Didier Dinart
| Didier Dinart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Dinart in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
18 January 1977 Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | ||
| Nationality | French | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | US Ivry Handball (head coach) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–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 | |||
2016–2020 | France | ||
2021–2022 | Saudi Arabia | ||
2023– | US Ivry Handball | ||
Didier Dinart (born 18 January 1977) is a French retired handball player and current coach of US Ivry Handball.[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.[citation needed]
He is also one of the most enduring players of the national team: his first appearance on the team was on 20 December 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ ehf, cie. "Didier Dinart will help French national team as defensive-coach". www.handball-world.com (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "European Handball Federation – Defence specialist Didier Dinart starts new career / Article". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Olympic results Archived 16 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Didier Dinart - Handball - Olympic Athlete | London 2012". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
External links[edit]
- Didier Dinart at the European Handball Federation
- Didier Dinart at Olympedia
- Didier Dinart at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
- Didier Dinart at Team France (in French)
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- French male handball players
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for France
- Olympic handball players for France
- Guadeloupean male handball players
- French people of Guadeloupean descent
- Liga ASOBAL players
- BM Ciudad Real players
- Montpellier Handball players
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite
- European champions for France
- French expatriate handball players
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- People from Pointe-à-Pitre
- Handball coaches of international teams