard Fernández Roura (1997–2002)
Álvaro Ferrer (2001–2011, 2015–2019)
Adrià Figueras (2014–2020)
Jaume Fort (1981–1990)
Aleix Franch (1987–1992)
Arnau García (2011–2017)
Mateo Garralda (1986–1991)
Cristian Malmagro (2000–2007)
Chema Márquez (2020–2022)
Enric Masip (1987–1990)
Jordi Nuñez (1986–1995)
Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (2011–2013)
Jaime Puig (1976–1989)
Salvador Puig (1993–2003, 2008–2011, 2014–2016)
Albert Rocas (1997–2000)
Álvaro Ruiz Sánchez (2013–2015)
Eugeni Serrano (1977–1979)
Ferran Solé (2011–2016)
Ian Tarrafeta (2017–2020)
Antonio Ugalde (1994–2003)
Pol Valera (2017–2023)
Carlos Viver (1991–1999, 2000–2008)
Nicolás Bonanno (2019–2020)
Matías Schulz (2013–2014)
Denis Bahtijarević (2001–2004)
César Almeida (2015–2016, 2017–2020)
Oswaldo Guimarães (2018–2020)
Fernando Pacheco Filho (2015–2016)
Henrique Teixeira (2015–2016)
José Toledo (2014–2015)
Guilherme Valadão Gama (2014–2016)
Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2012–2014)
Patrik Ćavar (2001–2005)
Venio Losert (2001–2004)
Zoran Mikulić (1995–1996)
Michal Kasal (2016–2017)
Tomáš Řezníček (2011–2012)
Éric Cailleaux (1983–1984)
Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2008)
Geir Sveinsson (1989–1991)
Kim Sung-Heon (1999–2001)
Rolandas Bernatonis (2017–2018)
Aidenas Malašinskas (2011–2013)
Veselin Vujović (1993–1995)
Vyacheslav Atavin (2000–2002)
Vladislav Kalarash (1996–1997)
Oleg Kisselev (1992–1994)
Andrey Tyumentsev (1991–1992)
Goran Kozomara (2001–2002)
Igor Butulija (1994–1995)
Davor Čutura (2007–2010)
Marko Krivokapić (2004–2007)
Draško Nenadić (2010–2012, 2019–2020)
Ivan Nikčević (2010–2011)
Dimitrije Pejanović (2014–2015)
Aleksandar Svitlica (2007–2011)
Slobodan Veselinović (1997–1999)
Michael Apelgren (2009–2010)
Per Carlén (1985–1989)
Peter Gentzel (2000–2001)
Nicklas Grundsten (2009–2015)
Peder Järphag (1986–1988)
Fredrik Ohlander (2008–2011)
Tomas Sivertsson (2000–2001)
Ljubomir Vranjes (1999–2001)
Former coaches
Women's handball team
Honours
Domestic competition
7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14
Season to season
BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2020–21 season
Technical staff:
Robert Cuesta | Head coach
Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
Antonio Romero | Team liaison
Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor
References
External links
Handball clubs in Catalonia
Liga ASOBAL teams
Handball clubs established in 1944