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Italy men's national handball team

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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)
Last updated on Unknown.

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.

Competitive record

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World Championship

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World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Nazi Germany 1938 did not qualify
Sweden 1954
East Germany 1958
West Germany 1961
Czechoslovakia 1964
Sweden 1967
France 1970
East Germany 1974
Denmark 1978
West Germany 1982
Switzerland 1986
Czechoslovakia 1990
Sweden 1993
Iceland 1995
Japan 1997 Preliminary round 18 5 1 1 3 100 105
Egypt 1999 did not qualify
France 2001
Portugal 2003
Tunisia 2005
Germany 2007
Croatia 2009
Sweden 2011
Spain 2013
Qatar 2015
France 2017
Denmark/Germany 2019
Egypt 2021
Poland/Sweden 2023
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 qualified
Germany 2027 to be determined
France/Germany 2029
Denmark/Iceland/Norway 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
Portugal 1994 did not qualify
Spain 1996
Italy 1998 Preliminary round 11 6 2 0 4 133 148
Croatia 2000 did not qualify
Sweden 2002
Slovenia 2004
Switzerland 2006
Norway 2008
Austria 2010
Serbia 2012
Denmark 2014
Poland 2016
Croatia 2018
AustriaNorwaySweden 2020
Hungary/Slovakia 2022
Germany 2024
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2026 To be determined
Portugal/Spain/Switzerland 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 Italy SSV Brixen
Domenico Ebner GK 3 October 1994 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
Andrea Colleluori GK 28 November 2000 Italy Alperia Meran
Tommaso De Angelis LW 29 June 2005 Italy Campus Italia
Stefano Arcieri LW 8 May 1998 Italy SSV Brixen
Gianluca Dapiran LW 19 April 1994 Italy SSV Brixen
Umberto Bronzo RW 28 November 1999 Italy Raimond Sassari
Leo Prantner RW 24 July 2001 Spain Rebi Cuenca
Christian Manojlović LB 4 June 2005 Italy Campus Italia
Davide Bulzamini LB 28 November 1995 Italy SSV Brixen
Giacomo Savini LB 17 April 1998 Italy Cassano Magnago
Alessio Moretti LB 28 November 1994 Italy Cassano Magnago
Marco Mengon CB 8 September 2000 France Sarrebourg
Pablo Marrochi CB 8 January 1986 Italy Conversano
Thomas Bortoli RB 3 September 2002 France Istres
Max Prantner RB 29 January 2000 Italy Alperia Meran
Tommaso Romei PI 3 January 2003 Italy Alperia Meran
Andrea Parisini (captain) PI 27 December 1994 France Istres
Endrit Iballi PI 21 February 1998 Italy 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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References

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