CD Bidasoa Irun is a team of handball based in Irún, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

History

The Basque club was founded in 1962. Five years after its foundation, CD Bidasoa managed to get promoted to the second division and after the 1969/1970 season it was promoted to the first division. Eight years was enough to reach the highest class. The team achieved its main successes with the support of the Elgorriaga chocolate company. In its home country, the club won the league a total of two times (1987, 1995), the Copa del Rey two times (1992, 1996), the ASOBAL Cup one time (1993) and the Supercopa ASOBAL one time (1996). The club won two international cups: EHF Champions League in 1995, EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1997.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

NamePeriodCD Bidasoa 1962−1990Elgorriaga Bidasoa 1990–2000CD Bidasoa 2000–2004Bidasoa Irun 2004–present

Kits

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Sports Hall information

Name: – Polideportivo Artaleku City: – Irún Capacity: – 2200 Address: – 30 Karrika Nagusia, 20304 Irún

Management

PositionName President Gurutz Aguinagalde Vice President Igor Barandiarán Club manager Asier Zubiría

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Bidasoa IrunGoalkeepers 33 Jakub Skrzyniarz 40 Leonel Maciel Left Wingers 8 Mikel Zabala 32 Dariel García Right Wingers 2 Iñaki Cavero 9 Tao Gey-Emparan Line Players 4 Marko Jevtić 11 Esteban Salinas 28 Matheus Silva

Left Backs 10 Eneko Furundarena 20 Theodoros Boskos 22 Alex Raix 39 Asier Nieto 97 Tito Díaz Central Backs 23 Asier Iribar 31 Gorka Nieto 35 Pedro Pacheco Right Backs 17 Rodrigo Salinas 19 Julen Múgica

Technical staff Head coach: Álex Mozas Assistant coach: Javier Campo

Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining Niko Mindegia (CB) from Fenix Toulouse Handballhttps://www.cdbidasoa.eus/2026/03/19/bienvenido-niko-mindegia/

Leaving Dariel García (LW) to MT Melsungen Piotr Mielczarski (LB) to Limoges Handballhttps://www.lh-handball.fr/blog/2026/05/15/une-valeur-montant-au-lh/

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Iñaki Peciña (LP) from Chambéry SMBH Xavier González (RW) from Helvetia Anaitasuna Mario Nevado (LB) from Club Balonmano Nava Xavi Tuà Hernández (LW) from CB Ciudad de Logroño Ignacio Vallés Becerra (CB) from BM Benidorm Jakub Sladkowski (LP) back from loan at AD Ciudad de Guadalajara

Leaving Theodoros Boskos (LB) to Budai Farkasok KKUK Pedro Pacheco (CB) to Saran Loiret Handball Asier Nieto Marcos (LB) to Cesson Rennes MHB Jakub Sladkowski (LP) to BM Villa de Aranda Andoni Beraza (LB) to Helvetia Anaitasuna Asier Iribar (CB) on loan at BM Villa de Aranda Jon Iribar (LB) on loan at Zaragoza Balonmano Tao Gey-Emparán (RW) on loan at Recoletas Atlético Valladolid

Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Leonel Maciel (GK) from Sporting CP Theodoros Boskos (LB) from Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil Piotr Mielczarski (LB) from ZPRP Kielce

Leaving Jakub Sladkowski (P) loan to BM Guadalajara Piotr Mielczarski (LB) loan to BM Guadalajara Xabier Barreto (LW) loan to Eón Alicante Julen Urruzola (LB) loan to Eón Alicante Mehdi Harbaoui (GK) to Dunkerque

Previous Squads 2019–2020 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Rangel Luan Goalkeeper 2 Iñaki Cavero Right Winger 4 Miloš Orbović Right Back 6 Adrián Crowley Left Winger 8 Mikel Zabala Left Winger 11 Kauldi Odriozola Right Winger 12 Yon Gomez Iragorri Goalkeeper 15 Iker Serrano Line Player 16 Xoan Manuel Ledo Goalkeeper 17 Esteban Salinas Line Player 18 Jaime Mancisidor Vergara Right Winger 20 Paco Barthe-Spiess Left Back 21 Sergio De la Salud Novella Central Back 22 Léo Renaud-David Left Back 23 Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz Right Back 24 Martin Santano Estebanez Left Winger 25 Jon Azkue Central Back 26 Gorka Nieto Marcos Central Back 27 Thomas Tésorière Line Player 28 Matheus Francisco da Silva Line Player 37 Donát Bartók Right Back 51 Rudy Seri Left Back

2006–2007 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Ole Erevik Goalkeeper 2 Julen Ventura Left Back 3 Marco Oneto Line Player 4 Unai Arrieta Aizpurua Left Winger 5 Iñaki Peciña Line Player 6 Jose Manuel Garcia Moriñigo Right Winger 7 Ivan Stanković Right Back 8 Dawid Nilsson Left Back 9 Aleksandr Tiumentsev Central Back 11 Ionut Stefan Georgescu Right Winger 12 Arnaud Tabarand Goalkeeper 13 Nenad Bilbija Left Back 14 Srđan Trivundža Central Back 15 Cyril Viudes Line Player 17 Asier Aramburu Left Winger 19 Ákos Kis Left Back 21 Mikkel Aagaard Left Winger

