Xavier O'Callaghan

{{short description|Spanish handball player (born 1972)}}

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{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Xavier O’Callaghan

| fullname = Xavier O’Callaghan Ferrer

| image =

| nationality = Spanish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|3|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tarragona, Spain

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber = 4

| youthyears1 = 1986–1990

| youthclubs1 = FC Barcelona

| years1 = 1990–2005

| clubs1 = FC Barcelona

| nationalyears1 = 1993–2004

| nationalteam1 = Spain

| nationalcaps1 = 87

| nationalgoals1 = 140

| manageryears1 =

| managerclubs1 =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's Handball}}

{{MedalBronze| 2000 Sydney |Team}}

}}

Xavier O'Callaghan Ferrer (born 2 March 1972 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Spanish handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

He came up through the youth ranks at FC Barcelona, and here he played his entire career. He won 55 titles with the club, including the EHF Champions League 6 times. FC Barcalona has retired the number 4, his shirt number in his honour.[http://www.eurohandball.com/2012/article/013044 www.eurohandball.com O’Callaghan to be honoured] 15. April 2010

In the 2000 Olympics he won the bronze medal with the Spanish team. He played three matches and scored five goals.

Four years later he finished seventh with the Spanish handball team in the 2004 Olympic tournament. He played six matches and scored eight goals.

He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/legendary-players-enter-the-hall-of-fame-of-european-handball/ |publisher=European Handball Federation|website=www.eurohandball.com|title=LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}}