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Born in 1968, Juan Carlos Pastor Gomez took up handball at the age of 11 years old. Over nigh on three decades Pastor Gomez has known an established career as a player and a coach at club and national level. Since taking on the coaching duties of the Spanish national men’s team in December 2004, he has led them to victory at the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia and in Switzerland, Pastor Gomez and his team were rewarded with a silver medal at Euro 2006. In addition to his international achievements, he has also led BM Valladolid to victory in the Spanish ASOBAL league.

Rolando Urios has earned a reputation as one of the best offensive pivots in the world due to his concentrated efforts on the court. He is a true powerhouse weighing in at 113kg and standing a 1.93m, who when in possession of the ball has proven to be unstoppable. Born in the Granma province of Cuba in 1971, Urios signed to his current club team BM Ciudad Real in 2000 and subsequently became nationalised in order to play for the Real Federacion Espanola De Balonmano. Since then, year upon year, he has grown as a player and along the way won numerous national and international competitions that have earned him country and world wide renown.

With over 200 national appearances under his belt that include World Championship, European Championship and Olympic Games decorations, David Barrufet Bofill is a well respected goalkeeping force to be reckoned with. In his illustrious career he has been named world’s best goalkeeper twice. In his club career with FC Barcelona, where he also currently serves as team captain, he has lifted the EHF Champions League Trophy / European Champions Cup on a total of 7 occasions. This amazing feat is also in addition to over 50 domestic titles and 8 European Cup titles accumulated since his first professional début in 1998.

Romero has made over 100 national team appearances since his national team début. Born in 1980, he first showed interest in the sport at the age of nine and has never looked back. In 1997, he turned pro and signed his first contract with Valladolid. He then went on to play for Ademar de Léon, BM Ciudad Real and is currently signed to FC Barcelona Cifec. To his credit, in such a short time, he has 8 national and 2 European titles under his belt and his biggest sporting achievement to date was being part of the national team delegation that took the gold medal at the 2005 World Championship in Tunisia.