Jackson Richardson
Jackson Richardson in August 2014 |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jackson Moïse Richardson |
| birthday | June 14, 1969 |
| place of birth | Saint-Pierre , Reunion |
| citizenship |
 French
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| height | 1.89 m |
| Playing position | Back center |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1989-1991 |
Paris Asnieres
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| 1991-1997 |
OM Vitrolles
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| 1997-2000 |
 TV Großwallstadt
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| 2000-2005 |
 Portland San Antonio
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| 2005-2008 |
Chambery Savoie HB
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| 2009-2009 |
Rhine-Neckar lion
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| National team | |
| Debut on | January 10, 1990 |
| against |
 Algeria
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| Games (goals) | |
|
France
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417 (775) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2014-2015 |
Chambery Savoie HB
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| 2015– |
Dijon Métropole handball
|
| 2017– |
 Gabon
|
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As of April 19, 2017 |
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Jackson Richardson (born June 14, 1969 in Saint-Pierre, Réunion ) is a former French handball player . He is a Knight of the French Legion of Honor and was World Handball Player of the Year in 1995 .
Career
Jackson Richardson was considered a defense specialist who tried as a preferred man in front of the defense to intercept passes of the opponent and initiate counter- attacks from it . In the regular attack formation he usually played in the left backcourt or in the playmaker position . There he was particularly noticeable because of his ground passes.
On April 12, 2009, the Rhein-Neckar Löwen signed him for the remainder of the season after injuries to backcourt players Serhij Schelmenko and Grzegorz Tkaczyk . He played seven Bundesliga games and scored four goals.
Richardson played his first international match for France on January 10, 1990 against Algeria, his last international match on February 5, 2005 against Croatia . In total, Richardson threw 775 goals in 417 international matches. He has played the most international handball matches in the world.
In the summer of 2011, Richardson took over a managerial position at the handball club AS Monaco , which competes in the fifth highest French league. In summer 2014 he became assistant coach at Chambéry Savoie HB . When Mario Cavalli ended his coaching activity in Chambéry on October 20, 2014 , Richardson took over this position on an interim basis. He has been training Dijon Métropole handball since 2015 . In 2017 he also became the coach of the Gabonese national team .
successes
With the national team
- Bronze at the 1992 Olympics
- World Champion 1995 , 2001
- Silver at the 1993 World Cup
- Bronze at the 1997 , 2003 , 2005 World Championships
With clubs
- EHF Champions League 2001
- European Cup Winners' Cup 1993, 2004
- Euro City Cup 2000
- Club European Championship 2000
- French champion 1994, 1996
- French Cup 1994, 1996
- Spanish champion 2002, 2005
- Spanish Supercup 2001, 2002
- Copa del Rey de Balonmano 2001
Awards and honors
Jackson Richardson was named World Handballer of the Year by international sports journalists in 1995 . In France he was voted Sportsman of the Year and Player of the Century . In addition, he received the title of Knight of the French Legion of Honor because of his successes and his performance . In the election for the world handball player of the 20th century , he was fifth.
Others
His son Melvyn Richardson also plays handball.
literature
- Oliver Treptow: Lexicon of handball players. Komet, Cologne 2006, ISBN 3-89836-605-7 .
Web links
- Jackson Richardson in the European Cup database
- Jackson Richardson in the Rhein-Neckar Löwen database
- Jackson Richardson in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.handball-world.com Chambery reinforces itself with French handball legend on the bench on June 16, 2014, accessed on June 16, 2014
- ↑ www.chamberysavoiehandball.com Fin de collaboration entre Mario Cavalli et le CSH from October 20, 2014, accessed on April 17, 2018
- ↑ www.ouest-france.fr Handball: D1. Jackson Richardson entraînera Dijon (ProD2) on May 29, 2015, accessed on September 21, 2016
- ↑ www.handball-world.com Former world handball player Jackson Richardson will be national coach in Gabon on April 19, 2017, accessed on April 19, 2017
- ↑ www.thw-provinzial.de Wislander "World handball player of the century" ( Memento of the original from November 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated June 17, 2000
- ↑ handball-world.news: A replacement for Dolenec found: Montpellier signs Richardson son on January 10, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richardson, Jackson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 14, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Pierre (Réunion) |