José Toledo

José Guilherme de Toledo (born 11 January 1994) is a Brazilian handball player who plays for Recoletas Atlético Valladolid and the Brazilian national team.^[1][2]

José Toledo
Toledo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	José Guilherme de Toledo
Born	(1994-01-11) 11 January 1994 (age 31) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Recoletas Atlético Valladolid
Number	73
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–2014	Handebol Itapema
2014–2015	BM Granollers
2015–2019	Wisła Płock
2019–2020	RK Vardar
2020–2021	Minaur Baia Mare
2022–	Recoletas Atlético Valladolid
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–	Brazil	82	(261)
Medal record Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team Pan American Championship 2016 Argentina 2018 Greenland South American Games 2018 Cochabamba Team

Career

José Toledo was born in São Paulo and started to play handball in the local club Handebol Itapema. In August 2013, Toledo was called up to the national youth team of Brazil for the World Championship campaign. Toledo led his national team to the 9th place after beating Spain in the group stage and Hungary in the 9th place game. He finished the tournament as the top goalscorer, with 64 goals.

One year later, in the summer of 2014, Toledo signed a three-year contract with Spanish team BM Granollers. In his first season in European handball, Toledo scored 107 goals in 27 appearances in all competitions, which made him a key player in the rotation of BM Granollers, one of the most successful clubs in Spain. Toledo started the following season with 47 goals in nine games in Liga ASOBAL.

In November 2015, he joined Polish powerhouse Wisła Płock on a two-year contract. He made his debut in EHF Champions League against Beşiktaş, scoring four goals. He finished his first season with 82 goals, 30 of which were scored in the Champions League.

Toledo was part of the squad of Brazil senior team to the 2015 World Championship in Qatar. He also won the 2016 Pan-American Championship with Brazil and was part of the squad in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Achievements

• 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship: Best right back