BM Granollers
Spanish handball club
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Club Balonmano Granollers, commonly known as BM Granollers, is a professional handball club based in Granollers, Catalonia, Spain.
Granollers
Location of Fraikin BM Granollers
FullnameClub Balonmano Granollers
NicknameBlanquiblaus
ShortnameBMG
Founded1944
| BM Granollers | |||
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| Full name | Club Balonmano Granollers | ||
| Nickname | Blanquiblaus | ||
| Short name | BMG | ||
| Founded | 1944 | ||
| Arena | Palau d'Esports, Granollers | ||
| Capacity | 5,685 | ||
| President | Alfred Serra | ||
| Head coach | M: Antonio Rama W: Dolo Martín | ||
| League | M: Liga ASOBAL W: División de Honor | ||
| 2021–22 | M: Liga ASOBAL, 2nd W: División de Honor, 7th | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
The club was founded in 1944 and it is one of the oldest and most successful Catalan Spanish handball clubs in terms of titles won. Since its inception, the club quickly got a great competitive level. BM Granollers has competed almost every season in the top league of Spanish handball (currently Liga ASOBAL). It became the first Spanish handball club taking part in a European competition in 1959. BM Granollers won the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 1976, so it became the first Spanish handball club winning a European title.
Thanks to this history, the city of Granollers hosted the handball matches at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games. The Palau d'Esports, the current club's arena, was built for this event and subsequently has also hosted the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship.
One of the BM Granollers' landmarks is its commitment with young players formation. Many great handball players and team managers have been formed in BM Granollers youth academy (players such as Joan Cañellas, Antonio García, Enric Masip and Mateo Garralda; team managers such as Pep Vilà, Miquel Roca Mas, Sead Hasanefendić, Toni García and Carlos Viver). In recent years, moreover, BM Granollers has significantly increased the number of female teams in the youth academy. From the 2014–15 season, BM Granollers has become the only handball club in Spain with main male and female teams simultaneously in the top league of Spanish handball (Liga ASOBAL and División de Honor Femenina).
Men's handball team
Crest, colours, supporters
Kit manufacturers
Kits
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   2015–16 | ||||
| AWAY | |||||
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Sports Hall information
- Name: – Palau d'Esports
- City: – Granollers
- Capacity: – 5685
- Address: – Carrer de Francesc Macià i Llussà, s/n, 08400 Granollers, Catalonia, Spain
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2024–25 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head coach:
Antonio Rama - Assistant coach: Pablo Larrumbide
- Goalkeeping coach: Perico García
- Physiotherapist: Ivan García Perez
- Club Doctor: Dr. Joan Vives
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Previous squads
| 2017–2018 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 |  Spain | Marc Guardia Tomas | 13 January 1995 | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Spain | Álvaro Cabanas | 22 April 1990 | Right Winger |
| 3 | Spain | Gonzalo Vicente Porras Perez | 18 June 1992 | Line Player |
| 4 |  Lithuania | Rolandas Bernatonis | 22 January 1987 | Left Back |
| 5 | Spain | Edgar Perez Lopez | 20 March 1994 | Left Winger |
| 6 | Spain | Ismael Bela Esono Mangue | 21 October 1996 | Left Back |
| 7 | Spain | Marc Garcia Dieguez | 27 September 1984 | Left Back |
| 8 | Spain | Álvaro Ferrer | 17 March 1982 | Central Back |
| 9 | Spain | Pol Valera | 19 September 1998 | Central Back |
| 10 | Spain | Adrià Martínez Bages | 25 May 1998 | Left Winger |
| 11 | Spain | Pau Navarro Baches | 7 December 1999 | Line Player |
| 12 | Spain | Pol Gavanach Llobet | 7 July 1997 | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Spain | Adrià Figueras | 31 August 1988 | Line Player |
| 14 | Spain | Marc Cañellas | 21 July 1995 | Central Back |
| 15 | Spain | Albert Pujol Armendariz | 15 April 1991 | Left Back |
| 16 | Spain | Enric David Gonzalez Yanez | 10 July 1999 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Spain | David Resina Forns | 5 April 1987 | Left Winger |
