Uruguay men's national handball team

Uruguay
Information
Nickname	La Celeste, Los Charrúas
Association	Federacion Uruguaya de Handball
Coach	Héctor Sintas
Assistant coach	Nicolás Sintas
Captain	Federico Rubbo
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2021)
Best result	24th (2021)
Pan American Championship
Appearances	10 (First in 1994)
Best result	4th (2012, 2014, 2016)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Uruguay national handball team is the national handball team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.

Results

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1938 to 2019	Did not qualify
2021	Main round	24	6	1	0	5	98	192
/ 2023	Presidents Cup	32	7	0	0	7	175	248
// 2025	Did not qualify
2027	Future event
/ 2029
// 2031
Total	2/32		13	1	0	12	273	440

Pan American Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1999 Winnipeg	group round	6th	4	1	0	3	69	112	−43
2007 Rio de Janeiro	bronze medal match	4th	5	2	0	3	115	134	−19
2015 Toronto	bronze medal match	4th	5	2	0	3	106	121	−15
2023 Santiago	fifth place match	5th	5	3	0	2	134	152	−18
Total	4/10		19	8	0	11	424	519	−95

Pan American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1994	round robin	7	6	0	0	6	37	84
1998	groups round	9	4	0	0	4	77	153
2000	groups round	8	5	0	0	5	106	154
2006	groups round	6	5	1	0	4	131	139
2008	groups round	6	4	1	0	3	81	115
2010	groups round	5	5	3	1	1	131	139
2012	3rd place match	4	5	2	0	3	107	136
2014	3rd place match	4	5	2	0	3	118	129
2016	3rd place match	4	7	4	0	3	172	173
2018	5th place match	6	7	4	0	3	194	181
Total	10/18		53	17	1	35	1154	1413

South and Central American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2020	round robin	3rd place	5	3	0	2	148	110
2022	third place game	4th place	4	1	0	3	101	129
2024	round robin	5th place	5	1	0	4	113	151
Total	3/3		14	5	0	9	372	390

Other competitions

South American Games
Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2002 São Bernardo do Campo	Bronze medal match	3rd	5	2	0	3	91	124	−33
2006 Mar del Plata	Gold medal match	2nd	5	3	0	2	129	110	19
2010 Medellin	round robin	4th	4	1	1	2	98	125	−27
2014 Santiago	Bronze medal match	4th	5	2	0	3	103	125	−22
2018 Cochabamba	Bronze medal match	4th	4	1	0	3	90	114	−24
2022 Asunción	round robin	3rd	4	2	0	2	105	124	−19
Total	6/6		27	11	1	15	616	722	-106

IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	Bronze medal match	4	6	3	0	3	159	129
Total	1/1		6	3	0	3	159	129

Friendly tournaments

• 2017 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
• Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Handball 2023 – 3rd

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Héctor Sintas

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Felipe Navarrete (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25) 1.89 m 32 3 Colegio Alemán 2 P Gabriel Chaparro (1995-02-20) 20 February 1995 (age 29) 1.93 m 55 24 SD Atlético Novás 3 RW Facundo Lima (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24) 1.75 m 8 10 Pontevedrés Balonmano 11 CB Diego Falabrino (1993-11-08) 8 November 1993 (age 31) 1.78 m 7 0 Pontevedrés Balonmano 13 RB Máximo Cancio (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 40) 1.90 m 30 131 Balonmano Vetusta 14 LB Bruno Borba (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 (age 22) 1.92 m 15 30 Pontevedrés Balonmano 16 GK Felipe González (1993-12-08) 8 December 1993 (age 31) 1.89 m 62 3 CB Maristas Algemesi 17 RB Diego Morandeira (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 31) 1.86 m 135 88 Club Balonmano Mislata 18 P Zion Ramos (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 22) 1.87 m 6 12 HK Malmö 19 CB Rodrigo Botejara (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 31) 1.73 m 66 105 Scuola Italiana di Montevideo 20 LW Federico Rubbo (1989-04-05) 5 April 1989 (age 35) 1.83 m 68 228 Scuola Italiana di Montevideo 21 LB Giovanni Capello (2001-12-21) 21 December 2001 (age 22) 1.88 m 8 18 Pontevedrés Balonmano 24 LB Alejandro Velazco (1993-10-24) 24 October 1993 (age 31) 1.83 m 77 308 Colegio Alemán 36 LW Cristian Rostagno (1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29) 1.78 m 38 50 Handbol Adrianenc 40 RB Maximiliano De Agrela (1996-10-19) 19 October 1996 (age 28) 1.83 m 27 44 Club Malvín 74 LW Guillermo Millán (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996 (age 28) 1.74 m 22 20 Scuola Italiana di Montevideo

Junior team

World Junior Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2015	president's cup	22nd	7	1	0	6	126	206

Pan American Junior Championship

• 1993 –
• 1997 –
• 2005 – 4th
• 2007 – 4th

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2009	round robin	5th	5	1	0	4	103	158
2011	round robin	5th	4	0	0	4	72	130
2013	placement matches	5th	4	2	0	2	92	86
2015	round robin	4th	5	2	0	3	110	117

References

1. "La seleccíon uruguaya de handball rumbo a Suecia para su segunda experienca mundial" (in Spanish). elobservador.com.uy. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
2. "Team Roster Uruguay" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile