Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, is a team handball club from Saint-Raphaël, Var, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Saint-Raphaël Var handball, or SRVHB, is a French handball club based in Saint-Raphael in the Var region, founded in 1963. The first team has been playing in Division 1 since the 2007–2008 season and has been coached since 2019 by Rareș Fortuneanu assisted by Wissem Hmam, both former players of the club.
Even if the club has not won a title, apart from the French D2 Championship in 2007, it has accumulated places of honor including a French runner-up title in 2016, three League Cup finals, a Champions Trophy final in 2015 and an EHF European Cup (C3) final in 2018.
The original club was founded in 1959. It was after the disaster of the Malpasset dam in Frejus on 2 December 1959 that the leaders of the two cities merged the volleyball sections of the football clubs of the two cities, the Etoile Sportive Fréjussienne and the Stade Raphaélois to create the Association Sportive Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, commonly known as ASFSR. It was in 1963, at the initiative of René Cenni, that the handball section was born. Marcel Tafani was then appointed president of the section.
In 1971, the handball section created a women's team and found a home in a sports hall inaugurated on 7 November 1972 during a match against Draguignan: the Esterel sports hall. In 1974, the town of Fréjus created the AMSLF. The Raphael section, freshly promoted to National 3, was destabilized by the loss of many elements and went down to the regional championship the following year. Three years later, in 1977, the club lost its inter-municipal status. It lost its "F" and became A. S. S. R. for Association Sportive Saint-Raphaël. Over time, the club grew and evolved. It reached the National 3 level in 1983, National 2 in 1992 and National 1 in 1994.
In 1995, the section separated from the communal club and the club was created under the name Saint-Raphaël Var Handball. The club finally reached the elite in 2004 but was relegated the following season to D2. The Palais des sports Jean-François-Krakowski was inaugurated in 2005 during a gala match against Chambéry. The club returned to the LNH two years later, in 2007, after winning the D2 championship.
Since his return in elite, coach Christian Gaudin has made the club one of the best in France, finishing 4th in 2010 and 2011 and 3rd in 2012. The club also reached the League Cup final three times (2010, 2012 and 2014), losing three times to Montpellier AHB. On March 18, 2014, the club's president announced, a year in advance, the end of Christian Gaudin's contract. He was replaced by Joël da Silva, from Toulouse, who allowed the club to reach a new level by returning to 3rd place in 2015 and becoming vice-champion of France in 2016. Under his orders, the club also reached the final of the EHF European Cup in 2018. With his contract set to expire in June 2019, Joel Da Silva has been replaced by his assistant Rareș Fortuneanu as coach. The former Romanian international, who played for Saint-Raphaël, has been assistant coach for the last 4 seasons. His assistant, Wissem Hmam also knew the SRVHB as a player.
In October 2020, Jean-François Krakowski decided to retire after 33 years at the head of the club and was replaced by Emmanuel Murzereau.
Joël da Silva : coach from 2014 to 2019, assisted by Rareș Fortuneanu.
Rareș Fortuneanu : coach since 2019, assisted by Wissem Hmam.
List of presidentsEdit
Marcel Tafani : 1963-1965
Jacky Soler : 1965-1974 then 1976-1977
Alain Sanchez : 1974-1976
Maurice Odin : 1977-1984
Guy Rivard : 1984-1987
Jean-François Krakowski : 1987-2020
Emmanuel Murzereau : since October 2020
Organigram of SRVHBEdit
Jean-François Krakowski (right) next to Jean-Claude Blanc (Deputy General Manager of PSG) during the LidlStarLigue championship match between PSG and Saint-Raphaël. In Coubertin, December 8, 2016.
