Jerome Fernández

Stared playing at a club owned by his family, La Bastidienne.

In 1985, he signed for Carbon-Blanc, a team from near Bordeaux, and stayed there until 1993. The same year, and until 1997, he played for Girondins in Bordeaux, before moving on to Spacer's Toulouse. He played for them until 1999, when he signed for HB Montpellier. After three terrific seasons at Montpellier, he left his country and joined FC Barcelona, where he has become one of the key members of the team.

CHARACTERISTICS

Right-handed player who plays at the front. His main qualities are an imposing physical shape, an excellent long-distance throw, and a great capacity for connecting with the pivot through quality passing. He is an intelligent player, a great goalscorer and has a terrific throw in the air.

HONOURS

With Spacers Toulouse
-French Cup (97-98)

With HB Montpellier
-2 French leagues (99-00 and 01-02)
-3 French Cups (99-00, 00-01 and 01-02)

With FC Barcelona Cifec
-1 Champions League (04-05)
-1 European Super Cup (03-04)
-2 Spanish Super Cup (03-04, 06-07)
-3 Pyrenees League (03-04, 05-06, 06-07)
-2 ASOBAL Leagues (02-03, 05-06)
-1 EHF Cup (02-03)
-1 Spanish Cup (06-07)

With the French national team
-World champion in 2001
-2 bronze medals at the 2003 and 2005
-World Cup and gold medalist in European Championships 2006 in Switzerland

-With the Junior French team, he won bronze at the 1997 World Cup