Granitas Kaunas

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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.

Location of Granitas-Karys
Kaunas
Kaunas
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Location of Granitas-Karys

History

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]
Granitas-Karys
Goalkeepers
  • 12 Lithuania Berkantas Drungilas
  • 20 Lithuania Karolis Videika
Left Wingers
  • 04 Lithuania Martynas Gidraitis
  • 09 Lithuania Klaudijus Pausa
  • 37 Lithuania Deividas Jovaišas
Right Wingers
  • 14 Lithuania Marius Kairys
  • 19 Lithuania Karolis Piragis
Line Players
  • 11 Lithuania Benas Barsenas
  • 24 Lithuania Andrius Montvilas
Central Backs
  • 08 Lithuania Gustas Rinkevičius
  • 23 Lithuania Titas Janušonis
  • 77 Lithuania Manvydas Lazauskas
Left Backs
  • 28 Lithuania Modestas Štarolis
  • 29 Lithuania Karolis Remeikis
Right Backs
  • 10 Lithuania Nedas Buronko
  • 17 Lithuania Matas Jurkevičius

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Lithuania Vaidotas Grosas
  • Assistant Coach: Lithuania Vladas Tomkevičius
  • Physiotherapist: Lithuania Arminas Petrauskas
  • Masseur: Lithuania Audrius Bitkauskas

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining


Leaving
  • Lithuania Tomas Švlepa (GK)
  • Lithuania Lukas Kraulaidys (LW)
  • Lithuania Paulius Zeringis (LP)
  • Lithuania Vladas Tomkevičius (LP)
  • Lithuania Paulius Šarkauskas (LB)
  • Lithuania Pijus Eiva (LB)
  • Lithuania Eitvydas Balkus (LB)
  • Lithuania Lukas Feoktistovas (CB)
  • Lithuania Karolis Grigas (RB)

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

  • Lithuania Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012)
  • Lithuania Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010)
  • Lithuania Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999)
  • Lithuania Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009)
  • Lithuania Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010)
  • Lithuania Valdas Novickis (2004–2006)
  • Lithuania Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993)
  • Lithuania Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997)
  • Lithuania Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991)
  • Lithuania Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003)
  • Lithuania Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999)
  • Lithuania Almantas Savonis (1988–1995)
  • Lithuania Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998)
  • Lithuania Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999)
  • Lithuania Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999)
  • Lithuania Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996)
  • AustriaLithuania Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
1981–1993 Antanas Skarbalius Lithuania
1993–2019 Voldemaras Novickis Lithuania
2019– Vaidotas Grosas Lithuania

References

  1. ^ 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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