FEDERATION FRANCAISE DE HANDBALL
62, rue Gabriel Peri
F-94250 Gentilly

Telephone: +33-1-46150355
Telefax: +33-1-46150360
Qualification group 3 for the 1998 Men’s European Championship: 
CZE - SLO  29:25    SLO - CZE  26:25
FRA - ISR  30:17    ISR - FRA  21:27
SLO - FRA  23:27    FRA - SLO  26:24
ISR - CZE  24:24    CZE - ISR  24:23
ISR - SLO  27:28    SLO - ISR  35:21
FRA - CZE  28:19    CZE - FRA  20:20
1. FRA  6  5  1  0  158:124  11
2. CZE  6  2  2  2  141:146  6
3. SLO  6  3  0  3  161:155  6
4. ISR  6  0  1  5  133:168  1
Preparation Programs:
 
March 10-15 Supercup in Germany
May 3-8 Training Camp in Vittel/FRA
May 9 Friendly Match against Poland in Vittel/FRA
May 10 Friendly Match against Poland in nancy/FRA
May 13-17 Tournament in Spain with Spain, Croatia, Norway
May 20-23 Tournament in Paris/FRA with Germany, Japan, Tunisia
List of players:
Please see the next page with the provisional list of players (status: 20th January 1998)

National Coach:
Daniel Costantini born on October 31, 1943

Player of SMUC Marseille from 1959 to 1973
National Champion in France as a player in 1965, 1967 and 1969
10 matches with the National Team as a player
National coach since 1985
1995 World Champion in Iceland with France

Ranking since 1990:
 
1990 World Championship in Czechoslovakia  9th place
1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona 3rd place
1993 World Championship in Sweden 2nd place
1994 European Championship in Portugal 6th place
1995 World Championship in Iceland 1st place
1996 European Championship in Spain 7th place
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta 4th place
1997 World Championship in Japan 3rd place