USAM Nîmes Gard
French handball club
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USAM Nîmes is a French handball team based in Nîmes, that plays in the LNH Division 1.
Nîmes
Location of USAM Nîmes Gard
FullnameUnion Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard
ShortnameUSAM Nîmes
Founded1960
ArenaLe Parnasse
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| Full name | Union Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard | ||
| Short name | USAM Nîmes | ||
| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Arena | Le Parnasse | ||
| Capacity | 4,191 | ||
| President | David Tebib | ||
| Head coach | David Degouy | ||
| League | LNH Division 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | LNH Division 1, 6th of 16 | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
Crest, colours, supporters
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Results
- LNH Division 1:
- Winners: (4) 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
- Runner-Up: (4) 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994
- Coupe de France:
- Winners: 1985, 1986, 1994
- Finalists: 1989, 2018
- EHF Champions League:
- Semifinalists: 1994
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2024–25 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Former club members
Notable former players
Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (2019–)- Cédric Burdet (2009-2010)
- Rémi Desbonnet (2013–2022)
- Philippe Debureau (1994-1996)
- Yohan Delattre (1993-1994)
- Gilles Derot (1983–1994)
- Grégoire Detrez (2001–2008)
- Benjamin Gallego (2010–)
- Dylan Garain (2018–2019)
- Philippe Gardent (1990–1992)
- Christian Gaudin (1987–1994)
Andrej Golić (1991-1992)- Michaël Guigou (2019–2022)
- Franck Junillon (2010-2012)
- Christophe Kempé (1995–1996)
- Guéric Kervadec (1993–1994)
- Denis Lathoud (1992-1994)
- Olivier Marroux (2014–2017)
- Bruno Martini (2005-2007)
- Olivier Maurelli (1998–2000)
- Franck Maurice (1999–2002)
- Philippe Médard (1989-1992)
- Quentin Minel (2020–)
- O'Brian Nyateu (2017–)
- Alain Portes (1982-1994)
- Elohim Prandi (2017-2020)
- Julien Rebichon (2005–)
- Guillaume Saurina (2006–2010, 2011-2016)
- Stéphane Stoecklin (1990–1994)
- Luc Tobie (2016–)
- Frédéric Volle (1980–1992)
Malik Boubaiou (2006–2013)- Micke Brasseleur (2018–2020)
- Hichem Kaabeche (2017–2018, 2019-2020)
- Abdelkader Rahim (2013–2015)
Zlatko Saračević (1991-1994)- Mirza Šarić (2005-2006)
- Irfan Smajlagić (1993-1994)
Ahmed Hesham (2020-)- Mohammad Sanad (2017-)
Garcia Alberto Aguirrezabalaga (2014-2017)
Attila Borsos (1991-1992)
Snorri Guðjónsson (2015-2017)- Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2014-2018)
- Ragnar Þór Óskarsson (2007-2008)
Yassine Idrissi (2000-2008, 2011-2016)
Henrik Jakobsen (2021-)
Sorin Toacsen (1995-1996, 2000-2003)
Vid Kavtičnik (2020-2021)- Aljoša Rezar (2016-2017)
Stevan Sretenović (2016-2017)
Teodor Paul (2017-2022)
Heykel Megannem (2005-2007)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 1996–1998 | Gilles Baron |  |
| 1998–2000 | Boro Golić |  |
| 2000–2003 | Gilles Baron | |
| 2003–2006 | Christophe Mazel | |
| 2006-2009 | Alain Portes | |
| 2009–2011 | Laurent Puigségur | |
| 2011–2014 | Jérôme Chauvet | |
| 2014–2022 | Franck Maurice | |
| 2022 | Yann Balmossière | |
| 2022–2023 | Ljubomir Vranjes |  |
| 2023– | Yann Balmossière | |
