Handball - COSTA DE FREITAS Rolando Jorge

Date of Birth:

Gender: Male

Function : Coach

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
Additional Information
Milestones

Events Entered

Discipline	Event	Rank
Handball	Men KOR Republic of Korea

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Zhejiang Normal University Xiaoshan Gymnasium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group B #13 KOR Republic of Korea 32 HKG Hong Kong, China 14	Finished
	Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre	Men's Preliminary Round - Group B #19 QAT Qatar 31 KOR Republic of Korea 27	Finished
	Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre	Men's Main Round - Group Ⅰ #29 BRN Bahrain 29 KOR Republic of Korea 26	Finished
	Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre	Men's Main Round - Group Ⅰ #36 KUW Kuwait 25 KOR Republic of Korea 24	Finished
	Zhejiang Gongshang University Sports Centre	Men's Main Round - Group Ⅰ #41 KOR Republic of Korea 25 IRI Islamic Republic of Iran 24	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

He guided the Korean men's team to a final ranking of 28th out of 32 teams at the 2023 World Championship. (ihf, 2023)

His Portugal side were runners-up at the 2010 European Men's U20 Championship in Bratislava, Slovakia. (SportsDeskOnline, 31 May 2022; LinkedIn profile, 30 May 2022)

In 2005 he won the President of the Republic Cup in Portugal as coach of Desportivo Francisco Holanda. (LinkedIn profile, 30 May 2022; zerozero, 04 May 2022)

Appointment:

Previous role:

He was sport director for the Israeli men's national handball setup [including youth teams] from 2018 to 2022, and he has also worked as head coach of the Portugal men's national team. Between 2005 and 2012 he coached the Portuguese U20 and U21 men's national teams. He was head coach of men's club teams AA Aguas Santas [2017-2018], Desportivo Francisco Holanda [2001-2005], and CCD Macieira [1998-2001] in Portugal. Between 1988 and 1997 he had coaching roles with Portuguese clubs SC Salgueiros, FC Porto, and Boavista FC.

Additional Information

General
OCCUPATION
In 2018 he became an International Handball Federation [IHF] Commission of Coaching and Methods lecturer. He has also worked as a physical education teacher in Portugal. (LinkedIn profile, 30 May 2022; Instagram profile, 16 May 2022; ihf, 01 Jan 2022)

EDUCATION
He studied for a bachelor's degree in sports studies at the University of Porto in Portugal from 1984 to 1989. He returned to the university to complete a master's degree in sports studies and high-performance sports coaching between 1998 and 2000. (LinkedIn profile, 30 May 2022)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event