Granitas Kaunas

Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.

Kaunas

Location of Granitas-Karys

Granitas-Karys
Full name	Kauno Rankinio Klubas Granitas-Karys
Short name	Granitas
Founded	1959
Arena	Kauno Rajono Sporto Centras
Head coach	Vaidotas Grosas
League	Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL)
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

In 1963 the club won the Soviet championship.

In 1987 the club won the IHF Cup.^[1] The trophy was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season^[2]

Granitas-Karys

Goalkeepers 12 Berkantas Drungilas 20 Karolis Videika Left Wingers 04 Martynas Gidraitis 09 Klaudijus Pausa 37 Deividas Jovaišas Right Wingers 14 Marius Kairys 19 Karolis Piragis Line Players 11 Benas Barsenas 24 Andrius Montvilas Central Backs 08 Gustas Rinkevičius 23 Titas Janušonis 77 Manvydas Lazauskas Left Backs 28 Modestas Štarolis 29 Karolis Remeikis Right Backs 10 Nedas Buronko 17 Matas Jurkevičius

Technical staff

• Head Coach: Vaidotas Grosas
• Assistant Coach: Vladas Tomkevičius
• Physiotherapist: Arminas Petrauskas
• Masseur: Audrius Bitkauskas

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Leaving Tomas Švlepa (GK) Lukas Kraulaidys (LW) Paulius Zeringis (LP) Vladas Tomkevičius (LP) Paulius Šarkauskas (LB) Pijus Eiva (LB) Eitvydas Balkus (LB) Lukas Feoktistovas (CB) Karolis Grigas (RB)

Accomplishments

• EHF Cup:
  •  Gold (1): 1987
  •  Silver (1): 1988
• Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL):
  •  Gold (17): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
  •  Silver (2): 2012, 2022
  •  Bronze (6): 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
• Lithuanian Handball Cup:
  •  Gold (11): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2018
• Baltic Handball League:
  •  Bronze (2): 2004, 2005
• Soviet Men's Handball Championship
  •  Gold (1): 1963
  •  Silver (2): 1981, 1985
  •  Bronze (3): 1962, 1979, 1986
• EHF Champions League:
  • Group Stage (4): 1996-1997, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2008-2009

Former club members

Notable former players

• Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012)
• Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010)
• Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999)
• Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009)
• Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010)
• Valdas Novickis (2004–2006)
• Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993)
• Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997)
• Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991)
• Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003)
• Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999)
• Almantas Savonis (1988–1995)
• Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998)
• Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999)
• Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999)
• Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996)
• Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1981–1993	Antanas Skarbalius
1993–2019	Voldemaras Novickis
2019–	Vaidotas Grosas