| 19 | Spain | Mamadou Gassama | 28 October 1993 | Right Winger |
| 25 |  Serbia | Vukasin Rakocija | 26 April 1996 | Left Back |
| 28 |  Portugal | Jorge Filipe Fernandes Monteiro da Silva | 23 May 1989 | Right Back |
| 31 | Spain | Josep Reixach | 16 January 1992 | Right Winger |
| 89 |  Brazil | César Almeida | 6 January 1989 | Goalkeeper |
| 95 | Spain | Alejandro Márquez Coloma | 5 January 1995 | Right Back |
| 99 | Spain | Ian Tarrafeta | 4 January 1999 | Central Back |
| 2015–2016 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Spain | Marc Guardia Tomas | 13 January 1995 | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Brazil | Henrique Teixeira | 27 February 1989 | Left Back |
| 3 | Spain | Gonzalo Vicente Porras Perez | 18 June 1992 | Line Player |
| 4 | Spain | Moises Blanxart Moreno | 25 January 1988 | Right Winger |
| 5 | Spain | Edgar Perez Lopez | 20 March 1994 | Left Winger |
| 6 | Spain | Miquel Flores Traveria | 29 March 1990 | Central Back |
| 7 | Spain | Marc Garcia Dieguez | 27 September 1984 | Left Back |
| 8 | Spain | Álvaro Ferrer | 17 March 1982 | Central Back |
| 9 | Spain | Arnau García | 12 June 1994 | Left Back |
| 10 | Spain | Adria Perez Martinez | 26 November 1991 | Left Winger |
| 13 | Spain | Adrià Figueras | 31 August 1988 | Line Player |
| 14 | Spain | Ferran Solé | 25 August 1992 | Right Winger |
| 15 | Spain | Marc Cañellas | 21 July 1995 | Central Back |
| 16 | Spain | Pol Sastre Rodriguez | 24 July 1991 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Spain | David Resina Forns | 5 April 1987 | Left Winger |
| 18 | Spain | Mamadou Gassama | 28 October 1993 | Right Winger |
| 19 | Spain | Salvador Puig | 4 December 1979 | Right Back |
| 25 | Brazil | Guilherme Valadão Gama | 25 January 1991 | Left Back |
| 29 | Brazil | José Toledo | 11 January 1994 | Right Back |
| 33 | Brazil | Fernando Pacheco Filho | 25 May 1983 | Right Back |
| 36 | Spain | Gerard Forns Galve | 26 December 1994 | Goalkeeper |
| 39 | Spain | Carles Asensio Cambra | 10 August 1997 | Line Player |
| 77 | Spain | Marc Montolio Montero | 3 April 1994 | Line Player |
| 89 | Brazil | César Almeida | 6 January 1989 | Goalkeeper |
| 95 | Spain | Alejandro Márquez Coloma | 5 January 1995 | Right Back |
| 2009–2010 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 |  Sweden | Fredrik Ohlander | 11 February 1976 | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Spain | Marc Pujol Reverter | 24 July 1983 | Left Winger |
| 3 | Spain | Juan del Arco | 29 November 1991 | Central Back |
| 4 | Spain | Juan Andreu | 20 January 1985 | Line Player |
| 5 | Spain | Alejandro Perez-Ortiz Acedo | 6 April 1987 | Central Back |
| 6 | Sweden | Michael Apelgren | 20 August 1984 | Central Back |
| 7 | Spain | Iban Raigal Salcedo | 6 September 1982 | Line Player |
| 8 | Spain | Álvaro Ferrer | 17 March 1982 | Central Back |
| 9 | Spain | Antonio García Robledo | 6 March 1984 | Left Back |
| 10 | Spain | Moises Blanxart Moreno | 25 January 1988 | Right Winger |
| 11 | Spain | Raúl Campos | 16 July 1978 | Right Back |
| 12 | Spain | Alexandre Gonzales Torres | 2 April 1990 | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Spain | Gonzalo Caracuel del Cacho | 20 July 1984 | Right Winger |
| 16 | Spain | Manel Perez Cantalosella | 8 January 1982 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Spain | David Resina Forns | 5 April 1987 | Left Winger |
| 18 | Spain | Manel Cirac Gascon | 21 March 1988 | Line Player |
| 19 | Spain | Salvador Puig | 4 December 1979 | Right Back |
| 24 | Serbia Montenegro | Aleksandar Svitlica | 28 May 1982 | Right Winger |
| 27 | Sweden | Nicklas Grundsten | 1 October 1983 | Line Player |
| 32 | Serbia | Davor Čutura | 28 November 1979 | Central Back |
Honours
Domestic and European competitions
- 1 EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 1975–76
- 2 EHF Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96
- 10 Spanish leagues: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74
- 3 Copa del Rey: 1957–58, 1969–70, 1973–74
- 1 ASOBAL Cup: 1993–94
- 4 Catalan leagues: 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
- 1 Pyrenées league: 2008
- Double
- Winners (2): 1969–70, 1973–74
Season to season
BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 1955, except on 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons, when it resigned due to changes in the competition system and economic reasons.
