Marizza Faría
Paraguayan handball player (born 1983)
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Marizza Alejandra Faría Servin (born 20 August 1983) is a Paraguayan handball coach and former player, who played for the Paraguay national team.[1][2] She is currently the coach of the Paraguay women's handball team.
| Marizza Faría | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Marizza Alejandra Faría Servin | ||
| Born |
20 August 1983 Asunción, Paraguay | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | BM La Calzada | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
– | Dep Recoleta | ||
– | Cerro Porteño | ||
– | Dep San José | ||
2007-2010 | BM Monóvar | ||
2010-2012 | BM Elda Prestigio | ||
2012-2014 | CB Mar Alicante | ||
2014-2015 | CBM Elche Mustang | ||
2015-2023 | BM La Calzada | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Paraguay | 194 | (280) |
| Teams managed | |||
2022– | Paraguay | ||
2023–2025 | BM La Calzada (assistant) | ||
She is considered the best Paraguayan player of all time, and led them to the first 4 participations in the IHF World Women's Handball Championship as a player, as well as the fifth and sixth as a coach.[3]
She represented Paraguay at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, where Paraguay finished 23rd.[4] Then again 2013 World Women's Handball Championship in Serbia, where the Paraguayan team placed 21st.[5] The third world Championship was the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship, where they finished 21st once again. Her last World Championship as a player was the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship, where they finished 29th (of 32).[6]
In 2021 she was the first handballer to play a professional league match alongside her daughter, Yeruti Faría in the spanish handball league[7]
She retired from playing after the 2022-23 season.[8]
In 2022 she became the head coach of the Paraguay women's national handball team.[3] She led the team to their 5th and 6th World Championships at the 2023 and 2025 World Women's Handball Championships.[9] She guided the team to a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games.[10]
Individual awards
- 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship: All Star Team Playmaker
