CD Bidasoa

Bidasoa Irun
Bidasoa Irun
Full name	Club Deportivo Bidasoa Irun
Founded	1962; 64 years ago
Arena	Polideportivo Artaleku, Irún
Capacity	2,200
President	Gurutz Aguinagalde
Head coach	Álex Mozas
League	Liga ASOBAL
2024–25	4th
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

CD Bidasoa Irun is a team of handball based in Irún, Spain. It plays in Liga ASOBAL.

Irún

Location of Bidasoa Irun

History

The Basque club was founded in 1962. Five years after its foundation, CD Bidasoa managed to get promoted to the second division and after the 1969/1970 season it was promoted to the first division. Eight years was enough to reach the highest class. The team achieved its main successes with the support of the Elgorriaga chocolate company. In its home country, the club won the league a total of two times (1987, 1995), the Copa del Rey two times (1992, 1996), the ASOBAL Cup one time (1993) and the Supercopa ASOBAL one time (1996). The club won two international cups: EHF Champions League in 1995, EHF Cup Winner's Cup in 1997.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
CD Bidasoa	1962−1990
Elgorriaga Bidasoa	1990–2000
CD Bidasoa	2000–2004
Bidasoa Irun	2004–present

Kits

HOME
2012–13	2014-15

Sports Hall information

Name: – Polideportivo Artaleku
City: – Irún
Capacity: – 2200
Address: – 30 Karrika Nagusia, 20304 Irún

Management

Position	Name
President	Gurutz Aguinagalde
Vice President	Igor Barandiarán
Club manager	Asier Zubiría

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Bidasoa Irun

Goalkeepers

33 Jakub Skrzyniarz
40 Leonel Maciel

Left Wingers

8 Mikel Zabala
32 Dariel García

Right Wingers

2 Iñaki Cavero
9 Tao Gey-Emparan

Line Players

Left Backs

Central Backs

Right Backs

17 Rodrigo Salinas
19 Julen Múgica

Technical staff

Head coach: Álex Mozas
Assistant coach: Javier Campo

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

João Magalhães (LW) from FC Porto
Niko Mindegia (CB) from Fenix Toulouse Handball

Leaving

Dariel García (LW) to MT Melsungen
Piotr Mielczarski (LB) to Limoges Handball

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Iñaki Peciña (LP) from Chambéry SMBH
Xavier González (RW) from Helvetia Anaitasuna
Mario Nevado (LB) from Club Balonmano Nava
Xavi Tuà Hernández (LW) from CB Ciudad de Logroño
Ignacio Vallés Becerra (CB) from BM Benidorm
Jakub Sladkowski (LP) back from loan at AD Ciudad de Guadalajara

Leaving

Theodoros Boskos (LB) to Budai Farkasok KKUK
Pedro Pacheco (CB) to Saran Loiret Handball
Asier Nieto Marcos (LB) to Cesson Rennes MHB
Jakub Sladkowski (LP) to BM Villa de Aranda
Andoni Beraza (LB) to Helvetia Anaitasuna
Asier Iribar (CB) on loan at BM Villa de Aranda
Jon Iribar (LB) on loan at Zaragoza Balonmano
Tao Gey-Emparán (RW) on loan at Recoletas Atlético Valladolid

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Leonel Maciel (GK) from Sporting CP
Theodoros Boskos (LB) from Ángel Ximénez Puente Genil
Piotr Mielczarski (LB) from ZPRP Kielce

Leaving

Jakub Sladkowski (P) loan to BM Guadalajara
Piotr Mielczarski (LB) loan to BM Guadalajara
Xabier Barreto (LW) loan to Eón Alicante
Julen Urruzola (LB) loan to Eón Alicante
Mehdi Harbaoui (GK) to Dunkerque

