Xavier Barachet

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Xavier Barachet

Barachet (right) with Jérôme Fernandez at the 2012 summer olympics sportspeople parade
Personal information
Full nameXavier Barachet
Born (1988-11-19) 19 November 1988
Nice, France
NationalityFrench
Height1.95 metres (6 ft 5 in)
Weight95 kilograms (209 lb)
Playing positionRight Back
Club information
Current clubChambéry Savoie HB
Number4
Senior clubs
2006–Chambéry Savoie HB
National team 1
2009–France33 (59)[1]
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 16 December 2011

Xavier Barachet (born 19 November 1988 in Nice)[2] is a French handball player, two-time World champion and European champion with the French national team. Since 2006 he plays for Chambéry Savoie HB in the Ligue Nationale de Handball.

On 1 January 2013, Barachet was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Légion d'honneur.[3]

Achievements

  • Coupe de France:
    • Finalist: 2009, 2011
  • World Championship:
    • Winner: 2009, 2011

References

  1. "2012 Men’s EHF European Championship Official Squad List". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2012. 
  2. "Xavier Barachet Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2012. 
  3. Légion d'Honneur: Aschieri, Muffat et Agnel dans la promo du 1er janvier - nicematin.com

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