SCDR Anaitasuna

Sociedad Cultural Deportivo Recreativa Anaitasuna is a team of handball based in Pamplona, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

Pamplona

Location of Helvetia Anaitasuna

SCDR Anaitasuna
Full name	Sociedad Cultural Deportivo Recreativa Anaitasuna
Nickname(s)	Anaita, Anaitasunistas, Verdes, Verdiblancos
Founded	1956; 69 years ago (1956)
Arena	Pabellón Anaitasuna, Pamplona
Capacity	3,000
Head coach	Enrique Domínguez
League	Liga ASOBAL
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

The club handball section was established in 1956. The team has been playing continuously in the first division, the Liga ASOBAL, since 2011. In 2016, he appeared in the final of the Copa del Rey and in 2017 in the final of the Supercopa ASOBAL, but both times they lost to the FC Barcelona team. The team played at the international level in the EHF Cup, was eliminated after the group stage in the 2015/16 and 2017/18 seasons, and reached the quarterfinals in 2016/17.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2015	Salming
2015 - present	Kempa

Kits

HOME
2014-15	2016–17	2021–22

AWAY
2012–15	2018–19

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

Helvetia Anaitasuna

Goalkeepers 01 Iñaki Martínez 12 Ander Martín Jaurrieta 16 Marcos Cancio 87 Juan Bar Left Wingers 07 Martín Ganuza Jorge 17 Carlos Chocarro 98 Alejandro Ortiz Echavarri Right Wingers 02 Álvaro Gastón 18 Xavier González 19 Mikel Redondo Line Players 03 Antonio Bazán 13 Aitor García Dúo 25 Josu Arzoz Central Backs 09 Ibai Meoki 10 Ander Torriko 14 Pablo Itoiz 24 Francisco Javier Castro 44 Julen Elustondo Left Backs 15 Ernesto Goñi Macua 73 Joao Paulo de Sousa 77 Nicolás Bonanno Right Backs 06 Eduardo Fernández González 20 Arthur William De Souza Pereira

Technical staff

• Head coach: Enrique Domínguez
• Assistant coach: Pablo Galech
• Fitness coach: Javier Angulo
• Physiotherapist: Pablo Inchauspe
• Physiotherapist: Josetxo Retegi
• Physiotherapist: Elisa Arretxea
• Club doctor: Mikel Moreno

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Leaving Aitor García Dúo (LP) to CB Ciudad de Logroño Ernesto Goñi Macua (LB) to ASPTT Mulhouse/Rixheim Martín Ganuza Jorge (LW) to AD Ciudad de Guadalajara

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining Joao Paulo de Sousa (LB) from BM Huesca Francisco Javier Castro (CB) from Balonmano Sinfín Ernesto Goñi Macua (LB) from CB Ciudad de Logroño Julen Elustondo (CB) from BM Villa de Aranda Niko Martinović (CB) from Rukometni klub Zadar 1954 Leaving Juan del Arco (CB) to CB Cangas Ander Izquierdo (CB) to S.L. Benfica Héctor González Díaz (CB) to Billère Handball Adrián Ortiz Echavarri (LW) to CB Caserío Xabier Etxeberria Uriz (RW) (retires) Pavel Bulkin (LB)

