David Barrufet

{{short description|Spanish handball player (born 1970)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = David Barrufet

| image = DavidBarrufet01.JPG

| caption = Barrufet, FC Barcelona keeper

| full_name = David Barrufet Bofill

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|6|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Barcelona, Spain

| height = 1.99 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Retired

| clubnumber = 22

| youthyears1 = 1978-1984

| youthclubs1 = SAFA

| youthyears2 = 1984-1988

| youthclubs2 = FC Barcelona

| years1 = 1988-2010

| clubs1 = FC Barcelona

| nationalyears1 = 1990-2009

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 280

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| manageryears1 = 2015-2021

| managerclubs1 = FC Barcelona

| manageryears2 = 2021-

| managerclubs2 = Spain

| manageryears3 = 2022-

| managerclubs3 = CS Dinamo București sporting director

| medaltemplates=

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2000 Sydney | National team}}

{{MedalBronze|2008 Beijing | National team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2005 Tunisia | National team}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1996 Spain | National team}}

{{MedalSilver|1998 Italy | National team}}

{{MedalSilver|2006 Switzerland | National team}}

{{MedalBronze|2000 Croatia | National team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Mediterranean Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2005 Almería | National team}}

}}

David Barrufet Bofill{{fnf|Barrufet|Bofill|lang=Spanish}} (born 4 June 1970 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former Spanish handball goalkeeper and current handball coach. Until 2021 he had the record for most matches for the Spanish national team until he was overtaken by Alberto Entrerríos.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfebm.com/alberto-entrerrios-un-hispano-de-leyenda/ |publisher=Spanish Handball Federation|website=www.frebm.com|title=Alberto Entrerríos, un Hispano de leyenda|date=28 January 2013|accessdate=29 January 2025|language=es}} He played his entire career for FC Barcelona.

He is considered one of the best goalkeepers of all time.{{Cite web|url=https://seumelhorjogo.com/es/balonmano/mejores-porteros-de-la-historia-del-balonmano/|title=Los 15 mejores porteros de la historia del balonmano|accessdate=2025-01-11|date=2024-06-16|website=Seu Melhor Jogo|language=es-ES}}{{Cite web|url=https://as.com/masdeporte/2020/06/22/fotorrelato/1592840754_733704.html|title=Los 10 mejores porteros de la historia del balonmano|accessdate=2025-01-11|last=Ojeda|first=Enrique|date=2020-06-25|publisher=Diario AS|language=es}} {{Citation needed span|date=May 2024|In 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons was elected by International Handball Federation as the best goalkeeper in the world}}, and in 2001 he came second World best player voting.{{cite web| url=https://archiv.thw-handball.de/thw/02073001.htm | work=thw-handball.de | title=Yoon Welthandballer 2001, Lövgren auf Platz drei | accessdate=2022-04-22 }}

He began playing handball in SAFA Horta school in Barcelona at 8 years old. Six years later, he went to FC Barcelona for playing in younger categories till 1988, when he played with the professional team.

On 8 February 2010, Barrufet announced his retirement from handball at the end of the 2009-10 season and F.C. Barcelona decided to retire the shirt number 16 on his honor.{{cite news|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-20-25735.html |title=Wird Sjöstrand Barrufet-Nachfolger in Barcelona?|publisher=Handball-world.com|accessdate=14 May 2010|language=de}} He won more than 70 titles with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfebm.com/noticia/barrufet-se-incorpora-la-rfebm |publisher=Spanish Handball Federation|website=www.frebm.com|title=Barrufet se incorpora la RFEBM|date=29 September 2021|accessdate=30 December 2021|language=es}} He originally retired from the national team after the 2008 Olympics, but reconsidered on the suggestion from Valero Rivera.{{cite web |url=http://www.lavozdigital.es/jerez/20081218/deportes/mas-deportes/barrufet-vuelve-seleccion-valero-20081218.html |title=Barrufet vuelve a la selección por Valero Rivera |publisher=La Voz de Cádiz |accessdate=11 June 2009}}