Frédéric Volle (born 4 February 1966 in Montpellier) is a French former handball player. He was part of the French national team that won the 1995 World Championship, beating Croatia in the final. He also competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Career

Volle started his career at USAM Nîmes.[1] In 1989 he was the top scorer in the French league. In 1992 he moved on to OM Vitrolles.[2] Here he won the 1993 EHF Cup Winners' Cup. In 1996 he joined German team SG Wallau-Massenheim before playing the last years of his career in Japan, where he won the Japanese championship four times in a row.[3][4]

In 1992, Volle was a member of the French handball team which won bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics. This was France's first ever medal at major international tournament. He played all seven matches and scored 23 goals.

Four years later, Volle finished fourth with the French team in the 1996 Olympic tournament. He played seven games and scored numerous goals. He was the second highest scorer. Volle also has a silver from 1993 World Championship in Sweden, Stolkholm, where France lost to Russia in the final.

In the 2004-2005 season he was the coach for the German club SG Kronau/Östringen.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "Hand mag n°9 - Volle Frédéric... vous reçoit sept sur sept" (in French). Fédération française de handball. July 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  2. ^ Fédération française de handball, ed. (June 1992). "Hand-ball : bulletin fédéral n°280" (in French). p. 15. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Frédéric Volle - « C'est le paradis rêvé »" (in French) (9 ed.). Hand action. October 2001. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Honda Kumamoto vs Toyota Auto Body - Photo Gallery". jhl.handball.jp. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Frédéric Volle : Retour à la Bundesliga" (in French). handzone.net. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2017.


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