Siraba Dembélé ( fr. Siraba Dembélé , born June 28, 1986 in Dreux ) is a French handball player of Malian origin, leftmost Russian club Rostov-Don (since 2016) and the French team [1] [2] .
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| fr. Siraba Dembélé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amplois | left extreme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 172 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sira ( French Sira ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | June 28, 1986 (33 years old) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Dreux , Ayr et Loire , France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards and medals
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Career
Club
Siraba grew up in the town of Saint-Lubin-de-Jonchere , came to handball in 1996 at the suggestion of her older sister Camion and trainer Alain Marchais. She began her career in the youth team of the city of Chartres, the first professional team was the “Valle d'Avre” from the 3rd division of France. Then Siraba spent one season for the club "Dre" from the same hometown. In 2004, she joined the Merignac team, which played in the top division of France. In 2008, with the team, Sirab reached the final of the Challenge Cup. The next club was “Issy-les-Moulineaux”, which Siraba left at the end of the 2008/2009 season, then moved to “Toulon”, with whom she became the champion of France and twice won the national cup.
In 2012, Dembele moved to the Danish club Randers, which was then coached by Jan Leslie, and became the bronze medalist of the Danish championship. At the end of the season she went to the Macedonian “Vardar” [3] . On February 17, 2014, Siraba and two more of her compatriots, Alison Pino and Amandin Leino , extended the contract with the club until 2016 [4] . On February 15, 2016, Siraba Dembele signed a contract with the Russian Rostov-Don team [5] .
Team
Siraba played 175 games for the national team, scoring 568 goals [6] . As part of the national team, she became the silver medalist of the 2016 Olympics, twice the silver medalist of the world championships of 2009 and 2011, as well as the bronze medalist of the European championships of 2006 and 2016 . She played her first game on May 26, 2006 against the Turkish team . Since 2013, Sirab has been the permanent captain of the French team [7] .
Personal life
Sirab's favorite music is African with Malian motives, her favorite singer is Ami Koita. Before the start of each match, Sirab necessarily drives a handball around the court like a football player [8] .
Achievements
Club
- Champion of France: 2010
- French Cup: 2011, 2012
- Finalist of the Challenge Cup: 2008
Team
- World Champion: 2017
- Olympic silver medalist: 2016
- Silver medalist of the World Cup: 2009, 2011
- Silver medalist at the European Championship: 2006
Personal
- Best handball player in France: 2011
- Best left extreme of France: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
State Awards
- Cavalier of the Order of Merit (2016) [9]
Notes
- ↑ Siraba Dembélé et les Bleues ouvrent aujourd'hui (Fr.) (link unavailable) . L'Écho républicain (4 décembre 2012). Date of treatment April 20, 2013. Archived February 17, 2013.
- ↑ Siraba Dembélé et la tentation danoise (French) . handzone.net (7 mars 2012). Date of treatment April 20, 2013.
- ↑ Siraba Dembélé au Vardar Skopje (Fr.) (25 mars 2013). Date of treatment April 20, 2013.
- ↑ ZRK Vardar SCBT is the wishful handball destination ( link unavailable) (February 17, 2014). Date of treatment March 14, 2014. Archived March 14, 2014.
- ↑ Igor Guzenko. The Rostov-Don Group of Companies signed a contract with the captain of the French national team Sirab Dembélé . DonNews (February 15, 2016). Date of treatment August 31, 2016.
- ↑ Profil de Siraba Dembélé (Fr.) (unavailable link) . Site of the French women's team . Date of treatment December 6, 2014. Archived December 17, 2014.
- ↑ L'Avraise Siraba Dembélé, nouvelle capitaine des Bleues . L'Écho républicain (December 6, 2013). Date of treatment February 10, 2015.
- ↑ Dariusz Corvel. What you need to know about the newcomer of the Rostov-Don Group of Companies Sirab Dembele . 1RND.ru (February 16, 2016). Date of treatment August 31, 2016.
- ↑ Décret du 30 novembre 2016 portant promotion et nomination (French)
Links
- Siraba Dembele - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com
- Profile of Sirab Dembele (Fr.) (link unavailable) . Site of the French women's team . Date of treatment April 6, 2013. Archived on May 9, 2013.