Claude Onesta in Focus
At the end of January 2010, Claude Onesta, aged 53, made history: For the first time in international handball history, one and the same team succeeded in being World Champion, European Champion and Olympic Champion at the same time.
International Career
- Two World Championship bronze medals
- European Champion in 2006
- Olympic Champion in Beijing in 2008
- World Champion in Croatia in 2009
- European Champion in Austria in 2010
Facts and figures
- Since 2001 coach of the French men’s team
- Following Wladimir Maximow (Russia), Onesta is the second coach to succeed in winning all three big titles (Olympic Champion, European Champion and World Champion) with the national team.
Jewgeni Trefilow in Focus
For a short period of time, Trefilow, born in Krasnodar (54 years old), was assistant coach of the Russian men’s team which became World Champion in 1997. Although Trefilow is generally considered to be a very tough guy, his female players adore him because he always supports them – whether on or off the field. The fact that his team consisting of a lot more younger players dominated the WCh in China in such a manner is mainly due to the coach whose main principle is: The only thing that counts is the team and not the individual players.
International Career
- Bronze medal at the European Championship in 2000
- World Champion in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2009
- Bronze medal at the European Championship in 2006
- silver medal at the Olympic Games in 2008
- Bronze medal at the European Championship in 2008
Facts and figures
- Since 1999 coach of the Russian national and top club team
- On club level, he claimed seven Russian Championship titles
- five times with his former club Lada Togliatti
- twice with his current club Zwezda Zvenigorod
- in 2002 the Cup Winners‘ Cup with Lada
- in 2008 the EHF Cup with Zvezda
- in 2009 the Champions League with Zvezda