Guillaume Gille
Guillaume Gille on August 12, 2007 at the Schlecker Cup |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Gino" |
| birthday | July 12, 1976 |
| place of birth | Valence , France |
| citizenship |
 French
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| height | 1.92 m |
| Playing position | Back center |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1984-1996 |
HBC Loriol
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| 1996-2002 |
Chambery Savoie HB
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| 2002–2012 |
 HSV Hamburg
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| 2012-2014 |
Chambery Savoie HB
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| National team | |
| Debut on | November 26, 1996 |
| against |
 Serbia
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| Games (goals) | |
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France
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308 (678) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2016– |
France
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As of September 28, 2016 |
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Guillaume Gille (born July 12, 1976 in Valence ) is a former French handball player and since 2016 together with his former teammate in the French national handball team Didier Dinart coach of the French selection. As a national player, he held all three major world handball titles.
Career
Guillaume Gille last played for Chambéry Savoie HB in the middle and the two backcourt positions .
The left-hander with a right throw began his career in the small French town of Valence at HBC Loriol, where his parents were already active. Together with his brother Bertrand Gille , he moved to Chambéry Savoie HB in 1996 . With Chambéry Savoie HB he was French champion in 2001 and league cup winner in 2002.
From July 1, 2002, Guillaume and Bertrand Gille played for HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga . There Guillaume Gille won the DHB Cup in 2006 at the Final Four final in the local Color Line Arena in Hamburg and in 2007 the Cup Winners' Cup . In the 2010/11 season he was German champion. In summer 2012 he and Bertrand returned to France to Chambéry Savoie HB, where the youngest brother Benjamin also plays. After the 2013/14 season he ended his career.
National team
With the French national team , Guillaume Gille became world champion in 2001 in his own country. At the following World Championships in 2003 and 2005 he won bronze. In 2006 he became European champion by defeating the reigning world champion Spain. The most successful years followed. He won the gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , the 2009 World Cup , the 2010 European Championship , the 2011 World Cup and the 2012 Olympic Games . After 308 international matches in which he scored 678 goals, he ended his international career in September 2012.
Coaching career
Since September 2016 he has been coaching the French national team with Didier Dinart , which won the 2017 World Cup in their own country. Gille became the second handball player alongside his partner Dinart after the German Heiner Brand , who was able to become world handball champion as a player and coach. At the European Championships in Croatia in 2018 , he won the bronze medal with the French selection. The same happened at the 2019 World Cup in Germany and Denmark , when the French selection defeated the German team with 26:25. However, the 2020 European Championship was disappointing and France was eliminated after the preliminary round. As a result, his partner Dinart was fired and Gille was promoted.
Private
Guillaume Gille is married to Karine and has three children. He is an officer of the French National Order of Merit . He is 1.92 m tall and weighed 97 kg when he was active.
successes
- German champion 2011
- French champion 2001
- Cup finalist in Germany in 2004 and 2008
- Supercup winner in Germany in 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2010
- German cup winner 2006 and 2010
- French cup winner 2002
- European Cup Winners' Cup 2007
- Olympic champion in 2008 in Beijing and 2012 in London
- World Champion 2001, 2009 and 2011
- Bronze at the 2003 and 2005 World Championships
- European champion 2006 and 2010
- Bronze medal at the 2008 European Championships
- Hamburg's Sportsman of the Year 2009
Awards
- Knight of the French National Order of Merit (2001)
- Knight of the Legion of Honor (2008)
- Honorary member of HSV Hamburg (2012)
- Officer of the French National Order of Merit (2013)
Bundesliga record
| season | society | Division | Games | Gates | 7 meters | Field gates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/03 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 10 | 34 | 1 | 33 |
| 2003/04 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 31 | 111 | 0 | 111 |
| 2004/05 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 34 | 130 | 0 | 130 |
| 2005/06 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 33 | 84 | 0 | 84 |
| 2006/07 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 34 | 90 | 0 | 90 |
| 2007/08 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 30th | 66 | 0 | 66 |
| 2008/09 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 31 | 59 | 0 | 59 |
| 2009/10 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 33 | 62 | 0 | 62 |
| 2010/11 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 23 | 19th | 0 | 19th |
| 2011/12 | HSV Hamburg | Bundesliga | 34 | 26th | 0 | 26th |
| 2002–2012 | total | Bundesliga | 293 | 681 | 1 | 680 |
Web links
- Profile on the homepage of HSV Hamburg ( Memento from July 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- Guillaume Gille in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Guillaume Gille in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ experts-handball.com: Guillaume Gille ( Memento of October 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ handball-world.com: The Gilles confirm their return to Chambéry , accessed on February 17, 2012
- ↑ handball-world.com: Double Olympic champion Guillaume Gille has ended his playing career , accessed on June 2, 2014
- ↑ www.eurohandball.com Guillaume Gille says "bye, bye, les bleus" from September 27, 2012 (English)
- ↑ handball-world.com: Didier Dinart and Guillaume Gille French national coaches , accessed on September 28, 2016
- ↑ Handball World Cup 2019: Germany lost bronze in the last second . In: Spiegel Online . January 27, 2019 ( spiegel.de [accessed January 27, 2019]).
- ↑ Handball EM: France already out after losing to Norway. January 12, 2020, accessed February 14, 2020 .
- ↑ handball-world: Unrest in France: L'Equipe reports separation from national coach Didier Dinart. Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
- ↑ 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 - Guillaume Gille / Player. Accessed July 21, 2018 (English).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gille, Guillaume |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Valence , France |