Víctor Tomás González (born 15 February 1985) is a Spanish retired handball player.[1][2] He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[3]

Víctor Tomás
Personal information
Full name Víctor Tomás González
Born (1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 40)
Barcelona, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right wing
Youth career
Years Team
1998–2004
FC Barcelona
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2020
FC Barcelona
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2017
Spain 176 (559)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Spain
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Poland
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Denmark


He played for FC Barcelona his whole career and was the captain of the team. Over the course of his 16 year senior career he won a total of 69 titles, including Spanish champion 12 times, and won the EHF Champions League 3 times. He had to retire at the end of the season of 2019/20 due to a heart condition.[4] His shirt number 8 is hanging at FC Barcelona's home arena Palau Blaugrana.[5][6]

Titles

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References

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  1. ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ^ EHF profile
  3. ^ "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Víctor Tomàs to retire at the end of the season". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l www.fcbarcelona.com, „La samarreta de Víctor Tomàs es retirarà el 30 de novembre“, 9 November 2022, retrieved 15 November 2022
  6. ^ www.fcbarcelona.com, „Víctor Tomàs, passió eterna“, 30 November 2022, retrieved 1 December 2022
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