Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of handball based in Cuenca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.
History
Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the TNT Uniexpress's seat, a team from San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid, relocating the team to Cuenca and renaming it as Madrid-Cuenca. Since then, the team has undergone several name changes. Since 2008, they have been playing continuously in the first division, Liga ASOBAL. The team finished fifth in 2018 and qualified for a European cup, the EHF Cup, for the first time. The team reached the final of the Copa del Rey in 2019 and the final of the Supercopa ASOBAL in 2020.
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
NamePeriodMadrid-Cuenca 1989−1990Sociedad Conquense 1990–1994Balonmano Conquense 1994–1997Balonmano Ciudad Encantada 1997–2008Cuenca 2016 2008–2011Balonmano Ciudad Encantada 2011–2012GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada 2012–2016LiberbankCiudad Encantada 2016–2018Liberbank Cuenca 2018–2019Incarlopsa Cuenca 2019–2022Rebi Balonmano Cuenca2022–present
Kit manufacturers
PeriodKit manufacturer - 2020 Hummel 2020 - present Joma
Kits
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Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
Rebi Balonmano CuencaGoalkeepers 9 Marcos Herráiz Lopez 12 Fraj Ben Tekaya 16 Ante Grbavac Left Wingers 7 Ignacio Pizarro 25 Arnau Fernández Guzmán Right Wingers 14 Leo Prantner 20 Ignacio Moya Del Saz (c) 30 Federico Pizarro Line Players 8 Álvaro Martín Noeda 17 Alexandro Pozzer 24 Diego Vera Chaves
Central Backs 2 Henrique Teixeira 3 Sergi Mach 44 Jaime Colmena Left Backs 4 Pablo Simonet 5 Daniel Neves 15 Carlos Fernández Sanchez 19 Juan José Fernández Right Backs 55 Joaquim Nazaré
Technical staff Head coach: Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa Assistant coach: Juan Manuel Doldán
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Gábor Décsi (GK) from BM Huesca
Leaving
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Enrico Aldini (LP) from Handball Sassari Daniel Arguillas (GK) from BM Huesca Rajmond Tóth (CB) from CB Cangas Manuel Lima (CB) from Saran Loiret Handball Afonso Freire Mendes (RW) on loan from S.L. Benfica Diego Gándara (LP) on loan from Balonmano Torrelavega
Leaving Rudolph Hackbarth (RW) to RK Eurofarm Pelister Alexandro Pozzer (LP) to BM Puerto Sagunto Aurélien Tchitombi (CB) to BM Huesca Daniel Neves (LB) to HE-DO B. Braun Gyöngyös David Mach Eijo (GK) to BM Benidorm Sergi Mach Eijo (CB) to CB Caserío Ciudad Real Sergio López García (LW) to CB Caserío Ciudad Real Jorge Ureña Ramos (RW) on loan at Balonmano Base Oviedo
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Henrique Teixeira (CB) from CSM București Daniel Neves (LB) from BM Cisne Fraj Ben Tekaya (GK) from AS Téboulba Juan José Fernández (LB) from Istres Provence Handball Diego Vera Chaves (LP) from CB Burgos
Leaving Davide Bulzamini (LB) to SSV Brixen Handball Martín Ariel Doldan (LP) to CB Eón Alicante Thiago Ponciano (LB) to US Créteil Handball Samuel Ibáñez (GK) to BM Benidorm Hugo López Ortega (LW) to BM Melilla Sport
Previous squads 2018–2019 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 2 Pablo Vainstein Right Back 3 Leonardo Dutra Left Back 6 Martín Ariel Doldan Line Player 7 Natan Suárez Central Back 8 David Mendoza Gómez Line Player 9 Santiago Baronetto Right Winger 10 Hugo Lopez Ortega Left Winger 11 Lucas Moscariello Line Player 13 Thiago Ponciano Left Back 20 Adrian Nolasco Macia Left Back 23 Oscar Rio Rasillo Central Back 24 Francisco Javier Castro Central Back 26 Kristian Eskeričić Left Winger 28 Sergio López García Left Winger 32 Kilian Garajonay Ramirez Santana Goalkeeper 33 Ángel Montoro Right Back 40 Leonel Maciel Goalkeeper 82 Alejandro Taravilla Line Player
Season by season SeasonTierDivisionPos.Notes1989–901 Honor15thRelegated1990–912 1ª Nacional / Promoted1991–921 ASOBAL14th 1992–931 ASOBAL14th 1993–941 ASOBAL10th 1994–951 ASOBAL14th 1995–961 ASOBAL15thRelegated1996–972 Honor B7th1997–982 Honor B9th1998–992 Honor B / 1999–002 Honor B15thRelegated2000–013 1ª Nacional11th (Group C)2001–023 1ª Nacional6th (Group D)2002–033 1ª Nacional1st (Group D) 2003–043 1ª Nacional2nd (Group D) 2004–053 1ª Nacional2nd (Group D)Promoted2005–062 Honor B7th 2006–072 Honor B7th SeasonTierDivisionPos.Notes2007–082 Honor B2ndPromoted2008–091 ASOBAL13th 2009–101 ASOBAL10th 2010–111 ASOBAL8th 2011–121 ASOBAL6th 2012–131 ASOBAL10th 2013–141 ASOBAL6th 2014–151 ASOBAL14th 2015–161 ASOBAL13th 2016–171 ASOBAL6th 2017–181 ASOBAL5th 2018–191 ASOBAL8th 2019–201 ASOBAL5th 2020–211 ASOBAL6th 2021–221 ASOBAL5th 2022–231 ASOBAL2nd 2023–241 ASOBAL13th 2024–251 ASOBAL10th
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points148 ÍBV27149 SG West Wien26150 Viljandi HC26151 Rebi Balonmano Cuenca26152 VÍF26153 RK Spačva Vinkovci26154 KH Kastrioti25
Former club members
Notable former players
David Balaguer (2014-2015) Rubén Marchán (2012-2015) Ángel Montoro (2018–2019) David Rodríguez Carvajal (2008–2010) Pedro Rodríguez Álvarez (2008–2011) Santiago Baronetto (2018–2020) Martín Ariel Doldan (2016–2022) Federico Gastón Fernández (2011–2013) Juan Pablo Fernández (2012–2013) Leonel Maciel (2017–2021) Lucas Moscariello (2018–2021) Federico Pizarro (2020–) Ignacio Pizarro (2022–) Pablo Simonet (2011–2013, 2020–) Pablo Vainstein (2015-2021) Agustín Vidal (2012–2013, 2014–2015, 2016–2017) Leonardo Dutra (2017–2020) Thiago Ponciano (2015–2022) Alexandro Pozzer (2021–) Henrique Teixeira (2022–) Leonardo Terçariol (2015-2017) Krešimir Ivanković (2010–2011) Rafael Capote (2009–2011) Guillermo Corzo (2011–2013) Jorge Pabán (2009–2012) Bálint Fekete (2019–2020) Davide Bulzamini (2020–2022) Vladan Lipovina (2013–2014) Vuk Milošević (2013–2014) Dawid Nilsson (2008–2010) Serhiy Bebeshko (1992–1993) Dobrivoje Marković (2008–2011) Vladimir Petrić (2008–2009) Richard Kappelin (2010–2012)
Former coaches Seasons Coach Country 2007–2010 Goran Džokić 2010–2014 Francisco Javier Equisoain 2014– Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa
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