European record
Cup Winners' Cup
From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup.
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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1975–76 Winners |
Round of 16 | Västra Frölunda IF |
23–19 | 20–15 | 43–34 |
| Quarter-finals |  AHC'31 Amsterdam |
18–15 | 31–27 | 49–42 | |
| Semi-finals |  Oppsal |
13–13 | 15–13 | 28–26 | |
| Finals |  Grün-Weiß Dankersen |
26–24 |
EHF Cup and EHF European League
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 1994–95 Winners |
1/16 |  RK Vardar |
34–23 | 31–35 | 65–58 |
| 1/8 |  Tatra Kopřivnice |
20–13 | 30–19 | 50–32 | |
| 1/4 | CBM Alzira Avidesa |
29–21 | 23–29 | 52–50 | |
| 1/2 | VfL Hameln |
28–21 | 24–26 | 52–47 | |
| Finals |  Polyot Chelyabinsk |
23–21 | 26–24 | 49–45 | |
| 1995–96 Winners |
1/16 |  Śląsk Wrocław |
25–10 | 22–16 | 47–26 |
| 1/8 |  GAS Archelaos Katerinis |
39–17 | 35–17 | 74–34 | |
| 1/4 |  Budapesti Elektromos SE |
26–20 | 17–21 | 43–41 | |
| 1/2 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
25–17 | 22–27 | 47–44 | |
| Finals |  HC Donbas Donetsk |
28–18 | 28–27 | 56–45 |
EHF ranking
- As of 5 December 2025[9]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 20 |  RK Zagreb | 222 |
| 21 | SL Benfica | 219 |
| 22 | Bidasoa Irun | 217 |
| 23 | Fraikin BM Granollers | 201 |
| 24 |  Kadetten Schaffhausen | 177 |
| 25 | RK Eurofarm Pelister | 160 |
| 26 | Kolstad Håndball | 160 |
Former club members
Notable former players
- Vicente Álamo (2002–2008)
- Marc Amargant (1996–2003)
- Juan Andreu (2004–2010)
- Álvaro Cabanas (2016–2018)
- Raúl Campos (2001–2012)
- José Luis Pérez Canca (2003–2008)
- Joan Cañellas (2004–2005, 2008–2009)
- Marc Cañellas (2014–2018)
- Juan del Arco (2009–2015)
- Aitor Etxaburu (1991–1993)
- Eduard Fernández Roura (1997–2002)
- Álvaro Ferrer (2001–2011, 2015–2019)
- Adrià Figueras (2014–2020)
- Jaume Fort (1981–1990)
- Aleix Franch (1987–1992)
- Arnau García (2011–2017)
- Mateo Garralda (1986–1991)
- Cristian Malmagro (2000–2007)
- Chema Márquez (2020–2022)
- Enric Masip (1987–1990)
- Jordi Nuñez (1986–1995)
- Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (2011–2013)
- Jaime Puig (1976–1989)
- Salvador Puig (1993–2003, 2008–2011, 2014–2016)
- Albert Rocas (1997–2000)
- Álvaro Ruiz Sánchez (2013–2015)
- Eugeni Serrano (1977–1979)
- Ferran Solé (2011–2016)
- Ian Tarrafeta (2017–2020)
- Antonio Ugalde (1994–2003)
- Pol Valera (2017–2023)
- Carlos Viver (1991–1999, 2000–2008)
Nicolás Bonanno (2019–2020)- Matías Schulz (2013–2014)
Denis Bahtijarević (2001–2004)
César Almeida (2015–2016, 2017–2020)- Oswaldo Guimarães (2018–2020)
- Fernando Pacheco Filho (2015–2016)
- Henrique Teixeira (2015–2016)
- José Toledo (2014–2015)
- Guilherme Valadão Gama (2014–2016)
Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2012–2014)
Patrik Ćavar (2001–2005)- Venio Losert (2001–2004)
- Zoran Mikulić (1995–1996)
Michal Kasal (2016–2017)- Tomáš Řezníček (2011–2012)
Éric Cailleaux (1983–1984)
Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2008)- Geir Sveinsson (1989–1991)
Kim Sung-Heon (1999–2001)
Rolandas Bernatonis (2017–2018)- Aidenas Malašinskas (2011–2013)
Veselin Vujović (1993–1995)
Vyacheslav Atavin (2000–2002)- Vladislav Kalarash (1996–1997)
- Oleg Kisselev (1992–1994)
- Andrey Tyumentsev (1991–1992)
Goran Kozomara (2001–2002)
Igor Butulija (1994–1995)- Davor Čutura (2007–2010)
- Marko Krivokapić (2004–2007)
- Draško Nenadić (2010–2012, 2019–2020)
- Ivan Nikčević (2010–2011)
- Dimitrije Pejanović (2014–2015)
- Aleksandar Svitlica (2007–2011)
- Slobodan Veselinović (1997–1999)
Michael Apelgren (2009–2010)- Per Carlén (1985–1989)
- Peter Gentzel (2000–2001)
- Nicklas Grundsten (2009–2015)
- Peder Järphag (1986–1988)
- Fredrik Ohlander (2008–2011)
- Tomas Sivertsson (2000–2001)
- Ljubomir Vranjes (1999–2001)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 1952–1970 | Pep Vilà | |
| 1970–1974 | Miquel Roca Mas | |
| 1974–1980 | Joaquín Crespo "Quini" | |
| 1980–1984 | Ferran Raga | |
| 1984–1989 | Emilio Alonso Río | |
| 1989–1992 | Josep Maria Guiteras | |
| 1992–1997 | Manuel Montoya | |
| 1997–1998 | José Luis Villanueva López | |
| 1998–1999 | Josep Maria Guiteras | |
| 1999–2000 | Jaume Puig | |
| 2000–2002 | Sead Hasanefendić | |
| 2002–2008 | Manuel Montoya | |
| 2008–2010 | Lorenzo Rueda | |
| 2010–2012 | Manolo Cadenas Montañés | |
| 2012–2014 | Toni Garcia Guerrero | |
| 2014–2017 | Carlos Viver | |
| 2017– | Antonio Rama | |
Women's handball team
Honours
Domestic competition
- 7 Catalan Champions Trophy: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- 1 Spanish Championship (División de Honor Plata): 2013–14
Season to season
BM Granollers has been playing the top Spanish handball league since 2014.
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Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2020–21 season
| Num | Name | Age | Height | Country | Position |
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| 16 | Marta Mera | 20 | 1.71 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Giulia Guarieiro | 24 | 1.78 | |
Left back |
| 8 | Mireia Torras | 24 | 1.65 | |
Central back |
| 98 | Martina Capdevila | 21 | 1.75 | |
Central back |
| 99 | Carmen Prelchi | 21 | 1.71 | |
Pivot |
| 10 | Lora Sarandeva | 22 | 1.76 |  |
Left back |
| 7 | Elene Vázquez | 20 | 1.77 | |
Left back |
| 1 | Nicole Wiggins | 20 | 1.72 | |
Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Jana Castañera | 19 | 1.68 | |
Left wing |
| 14 | Ona Vegué | 23 | 1.67 | |
Left wing |
| 23 | Ana González | 22 | 1.67 | |
Right wing |
| 51 | Janna Sobrepera | 20 | 1.72 | |
Left back |
| 9 | Lea Kofler | 19 | 1.71 |  |
Left back |
Technical staff:
- Robert Cuesta | Head coach
- Jessica Bonilla | Assistant manager
- Antonio Romero | Team liaison
- Joan Vives Turcó | Doctor