Italy men's national handball team
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| Association | Italian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Riccardo Trillini | ||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 18th (1997) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 1998) | ||
| Best result | 11th (1998) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
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 is qualified for IHF World Men’s Handball Championship 2025 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway after beating Montenegro 66-58 in two legs.
Competitive record
[edit]World Championship
[edit]| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1938 |
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 1954
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 1958
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 1961
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 1964
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| 1967
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 1970
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| 1974
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 1978
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| 1982
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 1986
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| 1990
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| 1993
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 1995
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 1997 |
Preliminary round | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 105 |
 1999 |
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| 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2009
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 2013
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 2015
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| 2021
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 / 2023
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// 2025 |
qualified | |||||||
| 2027 |
to be determined | |||||||
| / 2029
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| // 2031
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| Total | 2/32 | – | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 105 |
European Championship
[edit]| European Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1994 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996
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 1998 |
Preliminary round | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 148 | |
| 2000 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
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 2004
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 2010
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 2012
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| // 2026 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| // 2028
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| Total | 1/18 | – | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 148 | |
Mediterranean Games
[edit]Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The Italian international squad at the 2024 European Championship Qualification
| Name | Position | Year of birth | Club |
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| Mate Volarević | GK | 6 August 1992 | SSV Brixen
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| Domenico Ebner | GK | 3 October 1994 | SC DHfK Leipzig
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| Andrea Colleluori | GK | 28 November 2000 | Alperia Meran
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| Tommaso De Angelis | LW | 29 June 2005 | Campus Italia
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| Stefano Arcieri | LW | 8 May 1998 | SSV Brixen
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| Gianluca Dapiran | LW | 19 April 1994 | SSV Brixen
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| Umberto Bronzo | RW | 28 November 1999 | Raimond Sassari
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| Leo Prantner | RW | 24 July 2001 | Rebi Cuenca
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| Christian Manojlović | LB | 4 June 2005 | Campus Italia
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| Davide Bulzamini | LB | 28 November 1995 | SSV Brixen
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| Giacomo Savini | LB | 17 April 1998 | Cassano Magnago
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| Alessio Moretti | LB | 28 November 1994 | Cassano Magnago
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| Marco Mengon | CB | 8 September 2000 | Sarrebourg
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| Pablo Marrochi | CB | 8 January 1986 | Conversano
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| Thomas Bortoli | RB | 3 September 2002 | Istres
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| Max Prantner | RB | 29 January 2000 | Alperia Meran
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| Tommaso Romei | PI | 3 January 2003 | Alperia Meran
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| Andrea Parisini (captain) | PI | 27 December 1994 | Istres
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| Endrit Iballi | PI | 21 February 1998 | SSV Brixen
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Former head coaches
[edit]- Lino Červar
- Francisco Javier Equisoain Azanza “Zupo“
Notable players
[edit]- 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