Previous Squads

2019–2020 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Brazil	Rangel Luan	(1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 30)	Goalkeeper
2	Spain	Iñaki Cavero	(1996-04-27) 27 April 1996 (age 30)	Right Winger
4	Serbia	Miloš Orbović	(1993-11-02) 2 November 1993 (age 32)	Right Back
6	Spain	Adrián Crowley	(1988-05-17) 17 May 1988 (age 38)	Left Winger
8	Spain	Mikel Zabala	(1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 28)	Left Winger
11	Spain	Kauldi Odriozola	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 29)	Right Winger
12	Spain	Yon Gomez Iragorri	(2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 26)	Goalkeeper
15	Spain	Iker Serrano	(1984-06-22) 22 June 1984 (age 42)	Line Player
16	Spain	Xoan Manuel Ledo	(1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 30)	Goalkeeper
17	Chile	Esteban Salinas	(1992-01-18) 18 January 1992 (age 34)	Line Player
18	Spain	Jaime Mancisidor Vergara	(2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 (age 26)	Right Winger
20	Germany France	Paco Barthe-Spiess	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 34)	Left Back
21	Spain	Sergio De la Salud Novella	(1985-04-01) 1 April 1985 (age 41)	Central Back
22	France	Léo Renaud-David	(1987-06-11) 11 June 1987 (age 39)	Left Back
23	Chile	Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz	(1989-02-25) 25 February 1989 (age 37)	Right Back
24	Spain	Martin Santano Estebanez	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002 (age 24)	Left Winger
25	Spain	Jon Azkue	(1994-07-03) 3 July 1994 (age 32)	Central Back
26	Spain	Gorka Nieto Marcos	(2002-01-31) 31 January 2002 (age 24)	Central Back
27	France	Thomas Tésorière	(1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 37)	Line Player
28	Brazil	Matheus Francisco da Silva	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 28)	Line Player
37	Hungary	Donát Bartók	(1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 30)	Right Back
51	France	Rudy Seri	(1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 (age 32)	Left Back

2006–2007 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Norway	Ole Erevik	(1981-01-09) 9 January 1981 (age 45)	Goalkeeper
2	Spain	Julen Ventura	(1987-01-26) 26 January 1987 (age 39)	Left Back
3	Chile Italy	Marco Oneto	(1982-06-03) 3 June 1982 (age 44)	Line Player
4	Spain	Unai Arrieta Aizpurua	(1981-01-14) 14 January 1981 (age 45)	Left Winger
5	Spain	Iñaki Peciña	(1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 38)	Line Player
6	Spain	Jose Manuel Garcia Moriñigo	(1984-02-03) 3 February 1984 (age 42)	Right Winger
7	Serbia	Ivan Stanković	(1982-04-27) 27 April 1982 (age 44)	Right Back
8	Poland	Dawid Nilsson	(1977-08-31) 31 August 1977 (age 49)	Left Back
9	Spain Russia	Aleksandr Tiumentsev	(1983-10-04) 4 October 1983 (age 43)	Central Back
11	Romania	Ionut Stefan Georgescu	(1982-06-16) 16 June 1982 (age 44)	Right Winger
12	France	Arnaud Tabarand	(1986-02-25) 25 February 1986 (age 40)	Goalkeeper
13	Slovenia	Nenad Bilbija	(1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 42)	Left Back
14	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Srđan Trivundža	(1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 45)	Central Back
15	France	Cyril Viudes	(1982-02-06) 6 February 1982 (age 44)	Line Player
17	Spain	Asier Aramburu	(1985-01-02) 2 January 1985 (age 41)	Left Winger
19	Hungary	Ákos Kis	(1975-12-31) 31 December 1975 (age 50)	Left Back
21	Denmark	Mikkel Aagaard	(1979-11-06) 6 November 1979 (age 46)	Left Winger

