Balonmano Sinfín
# Balonmano Sinfín

Balonmano Sinfín is a team of handball based in Santander, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

## 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, 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.

## Crest, colours, supporters

### Kits

HOME :

| 2014–15 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 |
| - | - | - |

AWAY :

| 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2018–19 |
| - | - | - |

## Team

### Current squad

    Squad for the 2022–23 season

Balonmano Sinfín :

Goalkeepers

12 Ernesto Sánchez Diaz

92 Mohamed Aly

96 Israel Marín

Left Wingers

07 Alberto Pla Castellanos

17 Diego Monzón

Right Wingers

08 Marcos Aguilella

15 Luís Pla Castellanos

Line Players

02 Diego Muñiz González

22 Ángel Basualdo

29 José Manuel Lon

72 Pablo Rama

Central Backs

04 Nicolás Bono

05 Marcos Domínguez Sanz

Left Backs

03 Gustavo Alonso Gómez

18 Leonardo Alonso

26 Léo Renaud-David

31 Joao Perbelini

Right Backs

06 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 2022–23 season

## Previous Squads

2020–2021 Team :

| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Spain | Diego Muñiz González | (1991-04-24) 24 April 1991 (age 32) | Line Player |
| 3 | Spain | Sergio Rubio San Emeterio | (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 21) | Right Back |
| 4 | Spain | Javier Valverde | (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 25) | Left Back |
| 7 | Spain | Alberto Pla Castellanos | (1992-09-30) 30 September 1992 (age 30) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Spain | Alejandro Blázquez | (1991-12-23) 23 December 1991 (age 31) | Right Winger |
| 10 | Spain | Cristian Postigo | (1989-10-07) 7 October 1989 (age 33) | Left Winger |
| 11 | Spain | Carlos Lastra | (1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 24) | Left Winger |
| 12 | Spain | Ernesto Sánchez Diaz | (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 32) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Spain | Gustavo Alonso Gómez | (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 20) | Left Back |
| 15 | Spain | Luís Pla Castellanos | (1998-06-24) 24 June 1998 (age 25) | Right Winger |
| 18 | Spain | Leonardo Alonso | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 22) | Left Back |
| 20 | Argentina | Ramiro Martínez | (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 28) | Right Winger |
| 22 | Spain | Ángel Basualdo | (2001-09-13) 13 September 2001 (age 21) | Line Player |
| 23 | Puerto Rico | Jorge Nazario | (1992-10-01) 1 October 1992 (age 30) | Central Back |
| 24 | Spain | Francisco Javier Castro | (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 26) | Central Back |
| 29 | Spain | José Manuel Lon | (1977-02-17) 17 February 1977 (age 46) | Line Player |
| 32 | Ukraine | Vladyslav Ostroushko | (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 37) | Left Back |
| 33 | Argentina | Nicolás Zungri | (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 28) | Right Back |
| 34 | Spain | Nacho Vallés | (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 25) | Central Back |
| 88 | North Macedonia | Darko Dimitrievski | (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 30) | Left Back |
| 96 | Spain | Israel Marín | (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 23) | Goalkeeper |
| 99 | Cape Verde | Élcio Fernandes | (1996-09-23) 23 September 1996 (age 26) | Goalkeeper |

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Notes | Copa del Rey |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2004–05 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 5th | | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 2nd | | |
| 2006–07 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 1st | | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 1ª Estatal | 1st | Promoted | |
| 2008–09 | 2 | Div. Honor B | 14th | | |
| 2009–10 | 2 | Plata | 9th | | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | Plata | 11th | | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | Plata | 4th | | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | Plata | 8th | | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | Plata | 7th | | Second round |
| 2014–15 | 2 | Plata | 2nd | Promoted | First round |
| 2015–16 | 1 | ASOBAL | 13th | | Round of 16 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | ASOBAL | 16th | Relegated | Round of 16 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Plata | 5th | Promoted | Third round |
| 2018–19 | 1 | ASOBAL | 11th | | Second round |

## EHF ranking

    As of 14/12/2022

| Rank | Team | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 277 | Dinamo Minsk | 4 |
| 278 | Lugi HF | 4 |
| 279 | HV Aalsmeer | 4 |
| 280 | Balonmano Sinfín | 3 |
| 281 | AD Ciudad de Guadalajara | 3 |
| 282 | US Ivry Handball | 3 |
| 283 | Mezőkövesdi KC | 3 |

## 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 |
| - | - |
| 2008–2011 | Juan Domínguez Munaiz |
| 2011–2020 | Rodrigo Reñones |
| 2020–2022 | Víctor Montesinos |
| 2022– | Rubén Garabaya |
