Didier Dinart

Didier Dinart
Personal information
Born (1977-01-18) 18 January 1977
Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
Nationality French
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club France (Manager)
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1997 Dijon Bourgogne HB
1997–2003 Montpellier Handball
2003–2011 BM Ciudad Real
2011–2012 Atlético Madrid
2012–2013 PSG Handball
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2012 France 231 (133)
Title
1998–2003 French Champion (DIM) Montpellier
1999–2003 French Cup Montpellier
Teams managed
2016– France
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
2012 LondonTeam
World Championship
2001 France
2009 Croatia
2011 Sweden
2003 Portugal
2005 Tunisia
European Championship
2006 Switzerland
2010 Austria
2008 Norway

Didier Dinart (born 18 January 1977) is a French retired handball player, who currently manages the French national team.[1]

During his playing days, he played for the internationally renowned BM Ciudad Real handball team in Spain (where he was partner to, among others, Luc Abalo). Before joining BM Ciudad Real, he played for Montpellier HB of which is currently one of the best French clubs.

He was a highly skilled defensive player, and is widely regarded as one of the world's best handball defensive players.[2][3] This effectiveness has granted him the nickname of La Roca (The Rock) in Spain.

He is also one of the most enduring players of the national team: his first appearance on the team was on Dec 20, 1996 against Croatia. He won all three major titles in handball (European championship, world championship, Olympic championship). He has represented France at four Olympic Games, including winning the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics[4] and the 2012 London Olympics.[5]

Honors

  • World Cup : 2001, 2009, 2011
  • Champions League : 2003, 2006, 2008
  • French Championship : 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
  • Spanish Championship : 2004
  • Spanish Supercup : 2004
  • Copa Asobal :
  • French Cup : 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • EHF Men’s Champions Trophy: 2006

References

  1. ↑ EHF profile
  2. ↑ ehf, cie,. "Didier Dinart will help French national team as defensive-coach". www.handball-world.com (in German). Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. ↑ "European Handball Federation - Defence specialist Didier Dinart starts new career / Article". Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  4. ↑ Olympic results Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-28.


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