Joan Cañellas

Joan Cañellas Reixach (born 30 September 1986) is a Spanish handball player for Kadetten Schaffhausen and the Spain national team.

Joan Cañellas
Cañellas with Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name Joan Cañellas Reixach
Born (1986-09-30) 30 September 1986
Santa Maria de Palautordera,
Spain
Nationality Spanish
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club Kadetten Schaffhausen
Number 7
Senior clubs
Years Team
2004–2005
BM Granollers
2005–2008
FC Barcelona
2008–2009
BM Granollers
2009–2011
BM Ciudad Real
2011–2013
Atlético Madrid
2013–2014
HSV Hamburg
2014–2016
THW Kiel
2016–2018
RK Vardar
2018–2021
SC Pick Szeged
2021–
Kadetten Schaffhausen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spain 204 (502)
Medal record
World Championship
2013 Spain
2011 Sweden
2021 Egypt
2023 Poland/Sweden
European Championship
2018 Croatia
2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
2016 Poland
2022 Hungary/Slovakia
2014 Denmark

Cañellas scored 50 goals for Spain at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. He was the tournament's top scorer.

While playing in Madrid, he also studied pharmacy at University of Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Joan is a member of a pharmacist dynasty, six of his family members are pharmacists.

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