Joan Cañellas

Joan Cañellas Reixach (born 30 September 1986) is a Spanish handball player for SC Pick Szeged and the Spain national team.[1][2]

Joan Cañellas
Cañellas with Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Joan Cañellas Reixach
Born (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986
Santa Maria de Palautordera,
Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club SC Pick Szeged
Number 14
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2005
 BM Granollers
2005–2008
 FC Barcelona
2008–2009
 BM Granollers
2009–2011
 BM Ciudad Real
2011–2013
 Atlético Madrid
2013–2014
 HSV Hamburg
2014–2016
 THW Kiel
2016–2018
 RK Vardar
2018–
 SC Pick Szeged
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Spain 188 (470)
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Spain
2011 Sweden
2021 Egypt
European Championship
2018 Croatia
2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
2016 Poland
2014 Denmark

Cañellas scored 50 goals for Spain at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. He was the tournament's top scorer.

While playing in Madrid, he also studied pharmacy at University of Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Joan is a member of a pharmacist dynasty, six of his family members are pharmacists.

Honours and awards

THW Kiel

Vardar Skopje

MOL-Pick Szeged

Individual

References
  1. "Cañellas Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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