Bertrand Gille
Gille in action for Chambéry (2014) |
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Player information | |
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Nickname | "Bobo" |
birthday | March 24, 1978 |
place of birth | Valence , France |
citizenship | French |
height | 1.87 m |
Playing position | Circular rotor |
Throwing hand | right |
Club information | |
society | Career ended |
Clubs in the youth | |
from ... to | society |
1984-1996 | HBC Loriol |
Clubs as active | |
from ... to | society |
1996-2002 | Chambery Savoie HB |
2002–2012 | HSV Hamburg |
2012-2015 | Chambery Savoie HB |
National team | |
Debut on | November 29, 1997 |
against | Czech Republic |
Games (goals) | |
France | 268 (806) |
As of September 21, 2016 |
Bertrand Gille (born March 24, 1978 in Valence ) is a former French handball player . During his playing days, he was considered one of the best circular runners in the world and was voted World Handballer of the Year in 2002. He is an officer of the French National Order of Merit .
Career
society
Bertrand Gille, who was 1.87 m tall and weighed 98 kg when he was active, began his career in the French town of Valence at HBC Loriol. The move to Chambéry Savoie HB in 1996 also meant for Gille the change of position to the circle runner. With Chambéry Savoie HB he celebrated the French championship in 2001 and the league cup victory in 2002.
On July 1, 2002, Bertrand Gille (shirt number 14) moved together with his brother Guillaume Gille to HSV Hamburg in the handball Bundesliga . The brothers won the DHB Cup with HSV Hamburg in 2006 at the Final Four in the local Color Line Arena in Hamburg and the Cup Winners' Cup the following year . In the 2010/11 season he was German champion. In summer 2012 he returned to France with Guillaume to Chambéry Savoie HB, where the youngest brother Benjamin also plays. In 2015 he ended his career.
National team
Bertrand Gille was an integral part of the successful French national team of the 2000s.
With the selection he became world champion in 2001 in his own country. At the 2006 European Championships in Switzerland , he was able to confidently defeat the reigning world champions Spain in the final. His greatest successes include two Olympic victories in 2008 and 2012 . In 2010 he was able to win the European championship again and in 2011 the world championship.
He played 268 international matches, in which he scored 806 goals.
Private
Bertrand Gille is married and has three children.
successes
- World Champion 2001 , 2011
- European Champion 2006 , 2010
- All-Star Team World Championship 2011 , Olympic Games 2008 , World Championship 2001
- French handball champion 2001
- German champion 2011
- German cup winner 2006 and 2010
- Cup finalist in Germany 2004, 2008
- Supercup winner in Germany in 2004, 2006 and 2010
- French cup winner 2002
- European Cup Winners' Cup 2007
- Bronze medal at the 2008 European Handball Championship
- Olympic champion in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London
Bundesliga balance sheets
season | society | Division | Games | Gates | 7 meters | Field gates |
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2002/03 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 32 | 154 | 6th | 148 |
2003/04 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 34 | 139 | 0 | 139 |
2004/05 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 26th | 126 | 3 | 123 |
2005/06 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 27 | 101 | 7th | 94 |
2006/07 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 32 | 124 | 0 | 124 |
2007/08 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 29 | 99 | 3 | 96 |
2008/09 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 27 | 76 | 0 | 76 |
2009/10 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 16 | 25th | 0 | 25th |
2010/11 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 32 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
2011/12 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 24 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
2002–2012 | total | Bundesliga | 279 | 935 | 19th | 916 |
Awards
- Knight of the French National Order of Merit (2001)
- World handball player of the year 2002
- Knight of the Legion of Honor (2008)
- Honorary member of HSV Hamburg (2012)
- Officer of the French National Order of Merit (2013)
Web links
- Bertrand Gille on the website of Chambéry Savoie HB (French)
- Bertrand Gille on the HSV Hamburg website ( Memento from July 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Bertrand Gille in the LNH database (French)
- Bertrand Gille in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Bertrand Gille in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bertrand Gille ( Memento from July 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b on legiondhonneur.fr, accessed on March 21, 2013 and Cérémonie de remise de décorations aux médaillés Olympiques de Londres ( Memento from March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on elysee.fr, accessed on March 21, 2013.
- ^ European Handball Federation - Bertrand Gille / Player. Retrieved February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ handball-world.com: The Gilles confirm their return to Chambéry , accessed on February 17, 2012.
- ↑ handball-world.com: "Giant of handball" says goodbye: Bertrand Gille ends after 19 years professional career , accessed on September 21, 2016.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gille, Bertrand |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1978 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Valence , France |