Xavier Barachet

Xavier Barachet (born 19 November 1988) is a French retired handball player, two-time World champion and European champion with the French national team.

Xavier Barachet
Personal information
Full name	Xavier Barachet
Born	(1988-11-19) 19 November 1988 (age 36) Nice, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current club	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
Number	14
Youth career
Years	Team
1997–2006	Cavigal Nice Sports HB
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2006–2012	Chambéry Savoie Handball
2012–2013	Atlético Madrid
2013–2014	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
2014–2017	Paris Saint-Germain
2017–2022	Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	France	84	(162[1])
Medal record Representing  France Men's handball Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Championship 2009 Croatia Team 2011 Sweden Team 2015 Qatar Team European Championship 2010 Austria Team

On 1 January 2013, Barachet was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Légion d'honneur.^[2]

Career

Barachet started at Cavigal Nice Sports HB and joined Chambéry Savoie Handball in the Ligue Nationale de Handball in 2006. In 2012 he joined Spanish side Atlético Madrid.^[3] Here he played for a single season, in which he won the Copa del Rey de Balonmano.

Xavier Barachet (r.) with the Olympic Goldmedal 2012

Due to financial troubles for the club, he returned to France a year later and signed for Paris Saint-Germain. For the 2013/14 he was loaned to league rivals Saint-Raphaël Var Handball.^[4][5]

Three years later he joined Saint-Raphaël Var Handball permanently.^[6] He retired in 2022.^[7]

Achievements

• Ligue Nationale de Handball:
  • Runner-up: 2008, 2009, 2011
• Coupe de France:
  • Finalist: 2009, 2011
• Liga ASOBAL:
  • Runner-up: 2012/13
• Copa del Rey:
  • Winner: 2012/13
• Copa ASOBAL:
  • Finalist: 2013
• Supercopa ASOBAL:
  • Finalist: 2012
• IHF Super Globe:
  • Winner: 2012
• World Championship:
  • Winner: 2009, 2011
• European Championship:
  • Winner: 2010