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball (SAOS)
Director's office
Chairman of the board : Emmanuel Murzereau
Board of directors : Emmanuel Murzereau, Jean-Pierre Gaspari, Frédéric Tibéri, Alain Bessou and Pascal Bacchi
General Manager : Émeric Paillasson
Supervisory Board (12 members), chaired by Jean-François Saulay
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Saint Raphael Var Handball is a team handball club from Saint Raphael Var France that plays in the LNH Division 1 Saint Raphael Var handball or SRVHB is a French handball club based in Saint Raphael in the Var region founded in 1963 The first team has been playing in Division 1 since the 2007 2008 season and has been coached since 2019 by Rareș Fortuneanu assisted by Wissem Hmam both former players of the club Saint Raphael Var HandballFull nameSaint Raphael Var HandballFounded1963ArenaPalais des Sports Jean Francois KrakowskiCapacity2 500PresidentPascal BacchiHead coachBenjamin BrauxLeagueLNH Division 12021 22LNH Division 1 8th of 16Club colours HomeAwayWebsite Official siteEven if the club has not won a title apart from the French D2 Championship in 2007 it has accumulated places of honor including a French runner up title in 2016 three League Cup finals a Champions Trophy final in 2015 and an EHF European Cup C3 final in 2018 Contents 1 History 2 Prize list 2 1 Season by season review from 2001 2 2 European record 2 3 Evolution of the SRVHB budget 3 Current squad 3 1 Squad of 2023 2024 season 3 2 Transfers 4 Club related players 4 1 Individual distinctions 4 2 Top scorers in the history of SRVHB in the league 5 Other personalities linked to the club 5 1 Coaches 5 2 List of presidents 5 3 Organigram of SRVHB 6 Gallery 6 1 Players 7 External linksHistory EditThe original club was founded in 1959 It was after the disaster of the Malpasset dam in Frejus on 2 December 1959 that the leaders of the two cities merged the volleyball sections of the football clubs of the two cities the Etoile Sportive Frejussienne and the Stade Raphaelois to create the Association Sportive Frejus Saint Raphael commonly known as ASFSR It was in 1963 at the initiative of Rene Cenni that the handball section was born Marcel Tafani was then appointed president of the section In 1971 the handball section created a women s team and found a home in a sports hall inaugurated on 7 November 1972 during a match against Draguignan the Esterel sports hall In 1974 the town of Frejus created the AMSLF The Raphael section freshly promoted to National 3 was destabilized by the loss of many elements and went down to the regional championship the following year Three years later in 1977 the club lost its inter municipal status It lost its F and became A S S R for Association Sportive Saint Raphael Over time the club grew and evolved It reached the National 3 level in 1983 National 2 in 1992 and National 1 in 1994 In 1995 the section separated from the communal club and the club was created under the name Saint Raphael Var Handball The club finally reached the elite in 2004 but was relegated the following season to D2 The Palais des sports Jean Francois Krakowski was inaugurated in 2005 during a gala match against Chambery The club returned to the LNH two years later in 2007 after winning the D2 championship Since his return in elite coach Christian Gaudin has made the club one of the best in France finishing 4th in 2010 and 2011 and 3rd in 2012 The club also reached the League Cup final three times 2010 2012 and 2014 losing three times to Montpellier AHB On March 18 2014 the club s president announced a year in advance the end of Christian Gaudin s contract He was replaced by Joel da Silva from Toulouse who allowed the club to reach a new level by returning to 3rd place in 2015 and becoming vice champion of France in 2016 Under his orders the club also reached the final of the EHF European Cup in 2018 With his contract