Club Balonmano Alicante or Club Balonmano Calpisa was a Spanish handball team based in Alicante, Spain, that dominated the Spanish league along four years and reached four championships and three Spanish cups.
Most of their players joined the national side of Spain and sometimes there were 6 or 7 Calpisa members playing with Spain.
Club's name Name Gap Total seasons C.D. Obras del Puerto 1954–1972 18 Obras del Puerto Calpisa 1972–1974 2 C.B. Calpisa 1974–1981 7 C.B. Calpisa-Hércules 1981–1982 1 C.B. Tecnisa 1982–1985 3 C.B. Tecnisán 1985–1988 3 C.B. Helados Alacant 1988–1992 4 C.B. Alicante-Benidorm 1992–1993 1
Trophies
División de Honor: 4 Winners: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 Runners-Up: 1978–79, 1979–80 Copa del Rey (Spanish cup): 5 Winners: 1974–75,1975–76,1976–77,1979–80, (CB Tecnisán) 1985–86 Runners-Up: 1978–79 EHF Champions League: Semi-Final 77–78 Lost in semifinal against Śląsk Wrocław. EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 Winners: 1979–80 EHF Cup: Runners-Up: (CB Tecnisa) 1985–86 Double Winners (3): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77
Notable players José Perramón Pitiu Rochel Gregorio López Melo Ignacio Novoa Víctor García de Miguel Mario Hernández Santos Labaca Javier Cabanas Josep Maria Masip Miguel Ángel Cascallana Nikola Miloš Jørgen Gluver Kaare Rankeliv Serguei Stupka Pero Milošević Radivoje Krivokapić Ivo Munitić Časlav Grubić Božidar Gašpar Dragan Radovanović Vjekoslav Mitrović Stojan Šumej
Notables coaches
Pitiu Rochel José Julio Espina Santos Labaca
Ivo Munitić
References
External links Media reports El Calpisa sólo existirá mientras sea el mejor Calpisa campeón de la Recopa Barcelona, gran favorito; Atlético y Calpisa, aspirantes al título 80-81