Guillaume Alain Gille (born 12 July 1976 in Valence, Drôme

Valence, Drôme

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), is a handball

Team handball

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 player from France

France

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. He is the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Together with his brother, Bertrand Gille, he plays in the German Bundesliga for HSV Hamburg.

Career

Gille's career as a handball player began early. Already in 1984, he was playing for HBC Loriol, followed by a sport étude. From 1996 to 2002, he played for Chambéry SH

Chambéry Savoie Handball

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, before joining HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga. He has been playing with his brother, Bertrand Gille, since their childhood.

He is a member of the French national team

France national handball team

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 since 1996. He got his debut November 26, 1996 against Serbia

Serbia national handball team

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. Gille has been playing 276 matches and scored 658 goals. He was a playmaker on the team, who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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, 2009 World Championships and 2010 European Championships. He has been a part of the French team, who made a hattrick by winning in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

He was named Hamburgs Sportler des Jahres (Hamburg athlete of the year) in 2009.

Personal life

He has two younger brothers; Bertrand Gille, born in 1978 and Benjamin Gille, born in 1982.

Medals and victories

• French Handballchampions 2001
• Vicechampion in Germany 2004 und 2008
• Supercupwinner in Germany 2004, 2006 und 2009
• German Cupwinner 2006, 2010
• French Cupwinner 2002
• Winner of Cup Winners Cup 2007
• Bronzemedal from European Championships 2008
• Goldmedal from Summer Olympics 2008
• World Champion 2009
• European Champion 2010
• Hamburgs Sportler des Jahres 2009

Seasons for HSV Hamburg

Season	Club	League	Games	Goals	7-Meter	Besides 7-Meter
2002/03	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	10	34	1	33
2003/04	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	31	111	0	111
2004/05	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	34	130	0	130
2005/06	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	33	84	0	84
2006/07	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	34	90	0	90
2007/08	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	30	66	0	66
2008/09	HSV Hamburg	Bundesliga	31	59	0	59
2002–2009	Total	Bundesliga	203	574	1	573