Balonmano Sinfín is a team of handball based in Santander, Spain. It plays in División de Plata de Balonmano.
History
The club was founded on April 14, 2004. The men's team started in the Spanish third division. In 2008, they moved up to the second division, and in 2015 to the first division: Liga ASOBAL. The club was relegated from the first division in 2017,ASOBAL 2016-17 League table but managed to return after just one season. Since 2018, the club has been continuously playing in the first division. In the ASOBAL Cup in 2021, the team reached the final, which they lost against Barcelona.
For sponsorship reasons the club has been called by various name. In 2015-16 by Go Fit Sinfín, in 2018-19 by DS Blendio Sinfin, from 2019 to 2021 as Liberbank Cantabria Sinfín and in 2021-22 as Unicaja Banco Sinfín.asobal.es, retrieved 22. August 2022
Crest, colours, supporters
Kits
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Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
Balonmano SinfínGoalkeepers 12 Ernesto Sánchez Diaz 92 Mohamed Aly 96 Israel Marín Left Wingers 7 Alberto Pla Castellanos 17 Diego Monzón Right Wingers 8 Marcos Aguilella 15 Luís Pla Castellanos Line Players 2 Diego Muñiz González 22 Ángel Basualdo 29 José Manuel Lon 72 Pablo Rama
Central Backs 4 Nicolás Bono 5 Marcos Domínguez Sanz Left Backs 3 Gustavo Alonso Gómez 18 Leonardo Alonso 26 Léo Renaud-David 31 Joao Perbelini Right Backs 6 Sergio Rubio San Emeterio 23 Jacob Díaz Aja 27 Óscar García Sánchez 33 Nicolás Zungri
Technical staff Head coach: Rubén Garabaya Assistant coach: Luis Miguel Garabaya Fitness coach: Javier Palazuelos Physiotherapist: Javier Martín Izquierdo Club Doctor: Juan José Díaz-Munío Carabaza
Transfers Transfers for the 2025–26 season
Joining
Leaving Marc López Lozano (LB) to BM Benidorm
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Mohamed Aly (GK) from Angers SCO Handball Nicolás Bono (CB) from CB Zamora Marcos Aguilella (RW) from CB Ikasa Madrid
Leaving Jaka Malus (CB) to Frisch Auf Göppingen Ramiro Martínez (RW) to BM Benidorm Diógenes Cruz (CB) to BM Huesca Francisco Javier Castro (CB) to Helvetia Anaitasuna David Roca Rodríguez (RB) to BM Granollers Pau Guitart (GK) to CB Los Dólmenes Antequera Carlos Lastra (LW) to CB Pereda Alejandro Blázquez (RW) (retires) Carlos Molina Cosano (LB)
Previous Squads 2020–2021 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 2 Diego Muñiz González Line Player 3 Sergio Rubio San Emeterio Right Back 4 Javier Valverde Left Back 7 Alberto Pla Castellanos Left Winger 8 Alejandro Blázquez Right Winger 10 Cristian Postigo Left Winger 11 Carlos Lastra Left Winger 12 Ernesto Sánchez Diaz Goalkeeper 13 Gustavo Alonso Gómez Left Back 15 Luís Pla Castellanos Right Winger 18 Leonardo Alonso Left Back 20 Ramiro Martínez Right Winger 22 Ángel Basualdo Line Player 23 Jorge Nazario Central Back 24 Francisco Javier Castro Central Back 29 José Manuel Lon Line Player 32 Vladyslav Ostroushko Left Back 33 Nicolás Zungri Right Back 34 Nacho Vallés Central Back 88 Darko Dimitrievski Left Back 96 Israel Marín Goalkeeper 99 Élcio Fernandes Goalkeeper
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.NotesCopa del Rey2004–053 1ª Estatal5th2005–063 1ª Estatal2nd2006–073 1ª Estatal1st2007–083 1ª Estatal1stPromoted2008–092 Div. Honor B14th2009–102 Plata9th2010–112 Plata11th2011–122 Plata4th2012–132 Plata8th 2013–142 Plata7th Second round2014–152 Plata2ndPromoted First round2015–161 ASOBAL13th Round of 162016–171 ASOBAL16thRelegated Round of 162017–181 Plata5thPromoted Third round2018–191 ASOBAL11th Second round
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points277 Dinamo Minsk4278 Lugi HF4279 HV Aalsmeer4280 Balonmano Sinfín3281 AD Ciudad de Guadalajara3282 US Ivry Handball3283 Mezőkövesdi KC3
Former club members
Notable former players
Francisco Javier Castro (2019–2022) Pablo Paredes (2015–2017) Nicolás Bono (2022–) Ramiro Martínez (2020–2022) Élcio Fernandes (2019–2021) Mohamed Aly (2022–) Darko Dimitrievski (2018-2021) Mile Mijušković (2019-2020) Gonçalo Ribeiro (2020) Darius Makaria (2016–2017) Jaka Malus (2022) Vladyslav Ostroushko (2021)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2008–2011 Juan Domínguez Munaiz 2011–2020 Rodrigo Reñones 2020–2022 Víctor Montesinos 2022– Rubén Garabaya
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