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Bertrand Gille (handballer)

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Bertrand Gille
Gille in 2014
Personal information
Full name Bertrand Fabien Gille
Born 24 March 1978 (1978-03-24) (age 46)
Valence, Drôme, France
Nationality French
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
1984-1996
 HBC Loriol
Senior clubs
Years Team
1996-2002
 Chambéry Savoie Handball
2002–2012
 HSV Hamburg
2012–2015
 Chambéry Savoie Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997-2013
 France 268 (806)
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  France
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 France Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2011 Sweden Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Portugal Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Tunisia Team competition
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Switzerland Team competition
Gold medal – first place 2010 Austria Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Norway Team competition
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Tunis Team competition
Bertrand Gille

Bertrand Fabien Gille (born 24 March 1978 in Valence, Drôme) is a retired handball player from France. Very strong physically (1.87m, 98 kg),[1] and was honored with the title of World Player of the Year in 2002.

Barachet has been made an Officer of the Ordre national du Mérite.[2]

Career

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His career as a handball player started very early: in 1984, he played for HBC Loriol and followed sport étude as a scholastic path. From 1996 to 2002, he played for Chambéry SH (under the guidance of Philippe Gardent, another famous French handball player) before joining the German club HSV Hamburg. In 2012 he returned to Chambéry.[3] He retired in 2015.[4]

Member of the national team since 1997, "Gilou" was again pivot on the team which, among others, won the handball competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he was also named best pivot of the tournament. He decided to suspend his international career after a physical injury contracted during the Handball-Bundesliga of 2009. His successor on the team was Cédric Sorhaindo. Now, 2010, Bertrand Gille is back on the team. He was a part of the team, who won European Championships 2010. He was also part of the French team that won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics.

He has been playing together with his brother, Guillaume Gille, since they were little. They played together in all three of Bertrand Gille's clubs, HBC Loriol, Chambéry SH and HSV Hamburg. At Chambéry they also played with their third brother, Benjamin Gille.[3]

Personal life

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He has two brothers; Guillaume Gille, born in 1976 and Benjamin Gille, born in 1982. Bertrand Gille is married with three children. His nickname is "Bobo".

Honours

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  • French Handball champions 2001
  • World Player of the Year 2002
  • Vicechampion in Germany 2004 and 2008
  • Super cup winner in Germany 2004, 2006 and 2009
  • German Cup winner 2006, 2010
  • French Cup winner 2002
  • Winner of Cup Winners Cup 2007
  • Bronze medal from European Championships 2008
  • Gold medal from Summer Olympics 2008 and 2012
  • European Champion 2010

Seasons for HSV Hamburg

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Season Club League Games Goals 7-Meter All
2002/03 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 32 154 6 148
2003/04 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 34 139 0 139
2004/05 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 26 126 3 123
2005/06 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 27 101 7 94
2006/07 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 32 124 0 124
2007/08 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 29 99 3 96
2008/09 HSV Hamburg Bundesliga 27 76 0 76
2002–2009 total Bundesliga 207 819 19 800

References

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  1. ^ "European Handball Federation - Bertrand Gille / Player". European Handball Federation. 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Cérémonie de remise de décorations aux médaillés Olympiques de Londres". elysee.fr. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Die Gilles bestätigen ihre Rückkehr nach Chambéry" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. ^ ""Riese des Handballs" sagt Adieu: Bertrand Gille beendet nach 19 Jahren Profikarriere" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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