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Julen Aguinagalde
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Personal information
Full name Julen Aguinagalde Akizu
Born (1982-12-08) 8 December 1982 (age 42)
Irun, Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Pivot
Club information
Current club Bidasoa Irún
Number 13
Senior clubs
Years Team
1999–2006
Bidasoa
2006–2009
Ademar
2009–2011
Ciudad Real
2011–2013
Atlético Madrid
2013–2020
PGE Vive Kielce
2020–2022
Bidasoa
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–
Spain 105 (485)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
Gold 2013 Spain
Bronze 2011 Sweden
Bronze 2021 Egypt
European Championship
Gold 2018 Croatia
Gold 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
Silver 2016 Poland
Bronze 2014 Denmark
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 15 June 2022

Julen Aguinagalde Akizu (Julen); born 8 December 1982 in Irun, Spain) is a Basque Spanish retired handballer who played as a pivot for the Spanish national team.

Career

Julen Aguinagalde started playing handball in his hometown club Bidasoa Irún. In 1999 he debuted for the senior team in the top division, Liga ASOBAL.

In 2006 he joined Spanish top club Ademar León. Here he reached the final of EHF European League in 2007, where they lost to German team HSV Hamburg. In 2008 he won the Copa ASOBAL.

In 2009 he joined league rivals BM Ciudad Real, where he won the Spanish championship in 2010, and the Copa del Rey de Balonmano in 2011 and 2012.

In 2013 he joined Polish team KS Kielce. Here he won the Polish championship every year between 2014 and 2020, and the Polish Cup every year between 2019 and 2020. In 2016 he won the EHF Champions League.

In 2020 he joined his childhood club Bidasoa Irún once again. He played for the club for 2 years before retiring in 2022, and joining Bidasoa Irún as a Sporting Director.

See also

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