USAM Nîmes Gard

USAM Nîmes is a French handball team based in Nîmes, that plays in the LNH Division 1.

USAM Nîmes Gard
Full name	Union Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard
Short name	USAM Nîmes
Founded	1960 (1960)
Arena	Le Parnasse
Capacity	4,191
President	David Tebib
Head coach	Ljubomir Vranjes
League	LNH Division 1
2021–22	LNH Division 1, 6th of 16
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Nîmes

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Location of USAM Nîmes Gard

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Union Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard	1960–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2011	Puma
2011–present	Kappa

Kits

HOME
2009-10	2018-19	2020-21	2021-22	2023-24

AWAY
2009-10	2018-19	2020-21	2021-22	2023-24

Results

• LNH Division 1:
  • Winners: (4) 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993
  • Runner-Up: (4) 1986, 1987, 1989, 1994
• Coupe de France:
  • Winners: 1985, 1986, 1994
  • Finalists: 1989, 2018
• EHF Champions League:
  • Semiinalists: 1994

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

USAM Nîmes Gard

Goalkeepers 01 Jože Baznik 12 Alexandre Demaille Right Wingers 14 Romain Tesio 17 Damien Gibernon 91 Mohammad Sanad Left Wingers 03 Guéric Vincent 06 Julien Rebichon (c) 18 Boïba Sissoko Line players 02 Tom Poyet 04 Benjamin Gallego 17 Hugo Kamtchop-Baril Left Backs 11 Quentin Dupuy 27 Jean-Jacques Acquevillo 38 Quentin Minel Central Backs 10 Jesper Konradsson 15 Ahmed Hesham Right Backs 23 Mathieu Salou 24 Luc Tobie

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

• Reyhan Zuzo (CB) (from Villeurbanne HB)
• Mohab Abdelhak (RB) (from Al Ahly)

Leaving

• Ahmed Hesham (CB) (to Montpellier Handball)

Former club members

Notable former players

• Jean-Jacques Acquevillo (2019–)
• Cédric Burdet (2009-2010)
• Rémi Desbonnet (2013–2022)
• Philippe Debureau (1994-1996)
• Yohan Delattre (1993-1994)
• Gilles Derot (1983–1994)
• Grégoire Detrez (2001–2008)
• Benjamin Gallego (2010–)
• Dylan Garain (2018–2019)
• Philippe Gardent (1990–1992)
• Christian Gaudin (1987–1994)
• Andrej Golić (1991-1992)
• Michaël Guigou (2019–2022)
• Franck Junillon (2010-2012)
• Christophe Kempé (1995–1996)
• Guéric Kervadec (1993–1994)
• Denis Lathoud (1992-1994)
• Olivier Marroux (2014–2017)
• Bruno Martini (2005-2007)
• Olivier Maurelli (1998–2000)
• Franck Maurice (1999–2002)
• Philippe Médard (1989-1992)
• Quentin Minel (2020–)
• O'Brian Nyateu (2017–)
• Alain Portes (1982-1994)
• Elohim Prandi (2017-2020)
• Julien Rebichon (2005–)
• Guillaume Saurina (2006–2010, 2011-2016)
• Stéphane Stoecklin (1990–1994)
• Luc Tobie (2016–)
• Frédéric Volle (1980–1992)
• Malik Boubaiou (2006–2013)
• Micke Brasseleur (2018–2020)
• Hichem Kaabeche (2017–2018, 2019-2020)
• Abdelkader Rahim (2013–2015)
• Zlatko Saračević (1991-1994)
• Mirza Šarić (2005-2006)
• Irfan Smajlagić (1993-1994)
• Ahmed Hesham (2020-)
• Mohammad Sanad (2017-)
• Garcia Alberto Aguirrezabalaga (2014-2017)
• Attila Borsos (1991-1992)
• Snorri Guðjónsson (2015-2017)
• Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2014-2018)
• Ragnar Þór Óskarsson (2007-2008)
• Yassine Idrissi (2000-2008, 2011-2016)
• Henrik Jakobsen (2021-)
• Sorin Toacsen (1995-1996, 2000-2003)
• Vid Kavtičnik (2020-2021)
• Aljoša Rezar (2016-2017)
• Stevan Sretenović (2016-2017)
• Teodor Paul (2017-2022)
• Heykel Megannem (2005-2007)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1996–1998	Gilles Baron
1998–2000	Boro Golić
2000–2003	Gilles Baron
2003–2006	Christophe Mazel
2006-2009	Alain Portes
2009–2011	Laurent Puigségur
2011–2014	Jérôme Chauvet
2014–2022	Franck Maurice
2022	Yann Balmossière
2022–2023	Ljubomir Vranjes
2023–	Yann Balmossière

External links

• Official website
• USAM Nîmes Gard on Facebook