| Viran Morros | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Viran Morros de Argila | ||
| Born |
(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 41) Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Nationality | Spanish | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| FC Barcelona | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000–2003 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 2003–2004 | SD Teucro | ||
| 2004–2007 | CB Ademar León | ||
| 2007–2011 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
| 2011–2018 | FC Barcelona | ||
| 2018–2021 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| 2021–2022 | Füchse Berlin | ||
| 2022–2024 | Pfadi Winterthur | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2024 | Spain | 259 | (169) |
| Medal record | |||
Viran Morros de Argila (born 15 December 1983) is a retired Spanish handball player. He is regarded as one of the best defensive players of his time.
He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
Career
Morros started playing handball late at the age of 15. Until then he had been playing soccer, where he was discovered by FC Barcelonas coaches at a sommercamp hosted by Valero Rivera López.
In the 2000/2001 season he became a part of the first team. He debuted in Liga ASOBAL on October 17th 2002. He did however not cement his place and played only 8 matches in three seasons for the club. He won both the Spanish League, Spanish Cup and Spanish Supercup while at the club as well as the EHF European League in 2003.
To get better playing time he joined league rivals SD Teucro. Here he played primarily as a defender at first. Here he drew interest from both BM Valladolid and Ademar León, and he signed for the latter. Here he played from 2004 to 2007. It was here he developed as a true defensive specialist. His biggest achievement with the club was winning the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2004/05.
In 2007 he joined BM Ciudad Real, managed by Talant Dujshebaev. Here he won the Spanish league three times (in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10), twice the EHF Champions League (2008 and 2009) and the 2010 IHF Super Globe.
Despite the club wanting to keep him, he returned to FC Barcelona in 2010. Here he won the Spanish league seven times in a row from 2011/12 to 2017/18, the Spanish cup 5 times (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018) and the Copa ASOBAL and the Spanish Supercup seven times in a row from 2012 to 2018. He also won the 2013 IHF Super Globe and 2014. Between 2000 and 2018 he played 434 matches in the Spanish League, scoring 514 goals. Seven times he was named as the best defender in the league.
In 2018 he joined French side Paris Saint-Germain on a deal until 2020. Here he won the French Championship three times. In the 2019/2020 season he was named best defender in the league.
In 2021 Morros moved to Germany and joined Füchse Berlin on a one year deal.
In 2022 he moved to Switzerland to join Pfadi Winterthur. He retired after the 2023/24 season.
National team
Morros played for the Spanish youth team between 2001 and 2003.
He played his first match on the Spanish national team on June 13th 2003.
He first tasted succes with national team, when he won the 2005 Mediterranean Games.
At the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship, where Spain finished 4th he was in the all star team as best defender.
At the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship at home he won gold medals with the Spanish team. The year after he won bronze medals at the 2014 European Men's Handball Championship. At the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship he won silver medals.
He also participated at the 2015, 2017 and 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.
He once again won medals with the Spanish team at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and at the 2020 Championship he defended his title.
At the 2020 Olympics he was injured in the third match and could not continue.
His last major international tournament was the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship, where Spain finished 13th.
He played his last match for the national team on May 12th 2024, more than 20 years after his debut.
Titles
During his career he won a total of 53 titles.
Club:
- 10 × Liga ASOBAL: 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 und 2018
- 7 × Spanish Supercup 2001, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 und 2018
- 9 × Copa ASOBAL 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 und 2018
- 7 × Copa del Rey 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 und 2018
- 3 × French Championship 2019, 2020 und 2021
- French Cup 2021
- EHF European League 2003
- EHF Champions Trophy 2003
- EHF Cup Winner's Cup 2005
- EHF Champions League 2008, 2009 und 2015
- 3 × IHF Men's Super Globe 2010, 2013 und 2014
National team:
- 2005 Mediterranean Games: Gold
- World Championship 2011: Bronze
- World Championship 2013: Gold
- European Champion 2014: Bronze
- European Champion 2016: Silver
- European Champion 2018: Gold
- European Champion 2020: Gold
- World Championship 2021: Bronze
- Olympic Games 2020: Bronze
Individual awards
- Best Defence Player of the European Championship: 2012
- EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
References
- "Viran Morros Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "New legends of the game inducted into EHF Hall of Fame". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "Morros". arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat. FC Barcelona. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "«Und dann gaben sie mir diese Barça-Kleider»" (in German). www.landbote.ch. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Viran Morros: "Vaig tornar al Barça amb el repte de triomfar a casa"" (in Catalan). www.ara.cat. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "ASOBAL game statistics". asobal.es. Liga ASOBAL.
- "Ademar se anticipa al Valladolid y deja casi atado a Viran Morros" (in Spanish). www.diariodeleon.es. 11 March 2004. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- archive.ihf.info, Team 2013, 21 May 2010, retrieved 22. August 2024
- archive.ihf.info, Team 2013, 30. August 2013, retrieved 22. August 2024
- archive.ihf.info, Team 2014, 12. September 2014, retrieved 22. August 2024
- "Viran Morros deja el Barcelona para irse al PSG" (in Spanish). leonoticias.com. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Europameister Morros wird ein Fuchs" [European Champion Morros is a 'Fuchs']. fuechse.berlin (in German). Füchse Berlin. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "Viran Morros 23'". psg.fr. Paris Saint-Germain. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- "Vertrag bei den Füchsen Berlin wird nicht verlängert: Viran Morros wechselt in die Schweiz" [Contract as Füchse Berlin not extended: Viran Morros transfers to Switzerland] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- "VIRAN MORROS GEHT ALS EINER VON UNS" [Viran Morros leaves as one of us]. www.pfadi-winterthur.ch (in German). Pfadi Winterthur. May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Virán Morros también cuelga la camiseta" (in Spanish). as.com. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ "VIRAN MORROS DE ARGILA"". rfebm.com. Spanish Handball Federation.
- 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
- "Abel Serdio y Sergey Hernández descartes de Jordi Ribera". rfebm.com. Spanish Handball Federation. 29 December 2018.
- "Viran Morros, baja para lo que resta de Juegos Olímpicos". rfebm.com (in Spanish). Spanish Handball Federation. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- "Olympia-Aus für Füchse-Neuzugang Viran Morros" [Olympic Exit for the new Füchse signing Viran Morros] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "All Star Team announced". EHF EURO 2012 official website. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
External links
- Viran Morros at the European Handball Federation
- Viran Morros at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
- Viran Morros at Olympedia
| FC Barcelona Handbol – current squad | |
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Spanish male handball players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- FC Barcelona Handbol players
- BM Ciudad Real players
- CB Ademar León players
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Handball players from Barcelona
- Olympic handball players for Spain
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Spanish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC players
- Spanish expatriate handball players in France
- Paris Saint-Germain Handball players
- Expatriate handball players in Switzerland
- 21st-century Spanish sportsmen