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Gaël Monthurel

Gaël Monthurel
Gaël Monthurel (1994)
Personal information
Full name Fabrice Gabriel Monthurel
Born (1966-01-22) 22 January 1966 (age 59)
Conches-en-Ouche, Eure, France
Nationality French
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Pivot
Youth career
Years Team
1979-1985
Conches
Senior clubs
Years Team
1985-1987
ESM Gonfreville l'Orcher
1987-1993
Vénissieux Handball
1993-1995
USM Gagny
1995-1998
PSG-Asnières
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987-1996
France 253 (292)
Teams managed
1998-?
US Saintes HB
2002-12/2005
Gonfreville l’Orcher
2006-?
Bourgoin-Jallieu
2008-2010
ES Falaise Calvados
2010-2012
CO Vernouillet
2012-2015
El Jaish SC
2015-2016
HBC Bressuire
2016-2017
Bergerac Périgord Pourpre Handball
2017-2018
HBC Bressuire

Gaël Monthurel (born 22 January 1966) is a French handball coach and former player who was part of the French team that won the 1995 World Championship; the first time ever France won a major international tournament. He also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

With Vénissieux Handball he won the French Championship in 1992 and the 1991 and 1992 Coupe de France. He later played for USM Gagny and PSG-Asnières[2]

In 1992 he was a member of the French team which won bronze medals at the 1992 Olympics. This was the first time ever, France won a medal at any major international tournament. He played three matches and scored four goals.

Four years later he finished fourth with the French team in the 1996 Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored three goals.

Coaching

In 1998 he took over at the French team US Saintes HB.[3] Later he coached Gonfreville l'Orcher, Bourgoin-Jallieu, ES Falaise Calvados and CO Vernouillet.[4][5][2][6]

In 2012 he joined the coaching staff at the Qatari club El Jaish SC.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Gael MONTHUREL - Olympic Handball | France". International Olympic Committee. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "L'ex-handballeur eurélien GUSM Gagny and aël Monthurel entraîne au Quatar" (in French). lechorepublicain.fr. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Gaël Monthurel : « J´ai carte blanche »" (in French). Le Parisien. 30 June 1998. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  4. ^ "N1M : Gaël Monthurel n'est plus entraîneur de Gonfreville" (in French). handzone.net. 20 December 2005. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Historique" (in French). bourgoin-handball.net. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Gaël Monthurel quitte Vernouillet pour le Qatar" (in French). ouest-france.fr. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2014.