Granitas Kaunas
Lithuanian handball club
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Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.
Kaunas
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Location of Granitas-KarysHistory
The 1987 IHF Cup was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Vaidotas Grosas - Assistant Coach: Vladas Tomkevičius
- Physiotherapist: Arminas Petrauskas
- Masseur: Audrius Bitkauskas
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Accomplishments
- EHF Cup:
Gold (1): 1987
Silver (1): 1988
- Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL):
- Gold (17): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
- Silver (2): 2012, 2022
Bronze (6): 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
- Lithuanian Handball Cup:
- Gold (11): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2018
- Baltic Handball League:
- Bronze (2): 2004, 2005
- Soviet Men's Handball Championship
- Gold (1): 1963
- Silver (2): 1981, 1985
- Bronze (3): 1962, 1979, 1986
- EHF Champions League:
Former club members
Notable former players
- Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012)
- Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010)
- Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999)
- Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009)
- Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010)
- Valdas Novickis (2004–2006)
- Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993)
- Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997)
- Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991)
- Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003)
- Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999)
- Almantas Savonis (1988–1995)
- Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998)
- Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999)
- Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999)
- Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996)
Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)
Former coaches
| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| 1981–1993 | Antanas Skarbalius |  |
| 1993–2019 | Voldemaras Novickis | |
| 2019– | Vaidotas Grosas | |
References
- ^ https://ehfec.eurohandball.com/men/2023-24/clubs/details/TMgyAWlsIdA66wmm1ysXfA/granitas-karys/
External links
- Official website
- Granitas Kaunas on Facebook
- Granitas Kaunas on Instagram
- Granitas Kaunas at Handball Base
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EHF Cup and EHF European League winners
- 1981–82:
VfL Gummersbach - 1982–83:
ZTR Zaporizhzhia - 1983–84: TV Großwallstadt
- 1984–85:
Minaur Baia Mare - 1985–86:
Győri ETO - 1986–87: Granitas Kaunas
- 1987–88: Minaur Baia Mare
- 1988–89: TuRU Düsseldorf
- 1989–90: SKIF Krasnodar
- 1990–91:
Borac Banja Luka - 1991–92: Wallau-Massenheim
- 1992–93:
TEKA Santander
- 1993–94: Alzira Avidesa
- 1994–95: Granollers
- 1995–96: Granollers
- 1996–97: Flensburg
- 1997–98: THW Kiel
- 1998–99: Magdeburg
- 1999–2000:
Metković - 2000–01: Magdeburg
- 2001–02: THW Kiel
- 2002–03: Barcelona
- 2003–04: THW Kiel
- 2004–05: TUSEM Essen
- 2005–06: TBV Lemgo
- 2006–07: Magdeburg
- 2007–08: HSG Nordhorn
- 2008–09: VfL Gummersbach
- 2009–10: TBV Lemgo
- 2010–11: Frisch Auf Göppingen
- 2011–12: Frisch Auf Göppingen
- 2012–13: Rhein-Neckar Löwen
- 2013–14: Pick Szeged
- 2014–15: Füchse Berlin
- 2015–16: Frisch Auf Göppingen
- 2016–17: Frisch Auf Göppingen
- 2017–18: Füchse Berlin
- 2018–19: THW Kiel
- 2019–20: (cancelled)
- 2020–21: SC Magdeburg
- 2021–22:
S.L. Benfica - 2022–23: Füchse Berlin
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