1995–1996 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Gurutz Aguinagalde Goalkeeper 2 David Rodríguez Left Winger 3 Javier De la Haza Left Back 4 Ángel Fernández Left Winger 5 Ricardo Marín Central Back 8 Enrique Andreu Lluch Left Winger 9 Nenad Peruničić Left Back 10 Armand Rubiño Right Winger 12 Javier Barreto Goalkeeper 13 Ignacio Pujol Line Player 14 Iñaki Ordoñez Right Back 15 Oleg Kisselev Central Back 16 Jordi Nuñez Goalkeeper 18 Aitor Etxaburu Line Player

1994–1995 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Tomas Svensson Goalkeeper 2 David Rodríguez Left Winger 3 Javier De la Haza Left Back 4 Ángel Fernández Left Winger 8 Fernando Fernández Urosa Central Back 9 Nenad Peruničić Left Back 10 Armand Rubiño Right Winger 11 Ignacio Pujol Line Player 12 Javier Barreto Goalkeeper 13 Fernando Bolea Left Winger 14 Iñaki Ordoñez Right Back 15 Oleg Kisselev Central Back 18 Aitor Etxaburu Line Player

Trophies Liga ASOBAL: 2 Winners: 1986–87, 1994–95 Runners-Up: 1993–94, 2018–19 Copa del Rey: 2 Winners: 1991–92, 1995–96 Runners-Up: 1992–93 ASOBAL Cup: 1 Winners: 1992–93 Runners-Up: 1991–92, 2018–19, 2019–20 Supercopa ASOBAL: 1 Winners: 1995–96 Runners-Up: 1993–94, 1996–97 EHF Champions League: 1 Winners: 1994–95 Runners-Up: 1995–96 EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 1 Winners: 1996–97 Runners-Up: 1990–91

EHF ranking

Rank Team Points19 RK Nexe Našice23220 RK Zagreb22221 SL Benfica21922 Bidasoa Irun21723 BM Granollers20124 Kadetten Schaffhausen17725 RK Eurofarm Pelister160

Former club members

Notable former players

Gurutz Aguinagalde (1995-2005) Julen Aguinagalde (1999-2006, 2020–) Asier Antonio (1997-2002) Fernando Bolea (1990–1995) Adrián Crowley (2005-2006, 2011–2021) Aitor Etxaburu (1993–2001) Julio Fis (1999–2000) Xoan Manuel Ledo (2017–2022) Yeray Lamariano (2007–2009) Asier Nieto Marcos (2022–) Jordi Nuñez (1995–1997) Kauldi Odriozola (2016–2022) Jesús Olalla (1985-1993, 1996–1998) Iñaki Peciña (2005–2010) Jose Manuel Sierra (2020–2022) Nicolás Bonanno (2020–2021) Gastón Mouriño (2015–2016) Agustín Vidal (2013–2014) Peđa Dejanović (2014–2017) Senjanin Maglajlija (1997–1998) Rangel Luan (2017–2020) Marco Oneto (2005–2007) Esteban Salinas (2018–2020) Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2017–) Bruno Gudelj (1998–1999) Mikkel Aagaard (2007) Patrick Cazal (1999–2002) Olivier Girault (1998–1999) Mehdi Harbaoui (2022–) Christophe Kempé (1999–2001) Sébastien Quintallet (2007) Cyril Viudes (2005–2007) Semir Zuzo (1998–1999) Donát Bartók (2020–2021) Heiðmar Felixson (2002–2004) Alfreð Gíslason (1989–1991) Patrekur Jóhannesson (2003–2004) Júlíus Jónasson (1991–1992) Rolandas Bernatonis (2009-2011) Ratko Đurković (2003–2004) Ole Erevik (2005–2007) André Jørgensen (2003–2006) Dawid Nilsson (2005–2007) Jakub Skrzyniarz (2022–) Bogdan Wenta (1989–1993) Dan Racoțea (2020-2021) Oleg Khodkov (2001–2003) Oleg Kisselev (1994–1996) Yuri Nesterov (2003–2004) Mikhail Revin (2014–2015) Nenad Bilbija (2006–2007) Mladen Bojinović (2000–2001) Jovica Cvetković (1988–1989) Časlav Grubić (1986–1988) Nedeljko Jovanović (1993–1994) Jovan Kovačević (1997–1998) Miloš Orbović (2019–2020) Nenad Peruničić (1994–1997) Ivan Stanković (2004–2007) Vladica Stojanović (2004-2006) Tomas Svensson (1992–1995) Máximo Cancio (2008–2009)

Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 1975–1997 Juantxo Villarreal 1997–1999 Ivan Sopalović 1999 Mario Hernández 1999–2002 Julián Ruiz 2002–2003 Aitor Etxaburu 2003–2004 Jordi Ribera 2004–2007 Julián Ruiz 2007–2010 Aitor Etxaburu 2010–2012 Fernando Herrero 2012–2016 Fernando Bolea 2016– Jacobo Cuétara

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