Jorge Dueñas

Spanish handball player and coach (born 1962)
Jorge Dueñas
Personal information
Full name Jorge Dueñas de Galarza
Born (1962-10-16) 16 October 1962 (age 61)
Bilbao, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Slovakia (w)
Senior clubs
Years Team
ACD Michelin
CD Cajamadrid
CD Naranco
Villa de Avilés
Iberduero
Teams managed
1995–1996
Iberduero
1996–1998
JD Arrate (w)
1998–1999
BM Bera Bera
1999–2005
JD Arrate
2005–2007
BM Zuazo
2007–2017
Spain (w)
2017–2021
Brazil (w)
2022–
Slovakia (w)
Jorge Dueñas during a game with the Spain women's national handball team in 2013.

Jorge Dueñas de Galarza (born 16 October 1962) is a former Spanish handball player and current coach of the Brazilian national handball team.[1] Dueñas led the Spanish team to silver medals at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, when Spain defeated Germany 32–29 in the semifinal,[2] and lost 21–34 against Norway in the final.

He coached the Spanish team at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[3] where the Spanish team placed third.

On 14 January 2018, he was appointed as a member of the Commission of Coaching and Methods of International Handball Federation by the IHF Council in its meeting held in Zagreb (Croatia) on the fringes of the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship.

References

  1. ^ "Jorge Dueñas, nuevo seleccionador femenino" (in Spanish). 2 October 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Jorge Dueñas: "Es simplemente genial"" (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  3. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
Spain squads
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Spain squadWomen's handball – 2011 World Championship – Bronze medal
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Spain squadWomen's handball – 2012 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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Spain squadWomen's handball – 2012 European Championship – 11th place
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Spain squadWomen's handball – 2013 World Championship – 9th place
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Spain squadWomen's handball – 2014 European Championship – Silver medal
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Spain squadWomen's handball – 2015 World Championship – 12th place
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Spain squad2016 Summer Olympics – 6th place
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Spain squad2016 European Championship – 11th place
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Brazil squad2017 World Championship – 18th place
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Brazil squad2019 World Championship – 17th place
Brazil
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