Valero Rivera Folch ( Spanish: Valero Rivera Folch ; born February 22, 1985 , Barcelona ) is a Spanish handball player , playing for the Spanish club Barcelona and the Spanish national team . Bronze medalist of the 2014 European Handball Championship, winner of the 2013 World Handball Championship, silver medalist of the European Handball Championship 2016. His father, Valero Rivera Lopez, himself a former handball player, is currently the coach of the Qatar men's handball team.
 Valero Rivera Folch | |
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| Spanish Valero Rivera Folch | |
| Amplois | Left extreme |
| Growth | 189 cm |
| Weight | 85 kg [1] . |
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| Citizenship |  Spain |
| Date of Birth | February 22, 1985 (34 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Barcelona , Spain |
Content
Career
Club
Valero Rivera began his professional career in Barcelona . With Barcelona, Valero Rivera won the Spanish Championship in 2003 and the EHF Champions League in 2005. In 2005, Valero Rivera signed a contract with the club Aragon, where he spent two seasons. The next club of Valero Rivera was Algeciras, where he spent one season, and then Valero Rivera moved to the club Ciudad de Guadalajara, where he also holds one season. In 2009, Valero Rivera signs a contract with the Octavio Club of Vigo. In 2010, Valero Rivera moved to France, where he became a player in the Nantes Group of Companies . In 2012, Valero Rivera extended his contract with Nantes until 2017. [2] Speaking for the Nantes Group , Valero Rivera became the silver medalist of the EHF Cup in 2012/13 and 2015/16, the Nantes team took 3rd place in the French championship in the 2015/16 season. In February 2016, it became known that Valero Rivera signed a three-year contract with the club Barcelona . [3]
In the national team
Valero Rivera played 69 matches in the national team and scored 258 goals.
Titles
Team
- EHF Champions League Winner: 2005
- EHF Cup Finalist: 2013, 2016
- French League Cup Winner: 2015
- Spain Championship Winner: 2003
- Spain Super Cup Winner: 2003
Customized
- Top scorer of the European Championship 2016
- The best left wing following the results of the championship of France: 2016 [4]
Family
His father, Valero Rivera Lopez, a former handball player, is currently the coach of the Qatar men's handball team.
Statistics [5]
Statistics Valero Rivera in the season 2018/19 is indicated on 11/25/2018
| Season | Club | League | Matches | Goals | 7 meter | Goals |
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| 2007/08 | Algeciras | Liga asobal | 163 | |||
| 2010/11 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | 26 | 129 | 63 | 66 |
| 2011/12 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | 26 | 158 | 61 | 97 |
| 2012/13 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | 26 | 176 | 92 | 84 |
| 2013/14 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | 26 | 173 | 86 | 87 |
| 2014/15 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | 25 | 165 | 70 | 95 |
| 2015/16 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | 25 | 184 | 90 | 94 |
| 2016/17 | GC Barcelona | Liga asobal | eight | 31 | eight | 23 |
| 2018/19 | GC Nantes | LNH division 1 | ten | 67 | 31 | 36 |
| 2010—2016 | Total | LNH division 1 | 164 | 1052 | 493 | 559 |