Julen Aguinagalde
| Julen Aguinagalde | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Julen Aguinagalde Akizu | ||
| Born |
8 December 1982 Irun, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bidasoa Irún | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2006 | Bidasoa | ||
2006–2009 | Ademar | ||
2009–2011 | Ciudad Real | ||
2011–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2013–2020 | PGE Vive Kielce | ||
2020–2022 | Bidasoa | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006– | Spain | 105 | (485) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2022 | |||
Julen Aguinagalde Akizu (Julen);[1] born 8 December 1982 in Irun, Spain) is a Basque Spanish retired handballer who played as a pivot for the Spanish national team.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Julen Aguinagalde started playing handball in his hometown club Bidasoa Irún. In 1999 he debuted for the senior team in the top division, Liga ASOBAL.
In 2006 he joined Spanish top club Ademar León. Here he reached the final of EHF European League in 2007, where they lost to German team HSV Hamburg. In 2008 he won the Copa ASOBAL.
In 2009 he joined league rivals BM Ciudad Real, where he won the Spanish championship in 2010, and the Copa del Rey de Balonmano in 2011 and 2012.
In 2013 he joined Polish team KS Kielce.[4] Here he won the Polish championship every year between 2014 and 2020, and the Polish Cup every year between 2019 and 2020. In 2016 he won the EHF Champions League.
In 2020 he joined his childhood club Bidasoa Irún once again.[5] He played for the club for 2 years before retiring in 2022, and joining Bidasoa Irún as a Sporting Director. [6][7]
References
[edit]- ^ Имя произносится Юлен:
"El test olímpico de Julen Aguinagalde: "Una medalla sería un sueño" – YouTube". YouTube. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2019. - ^ "Aguinagalde Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Julen Aguinagalde zawodnikiem VTK!". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). KS Kielce. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ handball-world.news: Julen Aguinagalde verlässt Kielce am Saisonende, read 29. November 2019
- ^ "Comunicado oficial: Julen Aginagalde Akizu" [Official statement: Julen Aginagalde Akizu] (in Spanish). Bidasoa Irún. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Julen Aguinagalde: Letzte Profisaison und neue Funktion bei Bidaasoa Irun" [Julen Aguinagalde: Last profesional season and new function at Bidasoa Irun] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
External links
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- Julen Aguinagalde Aquizu at the International Handball Federation
- Julen Aguinagalde Akizu at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Julen Aguinagalde Akizu at Olympics.com
- Julen Aguinagalde at Olympedia (archive)
- Julen Aguinagalde Aquizu at the Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish) (archived)
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Irun
- Handball players from Gipuzkoa
- Spanish male handball players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- CB Ademar León players
- BM Ciudad Real players
- Olympic handball players for Spain
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Expatriate handball players in Poland
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Vive Kielce players
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Spanish expatriate handball players
- CD Bidasoa Irun players
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen