Another opponent of Romania from the European Championship has announced its team! It has only one foreign player


Article by David Istrate – Published Monday, December 22, 2025, 10:48 / Updated Monday, December 22, 2025 10:48
North Macedonia, Romania's opponent in group B of the European Men's Handball Championship, announced the team with which it will start preparations for the tournament in Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
Between January 15 and February 1, 2026, the European Men's Handball Championship will take place. Romania will evolve in group B, alongside four-time world champion Denmarkby Portugal and North Macedonia.
The Balkan opponent of the tricolors has announced its team with which it will start preparations, and it contains only one handball player who plays abroad. It's about goalkeeper Martin Tomovski from SG BBM Bietigheim, from Germany.
Otherwise, the North Macedonia team is made up of players from RK Alkaloid (13) and RK Eurofarm Pelister (6), the team that represents the country in the Champions League. GRK Ohrid also has a handball player in the national team, right winger Tomislav Jagurinovski.
Lot of North Macedonia
Goalkeepers
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Martin Tomovski – SG BBM Bietigheim (GER)
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Nikola Mitrevski – RK Eurofarm Pelister
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Ivan Galevski – RK Alkaloid
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Far right
COORDINATOR
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Marko Mitev – RK Alkaloid
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Igor Gjorgiev – RK Alkaloid
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Martin Ivanovski – RK Alkaloid
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Filip Kuzmanovski – RK Eurofarm Pelister
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Pavle Atanasijevic – RK Eurofarm Pelister
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Damjan Mitev – RK Alkaloid
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Tomislav Jagurinovski – GRK Ohrid
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Martin Serafimov – RK Alkaloid
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Martin Velkovski – RK Alkaloid
pivot
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Zarko Pesevski – RK Eurofarm Pelister
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Marko Stojkovic – RK Alkaloid
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Valentin Karasmanakis – RK Alkaloid
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Samoil Ristevski – RK Eurofarm Pelister
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Mikhail Alarov – RK Alkaloid
Before the European Championship, Romania will play 3 test matches: one with Italy (January 6, Trieste) and two with Hungary (January 9-10, Gyor). Then, George Buricea's students will fly to Denmark, to Herning, where they will debut in the competition on January 16.
Romania's schedule in Group B:
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January 16, 19:00 » Portugal vs. Romania
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January 18, 21:30 » Romania vs. Denmark
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January 20, 19:00 » North Macedonia vs. Romania




