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 Qualification
PositionNo.PlayerDate of birthClub
GK
12
Nikolaos Loizos PAOK Thessaloniki H.C.
GK
1
Kostas Gourgoumis PAOK Thessaloniki H.C.
GKKostas Tsilimparis Filippos Veria
LW
20
:de:Vyron Papadopoulos|Vyron Papadopoulos HC Empor Rostock
LW
7
Christos Mylonas AC Diomidis Argous
RW
8
Adam Papadopoulos AC Diomidis Argous
RW
19
Christoforos Bakaoukas AEK H.C.
CB
4
:de:Dimitrios Tzimourtos|Dimitrios Tzimourtos Eintracht Hildesheim
CB
5
Georgios Mastorogiannis PAOK Thessaloniki H.C.
CB
3
Theodoros Megaloikonomu AC Diomidis Argous
CB
25
Theodoros Petridis PAOK Thessaloniki H.C.
RB
6
Nikolaos Riganas HCM Constanța
RB
19
Alexandros Alvanos PAOK Thessaloniki H.C.
PGiorgos Khalkidis Wacker Thun
P:de:Charalampos Mallios|Charalampos Mallios AC Diomidis Argous