Christophe Kempé
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christophe Maurice Jean Kempé |
| Nickname | "Tito" |
| birthday | May 2nd 1975 |
| place of birth | Aubervilliers , France |
| citizenship |
 French
|
| height | 1.93 m |
| Playing position | Circular rotor |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1995-1996 |
USAM Nîmes
|
| 1996-1999 |
Sporting Toulouse 31
|
| 1999-2001 |
 Bidasoa Irun
|
| 2001-2010 |
Toulouse handball
|
| National team | |
| Debut on | December 16, 1996 |
| against |
 Algeria
|
| Games (goals) | |
|
France
|
177 (267) |
|
Status: National team April 20, 2009 |
|
Christophe Maurice Jean Kempé (born May 2, 1975 in Aubervilliers , France ) is a former French handball player . He is 1.93 m tall and weighs 100 kg.
Kempé, who last played for Toulouse handball (shirt number 9) and ran for the French national team (shirt number 14), was mostly used as a circular runner.
Christophe Kempé made his debut for USAM Nîmes in the French first division. After just one year, he moved on to Sporting Toulouse 31 , where he won the French Cup in 1998. In 1999 he moved to Bidasoa Irún in the Spanish league ASOBAL , but returned to Toulouse after two years. Despite continued unsuccessfulness, he remained loyal to this club until the end of his career in 2010.
Christophe Kempé has made 177 appearances for the French national team. At the 2006 European Handball Championship in Switzerland, he was European champion ; at the European Handball Championship in Norway in 2008 he won bronze as well as at the World Championships in Tunisia in 2005 and in Portugal in 2003 . In the Handball World Cup 2007 in Germany, he finished fourth at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship in Slovenia sixth. He won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games . In 2009 he became world champion with France .
Web links
- Christophe Kempé in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Christophe Kempé in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Kempé on the website of the French handball federation ( Memento from April 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kempé, Christophe |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kempé, Christophe Maurice Jean (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2nd 1975 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aubervilliers , France |