BM Ciudad Encantada

Rebi Balonmano Cuenca
Full name	Rebi Balonmano Cuenca
Founded	1989 (1989)
Arena	Pabellón Municipal El Sargal, Cuenca
Capacity	1,900
President	Isidoro Gómez Cavero
Head coach	Lidio Jiménez Carrascosa
League	Liga ASOBAL
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Rebi Balonmano Cuenca is a team of handball based in Cuenca, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

Cuenca

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Location of Rebi Balonmano Cuenca

History

Balonmano Ciudad Encantada was established in 1989 when acquired the CB Madrid|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.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Madrid-Cuenca	1989−1990
Sociedad Conquense	1990–1994
Balonmano Conquense	1994–1997
Balonmano Ciudad Encantada	1997–2008
Cuenca 2016	2008–2011
Balonmano Ciudad Encantada	2011–2012
GlobalCaja Ciudad Encantada	2012–2016
LiberbankCiudad Encantada	2016–2018
Liberbank Cuenca	2018–2019
Incarlopsa Cuenca	2019–2022
Rebi Balonmano Cuenca	2022–present

Kits

AWAY
2018-19

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Rebi Balonmano Cuenca

Goalkeepers 09 Marcos Herráiz Lopez 12 Fraj Ben Tekaya 16 Ante Grbavac Left Wingers 07 Ignacio Pizarro 25 Arnau Fernández Guzmán Right Wingers 14 Leo Prantner 20 Ignacio Moya Del Saz (c) 30 Federico Pizarro Line Players 08 Álvaro Martín Noeda 17 Alexandro Pozzer 24 Diego Vera Chaves Central Backs 02 Henrique Teixeira 03 Sergi Mach 44 Jaime Colmena Left Backs 04 Pablo Simonet 05 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 2022–23 season

Joining

• 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 No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Argentina	Pablo Vainstein	(1989-07-18) 18 July 1989	Right Back
3	Brazil	Leonardo Dutra	(1996-03-29) 29 March 1996	Left Back
6	ArgentinaItaly	Martín Ariel Doldan	(1987-01-31) 31 January 1987	Line Player
7	Spain	Natan Suárez	(1998-01-20) 20 January 1998	Central Back
8	Spain	David Mendoza Gómez	(1982-11-22) 22 November 1982	Line Player
9	Argentina	Santiago Baronetto	(1992-10-22) 22 October 1992	Right Winger
10	Spain	Hugo Lopez Ortega	(1992-05-07) 7 May 1992	Left Winger
11	Argentina	Lucas Moscariello	(1992-02-19) 19 February 1992	Line Player
13	Brazil	Thiago Ponciano	(1994-05-08) 8 May 1994	Left Back
20	Spain	Adrian Nolasco Macia	(1993-05-24) 24 May 1993	Left Back
23	Spain	Oscar Rio Rasillo	(1980-07-21) 21 July 1980	Central Back
24	Spain	Francisco Javier Castro Pena	(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996	Central Back
26	Croatia	Kristian Eskeričić	(1994-06-02) 2 June 1994	Left Winger
28	Spain	Sergio López García	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997	Left Winger
32	Spain	Kilian Garajonay Ramirez Santana	(1998-06-02) 2 June 1998	Goalkeeper
33	Spain	Ángel Montoro	(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989	Right Back
40	Argentina	Leonel Maciel	(1989-01-04) 4 January 1989	Goalkeeper
82	Spain	Alejandro Taravilla	(2001-12-13) 13 December 2001	Line Player

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1989–90 1 Honor 15th Relegated 1990–91 2 1ª Nacional 1st / 2nd Promoted 1991–92 1 ASOBAL 14th 1992–93 1 ASOBAL 14th 1993–94 1 ASOBAL 10th 1994–95 1 ASOBAL 14th 1995–96 1 ASOBAL 15th Relegated 1996–97 2 Honor B 7th 1997–98 2 Honor B 9th 1998–99 2 Honor B 10th / 10th 1999–00 2 Honor B 15th Relegated 2000–01 3 1ª Nacional 11th (Group C) 2001–02 3 1ª Nacional 6th (Group D) 2002–03 3 1ª Nacional 1st (Group D)

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 2003–04 3 1ª Nacional 2nd (Group D) 2004–05 3 1ª Nacional 2nd (Group D) Promoted 2005–06 2 Honor B 7th 2006–07 2 Honor B 7th 2007–08 2 Honor B 2nd Promoted 2008–09 1 ASOBAL 13th 2009–10 1 ASOBAL 10th 2010–11 1 ASOBAL 8th 2011–12 1 ASOBAL 6th 2012–13 1 ASOBAL 10th 2013–14 1 ASOBAL 6th 2014–15 1 ASOBAL 14th 2015–16 1 ASOBAL 13th 2016–17 1 ASOBAL 6th 2017-18 1 ASOBAL 5th

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

External links

• Official website
• BM Ciudad Encantada on Facebook