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Italy men's national handball team

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 qualified for IHF World Men’s Handball Championship 2025 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway after beating Montenegro 66-58 in two legs. On 11th May 2025 Italy qualified for EHF Euro Men's Handball Championship 2026 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden after finishing second in the group of third-placed teams.

Competitive record

World Championship

European Championship

Mediterranean Games

  • 1979 – 2nd
  • 1991 – 3rd
  • 1997 – 2nd
  • 2013 – 4th
  • 2018 – 10th
  • 2022 – 7th

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.

Head coach: Bob Hanning

Former head coaches

Notable players

  • 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

References

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