Cuba men's national handball team

The Cuba men's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association.[1]

Cuba
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Information
NicknameTitans
AssociationFederación Cubana de Balonmano
CoachLuis Enrique Delisle
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1980)
Best result11th place (1980, 2000)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1982)
Best result8th place (1999)
Pan American Championship
Appearances11 (First in 1980)
Best result 1st (1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1998)
Last updated on Unknown.

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

World Championship

Pan American Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Canada 2015 Toronto 5th place match 6th 5 2 1 2 165 152 13

Pan American Championship
  • 1980 – 1st
  • 1981 – 1st
  • 1983 – 1st
  • 1985 – 1st
  • 1989 – 1st
  • 1994 – 1st
  • 1996 – 1st
  • 1998 – 1st
  • 2000 – 2nd
  • 2008 – 3rd
  • 2010 – 4th

Central American and Caribbean Games
Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
Colombia 2018 Barranquilla Gold medal game 1st 5 5 0 0 172 85 87

Caribbean Handball Cup
  • 2013: 2nd
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Colombia 2017Final26501196150

Nor.Ca Championship
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Mexico 2014Round robin2530110993
Mexico 2018Round robin15410172125
Mexico 2022Bronze medal game34112119127
Mexico 2024Qualified

IHF Emerging Nations Championship
  • 2019 – 2nd
  • 2023 – 1st

Other Competitions
  • 2015 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
  • 2016 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
  • Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Handball 2023 – 2nd

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 Pan American Games

Head coach: Cuba Luis Enrique Delisle

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Alejandro Romero (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 1.98 m 22 France Pontault Combault
2 RB Pedro Veitia (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 1.85 m 10 Portugal Sporting CP
3 RW Omar Toledano (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 1.97 m 20 Cuba Santiago de Cuba
5 RB Angel Rivero (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 1.87 m 22 Spain CB Benidorm
6 RW Pavel Caballero (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 1.83 m 31 Portugal Sporting Da Horta
8 LB Yoel Cuni (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 1.89 m 26 Bahrain Al-Najma SC
9 CB Reinier Taboada (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 1.98 m 19 France US Dunkerque
10 LW Yanquiel Cruzata (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 1.80 m 26 Cuba Santiago de Cuba
11 RB Jorge Pabán (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 1.96 m 56 Spain CB Benidorm
14 P Eduardo Valiente (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 1.92 m Spain BM Santoña
15 CB Guillermo Corzo (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 1.94 m Spain BM Puerto Sagunto
16 GK Magnol Suarez (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 2.01m 11 Cuba Ciego de Ávila
19 RW Adonys Garcia (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 1.96 m Cuba Santiago de Cuba
88 LB Yosdany Rios (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 1.94m 32 France Limoges Handball

Player statistics

Amongst most capped players, there is :

  • Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): 270 caps until 1994
  • Vladimir Rivero (GK): 191[2] caps until 1999
  • Carlos Pérez (OB): 171 caps until 1997

Amongst top scorers, there is :

  • Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): at least 700 goals until 1994
  • Carlos Pérez (OB): at least 600 goals until 1997

Notable players
  • Rafael Capote ? caps → Qatar
  • Frankis Carol ? caps → Qatar
  • Ivo Díaz 83 caps → Hungary
  • Roberto Julián Duranona → Iceland
  • Julio Fis 28 caps → Spain
  • Jalesky Garcia 11 caps → Iceland
  • Carlos Pérez → Hungary
  • Alfredo Quintana : 23 caps → Portugal
  • Vladimir Rivero → Hungary
  • Rolando Uríos 79 caps → Spain

See also
  • Cuba women's national handball team

References
  1. "Cuba Handball Federation - GTP". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. https://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/04gesana.htm


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