Rafael Guijosa
Encyclopedia
Rafael Guijosa Castillo is a former Spanish
handball
player, and current club manager for BM Alcobendas
. When playing for the Spanish national team
, he won bronze medals both in the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
.
Guijosa was voted World Player of the Year 1999
by the International Handball Federation
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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, and current club manager for BM Alcobendas
BM Alcobendas
Balonmano Alcobendas is a handball club based in Alcobendas, Madrid. BM Alcobendas plays in División de Plata after of being relegated from Liga ASOBAL.- 2011–12 squad:-Statistics 2010/11:-Season by season :-Season by season :...
. When playing for the Spanish national 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...
, he won bronze medals both in the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta and in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
.
Guijosa was voted World Player of the Year 1999
IHF World Player of the Year
-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
by the International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...
.