Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.
Location of Granitas-Karys
History
The 1987 IHF Cup was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
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Technical staff
- Head Coach:
Vaidotas Grosas
- Assistant Coach:
Vladas Tomkevičius
- Physiotherapist:
Arminas Petrauskas
- Masseur:
Audrius Bitkauskas
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Accomplishments
- EHF Cup:
Gold (1): 1987
Silver (1): 1988
- Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL):
Gold (17): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
Silver (2): 2012, 2022
Bronze (6): 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
- Lithuanian Handball Cup:
Gold (11): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2018
- Baltic Handball League:
Bronze (2): 2004, 2005
- Soviet Men's Handball Championship
Gold (1): 1963
Silver (2): 1981, 1985
Bronze (3): 1962, 1979, 1986
- EHF Champions League:
Former club members
Notable former players
Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012)
Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010)
Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999)
Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009)
Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010)
Valdas Novickis (2004–2006)
Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993)
Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997)
Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991)
Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003)
Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999)
Almantas Savonis (1988–1995)
Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998)
Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999)
Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999)
Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996)
Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)
Former coaches
Seasons | Coach | Country |
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1981–1993 | Antanas Skarbalius | ![]() |
1993–2019 | Voldemaras Novickis | ![]() |
2019– | Vaidotas Grosas | ![]() |
References
External links
- Official website
- Granitas Kaunas on Facebook
- Granitas Kaunas on Instagram
- Granitas Kaunas at Handball Base