set to expire in June 2019 Joel Da Silva has been replaced by his assistant Rareș Fortuneanu as coach The former Romanian international who played for Saint Raphael has been assistant coach for the last 4 seasons His assistant Wissem Hmam also knew the SRVHB as a player In October 2020 Jean Francois Krakowski decided to retire after 33 years at the head of the club and was replaced by Emmanuel Murzereau Prize list Edit National competitions International competitions France championship 0 Vice champion 1 2016 Third 2012 2015 French Cup 0 Semi finalist 1996 and 2003 League s Cup 0 Finalist 2010 2012 and 2014 Champions Trophy 0 Finalist 2015 2018 French D2 Championship 1 Champion 2007 EHF Cup C3 0 Finalist 2018 Fourth 2017 Season by season review from 2001 Edit Season Div Ranking French Cup League s Cup Champion s Trophy European Cups1993 1994 Nat 1 Finalist N Q No competition No competition N Q1994 1995 Div 2 8th 2nd round No competition No competition N Q1995 1996 Div 2 7th 1 2 final No competition No competition N Q1996 1997 Div 2 12th No competition No competition N Q1997 1998 Nat 1 1 8 final No competition No competition N Q1998 1999 Nat 1 No competition No competition N Q1999 2000 Nat 1 No competition No competition N Q2000 2001 Nat 1 No competition No competition N Q2001 2002 Nat 1 2nd 1 64 final N Q No competition N Q2002 2003 Div 2 10th 1 2 final N Q No competition N Q2003 2004 Div 2 2nd No competition N Q No competition N Q2004 2005 Div 1 14th N Q No competition N Q2005 2006 Div 2 4th N Q No competition N Q2006 2007 Div 2 1st 1 32 final N Q No competition N Q2007 2008 Div 1 6th 1 4 final 1 8 final No competition N Q2008 2009 Div 1 6th 1 8 final 1 8 final No competition N Q2009 2010 Div 1 4th 1 4 final Final No competition N Q2010 2011 Div 1 4th 1 8 final 1 4 final N Q C3 1 4 final2011 2012 Div 1 3rd 1 4 final Final 3rd C3 1 4 final2012 2013 Div 1 6th 1 16 final 1st round N Q C3 3rd round2013 2014 Div 1 6th 1 8 final Final N Q N Q2014 2015 Div 1 3rd 1 8 final 1 4 final N Q N Q2015 2016 Div 1 2nd 1 4 final 1 4 final Final C3 1 4 final2016 2017 Div 1 4th 1 4 final 1 2 final 4th C3 4th place2017 2018 Div 1 4th 1 4 final 1 8 final 4th C3 Final2018 2019 Div 1 7th 1 8 final 1 2 final Final C3 1 4 final2019 2020 Div 1 8th 1 8 final 1 8 final N Q N Q2020 2021 Div 1 In progress In progress No competition No competition N QEuropean record Edit Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2016 17 EHF Cup R3 nbsp SKA Minsk 28 30 33 25 61 55Group Stage nbsp Fuchse Berlin 27 21 31 33 2nd place nbsp GOG 32 36 32 28 nbsp RD Ribnica 26 22 31 24QF nbsp MT Melsungen 30 26 31 23 61 49Evolution of the SRVHB budget Edit Season Budget Evolution2011 12 2440000 nbsp 2012 13 2875600 nbsp 2013 14 3500000 nbsp 2014 15 3590000 nbsp 2015 16 3720000 nbsp 2016 17 4000000 nbsp 2017 18 4180000 nbsp 2018 19 4200000 nbsp 2019 20 4280000 nbsp 2020 21 3890000 nbsp Current squad EditSquad of 2023 2024 season Edit Goalkeepers0 1 nbsp Rangel da Rosa 16 nbsp Mickael RobinWingers LW20 nbsp Raphael Caucheteux 97 nbsp Drevy PaschalRW10 nbsp Martial Cais 24 nbsp Arthur VigneronLine players0 8 nbsp Jonathan Mapu 36 nbsp Johannes Marescot 66 nbsp Antoine Xavier Armani Back players LB15 nbsp Nik Henigman 17 nbsp Benjamin Bataille 22 nbsp Noah KouadioCB0 5 nbsp Mihailo Vojinovic 0 9 nbsp Chema Marquez 28 nbsp Sergio Perez ManzanaresRB32 nbsp Adrien Dipanda c 93 nbsp Mike Brasseleur Transfers Edit Transfers for the 2024 25 seasonJoining Leaving nbsp Adrien Dipanda RB Retires Club related players EditIn bold players currently at the club nbsp Aurelien Abily from 2009 to 2018 nbsp Arnor Atlason from 2013 to 2016 nbsp Xavier Barachet from 2013 to 2014 since 2017 nbsp Johan Boisedu from 2007 to 2010 nbsp Raphael Caucheteux since 2007 nbsp Adrien Dipanda since 2012 nbsp Slavisa Đukanovic from 2007 to 2017 nbsp Dan Rares Fortuneanu from 2004 to 2013 nbsp Christian Gaudin from 2003 to 2006 nbsp Wissem