Portugal national handball team


The Portuguese men's national handball team is governed by the Portuguese Handball Federation and competes in international competitions such as the European Men's Handball Championship and the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. They have participated three times in the World Championship, reaching an all-time best 12th place in 2003, and six times in the European Championship, with a 6th place in 2020 as their best placing.

Competitive record

Portugal has competed three times at the World Championship and six times at the European Championship. They qualified automatically for the final tournament of the World Championship in 2003 and of the inaugural edition European Championship in 1994 as the host team. Portugal's best results are a 12th place at the World Championship in 2003, and a 6th place at the European Championship in 2020.

World Championship

European Championship

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Paulo Pereira

Notable former coaches

Most appearances

NameMatchesYears
Carlos Resende250OB, CB
Carlos Galambas216P1990–2011
Ricardo Martins da Costa204W
Ricardo Andorinho155W−2008
Hugo Figueira152GK
Tiago Rocha132P
Fábio Magalhães129OB
Carlos Carneiro93CB

Top scorers

NameGoalsAverageYears
Carlos Resende14445.78OB, CB
Ricardo Andorinho5283.41W−2008
Ricardo Martins da Costa453+W
Tiago Rocha353P
Carlos Galambas300+P1990–2011