Jérôme Fernandez
| Jérôme Fernandez | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fernandez in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
March 7, 1977 Cenon, France | ||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1985-1993 | Carbon-Blanc HB | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1993–1997 | Girondins de Bordeaux HBC | ||
1997–1999 | Toulouse Union HB | ||
1999–2002 | Montpellier HB | ||
2002–2008 | FC Barcelona | ||
2008–2010 | BM Ciudad Real | ||
2010–2011 | THW Kiel | ||
2011–2015 | Toulouse Handball | ||
2015–2017 | Pays d'Aix UC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2015 | France | 390 | (1463) |
| Teams managed | |||
2016-2017 | Pays d'Aix UC Assistant | ||
2017-2020 | Pays d'Aix UC | ||
Jérôme Fernandez (born 7 March 1977) is a French handball coach and former handball player. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1,463 through 9 January 2020). He is in the French handball Hall of Fame.
He is a knight of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the Ordre national du Mérite.