Franck Junillon (born 28 November 1978 in

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

) is a French

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player. He played on the

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which won gold medals at the

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in Croatia.

Career

As a youth player Junillon played for Istres Ouest Provence Handball. In 1987 he joined

Montpellier Handball Montpellier Handball, formerly named Montpellier Agglomération Handball, is a professional handball club from Montpellier, France. Montpellier is the only French club to ever have won the EHF Champions League. History The team was founded as ...

, where he made his senior debut 10 years later. With the club he won the both French Championship and French cup 7 times and the French League Cup 5 teams. In

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he the

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, when they beat Spanish

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in the final 19-27 away and 31-19 at home. This was the first time a French club won the tournament. From 2008 to 2010 he played for German team

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retrieved 30 August 2021 Afterwards he joined

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. He retired in 2012.

National team

Junillon played 101 matches for the French national team. His first major international tournament was the

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, where France finished 6th. At the 2005 World Championship he won bronze medals. At the

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and 2008 European Championship and the 2007 World Championship he was only a part of the extended French squad. At the 2009 World Championship he became a world Champion, and at the 2010 European Championship he became a European Champion.

References

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