Portugal men's national handball team

The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated four times in the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003, 2021), reaching an all-time best 10th place in 2021, and seven times in the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022), with a 6th place in 2020 as their best placing. They participated in the men's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, their first-ever Olympic appearance, finishing in 9th place.

Portugal
Information
AssociationPortuguese Handball Federation
CoachPaulo Pereira
Assistant coachTelmo Ferreira
Paulo Fidalgo
CaptainRui Silva
Most capsCarlos Resende (250)
Most goalsCarlos Resende (1444)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2020)
Best result9th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances4 (First in 1997)
Best result10th (2021)
European Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1994)
Best result6th (2020)
Last updated on 25 January 2021.

Competitive record

Portugal has competed four times at the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003 and 2021) and seven times at the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020 and 2022). They qualified automatically for the final tournament of the World Championship in 2003 and of the inaugural edition European Championship in 1994 as the host team. Portugal's best results are a 10th place (main round) at the World Championship in 2021, and a 6th place (second round) at the European Championship in 2020.[1]

Olympic Games
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1936 Berlin Did not qualify
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 MunichDid not qualify
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 TokyoPreliminary round95104143156
Total1/14–5104143156

World Championship
World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938Did not qualify
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997Preliminary round195104119123
1999Did not qualify
2001Round of 16166204140145
2003Second round127403219182
2005Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021Main round106402168152
/ 2023 Qualified
// 2025 To be determined
2027
Total5/28–2411013646602

European Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994Preliminary round12500596116
1996Did not qualify
1998
2000Preliminary round75203123133
2002Second round96204181204
2004Preliminary round14301291101
2006Preliminary round1530038096
2008Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
// 20205th/6th place match68404201191
/ 2022Preliminary round1930038591
2024 To be determined
// 2026 To be determined
// 2028 Qualified as co-host
Total8/18–338124857932
* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Results and Fixtures
Main article: Portugal national handball team results

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Paulo Pereira

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 RW Pedro Portela (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 1.86 m 90 295 HBC Nantes
5 LB Gilberto Duarte (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 1.97 m 93 288 Montpellier Handball
8 P Victor Iturriza (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 1.93 m 2 8 FC Porto
9 RB João Ferraz (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 1.96 m 79 153 HSC Suhr Aarau
10 CB Miguel Martins (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 1.92 m 45 91 SC Pick Szeged
11 RB Belone Moreira (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 1.80 m 16 21 S.L. Benfica
14 CB Rui Silva (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 1.86 m 80 128 FC Porto
15 P Daymaro Salina (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 2.00 m 45 82 FC Porto
16 GK Humberto Gomes (1978-01-01) 1 January 1978 1.93 m 75 0 Póvoa AC
22 P Alexis Borges (1991-10-06) 6 October 1991 1.96 m 32 56 S.L. Benfica
23 LW Diogo Branquinho (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 1.80 m 42 97 FC Porto
24 LB Alexandre Cavalcanti (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 2.02 m 37 35 HBC Nantes
25 RW António Areia (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 1.90 m 45 126 FC Porto
27 LB André Gomes (1998-07-27) 27 July 1998 1.92 m 19 35 MT Melsungen
30 LW Leonel Fernandes (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 1.91 m 1 2 FC Porto
33 RB Diogo Silva (1998-07-02) 2 July 1998 1.98 m 5 6 FC Porto
41 GK Gustavo Capdeville (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 1.89 m 9 0 S.L. Benfica
82 P Luís Frade (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 1.94 m 21 28 Barcelona
88 LB Fábio Magalhães (1988-03-12) 12 March 1988 1.94 m 139 290 FC Porto

Notable former coaches

Player statistics

References
  1. "European Handball Federation - Portugal / (Adults Team)". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "Qualifiers EHF Euro 2022: Os Heróis do Mar estão de volta" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. "Team Roster Portugal" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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