1995–1996 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Spain	Gurutz Aguinagalde	(1977-10-26) 26 October 1977 (age 49)	Goalkeeper
2	Spain	David Rodríguez	(1975-09-02) 2 September 1975 (age 51)	Left Winger
3	Spain	Javier De la Haza	(1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 54)	Left Back
4	Italy	Ángel Fernández	(1972-12-05) 5 December 1972 (age 53)	Left Winger
5	Spain	Ricardo Marín	(1968-04-28) 28 April 1968 (age 58)	Central Back
8	Spain	Enrique Andreu Lluch	(1970-08-05) 5 August 1970 (age 56)	Left Winger
9	Serbia	Nenad Peruničić	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 55)	Left Back
10	Spain	Armand Rubiño	(1968-09-05) 5 September 1968 (age 58)	Right Winger
12	Spain	Javier Barreto	(1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 (age 51)	Goalkeeper
13	Spain	Ignacio Pujol	(1971-04-06) 6 April 1971 (age 55)	Line Player
14	Spain	Iñaki Ordoñez	(1968-08-20) 20 August 1968 (age 58)	Right Back
15	Russia	Oleg Kisselev	(1967-01-11) 11 January 1967 (age 59)	Central Back
16	Spain	Jordi Nuñez	(1968-09-19) 19 September 1968 (age 58)	Goalkeeper
18	Spain	Aitor Etxaburu	(1966-06-17) 17 June 1966 (age 60)	Line Player

1994–1995 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Sweden	Tomas Svensson	(1968-02-15) 15 February 1968 (age 58)	Goalkeeper
2	Spain	David Rodríguez	(1975-09-02) 2 September 1975 (age 51)	Left Winger
3	Spain	Javier De la Haza	(1971-10-28) 28 October 1971 (age 54)	Left Back
4	Italy	Ángel Fernández	(1972-12-05) 5 December 1972 (age 53)	Left Winger
8	Spain	Fernando Fernández Urosa	(1971-01-05) 5 January 1971 (age 55)	Central Back
9	Serbia	Nenad Peruničić	(1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 55)	Left Back
10	Spain	Armand Rubiño	(1968-09-05) 5 September 1968 (age 58)	Right Winger
11	Spain	Ignacio Pujol	(1971-04-06) 6 April 1971 (age 55)	Line Player
12	Spain	Javier Barreto	(1975-02-09) 9 February 1975 (age 51)	Goalkeeper
13	Spain	Fernando Bolea	(1965-05-29) 29 May 1965 (age 61)	Left Winger
14	Spain	Iñaki Ordoñez	(1968-08-20) 20 August 1968 (age 58)	Right Back
15	Russia	Oleg Kisselev	(1967-01-11) 11 January 1967 (age 59)	Central Back
18	Spain	Aitor Etxaburu	(1966-06-17) 17 June 1966 (age 60)	Line Player

Trophies

Liga ASOBAL: 2
- Winners: 1986–87, 1994–95
- Runners-Up: 1993–94, 2018–19
Copa del Rey: 2
- Winners: 1991–92, 1995–96
- Runners-Up: 1992–93
ASOBAL Cup: 1
- Winners: 1992–93
- Runners-Up: 1991–92, 2018–19, 2019–20
Supercopa ASOBAL: 1
- Winners: 1995–96
- Runners-Up: 1993–94, 1996–97
EHF Champions League: 1
- Winners: 1994–95
- Runners-Up: 1995–96
EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 1
- Winners: 1996–97
- Runners-Up: 1990–91

EHF ranking

As of 10/22/2026

Rank	Team	Points
22	Skanderborg AGF Håndbold	180
23	Elverum Håndball	175
24	SL Benfica	172
25	Bidasoa Irun	168
26	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	165
27	BM Granollers	163
28	Celje Pivovarna Laško	162

