USAM Nîmes Gard

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

Nîmes

Location of USAM Nîmes Gard

USAM Nîmes Gard
Full name	Union Sportive des Anciens du Mont Duplan Nîmes Gard
Short name	USAM Nîmes
Founded	1960; 64 years ago (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

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 2024–25 season

USAM Nîmes Gard

Goalkeepers 01 Dylan Soyez 12 Wesley Pardin Right Wingers 03 Rémi Peyre 20 Damien Gibernon 91 Mohammad Sanad Left Wingers 06 Julien Rebichon (c) 13 Guéric Vincent Line players 02 Tom Poyet 17 Hugo Kamtchop-Baril 41 Sebastian Kaczor Left Backs 08 Yoann Gibelin 14 José Luciano Costa da Silva 27 Jean-Jacques Acquevillo Central Backs 05 Lou Derisbourg 10 Jesper Konradsson 18 Boïba Sissoko Right Backs 24 Luc Tobie 48 Mohab Abdelhak

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