Daniel Narcisse

Daniel Narcisse
Narcisse in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1979-12-16) 16 December 1979 Saint-Denis, Réunion, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2004	Chambéry Savoie Handball
2004–2007	VfL Gummersbach
2007–2009	Chambéry Savoie Handball
2009–2013	THW Kiel
2013–2018	Paris Handball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2017	France	311	(943)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2001 France 2009 Croatia 2015 Qatar 2017 France 2003 Portugal 2005 Tunisia European Championship 2006 Switzerland 2010 Croatia 2014 Denmark 2008 Norway

Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a retired French handball player and French international from 2000 to 2017. He is a double Olympic champion, quadruple World champion and triple European champion, one of the most awarded French team handball players with nine international titles. He progresses to the position of half-center or rear left.

In 2012, with an exceptional year both in the French team (Olympic title) and in the club (Champions League, German championship and German cup), he was voted best handball player of the year 2012 by the International Handball Federation.

Career

Narcisse joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball.

Narcisse is a longtime player on the France national handball team, and won with it all major titles: world title (in 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2017), European title (in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic gold medal (in 2008 and 2012). His main strength as a field player is his jumping ability, enabling him to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability earned him the nickname Air France.

Narcisse was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.