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Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
Full nameSaint-Raphaël Var Handball
Founded1963
ArenaPalais des Sports Jean-François Krakowski
Capacity2,500
PresidentPascal Bacchi
Head coachBenjamin Braux
LeagueLNH Division 1
2021–22LNH Division 1, 8th of 16
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Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, is a team handball club from Saint-Raphaël, Var, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1. Saint-Raphaël Var handball, or SRVHB, is a French handball club based in Saint-Raphael in the Var region, founded in 1963. The first team has been playing in Division 1 since the 2007–2008 season and has been coached since 2019 by Rareș Fortuneanu assisted by Wissem Hmam, both former players of the club.

Even if the club has not won a title, apart from the French D2 Championship in 2007, it has accumulated places of honor including a French runner-up title in 2016, three League Cup finals, a Champions Trophy final in 2015 and an EHF European Cup (C3) final in 2018.

History

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The original club was founded in 1959. It was after the disaster of the Malpasset dam in Frejus on 2 December 1959 that the leaders of the two cities merged the volleyball sections of the football clubs of the two cities, the Etoile Sportive Fréjussienne and the Stade Raphaélois to create the Association Sportive Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, commonly known as ASFSR. It was in 1963, at the initiative of René Cenni, that the handball section was born. Marcel Tafani was then appointed president of the section.

In 1971, the handball section created a women's team and found a home in a sports hall inaugurated on 7 November 1972 during a match against Draguignan: the Esterel sports hall. In 1974, the town of Fréjus created the AMSLF. The Raphael section, freshly promoted to National 3, was destabilized by the loss of many elements and went down to the regional championship the following year. Three years later, in 1977, the club lost its inter-municipal status. It lost its "F" and became A. S. S. R. for Association Sportive Saint-Raphaël. Over time, the club grew and evolved. It reached the National 3 level in 1983, National 2 in 1992 and National 1 in 1994.

In 1995, the section separated from the communal club and the club was created under the name Saint-Raphaël Var Handball. The club finally reached the elite in 2004 but was relegated the following season to D2. The Palais des sports Jean-François-Krakowski was inaugurated in 2005 during a gala match against Chambéry. The club returned to the LNH two years later, in 2007, after winning the D2 championship.

Since his return in elite, coach Christian Gaudin has made the club one of the best in France, finishing 4th in 2010 and 2011 and 3rd in 2012. The club also reached the League Cup final three times (2010, 2012 and 2014), losing three times to Montpellier AHB. On March 18, 2014, the club's president announced, a year in advance, the end of Christian Gaudin's contract. He was replaced by Joël da Silva, from Toulouse, who allowed the club to reach a new level by returning to 3rd place in 2015 and becoming vice-champion of France in 2016. Under his orders, the club also reached the final of the EHF European Cup in 2018. With his contract set to expire in June 2019, Joel Da Silva has been replaced by his assistant Rareș Fortuneanu as coach. The former Romanian international, who played for Saint-Raphaël, has been assistant coach for the last 4 seasons. His assistant, Wissem Hmam also knew the SRVHB as a player.

In October 2020, Jean-François Krakowski decided to retire after 33 years at the head of the club and was replaced by Emmanuel Murzereau.

Prize list

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National competitions' International competitions'
  • France championship (0)
    • Vice-champion (1) : 2016.
    • Third : 2012, 2015.
  • French Cup (0)
    • Semi-finalist : 1996 and 2003.
  • League's Cup (0)
    • Finalist : 2010, 2012 and 2014.
  • Champions Trophy (0)
    • Finalist : 2015, 2018.
  • French D2 Championship (1)
    • Champion : 2007.
  • EHF Cup(C3) (0)
    • Finalist : 2018.
    • Fourth : 2017.

Season by season review (from 2001)

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Season Div. Ranking French Cup League's Cup Champion's Trophy European Cups
1993-1994 Nat.1 Finalist N.Q No competition No competition N.Q
1994-1995 Div.2 8th 2nd round No competition No competition N.Q
1995-1996 Div.2 7th 1/2 final No competition No competition N.Q
1996-1997 Div.2 12th ? No competition No competition N.Q
1997-1998 Nat.1 ? 1/8 final No competition No competition N.Q
1998-1999 Nat.1? ? ? No competition No competition N.Q
1999-2000 Nat.1? ? ? No competition No competition N.Q
2000-2001 Nat.1? ? ? No competition No competition N.Q
2001-2002 Nat.1 2nd 1/64 final N.Q No competition N.Q
2002-2003 Div.2 10th 1/2 final N.Q No competition N.Q
2003-2004 Div.2 2nd No competition N.Q No competition N.Q
2004-2005 Div.1 14th ? N.Q No competition N.Q
2005-2006 Div.2 4th ? N.Q No competition N.Q
2006-2007 Div.2 1st 1/32 final N.Q No competition N.Q
2007-2008 Div.1 6th 1/4 final 1/8 final No competition N.Q
2008-2009 Div.1 6th 1/8 final 1/8 final No competition N.Q
2009-2010 Div.1 4th 1/4 final Final No competition N.Q
2010-2011 Div.1 4th 1/8 final 1/4 final N.Q C3 : 1/4 final
2011-2012 Div.1 3rd 1/4 final Final 3rd C3 : 1/4 final
2012-2013 Div.1 6th 1/16 final 1st round N.Q C3 : 3rd round
2013-2014 Div.1 6th 1/8 final Final N.Q N.Q
2014-2015 Div.1 3rd 1/8 final 1/4 final N.Q N.Q
2015-2016 Div.1 2nd 1/4 final 1/4 final Final C3 : 1/4 final
2016-2017 Div.1 4th 1/4 final 1/2 final 4th C3 : 4th place
2017-2018 Div.1 4th 1/4 final 1/8 final 4th C3 : Final
2018-2019 Div.1 7th 1/8 final 1/2 final Final C3 : 1/4 final
2019-2020 Div.1 8th 1/8 final 1/8 final N.Q N.Q
2020-2021 Div.1 In progress In progress No competition No competition N.Q

