Italy men's national handball team

Italy
Information
AssociationItalian Handball Federation
CoachBob Hanning
Assistant coachJürgen Prantner
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1997)
Best result16th (2025)
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 1998)
Best result11th (1998)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Italy national handball team is the national handball team of Italy. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coached by Lino Červar). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games. On 9th May 2024 Italy qualified for IHF World Men’s Handball Championship 2025 in Croatia, Denmark and Norway after beating Montenegro 66-58 in two legs. On 11th May 2025 Italy qualified for EHF Euro Men's Handball Championship 2026 in Denmark, Norway and Sweden after finishing second in the group of third-placed teams.

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938 did not qualify
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997 Preliminary round 18 5 1 1 3 100 105
1999 did not qualify
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
/ 2019
2021
/ 2023
// 2025 Main round 16 6 3 0 3 161 172
2027 to be determined
/ 2029
// 2031
Total 2/32 – 11 3 3 5 261 277

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994 did not qualify
1996
1998 Preliminary round 11 6 2 0 4 133 148
2000 did not qualify
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
/ 2022
2024
2026 Preliminary round 18th 3 1 0 2 81 99
// 2028 To be determined
2030
2032
Total 2/20 – 9 3 0 6 214 247

Mediterranean Games

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Bob Hanning

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Domenico Ebner (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 1.92 m 70 10 SC DHfK Leipzig
2 RW Leo Prantner (2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 1.78 m 45 42 Füchse Berlin
5 LW Gianluca Dapiran (1994-05-09) 9 May 1994 1.93 m 80 88 Cassano Magnago HC
6 LB Davide Bulzamini (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 1.94 m 93 115 1. VfL Potsdam
8 CB Giacomo Savini (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 1.85 m 80 57 Cassano Magnago HC
9 P Gabriele Sontacchi (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003 1.90 m 18 9 1. VfL Potsdam
10 CB Marco Mengon (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 1.92 m 62 109 1. VfL Potsdam
11 RW Nicolo D'Antino (1999-06-22) 22 June 1999 1.72 m 55 43 BM Atlético Valladolid
15 LB Simone Mengon (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 1.92 m 54 99 TVB Stuttgart
19 RB Thomas Bortoli (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 1.94 m 56 60 Istres Provence Handball
20 RB Davide Pugliese (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 1.87 m 14 4 Club Balonmano Nava
23 LB Christian Manojlovic (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 1.87 m 25 22 SCM Politehnica Timișoara
24 LB Mikael Helmersson (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 1.99 m 23 44 HSC 2000 Coburg
29 LW Jeremi Pirani (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994 1.78 m 17 23 Tremblay Handball
30 P Tommaso Romei (2003-03-30) 30 March 2003 1.90 m 23 15 Bregenz Handball
32 P Andrea Parisini (1994-11-18) 18 November 1994 1.94 m 109 183 Limoges Handball
40 LW Simon Sirot (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 1.78 m 3 1 Füchse Berlin
51 GK Pau Panitti (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 1.95 m 2 0 Club Balonmano Granollers
90 GK Giovanni Pavani (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 1.84 m 16 0 Handball Sassari

Former head coaches

Notable players

  • Settimio Massotti (1360 goals in 302 international caps)
  • Alessandro Tarafino (14 times Italian Serie A Champion)
  • Zaim Kobilica
  • Franco Chionchio
  • Alessandro Fusina
  • Ivan Mestriner
  • Marcello “Air” Montalto
  • Tin Tokic

See also

References

  1. ^ "Italia verso gli EHF EURO 2026: convocati 20 azzurri dal 2 gennaio a Trieste". federhandball.it. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  2. ^ "Team roster: Italy". ehf.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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