Daniel Narcisse

Daniel Narcisse

File:Daniel Narcisse 13.jpg
Personal information
Born	(1979-12-16) 16 December 1979 Réunion, France
Nationality	French
Height
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Paris Handball
Number	25
Senior clubs
1998–2004 2004–2007 2007–2009 2009–2013 2013–	Chambéry Savoie Handball VfL Gummersbach Chambéry Savoie Handball THW Kiel Paris Handball
National team
2000–	France	277 (851)
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2001 France 2009 Croatia 2015 Qatar 2003 Portugal 2005 Tunisia European Championship 2006 Switzerland 2010 Croatia 2014 Denmark 2008 Norway

Daniel Narcisse (born 16 December 1979) is a French handball player for Paris Handball and the French national team.

Career

He joined THW Kiel in 2009, replacing Nikola Karabatic, and has since 2013 played for Paris Handball .

He is also a longtime player on the France national handball team, with which he won all major titles: World champion (twice, in 2001 and 2009), European champion (three times, in 2006, 2010 and 2014) and Olympic champion (twice, in 2008 and 2012).

His main strength as a field player is his ability to jump very high, to the point of being able to score goals above interfering defense players. This ability has earned him the nickname of Air France, in France as well as in Germany.

He was voted into the All star team at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where France finished third. In 2012 he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.