Name Guillaume Gille | Height 1.92 m Weight 97 kg | |
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Siblings Bertrand Gille, Benjamin Gille Olympic medals Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Similar People Bertrand Gille, Didier Dinart, Nikola Karabatic, Daniel Narcisse, Jerome Fernandez | ||
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Guillaume Alain Gille (born 12 July 1976) is a retired French handballer and current coach of the French national team.
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- Career
- Personal life
- Medals and victories
- References
He was the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and is the older brother of Bertrand Gille.
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Career
Gille's career as a handballer began early. Already in 1984, he was playing for HBC Loriol, followed by a sport étude. From 1996 to 2002, he played for Chambéry SH, before joining HSV Hamburg in the Bundesliga. He has been playing with his brother, Bertrand Gille, since their childhood.
He has been a member of the French national team since 1996. Gille got his debut on 26 November 1996 against Serbia. He has played 276 matches and scored 658 goals in full. He was a play-maker on the team, that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 World Championships and 2010 European Championships. He has been a part of the French team, that completed a hat-trick by winning in 2008, 2009 and 2010.
Gille was named Hamburgs Sportler des Jahres (Hamburg athlete of the year) in 2010.
Personal life
He has two younger brothers; Bertrand Gille, born in 1978 and Benjamin Gille, born in 1982.