The handball section of Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on November 29, 1942 during the presidency of Enrique Piñeyro. In the beginning handball was played with eleven players per team and did not have a specialized field to play. They used football fields until the late 50's, when they started to play, as in actual games, with seven players and a covered field. In the early stages, competitions were dominated by other teams like Atlético de Madrid and Granollers, breaking their domination few times. Things changed radically with the arrival of one of the best coaches in handball history, Valero Rivera. With him, the team became virtually unbeatable in Spain and in Europe, winning a record of 62 trophies under his rule, including 5 consecutive European Cups.
Kasper Hvidt
László Nagy
Igor Vori
Jonas Larholm
Eric Gull
Nenad Perunicic
Valero Rivera
Dragan Škrbić
