Julen Aguinagalde

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Julen Aguinagalde

| fullname = Julen Aguinagalde Akizu

| image = Julen Aguinagalde 07.jpg

| caption = Aguinagalde in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|12|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Irun, Spain

| nationality = Spanish

| height = 1.96 m

| position = Pivot

| currentclub = Bidasoa Irún

| clubnumber = 13

| years1 = 1999–2006

| clubs1 = Bidasoa

| years2 = 2006–2009

| clubs2 = Ademar

| years3 = 2009–2011

| clubs3 = Ciudad Real

| years4 = 2011–2013

| clubs4 = Atlético Madrid

| years5 = 2013–2020

| clubs5 = PGE Vive Kielce

| years6 = 2020–2022

| clubs6 = Bidasoa

| nationalyears1 = 2006–

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 105

| nationalgoals1 = 485

| ntupdate = 15 June 2022

| medaltemplates =

}}

Julen Aguinagalde Akizu (born 8 December 1982 in Irun, Spain) is a Basque Spanish retired handballer who played as a pivot for the Spanish national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/player/512291|title=Aguinagalde Profile|publisher=European Handball Federation|access-date=25 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/ESP.pdf |title=2015 World Championship Roster |publisher=IHF |access-date=15 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127160051/http://www.ihf.info/files/CompetitionData/153/pdf/ESP.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2015 }}

Career

Aguinagalde started playing handball in his hometown club Bidasoa Irún. In 1999, he debuted for the senior team in the top division, Liga ASOBAL.

In 2006, he joined Spanish top club Ademar León. Here, he reached the final of EHF European League in 2007, where they lost to German team HSV Hamburg. In 2008, he won the Copa ASOBAL.

In 2009, he joined league rivals BM Ciudad Real, where he won the Spanish championship in 2010, and the Copa del Rey de Balonmano in 2011 and 2012.

In 2013, he joined Polish team KS Kielce.{{cite web|url=https://kielcehandball.pl/pl/aktualnosci/ |publisher=KS Kielce|website=kielcehandball.pl|title=Julen Aguinagalde zawodnikiem VTK!|accessdate=18 April 2018|language=PL}} Here, he won the Polish championship every year between 2014 and 2020, and the Polish Cup every year between 2019 and 2020. In 2016, he won the EHF Champions League.

In 2020, he joined his childhood club Bidasoa Irún once again.[https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-3-120375.html handball-world.news: Julen Aguinagalde verlässt Kielce am Saisonende], read 29. November 2019

He played for the club for 2 years before retiring in 2022, and joining Bidasoa Irún as a Sporting Director.

{{cite web|url=https://www.cdbidasoa.eus/2022/06/15/comunicado-oficial-julen-aginagalde-akizu/|publisher=Bidasoa Irún|title= Comunicado oficial: Julen Aginagalde Akizu|date=15 June 2022|accessdate=16 June 2022|language=ES|trans-title=Official statement: Julen Aginagalde Akizu}}{{cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-10-143005.html |publisher=handball-world.news |title= Julen Aguinagalde: Letzte Profisaison und neue Funktion bei Bidaasoa Irun|accessdate=15 June 2022|language=DE|trans-title=Julen Aguinagalde: Last profesional season and new function at Bidasoa Irun}}

References

External links

{{International Handball Federation|name=Julen Aguinagalde Aquizu}}
{{European Handball Federation|new_id=dhUTVR1eG_bWa1fLYdB6Zg|name=Julen Aguinagalde Akizu|id=512291}}
{{Olympics.com|name=Julen Aguinagalde Akizu}}
{{Olympedia|name=Julen Aguinagalde}}
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