BM Granollers

Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain.

History

The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Catalan Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.

Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.

One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep VilÃÂ, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).

Men's handball team

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Sports Hall information

• Name: – Palau d'Esports
• City: – Granollers
• Capacity: – 5685
• Address: – Carrer de Francesc Macià i Llussà, s/n, 08400 Granollers, Catalonia, Spain

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff

• Head coach: Antonio Rama
• Assistant coach: Pablo Larrumbide
• Goalkeeping coach: Perico García
• Physiotherapist: Ivan García Perez
• Club Doctor: Dr. Joan Vives

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

• Guillermo Fischer (LB) from BM Villa de Aranda
• Adrià Figueras (LP) from C' Chartres MHB
• (LB) from FC Barcelona
• Josep Ernèst Armengol Garín (LP) from FC Barcelona
• (CB) from TVB Stuttgart
• (GK) on loan from TVB Stuttgart

Leaving

• (RB) to Balonmano Torrelavega
• (CB) to Jags Vöslau
• (LP) to Sporting CP
• (GK) to Chambéry SMBH
• Oriol Rey Morales (LP) to GRK Ohrid
• Iván Montoya (LP) to
• Marc Vega (LW) to
• Biel Valera (CB) to

Previous squads

Honours

Domestic and European competitions

• 1 EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 1975–76
• 2 EHF Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96
• 10 Spanish leagues: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
• 3 Copa del Rey: 1957–58, 1969–70, 1973–74
• 1 ASOBAL Cup: 1993–94
• 4 Catalan leagues: 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
• 1 Pyrenées league: 2008

• Double

Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.

European record

Cup Winners' Cup

From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.

EHF Cup and EHF European League

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

• (2002–2008)
• (1996–2003)
• Juan Andreu (2004–2010)
• (2016–2018)
• (2001–2012)
• (2003–2008)
• Joan Cañellas (2004–2005, 2008–2009)
• (2014–2018)
• Juan del Arco (2009–2015)
• Aitor Etxaburu (1991–1993)
• (1997–2002)
• Álvaro Ferrer (2001–2011, 2015–2019)
• Adrià Figueras (2014–2020)
• Jaume Fort (1981–1990)
• Aleix Franch (1987–1992)
• (2011–2017)
• Mateo Garralda (1986–1991)
• Cristian Malmagro (2000–2007)
• (2020–2022)
• Enric Masip (1987–1990)
• Jordi Nuñez (1986–1995)
• Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (2011–2013)
• Jaime Puig (1976–1989)
• (1993–2003, 2008–2011, 2014–2016)
• Albert Rocas (1997–2000)
• Álvaro Ruiz Sánchez (2013–2015)
• Eugeni Serrano (1977–1979)
• Ferran Solé (2011–2016)
• (2017–2020)
• Antonio Ugalde (1994–2003)
• (2017–2023)
• Carlos Viver (1991–1999, 2000–2008)
• Nicolás Bonanno (2019–2020)
• Matías Schulz (2013–2014)
• (2001–2004)
• César Almeida (2015–2016, 2017–2020)
• Oswaldo Guimarães (2018–2020)
• Fernando Pacheco Filho (2015–2016)
• Henrique Teixeira (2015–2016)
• José Toledo (2014–2015)
• Guilherme Valadão Gama (2014–2016)
• Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2012–2014)
• Patrik Ćavar (2001–2005)
• Venio Losert (2001–2004)
• Zoran Mikulić (1995–1996)
• Michal Kasal (2016–2017)
• (2011–2012)
• (1983–1984)
• (2007–2008)
• Geir Sveinsson (1989–1991)
• Kim Sung-Heon (1999–2001)
• Rolandas Bernatonis (2017–2018)
• Aidenas MalaÅ¡inskas (2011–2013)
• Veselin Vujović (1993–1995)
• Vyacheslav Atavin (2000–2002)
• (1996–1997)
• Oleg Kisselev (1992–1994)
• Andrey Tyumentsev (1991–1992)
• Goran Kozomara (2001–2002)
• Igor Butulija (1994–1995)
• (2007–2010)
• (2004–2007)
• DraÅ¡ko Nenadić (2010–2012, 2019–2020)
• Ivan Nikčević (2010–2011)
• Dimitrije Pejanović (2014–2015)
• (2007–2011)
• (1997–1999)
• Michael Apelgren (2009–2010)
• Per Carlén (1985–1989)
• Peter Gentzel (2000–2001)
• (2009–2015)
• Peder Järphag (1986–1988)
• Fredrik Ohlander (2008–2011)
• Tomas Sivertsson (2000–2001)
• Ljubomir Vranjes (1999–2001)

Former coaches

Women's handball team

Honours

Domestic competition

• 7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14

Season to season

BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020–21 season

Technical staff:

• Robert Cuesta | Head coach
• Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
• Antonio Romero | Team liaison
• Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor

References

External links