Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.
History In 1963 the club won the Soviet championship.
In 1987 the club won the IHF Cup. The trophy was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.
Team Current squad
Squad for the 2023–24 season
Granitas-KarysGoalkeepers 12 Berkantas Drungilas 20 Karolis Videika Left Wingers 4 Martynas Gidraitis 9 Klaudijus Pausa 37 Deividas Jovaišas Right Wingers 14 Marius Kairys 19 Karolis Piragis Line Players 11 Benas Barsenas 24 Andrius Montvilas
Central Backs 8 Gustas Rinkevičius 23 Titas Janušonis 77 Manvydas Lazauskas Left Backs 28 Modestas Štarolis 29 Karolis Remeikis Right Backs 10 Nedas Buronko 17 Matas Jurkevičius
Technical staff Head Coach: Vaidotas Grosas Assistant Coach: Vladas Tomkevičius Physiotherapist: Arminas Petrauskas Masseur: Audrius Bitkauskas
Transfers
Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining
Leaving Tomas Švlepa (GK) Lukas Kraulaidys (LW) Paulius Zeringis (LP) Vladas Tomkevičius (LP) Paulius Šarkauskas (LB) Pijus Eiva (LB) Eitvydas Balkus (LB) Lukas Feoktistovas (CB) Karolis Grigas (RB)
Accomplishments
EHF Cup: (1): 1987 (1): 1988 Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL): (17): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 (2): 2012, 2022 (6): 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023 Lithuanian Handball Cup: (11): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2018 Baltic Handball League: (2): 2004, 2005 Soviet Men's Handball Championship (1): 1963 (2): 1981, 1985 (3): 1962, 1979, 1986 EHF Champions League: Group Stage (4): 1996-1997, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2008-2009
Former club members
Notable former players
Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012) Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010) Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999) Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009) Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010) Valdas Novickis (2004–2006) Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993) Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997) Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991) Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003) Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999) Almantas Savonis (1988–1995) Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998) Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999) Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999) Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996) Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 1981–1993 Antanas Skarbalius 1993–2019 Voldemaras Novickis 2019– Vaidotas Grosas
References
External links
Granitas Kaunas at Handball Base