Pays d'Aix Université Club

French handball club

PAUC Handball

Full name

Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball

Short name

PAUC

Founded

1955

Arena

Aréna du Pays d'Aix [fr]

Capacity

6,000

President

Christian Salomez

Head coach

Benjamin Pavoni

League

LNH Division 1

2021–22

LNH Division 1, 3rd of 16

Home

Away

Website
Official site

Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball is a handball club from Aix-en-Provence, France. Currently, Pays d'Aix Université Club Handball competes in the French First League of Handball.^[1]

Aix-en-Provence

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Location of Pays d'Aix Université Club

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Aix Université Club	1955–2004
Pays d'Aix Université Club	2004–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
- 2012	Nike
2012 - present	Kempa

Kits

HOME
2009-10	2010-11	2020-21	2021-22	Select 2023–24

AWAY
2011-12	2013–14	2020-21	2021-22	Select 2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers

12 Wesley Pardin
16 Denis Serdarevic

Wingers
LW

04 Matthieu Ong
18 Xavier Labigang

RW

08 Gabriel Loesch
64 Jordan Camarero

Line players

07 Adrien Vergely
15 Tomás Moreira
32 Andrea Parisini

Back players
LB

05 Romain Lagarde
14 Gerdas Babarskas
90 Gilberto Duarte

CB

28 Ian Tarrafeta
84 Davi Langaro

RB

03 Kristján Örn Kristjánsson
19 Šime Ivić
24 Diogo Silva

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Adam Lönn (LB) (from TVB Stuttgart)

Leaving

Romain Lagarde (LB) (to SC Pick Szeged) ?
Ian Tarrafeta (CB) (to Dinamo București) ?

Former club members

Notable former players

William Accambray (2020–2023)
Baptiste Bonnefond (2019–2021)
Nicolas Claire (2019–)
Théo Derot (2017–2019)
Jérôme Fernandez (2015–2017)
Samuel Honrubia (2019–2021)
Philippe Julia (1998–2005)
Luka Karabatic (2012–2015)
Nikola Karabatić (2013)
Romain Lagarde (2021–)
Yanis Lenne (2018-2019)
Aymeric Minne (2015–2019)
Wesley Pardin (2017–)
Yohann Ploquin (2013-2015)
Luc Tobie (2012–2016)
Ayoub Abdi (2016–2017)
Micke Brasseleur (2021–2022)
Abdérazak Hamad (2009–2012)
Tahar Labane (2008–2010)
Sid Ali Yahia (2009–2012)
Thomas Bauer (2016-2017)
Robert Markotić (2014–2015)
Mirza Šarić (2009-2011)
Michal Kasal (2016)
Mohamed Mamdouh (2016–2017)
Ali Zein (2016–2018)
Juan Andreu (2015–2019)
Imanol Garciandia (2020–2021)
Iosu Goñi Leoz (2013–2020)
Isaías Guardiola (2015–2016)
Iñaki Peciña (2017–2022)
Joan Saubich (2015–2016)
Ian Tarrafeta (2020-)
Alexandros Vasilakis (2013–2014)
Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (2020–)
Gerdas Babarskas (2022-)
Ole Erevik (2015–2017)
Dean Bombač (2014)
Klemen Cehte (2014–2015)
Darko Cingesar (2017–2020)
Vid Kavtičnik (2019–2020)
Borut Oslak (2011–2013)
Vladica Stojanović (2012–2016)
Philip Stenmalm (2018–2019)
Sergiy Onufriyenko (2016–2018)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2005–2008	Philippe Julia
2008–2010	Didier de Samie
2010–2014	Jérémy Roussel
2014–2015	Zvonimir Serdarušić
2015	Marc Wiltberger
2015–2016	Didier de Samie
2016–2020	Jérôme Fernandez
2020–2023	Thierry Anti
2023–	Benjamin Pavoni