Italy men's national handball team

The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coached by Lino Červar). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games. On 9th May 2024 Italy is qualified for IHF World Men’s Handball Championship 2025 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway after beating Montenegro 66-58 in two legs.

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AssociationItalian Handball Federation
CoachRiccardo Trillini
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1997)
Best result18th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 1998)
Best result11th (1998)
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Competitive record

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World Championship

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World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1938 did not qualify
  1954
  1958
  1961
  1964
  1967
  1970
  1974
  1978
  1982
  1986
  1990
  1993
  1995
  1997 Preliminary round 18 5 1 1 3 100 105
  1999 did not qualify
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
 /  2019
  2021
 /  2023
 / /  2025 qualified
  2027 to be determined
 /  2029
 / /  2031
Total 2/32 5 1 1 3 100 105

European Championship

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European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
  1994 did not qualify
  1996
  1998 Preliminary round 11 6 2 0 4 133 148
  2000 did not qualify
  2002
  2004
  2006
  2008
  2010
  2012
  2014
  2016
  2018
    2020
 /  2022
  2024
 / /  2026 To be determined
 / /  2028
Total 1/18 6 2 0 4 133 148

Mediterranean Games

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Team

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Current squad

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The Italian international squad at the 2024 European Championship Qualification

Name Position Year of birth Club
Mate Volarević GK 6 August 1992   SSV Brixen
Domenico Ebner GK 3 October 1994   SC DHfK Leipzig
Andrea Colleluori GK 28 November 2000   Alperia Meran
Tommaso De Angelis LW 29 June 2005   Campus Italia
Stefano Arcieri LW 8 May 1998   SSV Brixen
Gianluca Dapiran LW 19 April 1994   SSV Brixen
Umberto Bronzo RW 28 November 1999   Raimond Sassari
Leo Prantner RW 24 July 2001   Rebi Cuenca
Christian Manojlović LB 4 June 2005   Campus Italia
Davide Bulzamini LB 28 November 1995   SSV Brixen
Giacomo Savini LB 17 April 1998   Cassano Magnago
Alessio Moretti LB 28 November 1994   Cassano Magnago
Marco Mengon CB 8 September 2000   Sarrebourg
Pablo Marrochi CB 8 January 1986   Conversano
Thomas Bortoli RB 3 September 2002   Istres
Max Prantner RB 29 January 2000   Alperia Meran
Tommaso Romei PI 3 January 2003   Alperia Meran
Andrea Parisini (captain) PI 27 December 1994   Istres
Endrit Iballi PI 21 February 1998   SSV Brixen

Former head coaches

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Notable players

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  • Settimio Massotti (1360 goals in 302 international caps)
  • Alessandro Tarafino (14 times Italian Serie A Champion)
  • Zaim Kobilica
  • Franco Chionchio
  • Alessandro Fusina
  • Ivan Mestriner
  • Marcello “Air” Montalto
  • Tin Tokic

See also

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