William Gérald Accambray (born 8 April 1988) is a French handball player who plays for Saran Loiret Handball and for the French national team.

William Accambray
Personal information
Born (1988-04-08) 8 April 1988 (age 36)
Cannes, France
Nationality French
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Saran Loiret Handball
Youth career
Years Team
2002
ASPTT Grasse
2002–2003
HBMMS
2003–2005
Mandelieu
2005–2008
Montpellier HB
Senior clubs
Years Team
2008–2014
Montpellier HB
2014–2017
Paris Saint-Germain
2017–2019
Telekom Veszprém
2018–2019
RK Celje (loan)
2019–2020
HC Meshkov Brest
2020–2023
Pays d'Aix UC
2023–
Saran Loiret Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–
France 90 (204)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sweden
Gold medal – first place 2015 Qatar
Gold medal – first place 2017 France
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark
Mediterranean Games
Silver medal – second place 2009 Pescara Team

With the French national team, he won the World Championship in 2011.[1][2]

He is the son of hammer thrower Jacques Accambray and Isabelle Accambray.[3]

Achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ "William Accambray Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Accambray, une famille de champions". Le Parisien (in French). 11 September 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

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