Costa Rica men's national handball team

Costa Rica
Information
Association	Federacion Costaricense de Balonmano
Coach	Solón Jarquín Jarquín
Colours
Results
Pan American Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 1996)
Best result	8th (1996)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Costa Rica national handball team is the national handball team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federacion Costaricense de Balonmano and takes part in international handball competitions. It is affiliated to the IHF and the PATHF.

Tournament record

Pan American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1996	7th place game	7th	5	1	0	4	90	158

South and Central American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2022	Fifth place game	6th	5	1	0	4	113	156
2024	round robin	6th	5	0	0	5	87	195
Total		2/3	10	1	0	9	200	351

Central American and Caribbean Games

Games	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2018 Barranquilla	7th place game	7th	5	1	0	4	104	135	-31
2023 San Salvador	5th place game	6th	5	1	1	3	137	161	−24

Central American Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2017	round robin	2nd	4	3	0	1	107	82

Central American Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2015	round robin	2nd	4	3	0	1	121	78
2021	round robin	1st	2	2	0	0	79	50
2023	round robin	1st	4	4	0	0	129	94

IHF South and Central American Emerging Nations Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2018	fifth place game	5th	5	4	0	1	179	124

Current squad

This is the squad for the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games.

Head coach: Solón Jarquín Jarquín Goalkeeping coach: Jorge Ocampo Arce

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 12 GK Franz Taylor Bonilla (1981-04-12)12 April 1981 (aged 32) 1.83 m Ciemhcavi 1 GK Carlos Luis Sanchez Castro (1986-11-10)10 November 1986 (aged 27) 1.73 m Ciemhcavi 11 CB Rafael de la Peña Hamblin (1982-05-14)14 May 1982 (aged 31) 1.78 m Ciemhcavi 10 LB Emanuel Araya Carvajal (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 24) 1.78 m Ciemhcavi 5 LW Pablo Saborío Villalobos (1987-11-29)29 November 1987 (aged 26) 1.72 m Ciemhcavi 15 LB Manuel Montero Barrantes (1984-02-16)16 February 1984 (aged 29) 1.85 m Ciemhcavi 4 RW Sebastián Montero Jiménez (1996-12-10)10 December 1996 (aged 17) 1.70 m CCDR San José 9 CB Christian Montero Coto (1979-12-18)18 December 1979 (aged 34) 1.76 m Revolution San Pablo 3 P CB Roy Arley Mora (1977-09-27)27 September 1977 (aged 36) 1.80 m Revolution San Pablo 7 LW Kevin Naranjo Vargas (1994-06-26)26 June 1994 (aged 19) 1.70 m Revolution San Pablo 19 LB Marcel Kaune Schmidt (1996-04-15)15 April 1996 (aged 17) 1.88 m Universidad de Costa Rica 2 P Renato Pérez Martínez (1992-10-30)30 October 1992 (aged 21) 1.82 m Universidad de Costa Rica 16 GK Jepherson Ruíz Duarte (1992-08-28)28 August 1992 (aged 21) 1.86 m Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica 13 RW Kenneth Guzman Quesada (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 34) 1.73 m Revolution San Pablo 23 LB LR Daniel Kaune Schmidt (1994-07-19)19 July 1994 (aged 20) 1.92 m

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile