Granitas Kaunas
Lithuanian handball club
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Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.
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| Full name | Kauno Rankinio Klubas Granitas-Karys | ||
| Short name | Granitas | ||
| Founded | 1959 | ||
| Arena | Kauno Rajono Sporto Centras | ||
| Head coach | Vaidotas Grosas | ||
| League | Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) | ||
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History
In 1963 the club won the Soviet championship.
In 1987 the club won the IHF Cup.[1] The trophy was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Vaidotas Grosas - Assistant Coach: Vladas Tomkevičius
- Physiotherapist: Arminas Petrauskas
- Masseur: Audrius Bitkauskas
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Accomplishments
- EHF Cup:
Gold (1): 1987
Silver (1): 1988
- Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL):
- Gold (17): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
- Silver (2): 2012, 2022
Bronze (6): 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
- Lithuanian Handball Cup:
- Gold (11): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2018
- Baltic Handball League:
- Bronze (2): 2004, 2005
- Soviet Men's Handball Championship
- Gold (1): 1963
- Silver (2): 1981, 1985
- Bronze (3): 1962, 1979, 1986
- EHF Champions League:
Former club members
Notable former players
- Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012)
- Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010)
- Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999)
- Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009)
- Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010)
- Valdas Novickis (2004–2006)
- Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993)
- Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997)
- Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991)
- Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003)
- Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999)
- Almantas Savonis (1988–1995)
- Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998)
- Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999)
- Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999)
- Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996)
Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 1981–1993 | Antanas Skarbalius |  |
| 1993–2019 | Voldemaras Novickis | |
| 2019– | Vaidotas Grosas | |
