Handball Sassari

Italian handball club

Handball Sassari

Full name| Raimond Ego Handball Sassari
Founded| 2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Arena| PalaSantoru
Capacity| 780
Head coach| Francisco Javier Equisoain
League| Serie A Gold
Club colours|
Website
Official site

Raimond Ego handball Sassari is an Italian handball club from Sassari that plays in the Serie A Gold.

Sassari

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Location of Handball Sassari

## History

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The Ichnusa Sassari handball club was founded in Sassari in 1977. The club operated from 1977-2015. In 2017, the club returns to the league after a two-year absence under the name Handball Sassari.[1] Promoted from Serie A2 to Serie A in 2019, losing the A2 Italian Cup final.[2] In the first season, they took fourth place in Serie A and qualified for the EHF European Cup. In the 2020–2021 season, they finished second in the league. On February 6, 2022, the team won its first trophy, the Italian Cup, defeating Conversano in the final.

## Team

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### Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[3]
Handball Sassari

Goalkeepers

* 01  Giovanni Pavani
* 22  Valerio Sampaolo

Left Wingers

* 03  Daniel Vidili
* 05  Giovanni Nardin
* 17  Matteo Bomboi
* 21  Giovanni Delrio

Right Wingers

* 08  Tomás Della Vecchia
* 13  Andrea Delogu

Line Players

* 04  Enrico Aldini
* 15  Damir Halilković
* 18  Alessandro Pintori

Left Backs

* 23  Christian Manojlović
* 59  Tarik Vranac

Central Backs

* 07  Alberto Mura
* 20  Miguel Gomes
* 33  Bruno Brzić

Right Backs

* 09  Malandrin De Oliveira Rodolfo
* 35  Nicolás Zungri

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### Technical staff

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* Head coach:  Francisco Javier Equisoain
* Assistant coach:  Santiago Jesus Nicolas Romero

### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

* Tarik Vranac (LB) from  Sport36-Komló
* Miguel Gomes (CB) from  Polisportiva Cingoli
* Nicolás Zungri (RB) from  Balonmano Sinfín
* Christian Manojlović (LB) from  Campus Italia

Leaving

* Umberto Bronzo (RW) to  US Dunkerque HB
* Leonardo Facundo Querín (RB) (retires)
* Srdjan Mijatović (LB) to  GRK Tikveš

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## Previous squads

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2021–2022 Team

Shirt No  | Nationality  | Player  | Birth Date  | Position
1 |  Italy | Marco Spanu |  (1998-12-09) 9 December 1998 (age 25) | Goalkeeper
2 |  Italy Brazil | Allan Luis Pereira |  (1989-03-09) 9 March 1989 (age 35) | Left Back
4 |  Italy | Alberto Mura |  (2005-01-24) 24 January 2005 (age 19) | Central Back
5 |  Italy | Giovanni Nardin |  (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24) | Left Winger
6 |  Italy | Fabio Del Prete |  (1986-01-11) 11 January 1986 (age 38) | Central Back
7 |  Italy | Raul Bargelli |  (1999-06-14) 14 June 1999 (age 25) | Line Player
8 |  Argentina | Leonardo Facundo Querín |  (1982-04-17) 17 April 1982 (age 42) | Right Back
12 |  Italy | Paolo Giuffrida |  (2004-12-09) 9 December 2004 (age 19) | Goalkeeper
13 |  Italy | Andrea Delogu |  (2003-07-18) 18 July 2003 (age 21) | Right Winger
15 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Damir Halilković |  (1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 32) | Line Player
16 |  Italy | Alessandro Leban |  (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 25) | Goalkeeper
17 |  Italy | Matteo Bomboi |  (1992-07-08) 8 July 1992 (age 32) | Left Winger
18 |  Italy | Paolo Bardi |  (1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 25) | Central Back
20 |  Italy | Lorenzo Vosca |  (1976-01-17) 17 January 1976 (age 48) | Central Back
21 |  Italy | Andrea Giordo |  (1983-03-08) 8 March 1983 (age 41) | Goalkeeper
23 |  Italy | Umberto Bronzo |  (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23) | Right Winger
30 |  Italy | Ogo Francesco Mbaye |  (1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35) | Left Back
33 |  Italy Croatia | Bruno Brzić |  (1987-02-10) 10 February 1987 (age 37) | Central Back
45 |  Croatia | Jakov Vrdoljak |  (1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 27) | Left Back

## Titles

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* Italian Cup
* Winner (1) : 2022

## EHF ranking

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As of 19/10/2023[4]
Rank | Team | Points

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115 |  OCI-Lions | 40
116 |  ABC Braga | 40
117 |  Granitas Kaunas | 40
118 |  Handball Sassari | 38
119 |  HV Hurry-Up | 37
120 |  HC Butel Skopje | 36
121 |  Belenenses | 36

## Former club members

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### Notable former players

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* Umberto Bronzo (2021-2023)
* Riccardo Stabellini (2019-2021)
* Bruno Brzić (2019-)
* Demis Radovčić (2005–2006)
* Leonardo Facundo Querín (2021-2023)
* Federico Matías Vieyra (2020-2021)
* Mikk Pinnonen (2018-2019)

## References

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1. ^ "Raimond Handball Sassari, esordio in A2". Alguer.it.
2. ^ "La favola della Raimond Handball Sassari. Promozione in Serie A1 centrata e ritorno della grande pallamano a Sassari - S&H Magazine". June 18, 2019.
3. ^ "Raimond Ego Sassari - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF". ehfec.eurohandball.com.
4. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

## External links

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* Official website
* Handball Sassari on Facebook