Wael Horri (born 20 March 1982) is a Tunisian retired handball player and current coach.

Wael Horri
Personal information
Born (1982-03-20) 20 March 1982 (age 42)
Menzel Temime, Tunisia
Nationality Tunisian
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
2000–2001
 TUN US Témimienne
2002-2005
 TUN ES Sahel
2005-2006
 DE TV Großwallstadt
2006-2008
 TUN Club africain
2008–2010
 TUN ES Tunis
2010–2012
 FRA Cesson Rennes MHB[1]
National team
Years Team
2002–2012
Tunisia
Teams managed
2014–2017
TV Olpe[2]
2020-2021
FT Fulda[3]
2021-
SG Ratingen[4]

Club career edit

In September 2005, he left team ES Sahel for playing in the Bundesliga for team TV Großwallstadt, where he played alongside Dominik Klein, Carsten Lichtlein and Alexander Petersson.[3]

In 2010, he moved to France, where he played with Cesson Rennes MHB[5] for two years, until he ended his career in 2012.

In France, he obtained a coaching license and managed a second division club, before being finally hired at TV Olpe in 2014, where he played for two championships as a player-coach.[3]

Honours edit

National team edit

World Men's Handball Championship
World Cup Handball
  • 2006 World Cup silver medalist (Sweden)
African Men's Handball Championship

Club edit

Tunisian Handball League

  • Winner: 2003, 2009, 2010

Tunisian Handball Cup

  • Winner: 2007

Arab Handball Championship of Champions

  • Winner: 2004

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Wael Horri". lnh.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2020..
  2. ^ ""Vom Handball-Himmel gefallen"". wp.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020..
  3. ^ a b c "Neuer FT-Coach Horri mit Karabatic und Narcisse auf der Schulbank". osthessen-zeitung.de (in German). Retrieved 27 July 2020..
  4. ^ "Ein-Spiel-Trainer Wael Horri verlässt die FT Fulda". osthessen-news.de (in German). Retrieved 4 April 2021..
  5. ^ "Quatre tunisiens dans un club français de handball". leaders.com.tn (in French). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2020..