Allison Pineau
Allison Marie Pineau (born 2 May 1989) is a French handballer for RK Krim and the French national team.[1][2] She won gold medal at the 2017 World Championship, 2018 European Championship and 2020 Olympic Games.
| Allison Pineau | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineau in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Allison Marie Pineau | ||
| Born | 2 May 1989 Chartres, France | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | RK Krim | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2001–2003 | CM Aubervilliers | ||
2003–2006 | Villemomble | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2006–2009 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | ||
2009–2012 | Metz Handball | ||
2012–2013 | Oltchim Vâlcea | ||
2013–2014 | ŽRK Vardar | ||
2014–2015 | RK Krim | ||
2015 | HBC Nîmes | ||
2015–2016 | HCM Baia Mare | ||
2016–2019 | Brest Bretagne Handball | ||
2019–2020 | Paris 92 | ||
2020–2021 | ŽRK Budućnost | ||
2021– | RK Krim | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007– | France | 273 | (696) |
She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2009[3] by the International Handball Federation.[4]
Career edit
In March 2012, Pineau agreed with Romanian CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea and joined the club on 1 July 2012.[5]
Between 2013 and 2015, she played for ŽRK Vardar and RK Krim. With ŽRK Vardar, she again reached the semifinals of the Champions League in the 2013–14 season claiming the bronze medal after beating FC Midtjylland 34–31.
In the summer of 2015, she returned to Romania after the three months at Nîmes in France.[6] In 2017 she signed a contract with French team Brest Bretagne HB.
International honours edit
- National team
- Olympics:
- Gold Medalist: 2020
- Silver Medalist: 2016
- World Championship:
- Gold Medalist: 2017
- Silver Medalist: 2009, 2011, 2021
- European Championship:
- Gold Medalist: 2018
- Bronze Medalist: 2016
- Club
- EHF Champions League:
- Bronze Medalist: 2014
- Semifinalist: 2013
Individual awards edit
- IHF World Player of the Year: 2009
- All-Star Playmaker of the World Championship: 2009, 2011
- Championnat de France Best Defender: 2018
References edit
- ^ "Allison Pineau". Euro Handball. Archived from the original on October 25, 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ . IHF. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
- ^ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ (in Romanian). CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea official website. 7 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "ALLISON PINEAU AVEC LE HBC NÎMES" (in French). handnews.fr. 11 March 2015.
External links edit
- Allison Pineau at the European Handball Federation
- Allison Pineau at Olympics.com
- Allison Pineau at Olympedia
- at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Allison Pineau at Team France (in French)