Former club members

Notable former players

Gurutz Aguinagalde (1995-2005)
Julen Aguinagalde (1999-2006, 2020–)
Asier Antonio (1997-2002)
Fernando Bolea (1990–1995)
Adrián Crowley (2005-2006, 2011–2021)
Aitor Etxaburu (1993–2001)
Julio Fis (1999–2000)
Xoan Manuel Ledo (2017–2022)
Yeray Lamariano (2007–2009)
Asier Nieto Marcos (2022–)
Jordi Nuñez (1995–1997)
Kauldi Odriozola (2016–2022)
Jesús Olalla (1985-1993, 1996–1998)
Iñaki Peciña (2005–2010)
Jose Manuel Sierra (2020–2022)
Nicolás Bonanno (2020–2021)
Gastón Mouriño (2015–2016)
Agustín Vidal (2013–2014)
Peđa Dejanović (2014–2017)
Senjanin Maglajlija (1997–1998)
Rangel Luan (2017–2020)
Marco Oneto (2005–2007)
Esteban Salinas (2018–2020)
Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz (2017–)
Bruno Gudelj (1998–1999)
Mikkel Aagaard (2007)
Patrick Cazal (1999–2002)
Olivier Girault (1998–1999)
Mehdi Harbaoui (2022–)
Christophe Kempé (1999–2001)
Sébastien Quintallet (2007)
Cyril Viudes (2005–2007)
Semir Zuzo (1998–1999)
Donát Bartók (2020–2021)
Heiðmar Felixson (2002–2004)
Alfreð Gíslason (1989–1991)
Patrekur Jóhannesson (2003–2004)
Júlíus Jónasson (1991–1992)
Rolandas Bernatonis (2009-2011)
Ratko Đurković (2003–2004)
Ole Erevik (2005–2007)
André Jørgensen (2003–2006)
Dawid Nilsson (2005–2007)
Jakub Skrzyniarz (2022–)
Bogdan Wenta (1989–1993)
Dan Racoțea (2020-2021)
Oleg Khodkov (2001–2003)
Oleg Kisselev (1994–1996)
Yuri Nesterov (2003–2004)
Mikhail Revin (2014–2015)
Nenad Bilbija (2006–2007)
Mladen Bojinović (2000–2001)
Jovica Cvetković (1988–1989)
Časlav Grubić (1986–1988)
Nedeljko Jovanović (1993–1994)
Jovan Kovačević (1997–1998)
Miloš Orbović (2019–2020)
Nenad Peruničić (1994–1997)
Ivan Stanković (2004–2007)
Vladica Stojanović (2004-2006)
Tomas Svensson (1992–1995)
Máximo Cancio (2008–2009)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1975–1997	Juantxo Villarreal
1997–1999	Ivan Sopalović
1999	Mario Hernández
1999–2002	Julián Ruiz
2002–2003	Aitor Etxaburu
2003–2004	Jordi Ribera
2004–2007	Julián Ruiz
2007–2010	Aitor Etxaburu
2010–2012	Fernando Herrero
2012–2016	Fernando Bolea
2016–	Jacobo Cuétara

References

↑ "Primer equipo".
↑ https://www.cdbidasoa.eus/2026/03/19/bienvenido-niko-mindegia/
↑ "Handball-Bundesliga: MT Melsungen verpflichtet kubanischen Linksaußen | handball-world". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
↑ https://www.lh-handball.fr/blog/2026/05/15/une-valeur-montant-au-lh/
↑ "Ongi etorri Iñaki Peciña!". May 9, 2025.
↑ Nizák, Jenő (August 18, 2025). "Új erősítésünk: Theodoros Boskos - Budai Farkasok-Rév".
↑ "Pedro Pacheco est Septors !". April 2, 2025.
↑ "▷ Josep Folques jugará con Asier Nieto en Cesson Rennes la próxima temporada :". mibalonmano.com.
↑ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

Official website
CD Bidasoa on Facebook

[1] "Primer equipo".

[2] ttps://www.cdbidasoa.eus/2026/03/19/bienvenido-niko-mindegia/

[3] "Handball-Bundesliga: MT Melsungen verpflichtet kubanischen Linksaußen | handball-world". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

[4] ttps://www.lh-handball.fr/blog/2026/05/15/une-valeur-montant-au-lh/

[5] "Ongi etorri Iñaki Peciña!". May 9, 2025.

[6] Nizák, Jenő (August 18, 2025). "Új erősítésünk: Theodoros Boskos - Budai Farkasok-Rév".

[7] "Pedro Pacheco est Septors !". April 2, 2025.

[8] "▷ Josep Folques jugará con Asier Nieto en Cesson Rennes la próxima temporada :". mibalonmano.com.

[9] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".