Xavier Barachet | |
Fullname: | Xavier Barachet |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1988 |
Birth Place: | Nice, France |
Nationality: | French |
Height: | 1.96m (06.43feet) |
Position: | Right back |
Currentclub: | Saint-Raphaël Var Handball |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthyears1: | 1997–2006 |
Youthclubs1: | Cavigal Nice Sports HB |
Years1: | 2006–2012 |
Clubs1: | Chambéry Savoie Handball |
Years2: | 2012–2013 |
Clubs2: | Atlético Madrid |
Years3: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs3: | Saint-Raphaël Var Handball |
Years4: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs4: | Paris Saint-Germain |
Years5: | 2017– |
Clubs5: | Saint-Raphaël Var Handball |
Nationalyears1: | 2009– |
Nationalteam1: | France |
Nationalcaps1: | 66 |
Nationalgoals1: | 132[1] |
Xavier Barachet (born 19 November 1988) is a French handball player, two-time World champion and European champion with the French national team. Since 2006 he plays for Saint-Raphaël Var Handball in the Ligue Nationale de Handball.[2]
On 1 January 2013, Barachet was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Légion d'honneur.[3]