Club Balonmano Cantabria was a team of

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

based in Santander,

Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities and regions of Spain, historic community, in its current ...

. CB Cantabria was not registered in any handball league after 2008.

History

Balonmano Cantabria was founded in 1975 when bought the seat of CB La Salle Authi from

Los Corrales de Buelna Los Corales de Buelna is a municipality in Cantabria Cantabria (, ; ) is an autonomous community and Provinces of Spain, province in northern Spain with Santander, Cantabria, Santander as its capital city. It is called a , a Nationalities an ...

. La Salle Authi was for a long time sponsored by

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. From 1972–73 season to 1974–75 season, La Salle Authi played in Primera División (2nd tier). In 1975, the industrial company based in Santander, Teka, bought the team's seat and relocated it to Santander from Los Corrales de Buelna. The team was renamed more later as G.D. Teka. In the 2007-08 season they survived relegation with a last minute goal by Bo Spellerberg in a match against

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. In August 2008 it was announced that the club has lost their place in the

Liga ASOBAL Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of ...

after not delivering on the promises made to the

Spanish Handball Federation The Royal Spanish Handball Federation (, RFEBM) is the national handball association in Spain. It is a member of the European Handball Federation (EHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF). The organisation is responsible for the indoor ...

and

Club names

*Teka - (1990–1995) *Cantabria - (1995–1996) *Caja Cantabria - (1996–2000) *Cantabria - (2000–2004) *Teka Cantabria - (2004–2008)

Season by season

------- *18 seasons in

Trophies

: 2 **1992–93, 1993–94 *

King's Cup King's Cup (incl. translations), may refer to: Sports Football * Copa del Rey, Spanish for "King's Cup," the main national knockout tournament in men's football * King's Cup (Bahrain), the premier national knockout football tournament * King's ...

: 2 **1988–89, 1994–95 *

ASOBAL Cup Liga Asobal is the premier professional handball league in Spain. It was founded in 1958 with the name of División de Honor, changing its name to the current name in 1990. The Liga ASOBAL, which is played under EHF rules, currently consists of ...

: 4 **1990–91, 1991–92, 1996–97, 1997–98 *

Supercopa ASOBAL The Supercopa ASOBAL or the Supercopa de España de Balonmano was an annual cup competition for Spanish handball teams. It was organised by the Liga ASOBAL. It was first played for in 1985 and was disputed between the Liga ASOBAL champions and the ...

: 2 **1992–93, 1994–95 *

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: 1 **1993–94 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

: 1 **1992–93 *

EHF Cup Winner's Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: 2 **1989–90, 1997–98 *

IHF Super Globe The Men's Super Globe is a handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a bal ...

: 1 **1996–97

Last Squad (2007-08 season)

Statistics 2007/08

*Goals: **Rodrigo Reñones - 103 goals **Tim Bauer - 94 goals **Ouallid Ben Amor - 83 goals *Catches: **Jorge Oliva - 171 catches 27% **Dimitros Kaffatos - 124 catches 27%

Stadium information

*Name: -

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*City: - Santander *Capacity: - 6,200 people *Address: - C/ Alta Nº133, s/n (very near to

Estadio El Sardinero Campos de Sport de El Sardinero ("El Sardinero Sport Fields"), or simply El Sardinero, is a multi-purpose stadium in Santander, Spain. It is currently used mostly for football matches, serving as the home ground of the former La Liga side Racing ...

Notable players

Notable coaches

* Javier García Cuesta *

Manolo Cadenas Manolo Cadenas Montañés (born 20 May 1955) is a Spain-born handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt pla ...

* Julián Ruiz *

Jovica Elezović Jovica Elezović (; born 2 March 1956) is a Serbian former handball coach and player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Elezović started playing handball for his hometown club RK ...

Alberto Urdiales Alberto Urdiales Márquez (born 17 November 1968) is a Spanish handball player. He competed in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympics. In 1992, he was a member of the Spanish handball team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played ...

References

External links

CB Cantabria Official Website

Documentacion para entrenadores de Balonmano

Revista digital de la Liga Asobal
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