Vincent Gérard

Vincent Gérard
Gérard in 2018
Personal information
Born	(1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 37) Woippy, France
Nationality	French
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Istres Provence Handball
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2003–2006	SMEC Metz
2006–2008	Montpellier HB
2008–2010	Istres Provence Handball
2010–2015	USDK Dunkerque
2015–2019	Montpellier HB
2019–2022	Paris Saint-Germain
2022–2023	Saint-Raphaël Var
2023–2024	THW Kiel
2024–	Istres Provence Handball
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	France	150	(18)
Medal record Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team World Championship 2017 France 2023 Poland/Sweden 2019 Germany/Denmark European Championship 2014 Denmark 2018 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March 2023

Vincent Gérard (born 16 December 1986) is a French professional handball player for Istres Provence Handball and the French national team.^[1][2]

In the 2020 Olympics he was selected into the All-Star Team.^[3]

Club career

Gérard began playing handball in SMEC Metz from the French D2. After three seasons in Metz first-team, while Gérard been some of the most important players in the club, he decided not to renew his contract with Metz and joined Montpellier Handball, from the LNH Division 1. Gérard was not a key part of Montpellier, and selected as 2nd and 3rd goalkeeper. However, he was part of Montpellier's league title win in 2007–08 season.

Individual awards

• French Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018

References

External links

• Vincent Gérard at the European Handball Federation
• Vincent Gérard at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
• Vincent Gérard at Olympedia
• Vincent Gérard at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
• Vincent Gérard at Team France (in French)

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