Previous Squads

2016–2017 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Spain	Javier Labairu Elizalde	(1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
2	Spain	Álvaro Gastón	(1993-08-27) 27 August 1993 (age 32)	Right Winger
3	Spain	Antonio Bazán	(1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 29)	Line Player
6	Spain	Alejandro Garza Hernandez	(1986-03-03) 3 March 1986 (age 39)	Line Player
7	Spain	Alvaro Del Valle Navasa	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 31)	Right Back
8	Spain	Xabier Etxeberria Uriz	(1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 (age 33)	Right Winger
9	Spain	Inaki Astrain Alonso	(1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 (age 29)	Left Back
10	Portugal	Filipe Mota	(1984-05-07) 7 May 1984 (age 41)	Central Back
13	Serbia	Bozidar Nadoveza	(1981-05-16) 16 May 1981 (age 44)	Left Back
14	Spain	Ander Adarraga Lecumberri	(1995-10-14) 14 October 1995 (age 29)	Central Back
15	Spain	Oleg Kisselev Kisseleva	(1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 28)	Left Back
17	Spain	Carlos Chocarro	(1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 40)	Left Winger
18	Spain	Inigo Barricart Dorval	(1995-08-30) 30 August 1995 (age 30)	Left Winger
19	Brazil	Gabriel Ceretta	(1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 28)	Right Winger
20	Spain	Miguel Goñi Arraras	(1981-05-07) 7 May 1981 (age 44)	Left Winger
21	Spain	Mikel Aguirrezabalaga	(1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 (age 41)	Left Back
22	Spain	Fermin Iturri Bandres	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 30)	Line Player
23	Spain	Erik Balenciaga	(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 32)	Central Back
24	Spain	Ander Ugarte Cortes	(1990-06-06) 6 June 1990 (age 35)	Line Player
25	Spain	Sergey Hernández	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 30)	Goalkeeper
26	Brazil	Oswaldo Guimarães	(1989-10-23) 23 October 1989 (age 35)	Right Back
31	Spain	Jokin Jimenez Eneriz	(1995-09-19) 19 September 1995 (age 29)	Line Player
33	Sweden	Henrik Nordlander	(1992-03-16) 16 March 1992 (age 33)	Goalkeeper

Season by season

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 1990–91 2 1ª Nacional 6th (Group I) 1991–92 2 1ª Nacional 1st (Group II) 1992–93 2 1ª Nacional 1st (Group II) 1993–94 2 1ª Nacional 1st (Group II) 1994–95 2 Honor B 8th 1995–96 2 Honor B 9th 1996–97 2 Honor B 10th 1997–98 2 Honor B 10th 1998–99 2 Honor B 3rd / 9th 1999–00 2 Honor B 7th / 4th 2000–01 2 Honor B 12th 2001–02 2 Honor B 12th 2002–03 2 Honor B 16th Relegated 2003–04 3 1ª Estatal 6th

Season Tier Division Pos. Notes 2004–05 3 1ª Estatal 1st 2005–06 3 1ª Estatal 1st Promoted 2006–07 2 Honor B 12th 2007–08 2 Honor B 6th 2008–09 2 Honor B 2nd 2009–10 2 Plata 3rd 2010–11 2 Plata 4th Promoted 2011–12 1 ASOBAL 12th 2012–13 1 ASOBAL 7th 2013–14 1 ASOBAL 7th 2014–15 1 ASOBAL 4th 2015–16 1 ASOBAL 8th 2016–17 1 ASOBAL 5th

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2016–17	EHF Cup	R3	Csurgói KK	27–21	26–30	53–51
		Group Stage	MT Melsungen	23–22	22–28	2nd place
			S.L. Benfica	35–28	28–33
			Riihimäki Cocks	30–24	33–28
		QF	SC Magdeburg	27–34	32–35	59–69

EHF ranking

As of 14/12/2022^[2]

Rank	Team	Points
178	RK Lovćen	19
179	Unia Tarnów	19
180	BSV Bern	19
181	Helvetia Anaitasuna	19
182	HC Dicken	18
183	APOEL Nicosia HC	18
184	HC Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa	18

Former club members

Notable former players

• Mikel Aguirrezabalaga (2016–2019)
• Antonio Bazán (2013–)
• Alejandro Costoya (2014–2016)
• Juan del Arco (2020-2022)
• Sergey Hernández (2013–2018)
• Ander Izquierdo (2018–2022)
• Niko Mindegía (2007-2008)
• Juan Bar (2021-)
• Nicolás Bonanno (2021-)
• Juan Pablo Fernández (2010–2011)
• Guillermo Fischer (2019-2021)
• Matías Schulz (2008–2009, 2011–2013)
• Damir Djukic (2011)
• Gabriel Ceretta (2016–2019)
• Oswaldo Guimarães (2016–2018)
• Anderson Mollino (2019–2020)
• Raul Nantes (2017–2019)
• Leandro Semedo (2019-2020)
• Rolandas Bernatonis (2011–2014)
• Filipe Mota (2016–2018)
• Ruslan Dashko (2020–2021)
• Gregor Lorger (2014–2017)
• Stanislav Demovič (2007–2009)
• Henrik Nordlander (2016–2018)
• Máximo Cancio (2010–2012)
• Eduardo Salazar (2018–2019)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2018–2020	Íñaki Añiz
2020–	Enrique Domínguez