Cristian Ugalde
FullnameCristian Ugalde García
Birth date19 October 1987 (age 39)
Birth placeBarcelona, Spain
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
PositionLeft wing
CurrentclubTatabánya KC (manager)
Years 12004–2012
Clubs 1FC Barcelona
Years 22012–2018
Clubs 2Telekom Veszprém
Years 32018–2020
Clubs 3TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Years 42020–2022
Clubs 4AEK Athens
Years 52022–2024
Clubs 5Tatabánya KC
Nationalyears 12007–
Nationalteam 1Spain
Nationalcaps 1131
Nationalgoals 1288
Manageryears 12024–
Managerclubs 1Tatabánya KC

Cristian Ugalde García (born 19 October 1987) is a Spanish professional handball player for Tatabánya KC and the Spain national team.[1][2]

Career

He started his career in FC Barcelona's youth teams and he played his first match with FC Barcelona's Senior Team in the ASOBAL League 20 October 2004, just one day after being 17 years old. He played for FC Barcelona Senior team 7 years and won 18 titles. In 2012 he signed a contract with MKB Veszprem for the next 3 seasons, which in his second season as a player in the Hungarian club, has been prolonged for 3 more years until 2018. Ugalde was called up for the first time to play for the senior Spain National Team 15 June 2007 and since then he has played 131 games and has scored 288 goals. He is a graduate in Sports Science for the Universidad Camilo José Cela in 2018.

Honours

FC Barcelona

MKB Veszprém

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf

AEK Athens HC

International

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Ugalde Profile". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster". IHF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.