Alain Portes

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alain Portes
Occupation	Handball Coach
Date Of Birth	Oct 31, 1961(1961-10-31)
Age	63
Birthplace	Béziers
Country	France
Birth City	Béziers
Horoscope	Capricorn

Alain Portes Biography

Alain Portes is one of the most popular and richest Handball Coach who was born on October 31, 1961 in Béziers, Béziers, France. Alain Portes (born 31 October 1961) is a French handball player and coach, who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He coaches the Algerian national team, and have formerly coached the Tunisian national team and France women’s national team.

In 2006, he was chosen to take the reins of his former club, USAM Nîmes Gard. He managed to hoist the club in 5th place in 2007 and 2008, the two best results of the club since the title of vice-champion in 1994 in which he participated.

In June 11, 2013, he took over from Olivier Krumbholz at the head of the French women’s team. With a team under reconstruction, he made an excellent start to the 2013 World Championship before losing in the quarterfinals against the Polish team. Subsequently, the French women stumble twice at the gates of the semi-final, either at Euro 2014 (5th place) or at the 2015 World Championship (7th place).

In July 2017, he signed a 3-year contract as a coach with the Grand Besançon Doubs Handball. However, he put an end to it at the end of the 2017-2018 season primarily for personal reasons (his family stayed in the Gard) and not because of the poor results of the club.

In 1995, he became a coach in the other Nîmes club, the women team of HBC Nîmes, with whom he won the first European title in the history of French women’s handball, namely the 2001 Challenge Cup. In 2004, after 9 years at the head of the club, Alain Portes leaves the D1 to supervise the emerging Training Center.

Alain Portes Net Worth

Alain Portes is one of the richest Handball Coach from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alain Portes 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He had his first experience with the France national handball team in 1983 and participated in its long construction under the leadership of Daniel Costantini who led France from the bottom of Group C worldwide in the early 1980s to the top of the world hierarchy. For Alain Portes, this will translate into a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Son of a former international handball player, he began handball in the club founded by his father before being spotted and recruited from the juniors by USAM Nîmes Gard. He spent his entire career there, winning four French championship titles and three French cups. He stopped his career in 1994 after a final vice-champion title, the club being demoted to the lower division following a bankruptcy.

In early June 2009, he signed a three-year contract with the Tunisian men’s national team. After three weeks of preparation, he obtained with Tunisia the 3rd place at the Mediterranean Games. In February 2010, he won the African Nations Championship in Cairo by beating the Egyptian team in the final with a score of 24–21. Title which he kept two years later, having Algeria 23–20 in the final of the 2012 edition which allowed him to qualify for the 2012 Olympic games in London. Finally, at the 2012 Olympics, he narrowly lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals. He qualified with the Tunisian team to the round of 16 of the 2013 World Men’s Handball Championship in Spain after a good performance by beating the team of Germany 25–23 in the first round.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Alain Ranked on the list of most popular Handball Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Alain Portes celebrates birthday on October 31 of every year.