The Most Famous
HANDBALL PLAYERS from Cuba
This page contains a list of the greatest Cuban Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 4 of which were born in Cuba. This makes Cuba the birth place of the 25th most number of Handball Players behind South Korea, and Egypt.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cuban Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Cuban Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rafael Capote (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 37.39, Rafael Capote is the most famous Cuban Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Rafael Da Costa Capote (born 5 October 1987) is a Cuban-born Qatari handball player for Al-Duhail and the Qatari national team.
2. Alexis Borges (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 24.34, Alexis Borges is the 2nd most famous Cuban Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 8 different languages.
Alexis Hernandez Borges (Portuguese pronunciation: [aˈlɛksiʒ ˈβɔɾʒɨʃ]; born 6 October 1991) is a Portuguese handball player for S.L. Benfica and the Portuguese national team. He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.
3. Daymaro Salina (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 20.47, Daymaro Salina is the 3rd most famous Cuban Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 5 different languages.
Daymaro Amador Salina (Portuguese pronunciation: [dajˈmaɾu sɐˈlinɐ]; born 1 September 1987) is a Cuban-born Portuguese handballer for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team. He represented Portugal at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.
4. Victor Iturriza (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 17.04, Victor Iturriza is the 4th most famous Cuban Handball Player. His biography has been translated into 4 different languages.
Victor Manuel Iturriza Álvarez (born 22 May 1990) is a Cuban-born Portuguese handballer who plays for FC Porto and the Portuguese national team. He represented Portugal at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Cuban handball players born between 1987 and 1991. Of these 4, 4 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Cuban handball players include Rafael Capote, Alexis Borges, and Daymaro Salina. As of April 2024, 4 new Cuban handball players have been added to Pantheon including Rafael Capote, Alexis Borges, and Daymaro Salina.
Living Cuban Handball Players
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Rafael Capote
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Alexis Borges
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.34
Daymaro Salina
1987 - Present
HPI: 20.47
Victor Iturriza
1990 - Present
HPI: 17.04
Newly Added Cuban Handball Players (2024)
Go to all RankingsRafael Capote
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Alexis Borges
1991 - Present
HPI: 24.34
Daymaro Salina
1987 - Present
HPI: 20.47
Victor Iturriza
1990 - Present
HPI: 17.04
