The Italy national handball team is the national handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 team of Italy

Italy

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. It only had 1 appearance in World championship 1997, and the next year hosted the European Championship (in both times coache by Lino Červar

Lino Cervar

Lino Červar is a Croatian handball coach who is currently coaching the Macedonian handball team RK Metalurg Skopje and a politician, and former member of the Croatian Parliament.-Career as handball coach:...

). It had poor result in both competitions. It never qualified for the Olympic Games.

However, the handball is popular in Italian zones where it is played.

Best results

• 1979.: Silver medal on Mediterranean Games.
• 1991.: Bronze medal on Mediterranean Games.
• 1997.: Victory on the qualification for the World Championships in Japan, only appearance of Italy on World Championships (ending 18th).
• 1997.: Silver medal on Mediterranean Games.
• 1998.: Only appearance on European Championships; 11th place.

Lino Červar was the coach on these last three competitions.

Mediterranean Games record

• 1979: 2nd
• 1991: 3rd
• 1997: 2nd

European Championship record

• 1994
  1994 European Men's Handball Championship
  -Final ranking:...
  
  : -
• 1996
  1996 European Men's Handball Championship
  -Final ranking:...
  
  : -
• 1998
  1998 European Men's Handball Championship
  The 1998 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was held in Italy from 29 May–7 June, in the cities of Meran and Bolzano. Sweden won the tournament with Spain second and Germany third.-Teams:-Venues:- Group A :-Group B:...
  
  : 11th
• 2000
  2000 European Men's Handball Championship
  -Placement Matches:-Final ranking:...
  
   - to date: Did not qualify

World Championship record

• 1938
  1938 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 1938 World Championship for men in team handball was the first ever World Handball Championship. It was played in Germany.It was contested by just 4 national teams.-Final standings:-Final round:Source:...
  
  : -
• 1942: - Not held
• 1946:, 1950: - Not held
• 1954
  1954 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 1954 World Championship for men in team handball was the second World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Final standings:-Intermediate round:GROUP AGROUP B-Finals:Source:...
  
   to 1990
  1990 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 1990 World Championship for men in team handball was the 12th edition of the World Handball Championship. It was held in Czechoslovakia from February 28 to March 10, 1990.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:...
  
  : -
• 1993
  1993 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 1993 World Championship for men in team handball was the 13th World Handball Championship. It was held in Sweden.-Teams:- Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:- Group 1:-Group 2:-3rd / 4th place:* - In Stockholm...
  
  : -
• 1995
  1995 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 1995 World Championship for men in team handball was the 14th World Handball Championship. It was held in Iceland.-Preliminary round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Finals:-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # #...
  
  : -
• 1997
  1997 World Men's Handball Championship
  - Final standings :# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # - External links :*...
  
  : 18.
• 1999
  1999 World Men's Handball Championship
  The 1999 World Championship for men in team handball was the 16th edition of the Men's World Handball Championship. It was held in Egypt, from June 2 to June 15, in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia and Port Said.-Preliminary round:In the following tables:...
  
   - to date: Did not qualify

Famous coaches

Lino Červar

Lino Cervar

Lino Červar is a Croatian handball coach who is currently coaching the Macedonian handball team RK Metalurg Skopje and a politician, and former member of the Croatian Parliament.-Career as handball coach:...

 Francisco Javier "Zupo" Equisoain Azanza