USAM Nîmes Gard

USAM Nîmes Gard
Full name	Union Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard
Short name	USAM Nîmes
Founded	1960 (1960)
Arena	Le Parnasse
Capacity	4,191
President	David Tebib
Head coach	Yann Balmossiere (interim)
League	LNH D1
2020-21	5th
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

USAM Nîmes is a French handball team based in Nîmes, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

Nîmes

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Location of USAM Nîmes Gard

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Union Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard	1960–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2011	Puma
2011–present	Kappa

Kits

HOME
File:Puma logo.svg 2009-10	2018-19	2020-21	2021-

AWAY
File:Puma logo.svg 2009-10	2018-19	2020-21	2021-

Results

• LNH Division 1:
  • Winners: (4) 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
  • Runner-Up: (4) 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994
• Coupe de France:
  • Winners: 1985, 1986, 1994
  • Finalists: 1989, 2018
• EHF Champions League:
  • Semiinalists: 1994

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021–22 season

USAM Nîmes Gard

Goalkeepers 55 Teodor Paul 92 Rémi Desbonnet Right Wingers 14 Romain Tesio 91 Mohammad Sanad Left Wingers 03 Guéric Vincent 06 Julien Rebichon (c) 18 Michaël Guigou Line players 02 Tom Poyet 04 Benjamin Gallego 07 Rémi Salou 09 Henrik Jakobsen Left Backs 11 Quentin Dupuy 15 Ahmed Hesham 27 Jean-Jacques Acquevillo 66 Baptiste Bonnefond Central Backs 08 O'Brian Nyateu 29 Kosuke Yasuhira 38 Quentin Minel Right Backs 17 Damien Gibernon 23 Mathieu Salou 24 Luc Tobie

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

• Ljubomir Vranjes (Head Coach) (from Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
• Alexandre Demaille (GK) (from Saint-Raphaël Var Handball)
• Jože Baznik (GK) (from Cesson Rennes MHB)
• Boïba Sissoko (LW) (from US Créteil Handball)
• Jesper Konradsson (CB) (from Skjern Håndbold)
• Hugo Kamtchop-Baril (LP) (from Cesson Rennes MHB)

Leaving

• Rémi Desbonnet (GK) (to Montpellier Handball)
• Teodor Paul (GK) (to Fenix Toulouse Handball)
• Michaël Guigou (LW) (retires)
• O'Brian Nyateu (CB) (to Dunkerque HGL ) ?
• Kosuke Yasuhira (CB) (to ?)
• Baptiste Bonnefond (LB) (to ?)
• Rémi Salou (LP) (retires)

Former club members

Notable former players

• Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (2019–)
• Cédric Burdet (2009-2010)
• Rémi Desbonnet (2013–2022)
• Philippe Debureau (1994-1996)
• Yohan Delattre (1993-1994)
• Gilles Derot (1983–1994)
• Grégoire Detrez (2001–2008)
• Benjamin Gallego (2010–)
• Dylan Garain (2018–2019)
• Philippe Gardent (1990–1992)
• Christian Gaudin (1987–1994)
• Andrej Golić (1991-1992)
• Michaël Guigou (2019–2022)
• Franck Junillon (2010-2012)
• Christophe Kempé (1995–1996)
• Guéric Kervadec (1993–1994)
• Denis Lathoud (1992-1994)
• Olivier Marroux (2014–2017)
• Bruno Martini (2005-2007)
• Olivier Maurelli (1998–2000)
• Franck Maurice (1999–2002)
• Philippe Médard (1989-1992)
• Quentin Minel (2020–)
• O'Brian Nyateu (2017–)
• Alain Portes (1982-1994)
• Elohim Prandi (2017-2020)
• Julien Rebichon (2005–)
• Guillaume Saurina (2006–2010, 2011-2016)
• Stéphane Stoecklin (1990–1994)
• Luc Tobie (2016–)
• Frédéric Volle (1980–1992)
• Malik Boubaiou (2006–2013)
• Micke Brasseleur (2018–2020)
• Hichem Kaabeche (2017–2018, 2019-2020)
• Abdelkader Rahim (2013–2015)
• Zlatko Saračević (1991-1994)
• Mirza Šarić (2005-2006)
• Irfan Smajlagić (1993-1994)
• Ahmed Hesham (2020-)
• Mohammad Sanad (2017-)
• Garcia Alberto Aguirrezabalaga (2014-2017)
• Attila Borsos (1991-1992)
• Snorri Guðjónsson (2015-2017)
• Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2014-2018)
• Ragnar Þór Óskarsson (2007-2008)
• Yassine Idrissi (2000-2008, 2011-2016)
• Henrik Jakobsen (2021-)
• Sorin Toacsen (1995-1996, 2000-2003)
• Vid Kavtičnik (2020-2021)
• Aljoša Rezar (2016-2017)
• Stevan Sretenović (2016-2017)
• Teodor Paul (2017-2022)
• Heykel Megannem (2005-2007)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1996–1998	Gilles Baron
1998–2000	Boro Golić
2000–2003	Gilles Baron
2003–2006	Christophe Mazel
2006-2009	Alain Portes
2009–2011	Laurent Puigségur
2011–2014	Jérôme Chauvet
2014–2022	Franck Maurice

External links

• Official website
• USAM Nîmes Gard on Facebook