Ángel Fernández Pérez
Spanish handball player (born 1988)
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Ángel Fernández Pérez (born 16 September 1988) is a Spanish handball player for Limoges Handball and the Spanish national team.[2] With the Spanish national team he has won the European Championship twice, in 2018 and 2020.
El Astillero, Spain
| Ángel Fernández Pérez | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Pérez in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 September 1988 El Astillero, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Limoges Handball | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | SDC Astillero | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006–2008 | CB Cantabria | ||
2008–2013 | CD Torrebalonmano | ||
2013–2018 | CBM Logroño La Rioja | ||
2018–2021 | Łomża Vive Kielce | ||
2021–2022 | FC Barcelona | ||
2022–2024 | Limoges Handball | ||
2024- | SDC Astillero | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Spain | 123[1] | (361) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 25 January 2024 | |||
In addition to regular handball, he also plays beach handball.[1]
Career
Ángel Fernández started playing handball at his home town club SDC Astillero, before joining CB Cantabria in 2006, where he made his senior debut. In 2008 he left the team, as the club was disbanded. He ten joined 3. league team CD Torrebalonmano, where he was promoted to the 2nd tier in the first season. In 2013 he left for CBM Logroño La Rioja, where he came second in the league in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and reached the cup final in 2017 and 2018. Three times he was included in the league all star team.[3]
In 2018 he joined Polish top team Vive Kielce. Under coach Talant Dujshebaev he won the 2019, 2020 and 2021 Polish championship and the 2019 and 2021 Polish cup. In the 2018-19 EHF Champions League he reached the Final Four, where the team lost in the semifinal to Telekom Veszprém.
In 2021 he left Kielce to return to Spain, where he joined FC Barcelona.[4] Here he won the 2021-22 EHF Champions League and the 2021-22 Liga ASOBAL.
A year later he joined French side Limoges Handball.[5] He left the club in 2024.[6] He then returned to CD Torrebalonmano after 11 years away. Here he signed a deal until 2027.[7]
National team
Ángel Fernández debuted for the Spanish national team on 29 April 2015 against Germany.
His first major international tournament was the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.[8]
Individual awards
- All Star Team as Best Left Wing at the 2023 World Championship[9]
