Carlos Ruesga
| Carlos Ruesga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Carlos Ruesga Pasarín | ||
| Born |
10 March 1985 Gijón, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre/Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Unión Financiera Base Oviedo | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2005 | Grupo Covadonga | ||
2005–2010 | Portland San Antonio | ||
2010–2013 | Ademar León | ||
2013–2015 | MKB-MVM Veszprém | ||
2015–2016 | FC Barcelona | ||
2016–2023 | Sporting CP | ||
2023– | Unión Financiera Base Oviedo | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006-2015[1] | Spain | 70 | (136) |
Medal record | |||
Carlos Ruesga (born 10 March 1985) is a Spanish handball player for Unión Financiera Base Oviedo and the Spanish national team.[2] He is a world Champion from the 2013 World Championship.[3][4]
Career
Ruesga started playing handball for his hometown club Grupo Covadonga[5] and in 2005 he joined reigning Spanish Champions Portland San Antonio where he made his senor debut.[6]
in the 2005-06 season he reached the final of the 2005-06 EHF Champions League but lost to league rivals BM Ciudad Real.[7] Behind Ivano Balić he was the second choce on the centre back position.
At the beginning of the 2007-08 season Kristian Kjelling was injured and therefore Ruesga was re-trained as a left back.
He joined Ademar Leon in 2010. After 3 years at the club he joined Hungarian KC Veszprém.[8] Here he won the League and Cup double in both 2013-14 and 2014-15. in the 2014-15 EHF Champions League he reached the fnal but lost to FC Barcelona.[9]
He left Veszprém in 2015 and joined FC Barcelona.[10] Here he won the Liga ASOBAL but he was mostly a second choice player, scoring 17 goals in 14 games.[11]
Just a season later he left Barca and joined Portuguese top team Sporting CP.[12] Here he won the 2017 EHF Challenge Cup, the 2017 and 2018 Portuguese Championship as well as the 2022 and 2023 Portuguese Cup.
For the 2022-23 season he returned to Spain and joined second tier side Unión Financiera Base Oviedo.[13]
National team
Ruesga played for the Spanish national team between 2006 and 2015. His debut was on 10 June 2006 against Germany.[1]
He was part of the Spanish extended squad for the 2008 European Championship but did not see playing time. At the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship he was part of the team that finished 13th.
At the 2013 World Championship he was part of the Spanish team that won gold medals.[14][15] He played 9 games and scored 8 goals at the tournament.
He represented Spain at the 2014 European Championship where Spain won bronze medals.[16] He did however only play 4 games and did not score a goal.
References
- ^ a b "CARLOS RUESGA PASARIN"". resultadosbalonmano.isquad.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Carlos Ruesga". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "Spain routs Denmark 35–19 to win its 2nd world handball championship". The Washington Post. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ "Team Roster Spain - World Cup 2013" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Ruesga at Grupo Isatur". Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ Ruesga im Kader von San Antonio
- ^ "2005/06 VELUX VELUX European Cup / EHF". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Veszprem verpflichtet Weltmeister als Csaszar-Ersatz" (in German). handball-world.news. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "FC Barcelona claim eighth title". ehfcl.com. 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Barcelona bestätigt Ruesga-Transfer" (in German). handball-world.news. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ asobal.es Carlos Ruesga Pasarin retrieved 10 December 2021
- ^ "Sporting contrata internacional espanhol Carlos Ruesga" (in Portuguese). record.pt. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Ruesga, primera incorporación del Unión Financiera Base Oviedo para la nueva temporada" (in Spanish). baseoviedo.com. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Handball 2013 Final results". Handball 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Team Roster Spain - World Cup 2013" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, Spain" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.