Joan Cañellas
Spanish handball player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joan Cañellas Reixach (born 30 September 1986) is a Spanish handball player for Kadetten Schaffhausen and the Spain national team.[1][2]
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Joan Cañellas | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Joan Cañellas Reixach | ||
Born |
(1986-09-30) 30 September 1986 (age 37) Santa Maria de Palautordera, Spain | ||
Nationality | Spanish | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Kadetten Schaffhausen | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2004–2005 | BM Granollers | ||
2005–2008 | FC Barcelona | ||
2008–2009 | BM Granollers | ||
2009–2011 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2011–2013 | Atlético Madrid | ||
2013–2014 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2014–2016 | THW Kiel | ||
2016–2018 | RK Vardar | ||
2018–2021 | SC Pick Szeged | ||
2021– | Kadetten Schaffhausen | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Spain | 204 | (502) | |
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Cañellas scored 50 goals for Spain at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. He was the tournament's top scorer.
While playing in Madrid, he also studied pharmacy at University of Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Joan is a member of a pharmacist dynasty, six of his family members are pharmacists.