Albert Rocas
Encyclopedia
Albert Rocas Comas (born 21 June 1982 in Palafrugell
, Girona
) is a Spanish
handball
player. He currently plays for Barcelona.
He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team
. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia
. He was included as "Best right wing" in that tournament's All Star Team.
Palafrugell
Palafrugell is a municipality in the Mediterranean Costa Brava, located near Palamós in the comarca of Baix Empordà, in the province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. With 22,365 inhabitants it is the largest city of its comarca...
, Girona
Girona (province)
Girona is a province of north-eastern Spain, in the northern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia. It is bordered by the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida, and by France and the Mediterranean Sea....
) is a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. He currently plays for Barcelona.
He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team
Spain national handball team
The Spain national handball team is the national handball team of Spain and is controlled by the Spain Handball Federation.-2008 Olympic squad:*1 José Javier Hombrados – BM Ciudad Real*2 Alberto Entrerríos – BM Ciudad Real...
. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia
Croatia national handball team
The Croatian national handball team is a handball team that represents Croatia in the international matches and has been playing since the country's independence in the early 1990s...
. He was included as "Best right wing" in that tournament's All Star Team.