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| Demetrio Lozano | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Demetrio Lozano Jarque | ||
| Born |
23 September 1975 Alcalá de Henares, Spain | ||
| Nationality | ESP | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Defender Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | BM Aragón | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1993–1995 | Juventud Alcalá | ||
1995–1998 | Caja España Ademar | ||
1998–2001 | FC Barcelona | ||
2001–2004 | THW Kiel | ||
2004–2007 | Portland San Antonio | ||
2007–2010 | FC Barcelona | ||
2010–2014 | BM Aragón | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995-2008 | Spain | 223[1] | (462) |
| Teams managed | |||
2014–2016 | BM Aragón | ||
Demetrio Lozano Jarque (born September 26, 1975) is a Spanish former handball player and coach, who played for the Spanish national team. He played primarily as a left back, but could play all three back positions.
He was on Spain's team that won the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia.
Career
[edit]Lozano started playing handball at his hometown club Juventud Alcalá. In 1995 he joined CB Ademar León in the Spanish Liga ASOBAL. In 1998 he joined top club FC Barcelona. There he won the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 Spanish Championships, the EHF Champions League and the EHF Supercup, the Copa del Rey and the Copa ASOBAL.
In 2001 he joined German club THW Kiel. There he won the 2001-2002 Handball-Bundesliga and the 2002 and 2004 EHF European League. In 2004 he returned to Spain and joined Portland San Antonio. There he won the 2004-25 Spanish Championship, and reached the final of the Champions League in 2006 where they lost to league rivals BM Ciudad Real.[2]
In 2007 he rejoined FC Barcelona until 2010,[3] where he joined BM Aragón.[4]
He retired in 2014 to become a coach at BM Aragón,[5][6] but made a short comeback in October 2014.[7]
National team
[edit]He debuted for the national team in November 1995, where he played for more than a decade.[1] From 1993 to 1995 he played for the Spanish youth national team.[1]
He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain men's national handball team. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia in the third place playoff. This was his last major international tournament.[1]
Private life
[edit]He has a degree in sports science. In 2010 he got a master's degree.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "player statistics from RFEBM". rfebm.com. Spanish Handball Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ "2005/06 VELUX VELUX European Cup / EHF". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ "Demetrio Lozano abandona el Barcelona Borges tras rescindir su contrato de mutuo acuerdo" (in Spanish). Mibalonmano.com. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ↑ "Lozano, cuarto fichaje" (in Spanish). Heraldo.es. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010.
- ↑ "Aragon mit sechsstelliger Finanzlücke" (in German). handball-world.com. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-Kieler übernimmt BM Aragon und muss auf Jugend bauen" (in German). handball-world.com. 6 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ex-Kieler Lozano gibt Comeback" [Ex-Kiel player makes comeback] (in German). handball-world.com. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- 1975 births
- Spanish male handball players
- Liga ASOBAL players
- SDC San Antonio players
- BM Aragón players
- FC Barcelona Handbol players
- CB Ademar León players
- Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Spain
- Olympic bronze medalists for Spain
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Alcalá de Henares
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain
- Handball players at the 2005 Mediterranean Games
- Mediterranean Games medalists in handball
- Handball players from the Community of Madrid
- Spanish expatriate handball players in Germany
- University of Barcelona alumni
- Spanish handball coaches
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- Goodwill Games medalists in handball
- Handball World Champions