Vincent Gérard

For the Anglican bishop, see Vincent Gerard (bishop).

Vincent Gérard
Gérard in 2018
Personal information
Born (1986-12-16) 16 December 1986 (age 38)
Woippy, France
Nationality French
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Istres Provence Handball
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2006
 SMEC Metz
2006–2008
 Montpellier HB
2008–2010
 Istres Provence Handball
2010–2015
 USDK Dunkerque
2015–2019
 Montpellier HB
2019–2022
 Paris Saint-Germain
2022–2023
 Saint-Raphaël Var
2023–2024
 THW Kiel
2024–2024
 Istres Provence Handball
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–
 France 150 (18)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2017 France
Silver medal – second place 2023 Poland/Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Denmark
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Croatia
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19 March 2023

Vincent Gérard (born 16 December 1986) is a French professional handball retired player.[1][2]

In the 2020 Olympics he was selected into the All-Star Team.[3]

Club career

Gérard began playing handball in SMEC Metz from the French D2. After three seasons in Metz first-team, while Gérard been some of the most important players in the club, he decided not to renew his contract with Metz and joined Montpellier Handball, from the LNH Division 1. Gérard was not a key part of Montpellier, and selected as 2nd and 3rd goalkeeper. However, he was part of Montpellier's league title win in 2007–08 season.

Individual awards

References

  1. ^ "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, France" (PDF). EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Vincent Gérard". EHF. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Men's All-Star Team". IHF. Retrieved 7 August 2021.


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