Guéric Kervadec

Guéric Kervadec
Personal information
Born (1972-01-09) 9 January 1972
La Garenne-Colombes, France
Nationality French
Height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
1987–1988
 Belley
1988–1993
 Vénissieux HB
1993–1994
 USAM Nîmes
1994–1997
 US Créteil
1997–2002
 SC Magdeburg
2002–2009
 US Créteil
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2005
 France 217 (517)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Team
World Championship
1995 Iceland
1997 Japan
2005 Tunisia

Guéric Kervadec (born 9 January 1972) is a former French team handball player who was part of the French team that won the 1995 World Championship; the first time France won a major international tournament.

Career

Kervadec was born in the commune of La Garenne-Colombes in north-west Paris,[1] and afterwards his family moved to Belley, where he playing handball. His first professional contract was with Vénissieux HB. Here he won the French Championship in 1991 and the French Cup in 1992. He then joined USAM Nîmes for a single season in 1993-94, where he also won the French Cup. He then signed for US Créteil Handball, where he played for three years.[1] In his last year at the club he won the French Cup for a third time.[1][1]

He then joined SC Magdeburg Germany.[2] Here he won the German Championship in 2001 and the EHF Champions League in 2002.[3] He also won the EHF Cup twice with the club.[4]

In 2002 he moved back to France and rejoined US Créteil.[5] In 2003 he won the French League Cup and reached the final of the French Cup with the club,[1] and in 2004 he finished 2nd in the French league, behind Montpellier HB.[6] He retired in December 2009 after a serious shoulder injury.[7]

In 2003 he was included is SC Magdeburg's hall of fame.[8]

National team

He made his debut for the French national team in 1993 and competed in the 1993 Mediterranean Games. He then represented them at the 1994 European Championship where France finished 6th. In 1995 he won a gold medal at the 1995 World Men's Handball Championship.[9] He competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 4th.[10] He also participated in the 2000, where France finished 6th.[10]

After the 2000 Olympics he retired from the national team, and did therefore not participate when France won their second world title in 2001.[11] He came back to the national team in 2003, and afterwards participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where the French team placed 5th.[10] His last tournament with France was the 2005 World Championship, where France won bronze medals.

Titles

Vénissieux HB
USAM Nimes
US Creteil
SC Magdeburg

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Guéric Kervadec" (in French). US Creteil. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  2. ^ ""Guérix" chez les Goths". Hand mag (in French) (21 ed.). French Handball Federation. November 1997. p. 31. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  3. ^ "2001/02 VELUX EHF Champions League Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Der SCM gratuliert - Guéric Kervadec wird 50" (in German). SC Magdeburg. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. ^ Erwan Rivière (17 September 2002). "Guéric Kervadec retrouve le championnat français" (in French). Le Monde. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Championnat de France de handball 2003-2004". les-sports.info (in French). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Guéric Kervadec raccroche !" (in French). Handzone.net. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  8. ^ SC Magdeburg - Hall of fame
  9. ^ "Guéric Kervadec fêtera son jubilé ce samedi à Pluvigner en compagnie de nombreuses stars du handball" (in French). French Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b c "Guéric Kervadec". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  11. ^ Laurent Moisset. "Les choix de Guéric Kervadec" (in French). Ligue nationale de handball. Retrieved 9 January 2021.


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