Patrice Canayer

{{short description|French handball player and coach (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox handball biography | name = Patrice Canayer | image = Patrice Canayer à Doha.jpg | caption = Patrice Canayer, 2012. | nationality = French | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|4|df=y}} | birth_place = Nîmes, France | height = | position = Pivot | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 1982–1985 | clubs1 = Stade Pessacais UC (SPUC) | years2 = 1985–1990 | clubs2 = Paris-Asnières | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = 1988–1994 | managerclubs1 = Paris-Asnières | manageryears2 = 1994–2024 | managerclubs2 = Montpellier Handball | medaltemplates = }}

'''Patrice Canayer''' (born 4 April 1961) is a French handball coach and former player. He was a player-coach for 6 years in Paris-Asnières. He was the head coach of Montpellier Handball from 1994 to 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Staff Pro|url=https://www.montpellierhandball.com/fr/l-equipe-pro/staffs-pro|access-date=15 October 2021|website=Montpellier handball}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=PATRICE CANAYER, ENTRAÎNEUR POUR 4 ANS DE PLUS|url=https://www.montpellierhandball.com/fr/actualites/2019-12-17/patrice-canayer-entraineur-pour-4-ans-de-plus|access-date=15 October 2021|website=Montpellier handball|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://actu.fr/occitanie/montpellier_34172/montpellier-handball-apres-patrice-canayer-erick-mathe-le-choix-du-coeur-et-des-ambitions_60266770.html |title=Montpellier Handball : après Patrice Canayer, Érick Mathé le choix du coeur et des ambitions |publisher=Actu.fr |date=28 October 2023 |access-date=26 April 2024|language=fr}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== As coach ===

* EHF Champions League: '''(2)''' 2003, 2018 * LNH Division 1: '''(14)''' 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 * Coupe de France: '''(13)''' 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016 * Coupe de la Ligue: '''(10)''' 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016

=== Individual awards ===

* All-Star Team as Best Coach in EHF Champions League: 2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=SEVEN NEW NAMES BLOW FRESH WIND IN VELUX EHF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2017/18 ALL-STAR TEAM|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/seven-new-names-blow-fresh-wind-in-velux-ehf-champions-league-2017-18-all-star-team/|access-date=15 October 2021|website=EHF}}</ref> * Voted Best Coach in LNH Division 1: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2018

==References== {{Reflist}}

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