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Lithuanian handball club

Granitas-Karys

Full name

Kauno Rankinio Klubas Granitas-Karys

Short name

Granitas

Founded

1959

Arena

Kauno Rajono Sporto Centras

Head coach

Vaidotas Grosas

League

Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL)

Club colours

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Granitas-Karys is a team handball club from Kaunas, Lithuania. They compete in Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL) and Baltic Handball League. Granitas-Karys is the most successful team in Lithuania Handball history.

Kaunasclass=notpageimage| Location of Granitas-Karys

History

The 1987 IHF Cup was won by the two coaches Antanas Skarbalius and Modestas Prakapas and the players Valdemaras Novickis, Raimondas Valuckas, Gediminas Mikulėnas, Stasys Vasiliauskas, Romas Dumbliauskas, Algis Mockeliūnas, Eugeninus Miknius, Valius Babarskas, Vytautas Milašiūnas, Jonas Kaučikas, Remigijus Cikanauskas, Pranas Vaitonis, Tautrimas Tautkevičius, Laisvydas Jankevičius, Arnoldas Čepulis, Michailas Juska, Algis Mikučionis, Kastytis Čebatorius and Robertas Narkus.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Granitas-Karys

Goalkeepers

12 Berkantas Drungilas
20 Karolis Videika

Left Wingers

Right Wingers

14 Marius Kairys
19 Karolis Piragis

Line Players

11 Benas Barsenas
24 Andrius Montvilas

Central Backs

Left Backs

28 Modestas Štarolis
29 Karolis Remeikis

Right Backs

10 Nedas Buronko
17 Matas Jurkevičius

Technical staff

Head Coach: Vaidotas Grosas
Assistant Coach: Vladas Tomkevičius
Physiotherapist: Arminas Petrauskas
Masseur: Audrius Bitkauskas

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

Leaving

Accomplishments

EHF Cup:
- Gold (1): 1987
- Silver (1): 1988
Lietuvos Rankinio Lyga (LRL):
- Gold (17): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
- Silver (2): 2012, 2022
- Bronze (6): 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Lithuanian Handball Cup:
- Gold (11): 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2018
Baltic Handball League:
- Bronze (2): 2004, 2005
Soviet Men's Handball Championship
- Gold (1): 1963
- Silver (2): 1981, 1985
- Bronze (3): 1962, 1979, 1986
EHF Champions League:
- Group Stage (4): 1996-1997, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2008-2009

Former club members

Notable former players

Gerdas Babarskas (2010–2012)
Povilas Babarskas (2006–2010)
Tomas Eitutis (1992–1999)
Rolandas Bernatonis (2005–2009)
Aidenas Malašinskas (2007–2010)
Valdas Novickis (2004–2006)
Voldemaras Novickis (1982–1988, 1990–1993)
Robertas Paužuolis (1995–1997)
Vigindas Petkevičius (1989–1991)
Andrius Račkauskas (2001–2003)
Dalius Rasikevičius (1994–1999)
Almantas Savonis (1988–1995)
Gintaras Savukynas (1989-1996, 1997–1998)
Andrius Stelmokas (1991–1999)
Arūnas Vaškevičius (1991–1999)
Gintautas Vilaniškis (1990–1996)
Vytautas Žiūra (1999–2000)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1981–1993	Antanas Skarbalius
1993–2019	Voldemaras Novickis
2019–	Vaidotas Grosas

References

"Granitas-Karys - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".

External links

v t e EHF Cup and EHF European League winners
IHF Cup	1981–82: VfL Gummersbach 1982–83: ZTR Zaporizhzhia 1983–84: TV Großwallstadt 1984–85: Minaur Baia Mare 1985–86: Győri ETO 1986–87: Granitas Kaunas 1987–88: Minaur Baia Mare 1988–89: TuRU Düsseldorf 1989–90: SKIF Krasnodar 1990–91: Borac Banja Luka 1991–92: Wallau-Massenheim 1992–93: TEKA Santander
EHF Cup	1993–94: Alzira Avidesa 1994–95: Granollers 1995–96: Granollers 1996–97: Flensburg 1997–98: THW Kiel 1998–99: Magdeburg 1999–2000: Metković 2000–01: Magdeburg 2001–02: THW Kiel 2002–03: Barcelona 2003–04: THW Kiel 2004–05: TUSEM Essen 2005–06: TBV Lemgo 2006–07: Magdeburg 2007–08: HSG Nordhorn 2008–09: VfL Gummersbach 2009–10: TBV Lemgo 2010–11: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2011–12: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2012–13: Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013–14: Pick Szeged 2014–15: Füchse Berlin 2015–16: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2016–17: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2017–18: Füchse Berlin 2018–19: THW Kiel 2019–20: (cancelled)
EHF European League	2020–21: SC Magdeburg 2021–22: S.L. Benfica 2022–23: Füchse Berlin

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