Portugal men's national handball team

The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated five times in the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003, 2021, 2023), reaching an all-time best tenth place in 2021, and seven times in the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022), with a sixth place in 2020 as their best placing. They participated for the first time in the men's Olympic handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing in ninth place.

Portugal
Information
AssociationPortuguese Handball Federation
CoachPaulo Pereira
Assistant coachPaulo Fidalgo
Most capsCarlos Resende (250)
Most goalsCarlos Resende (1444)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 2020)
Best result9th (2020)
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1997)
Best result10th (2021)
European Championship
Appearances8 (First in 1994)
Best result6th (2020)
Last updated on 25 January 2021.

Competitive record

Portugal has competed four times at the World Championship (1997, 2001, 2003 and 2021) and seven times at the European Championship (1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2020 and 2022). They qualified automatically for the final tournament of the World Championship in 2003 and of the inaugural edition European Championship in 1994 as the host team. Portugal's best results are a tenth place (main round) at the World Championship in 2021, and a sixth place (second round) at the European Championship in 2020.[1]

Olympic Games
Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1936 Berlin Did not qualify
Not held from 1948 to 1968
1972 MunichDid not qualify
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
2004 Athens
2008 Beijing
2012 London
2016 Rio de Janeiro
2020 TokyoPreliminary round95104143156
2024 ParisDid not qualify
Total1/15–5104143156

World Championship
World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938Did not qualify
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997Preliminary round195104119123
1999Did not qualify
2001Round of 16166204140145
2003Second round127403219182
2005Did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021 Main round106402168152
/ 2023 Main round136312178157
// 2025 qualified
2027 to be determined
/ 2029
// 2031
Total6/32–2411013646602

European Championship
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994Preliminary round126006117154
1996Did not qualify
1998
2000Preliminary round76303153160
2002Second round97304173174
2004Preliminary round14301291101
2006Preliminary round1530038096
2008Did not qualify
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
// 20205th/6th place match68404228220
/ 2022Preliminary round1930038591
2024Main round77412224223
// 2026 To be determined
// 2028 Qualified as co-host
Total9/18–431422711511219
* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Paulo Pereira

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 RW Pedro Portela (1990-01-06) 6 January 1990 1.84 m 132 438 Sporting CP
5 LB Gilberto Duarte (1990-07-06) 6 July 1990 1.97 m 116 306 Pays d'Aix UC
10 CB Miguel Martins (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 1.93 m 94 218 OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
14 CB Rui Silva (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 1.85 m 126 224 FC Porto
16 GK Diogo Rêma Marques (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 1.89 m 6 1 FC Porto
21 LW Leonel Fernandes (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 1.91 m 38 74 FC Porto
24 LB Alexandre Cavalcanti (1996-12-27) 27 December 1996 2.01 m 74 93 HBC Nantes
25 RW António Areia (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 1.89 m 85 260 FC Porto
26 RB Francisco Costa (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005 1.89 m 18 63 Sporting CP
30 P Fábio Silva (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 1.91 m 0 0 Associação Artística de Avanca
31 LB Salvador Salvador (2001-07-29) 29 July 2001 1.98 m 15 27 Sporting CP
34 CB Gonçalo Vieira (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 1.90 m 5 12 Fenix Toulouse
41 GK Gustavo Capdeville (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 1.90 m 42 0 SL Benfica
51 LW Pedro Oliveira (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 1.88 m 9 17 FC Porto
55 RB Joaquim Nazaré (2001-07-25) 25 July 2001 1.84 m 4 7 Skjern Håndbold
79 CB Martim Costa (2002-09-27) 27 September 2002 1.88 m 16 35 Sporting CP
82 P Luís Frade (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 1.93 m 58 99 Barça
86 P Ricardo Brandão (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 1.99 m 7 8 CB Cangas

Notable former coaches

Player statistics

References
  1. "European Handball Federation - Portugal / (Adults Team)". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. "EHF Euro 2024: Paulo Pereira anuncia lista final dos Heróis do Mar" (in Portuguese). portal.fpa.pt. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  3. "Team roster: Portugal". res.ehf.eu. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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