Greece national handball team
The Greece national handball team is the national handball team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Handball Federation.
Greece has a long tradition in handball. First of all, Greece made it to the handball 2005 World Cup and the 2004 Olympics where they beat Brazil, Korea and won against Egypt in a close game. In the Olympics they lost to eventual champions Croatia, and finished sixth in the tournament. In the World Cup they finished in the sixth position as well.
Competitive record
Olympic Games
World Championships
European Championships
Current squad
The Greece international squad at the 2017 World Championship QualificationPosition | No. | Player | Date of birth | Club |
GK | Nikolaos Loizos | – | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | |
GK | Kostas Gourgoumis | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | ||
GK | Kostas Tsilimparis | Filippos Veria | ||
LW | :de:Vyron Papadopoulos|Vyron Papadopoulos | HC Empor Rostock | ||
LW | Christos Mylonas | AC Diomidis Argous | ||
RW | Adam Papadopoulos | AC Diomidis Argous | ||
RW | Christoforos Bakaoukas | AEK H.C. | ||
CB | :de:Dimitrios Tzimourtos|Dimitrios Tzimourtos | Eintracht Hildesheim | ||
CB | Georgios Mastorogiannis | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | ||
CB | Theodoros Megaloikonomu | AC Diomidis Argous | ||
CB | Theodoros Petridis | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | ||
RB | Nikolaos Riganas | HCM Constanța | ||
RB | Alexandros Alvanos | PAOK Thessaloniki H.C. | ||
P | Giorgos Khalkidis | Wacker Thun | ||
P | :de:Charalampos Mallios|Charalampos Mallios | AC Diomidis Argous |