Catawba – Rhododendron catawbiense

The Cuba men's national handball team represents Cuba in international handball competitions and is controlled by the Cuban Handball Association.^[1]

Tournament record

Summer Olympics

• 1980 – 11th
• 2000 – 11th

World Championship

• 1982 – 13th
• 1986 – 15th
• 1990 – 14th
• 1995 – 13th
• 1997 – 14th
• 1999 – 8th
• 2009 – 20th
• 2025 – Qualified

Pan American Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2015 Toronto	5th place match	6th	5	2	1	2	165	152	13

Pan American Championship

• 1980 – 1st
• 1981 – 1st
• 1983 – 1st
• 1985 – 1st
• 1989 – 1st
• 1994 – 1st
• 1996 – 1st
• 1998 – 1st
• 2000 – 2nd
• 2008 – 3rd
• 2010 – 4th

Central American and Caribbean Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2018 Barranquilla	Gold medal game	1st	5	5	0	0	172	85	87

Caribbean Handball Cup

• 2013: 2nd

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2017	Final	2	6	5	0	1	196	150

Nor.Ca Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2014	Round robin	2	5	3	0	1	109	93
2018	Round robin	1	5	4	1	0	172	125
2022	Bronze medal game	3	4	1	1	2	119	127
2024	Final	1	6	6	0	0	211	131

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

• 2019 – 2nd
• 2023 – 1st

Other Competitions

• 2015 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
• 2016 Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
• Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Handball 2023 – 2nd

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2019 Pan American Games

Head coach: Cuba Luis Enrique Delisle

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 1 GK Alejandro Romero (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 29) 1.98 m 22 Pontault Combault 2 RB Pedro Veitia (1994-08-17) 17 August 1994 (age 29) 1.85 m 10 Sporting CP 3 RW Omar Toledano (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 29) 1.97 m 20 Santiago de Cuba 5 RB Angel Rivero (1992-09-24) 24 September 1992 (age 31) 1.87 m 22 CB Benidorm 6 RW Pavel Caballero (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 32) 1.83 m 31 Sporting Da Horta 8 LB Yoel Cuni (1987-02-15) 15 February 1987 (age 37) 1.89 m 26 Al-Najma SC 9 CB Reinier Taboada (1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 27) 1.98 m 19 US Dunkerque 10 LW Yanquiel Cruzata (1991-11-12) 12 November 1991 (age 32) 1.80 m 26 Santiago de Cuba 11 RB Jorge Pabán [de] (1981-09-29) 29 September 1981 (age 42) 1.96 m 56 CB Benidorm 14 P Eduardo Valiente (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991 (age 32) 1.92 m CB Romo 15 CB Guillermo Corzo (1980-10-12) 12 October 1980 (age 43) 1.94 m BM Puerto Sagunto 16 GK Magnol Suarez (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 29) 2.01m 11 Ciego de Ávila 19 RW Adonys Garcia (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31) 1.96 m Santiago de Cuba 88 LB Yosdany Rios (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35) 1.94m 32 Limoges Handball

Player statistics

Amongst most capped players, there is :

• Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): 270 caps until 1994
• Vladimir Rivero [fr] (GK): 191^[2] caps until 1999
• Carlos Pérez (OB): 171 caps until 1997

Amongst top scorers, there is :

• Roberto Julián Duranona (OB): at least 700 goals until 1994
• Carlos Pérez (OB): at least 600 goals until 1997

Notable players

• Rafael Capote ? caps → Qatar
• Frankis Carol ? caps → Qatar
• Ivo Díaz 83 caps → Hungary
• Roberto Julián Duranona → Iceland
• Julio Fis 28 caps → Spain
• Jalesky Garcia 11 caps → Iceland
• Carlos Pérez → Hungary
• Alfredo Quintana : 23 caps → Portugal
• Vladimir Rivero [fr] → Hungary
• Rolando Uríos 79 caps → Spain

See also

• Cuba women's national handball team

References

External links

• IHF profile