José Javier Hombrados

José Javier Hombrados Ibáñez^[a] (born 7 April 1972) is a Spanish former handball player for Spain national team.^[1]

José Javier Hombrados
Hombrados in 2008
Personal information
Full name	José Javier Hombrados Ibáñez
Born	(1972-04-07) 7 April 1972 (age 53) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Number	43
Senior clubs
Years	Team
–1990	SAFA
1990–1993	Atlético Madrid
1993–1995	Teka
1995–1996	Teucro
1996–2000	Ademar León
2000–2002	Portland San Antonio
2002–2011	Ciudad Real
2011–2013	Atlético Madrid
2013–2015	HSG Wetzlar
2015–2021	BM Guadalajara
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–	Spain	241	(1)
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Spain Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championship 2005 Tunisia Team 2011 Sweden Team European Championship 1996 Spain Team 2006 Switzerland Team Mediterranean Games 1997 Bari Team Goodwill Games 1994 St. Petersburg Team

He has the record for most appearances in the Spanish top division, Liga ASOBAL and the only player with more than 700 appeances.^[2] He is the only goalkeeper to have won the EHF Champions League with three different clubs.^[3]

Career

Hombrados began playing handball at BM Safa in Barcelona. His first league game was for Atlético Madrid. In 1991, he reached the final of the Cope del Rey.

In 1993, he joined Teka. Here he won the Spanish Championship in 1994 and the EHF Champions League and Copa del Rey in 1995. He then played for a short while for SD Teucro before joining Ademar León. Here, he won the Copa ASOBAL and the EHF Cup Winners' Cup.

In 2000, he joined SDC San Antonio where he won the 2000-01 EHF Champions League, the IHF Super Globe and the Copa del Rey in his first season and the Spanish league in his second.

He then joined BM Ciudad Real where he played until 2013, the last two of which under the Atlético Madrid license. In 2013 he played for the Qatari club Qatari Al Sadd at the 2013 IHF Super Globe.^[4]

After Qatar, he signed for German club HSG Wetzlar.^[5]

In 2015, he joined BM Guadalajara.^[6] He retired after the 2020-21 season at the age of 49, after 29 seasons and 770 games.^[7]

During his career, Hombrados' shirt number was equivalent to his age at the start of that particular season.

Trophies

• Liga ASOBAL: 4
  • 1994, 2002, 2004 and 2007
• EHF Champions League: 4
  • 1994, 2001, 2006 and 2008
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2
  • 1999 and 2003
• Copa del Rey: 4
  • 1996, 2002, 2003 and 2008
• Copa ASOBAL: 6
  • 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
• Handball World Championship: 1
  • 2005
• Handball European Championship: 1
  • 1996
• European Super Cup: 3
  • 2001, 2006 and 2007
• Spanish Super Cup: 2
  • 2005 and 2008

Notes

1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hombrados and the second or maternal family name is Ibáñez.