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José Javier Hombrados

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José Javier Hombrados
Personal information
Full name José Javier Hombrados
Born (1972-04-07) 7 April 1972 (age 52)
Madrid, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Number 43
Senior clubs
Years Team
–1990
 SAFA
1990–1993
 Atlético Madrid
1993–1995
 Teka
1995–1996
 Teucro
1996–2000
 Ademar León
2000–2002
 Portland San Antonio
2002–2011
 Ciudad Real
2011–2013
 Atlético Madrid
2013–2015
 HSG Wetzlar
2015–2021
 BM Guadalajara
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–
 Spain 241 (1)
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta National team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing National team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Tunisia
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Sweden
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1996 Spain
Silver medal – second place 2006 Switzerland

José Javier Hombrados (born 7 April 1972) is a Spanish former handball player for Spain national team.

He has the record for most appearances in the Spanish top division, Liga ASOBAL and the only player with more than 700 appeances.[1] He is the only goalkeeper to have won the EHF Champions League with three different clubs.[2]

Career

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Hombrados began playing handball at BM Safa in Barcelona. His first league game was for Atlético Madrid. In 1991 he reached the final of the Cope del Rey.

In 1993 he joined Teka. Here he won the Spanish Championship in 1994 and the EHF Champions League and Copa del Rey in 1995. He then played for a short while for SD Teucro before joining Ademar León. Here he won the Copa ASOBAL and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

In 2000 he joined SDC San Antonio where he won the 2000-01 EHF Champions League, the IHF Super Globe and the Copa del Rey in his first season and the Spanish league in his second.

He then joined BM Ciudad Real where he played until 2013, the last two of which under the Atlético Madrid license. In 2013 he played for the Qatari club Qatari Al Sadd at the 2013 IHF Super Globe.[3]

After Qatar he signed for German club HSG Wetzlar.[4]

In 2015 he joined BM Guadalajara.[5] He retired after the 2020-21 season at the age of 49, after 29 seasons and 770 games.[6]

During his career Hombrados' shirt number was equavalent to his age at the start of that particular season.

Trophies

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  • Liga ASOBAL: 4
    • 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2007
  • EHF Champion's League: 4
    • 1994, 2001, 2006 and 2008
  • EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2
    • 1999 and 2003
  • Copa del Rey: 4
    • 1996, 2002, 2003 and 2008
  • Copa ASOBAL: 6
    • 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
  • Handball World Championship: 1
    • 2005
  • Handball European Championship: 1
    • 1996
  • European Super Cup: 3
    • 2001, 2006 and 2007
  • Spanish Super Cup: 2
    • 2005 and 2008

References

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  1. ^ "700 matches en Asobal pour Hombrados" (in French). handnews.fr. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ Højstrup Nielsen, Kasper (25 March 2011). "Spansk stjerne færdig i Kolding" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Jose Hombrados to Qatari Al Sadd for IHF Super Globe". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ "José Javier Hombrados zur HSG Wetzlar". hsg-wetzlar.de. HSG Wetzlar. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Spansk veteran-keeper tager endnu en tørn" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Hombrados decide retirarse a sus 49 años". marca.com. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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