Handball has been in the news since the World Cup was played in Poland and Sweden. Once again, the French team is eagerly awaited. The Blues are the kings of the discipline and they have fielded some of the greatest players in history, and are still counting in their ranks. Le 10 Sport offers you his list of the 10 best players of the tricolor selection in which Nikola Karabatic appears, involved in a case of counterfeit bets.
Of the Barjots to the expertsL’French team handball marked the history of team sports. The mythical generations of Blues lie at the origin of handball’s greatest exploits. In the case that Global, The 10 sports gives you the list of the 10 best French handball players.
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The Barjots Richardson, Volle and Gardent
The great history of French handball began with a generation nicknamed “The Barjots ». In 1993 they played the first world final of French handball. Two years later, in 1995, rebelotte ends up with the title. In this band we find three of the ten best French players.
To begin with, the most famous of them, Jackson Richardson. Captain of theFrench teamhe won two world titles, in 1995 and 2001, and was crowned 95 best player in the world that same year.
Then we find Frederic Vollé, crowned in 95 and regarded as one of the greatest scorers of all time. With 1,016 goals, he was the French team’s top scorer before being dethroned.
Finally, Philip garden is the last element of Barjots to appear in our top. The former captain of Blues was successful in 1995.
The Experts, golden generation
To succeed in the BarjotsL’French team could count on a dream succession. The iconic second generation van Blues is called “The experts“.
In this team that has marked the history of French sport, we find the emblematic Thierry Omeyervoted best handball player of the year in 2008. Two-time Olympic champion (2008, 2012), five-time world champion (2001, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) and three-time champion ofEurope (2006, 2010, 2014), just that.
Daniel Narcissus and Didier Dinart are also part of our ranking. The first, praised for its incredible relaxation and nicknamed “Air France“, considered the second best defender in history. No trophy is missing from their list.
Iconic captain of this generation, Jerome Fernandez broke the goalscoring record Fly upon selection. Like his teammates, he won everything with the Blues.
This golden team could count on the wings Luke Abalo and Michael Guigou. The first stood out for its impressive speed for that time. The second, for his beautiful left arm, so decisive. Of Thierry Omeyer and Nikola Karabatic, he is the most gold-winning Frenchman in the history of handball with 10 ten medals.
Karabatic king of the blues in spite of everything
Finally, at the very top of our rankings, we find Nikola Karabatic. Voted best player in the world three times, the resident of Niche in ex-Yugoslavia is the best French handball player in history, and one of the greatest of all time. His place might have been questioned because of the scandal he was involved in. In 2017, he was convicted along with his brother Luke, a two-month suspended prison sentence and a €10,000 fine for a case of counterfeit bets. However, he remains the greatest.
