Demetrio Lozano

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Demetrio Lozano

| image = Demetrio Lozano 01.jpg

| caption =

| nationality = ESP

| fullname = Demetrio Lozano Jarque

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|09|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Alcalá de Henares, Spain

| height = {{height|m=1.95}}

| position = Defender
Left back

| currentclub = BM Aragón

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1993–1995

| clubs1 = Juventud Alcalá

| years2 = 1995–1998

| clubs2 = Caja España Ademar

| years3 = 1998–2001

| clubs3 = FC Barcelona

| years4 = 2001–2004

| clubs4 = THW Kiel

| years5 = 2004–2007

| clubs5 = Portland San Antonio

| years6 = 2007–2010

| clubs6 = FC Barcelona

| years7 = 2010–2014

| clubs7 = BM Aragón

| nationalyears1 = 1995-2008

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 223{{cite web|url=https://www.rfebm.com/competiciones/detalle_jugador_seleccion.php?id_jugador=601 |publisher=Spanish Handball Federation|website=rfebm.com|title=player statistics from RFEBM|accessdate=5 January 2023}}

| nationalgoals1 = 462

| manageryears1 = 2014–2016

| managerclubs1 = BM Aragón

| medaltemplates =

}}

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 the Spain team that one the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia.

Career

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. Here 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. Here 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. Here he won the 2004-25 Spanish Championship, and reached the final of the Champions League in 2006.

In 2007 he rejoined FC Barecelona intil 2010, where he joined BM Aragón. He retired in 2014 to become a coach at BM Aragón,{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-10-58605.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Aragon mit sechsstelliger Finanzlücke|date=27 May 2014|accessdate=27 May 2014|language=de}}{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-10-59578.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ex-Kieler übernimmt BM Aragon und muss auf Jugend bauen|date=6 July 2014|accessdate=6 July 2014|language=de}} but made a short comeback in October 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.handball-world.com/o.red.c/news-1-1-10-62815.html |publisher=handball-world.com|title=Ex-Kieler Lozano gibt Comeback|date=22 October 2014|accessdate=22 October 2014|language=de|trans-title=Ex-Kiel player makes comeback}}

National Team

He debuted for the national team in November 1995, where he played for more than a decade. From 1993 to 1995 he played for the Spanish youth national team.

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.