Hmam from 2014 to 2018 nbsp David Juricek from 2011 to 2013 nbsp Miroslav Jurka from 2013 to 2019 nbsp Nicolas Krakowski from 2007 to 2021 nbsp Geoffroy Krantz from 2011 to 2018 nbsp Alexander Lynggaard from 2013 to 2020 nbsp Heykel Megannem from 2009 to March 2013 nbsp Nicolas Moretti from 2007 to 2013 nbsp Morten Olsen from 2013 to 2015 nbsp Yohann Ploquin from 2009 to 2013 nbsp Mihai Popescu since 2016 nbsp Daniel Sarmiento Melian since 2016 nbsp Alexandru Șimicu since 2015 nbsp Jan Stehlik from 2009 to 2017 nbsp Arthur Vigneron since 2012 Individual distinctions Edit Season Laureates Positions2014 2015 Adrien Dipanda Best Right Backcourt2015 2016 Joel da Silva Best coach2017 2018 Raphael Caucheteux Top scorer with 167 goals 2018 2019 Raphael Caucheteux Top scorer with 179 goals 2019 2020 Raphael Caucheteux Top scorer with 145 goals Top scorers in the history of SRVHB in the league Edit In bold players currently at the club N Players Nbr of matches Nbr Of goals Nat Passed in France by1 Raphael Caucheteux 330 1826 nbsp Montpellier HB 25 matches 30 goals 2 Aurelien Abily 205 699 nbsp Angers Noyant and Aurillac HB CA 24 matches 121 goals 3 Adrien Dipanda 189 508 nbsp Montpellier HB 59 matches 73 goals 4 Jan Stehlik 169 494 nbsp 5 Dan Rares Fortuneanu 157 449 nbsp 6 Heykel Megannem 90 405 nbsp SC Selestat USAM Nimes 47 matches 279 goals and Montpellier HB 26 matches 72 goals 7 Alexander Lynggaard 155 382 nbsp 8 Alexandre Tomas 148 344 nbsp Montpellier HB 49 matches 69 goals and Tremblay en France 50 matches 108 goals 9 Miroslav Jurka 126 302 nbsp 10 Alexandru Șimicu 91 291 nbsp 11 Arnaud Chapuis 79 280 nbsp 12 Daniel Sarmiento Melian 77 272 nbsp 13 Johan Boisedu 70 263 nbsp Saint Marcel Vernon Handball 22 matches 140 goals and US Ivry 13 matches 25 goals 14 Geoffroy Krantz 107 261 nbsp Montpellier HB 67 matches 120 goals 15 Morten Olsen 45 222 nbsp updated on April 30 2020 Other personalities linked to the club EditIn bold players currently at the club Coaches Edit nbsp Zeljko Anic coach from to 2004 nbsp Rudy Bertsch coach from 2004 to 2005 nbsp Christian Gaudin coach from 2005 to 2014 nbsp Joel da Silva coach from 2014 to 2019 assisted by Rareș Fortuneanu nbsp Rareș Fortuneanu coach since 2019 assisted by Wissem Hmam List of presidents Edit Marcel Tafani 1963 1965 Jacky Soler 1965 1974 then 1976 1977 Alain Sanchez 1974 1976 Maurice Odin 1977 1984 Guy Rivard 1984 1987 Jean Francois Krakowski 1987 2020 Emmanuel Murzereau since October 2020Organigram of SRVHB Edit nbsp Jean Francois Krakowski right next to Jean Claude Blanc Deputy General Manager of PSG during the LidlStarLigue championship match between PSG and Saint Raphael In Coubertin December 8 2016 Saint Raphael Var Handball SAOS Director s office Chairman of the board Emmanuel Murzereau Board of directors Emmanuel Murzereau Jean Pierre Gaspari Frederic Tiberi Alain Bessou and Pascal Bacchi General Manager Emeric Paillasson Supervisory Board 12 members chaired by Jean Francois Saulay Technical staff Coach Rareș Fortuneanu Assistant coach Wissem Hmam Sports manager of the formation center Romain Conte Logistics manager Pierre Luhern Medical staff Club doctor Dr Michel Ducasse Physiotherapist Thomas Montagnon and Mickael Joulin Association Saint Raphael Var Handball Association President Andre Gongora Communication manager Valentine Dumont Musso Permanents members of the structure Administrative manager Patricia Garcia Gaspari Communication Press Manager Kelly Texier Marketing Manager Club of Partners Adrien ProtaisGallery EditPlayers Edit Saint Raphael Var Handball on March 2016 nbsp Joel da Silva and his players during a timeout nbsp Slavisa Đukanovic last bulwark of defense nbsp Wissem Hmam and Alexander Lynggaard nbsp Arnor Atlason and Alexandru Șimicu External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Raphael Var Handball amp oldid 1178102786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
