Joan Cañellas

Joan Cañellas
Joan Cañellas
	Cañellas with Spain in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Joan Cañellas Reixach
Born	30 September 1986 (age 38); Santa Maria de Palautordera,; Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2004–2005	BM Granollers
2005–2008	FC Barcelona
2008–2009	BM Granollers
2009–2011	BM Ciudad Real
2011–2013	Atlético Madrid
2013–2014	HSV Hamburg
2014–2016	THW Kiel
2016–2018	RK Vardar
2018–2021	SC Pick Szeged
2021–2024	Kadetten Schaffhausen
National team
Years	Team
	Spain
Medal record
World Championship
European Championship

Joan Cañellas Reixach (born 30 September 1986) is a Spanish former handball player.^[1]^[2]

Cañellas scored 50 goals for Spain at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. He was the tournament's top scorer.

While playing in Madrid, he also studied pharmacy at University of Barcelona and Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Joan is a member of a pharmacist dynasty, six of his family members are pharmacists.

Honours and awards

^ "Cañellas Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.