Vincent Gérard
Vincent Gérard is a French professional handball player.
With France men's national [handball team|France], he won all the main competitions: 2014 European Championship, 2017 [World Men's Handball Championship|2017 World Championship] and Handball at the [2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Olympics].
He has been elected best goalkeeper at the 2017 World Championship, at the 2018 European Championship and at the Handball at the 2020 [Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Olympics].
Career
Gérard began playing handball in SMEC Metz from the French D2. After three seasons in Metz first-team, while Gérard been some of the most important players in the club, he decided not to renew his contract with Metz and joined Montpellier Handball, from the LNH Division 1. Gérard was not a key part of Montpellier, and selected as 2nd and 3rd goalkeeper. However, he was part of Montpellier's league title win in 2007–08 season.He retired in 2024 after the Handball at the [2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Paris Olympics], but came out of retirement in April 2025 to join FC Barcelona to replace Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas who had torn his cruciate ligament.
Titles
With clubs
- EHF Champions League:
- * Champions: 2017–18 [EHF Champions League|2017–18]
- EHF Cup:
- * Runners up: 2011–12
- LNH Division 1:
- * Champions: 2007–08, 2013–14, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- France |Coupe de France]:
- * Winner: 2008, 2011, 2016, 2021 et 2022
- Coupe de la Ligue:
- * Winner: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013 et 2016.
- Trophée des Champions:
- * Winner: 2012, 2018 et 2019
- Liga ASOBAL:
- * Champions: 2024–25
Individual awards
- French Championship Best Goalkeeper: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018
- Best goalkeeper at the 2017 World Championship
- Best goalkeeper at the 2018 European Championship
- Best goalkeeper at the 2020 Olympics.