French handball player (born 1982)
| Michaël Guigou |
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 Guigou in 2010 |
| Personal information |
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| Born | (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (age 43)
Apt,France |
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| Nationality | French |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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| Playing position | Left wing |
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| Youth career |
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| Years | Team |
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1988-1998 | Apt |
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1998-1999 | Avignon |
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| Senior clubs |
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| Years | Team |
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1999–2019 | Montpellier Handball |
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2019–2022 | USAM Nîmes Gard |
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| National team |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
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2002–2021 | France | 307 | (1021) |
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| Teams managed |
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2024- | France Youth |
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Michaël Guigou (born 28 January 1982) is a French formerhandball player and current coach. As a player he played theFrench national team.[1][2][3]
He was included in theEuropean Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]
Regular member of the France national team, he was on the team that won the gold medal at three Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2020), four World championships (2009, 2011, 2015, and 2017) and three European championships (2006, 2010, and 2014). During the final at the 2009 world championship, he was the highest scorer in one match with 10 goals (including 7 penalties out of 7) and finished as highest scorer of the French team with 52 goals.
He joinedMontpellier Handball 1999 as his first professional club, after playing youth handball at Apt and Avignon. With Montpellier he won theFrench championship 10 times, theFrench Cup 7 times and theEHF Champions League twice.In 2019, after 20 years inMontpellier Handball, he joinedUSAM Nîmes Gard.[5] He retired in 2022.[citation needed]
In September 2024, he became the coach for the French Youth national team.[6]
- EHF Champions League:
- EHF Cup:
- French league (10): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010,2011,2012
- French Cup (11): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016
- French League Cup (10): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
- French Supercup: 2010, 2011, 2018
- All-Star Left wing of the World Championship:2009
- Best player of French league (11): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018
- EHF Hall of Fame in 2023.[4]
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