Juanín García
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Juan García Lorenzana, known as Juanín García, (born 28 August 1977 in León
) is a Spanish
handball
player. He currently plays for Barcelona, with whom he won the Champions League in 2011 in the finale against Ciudad Real.
He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team
. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia
.
Juanín is actually an exception in heights for a handball player. With his 1m76 he's the littlest player of Barcelona and of the Spanish national team. Although he's so small, he has an exceptional high jump for his length and is extremely quickly. Nevertheless it is an amusing sight to see him standing next to his Hungarian teammate László Nagy
(2m07) while he nearly reaches his shoulders.
León, Spain
León is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
) is a Spanish
Spain
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handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. He currently plays for Barcelona, with whom he won the Champions League in 2011 in the finale against Ciudad Real.
He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team
Spain national handball team
The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
.
Juanín is actually an exception in heights for a handball player. With his 1m76 he's the littlest player of Barcelona and of the Spanish national team. Although he's so small, he has an exceptional high jump for his length and is extremely quickly. Nevertheless it is an amusing sight to see him standing next to his Hungarian teammate László Nagy
László Nagy
László Nagy may refer to:* László Nagy , Secretary General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1968-1985* László Nagy , figure skater* László Nagy , Hungarian member of the European Parliament...
(2m07) while he nearly reaches his shoulders.