Daniel Narcisse

Daniel Narcisse
Narcisse in 2013
Personal information
Born (1979-12-16) 16 December 1979
Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Nationality French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Paris Handball
Number 25
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2004 Chambéry Savoie Handball
2004–2007 VfL Gummersbach
2007–2009 Chambéry Savoie Handball
2009–2013 THW Kiel
2013–2018 Paris Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2017 France 309 (912)
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
2001 France
2009 Croatia
2015 Qatar
2017 France
2003 Portugal
2005 Tunisia
European Championship
2006 Switzerland
2010 Croatia
2014 Denmark
2008 Norway

Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a French handball player for Paris Handball and the French national team.[1][2]

Career

Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.[2]

Narcisse is a longtime player on the France national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.[3]

Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship,[4] where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Daniel Narcisse Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine.. sports-reference.com
  3. 1 2 Daniel Narcisse. nbcolympics.com
  4. ↑ "France" Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine. – European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 1, 2008)
  5. ↑ "Alexandra do Nascimento and Daniel Narcisse are GRUNDFOS World Handball Players of the Year 2012". International Handball Federation. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
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