European record

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Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2016–17 EHF Cup R3 Belarus SKA Minsk 28–30 33–25 61–55
Group Stage Germany Füchse Berlin 27–21 31–33 2nd place
Denmark GOG 32–36 32–28
Slovenia RD Ribnica 26–22 31–24
QF Germany MT Melsungen 30–26 31–23 61–49

Evolution of the SRVHB budget

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Season Budget Evolution
2011/12 €2440000 Increase
2012/13 €2875600 Increase
2013/14 €3500000 Increase
2014/15 €3590000 Increase
2015/16 €3720000 Increase
2016/17 €4000000 Increase
2017/18 €4180000 Increase
2018/19 €4200000 Increase
2019/20 €4280000 Increase
2020/21 €3890000 Decrease

Current squad

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Squad of 2023-2024 season

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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Individual distinctions

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Season Laureates Positions
2014-2015 Adrien Dipanda Best Right Backcourt
2015-2016 Joël da Silva Best coach
2017-2018 Raphaël Caucheteux Top scorer with 167 goals.
2018-2019 Raphaël Caucheteux Top scorer with 179 goals.
2019-2020 Raphaël Caucheteux Top scorer with 145 goals.

Top scorers in the history of SRVHB in the league

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In 'bold' , players currently at the club.

Players Nbr. of matches Nbr. Of goals Nat. Passed in France by
1 Raphaël Caucheteux 330 1826 France Montpellier HB (25 matches - 30 goals)
2 Aurélien Abily 205 699 France Angers Noyant and Aurillac HB CA (24 matches - 121 goals)
3 Adrien Dipanda 189 508 France Montpellier HB (59 matches - 73 goals)
4 Jan Stehlik 169 494 Czech Republic
5 Dan Rares Fortuneanu 157 449 Romania
6 Heykel Megannem 90 405 Tunisia SC Sélestat, USAM Nîmes (47 matches - 279 goals) and Montpellier HB (26 matches - 72 goals)
7 Alexander Lynggaard 155 382 Denmark
8 Alexandre Tomas 148 344 France Montpellier HB (49 matches - 69 goals) and Tremblay-en-France (50 matches - 108 goals)
9 Miroslav Jurka 126 302 Czech Republic
10 Alexandru Șimicu 91 291 Romania
11 Arnaud Chapuis 79 280 France
12 Daniel Sarmiento Melián 77 272 Spain
13 Johan Boisedu 70 263 France Saint-Marcel Vernon Handball (22 matches - 140 goals) and US Ivry (13 matches - 25 goals)
14 Geoffroy Krantz 107 261 France Montpellier HB (67 matches - 120 goals)
15 Morten Olsen 45 222 Denmark

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Other personalities linked to the club

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In 'bold' , players currently at the club.

Coaches

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  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Željko Anić : coach from ? to 2004.
  • France Rudy Bertsch : coach from 2004 to 2005.
  • France Christian Gaudin : coach from 2005 to 2014.
  • France Joël da Silva : coach from 2014 to 2019, assisted by Rareș Fortuneanu.
  • Romania Rareș Fortuneanu : coach since 2019, assisted by Wissem Hmam.

List of presidents

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  • Marcel Tafani : 1963-1965
  • Jacky Soler : 1965-1974 then 1976-1977
  • Alain Sanchez : 1974-1976
  • Maurice Odin : 1977-1984
  • Guy Rivard : 1984-1987
  • Jean-François Krakowski : 1987-2020
  • Emmanuel Murzereau : since October 2020

Organigram of SRVHB

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Jean-François Krakowski (right) next to Jean-Claude Blanc (Deputy General Manager of PSG) during the LidlStarLigue championship match between PSG and Saint-Raphaël. In Coubertin, December 8, 2016.

Saint-Raphaël Var Handball (SAOS)

  • Director's office
    • Chairman of the board : Emmanuel Murzereau
    • Board of directors : Emmanuel Murzereau, Jean-Pierre Gaspari, Frédéric Tibéri, Alain Bessou and Pascal Bacchi
    • General Manager : Émeric Paillasson
    • Supervisory Board (12 members), chaired by Jean-François Saulay
  • Technical staff
    • Coach : Rareș Fortuneanu
    • Assistant coach : Wissem Hmam
    • Sports manager of the formation center : Romain Conte
    • Logistics manager : Pierre Luhern
  • Medical staff
    • Club doctor : Dr Michel Ducasse
    • Physiotherapist : Thomas Montagnon and Mickaël Joulin
  • Association (Saint-Raphaël Var Handball Association)
    • President : André Gongora
    • Communication manager : Valentine Dumont-Musso
  • Permanents members of the structure
    • Administrative manager : Patricia Garcia-Gaspari
    • Communication / Press Manager : Kelly Texier
    • Marketing Manager / Club of Partners : Adrien Protais
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Players

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