Francesc "Xesco" Espar Moya (born January 4, 1963, in

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

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) 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 ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

trainer and a former player. He began playing handball in Sagrada Família school in

, GEIEG club in

Girona Girona (; ) is the capital city of the Province of Girona in the autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain, at the confluence of the Ter, Onyar, Galligants, and Güell rivers. The city had an official population of 106,476 in 2024, but the p ...

and finally in the professional team of

FC Barcelona Handbol Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a professional Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and ...

. After that he began to train some of the younger categories of FC Barcelona, being later the third trainer of the professional team and finally in the 2004-05 season became the trainer of

. In 2007, he is replaced by Manolo Cadenas.

Trophies

As trainer * 1 European Cups (2004–2005) * 1

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 ...

(2005–2006) * 1 King's Cups (2006–2007) * 2 Pirenees Leagues (2005–2006 i 2006-2007) * 1 Spanish Supercups (2006–2007)

External links

F.C. Barcelona website
1963 births Living people Spanish male handball players Spanish handball coaches Handball players from Barcelona 20th-century Spanish sportsmen {{Spain-handball-bio-stub