Valérie Nicolas

Valerie Nicolas at the World Championship 2003

Status: National June 1, 2012

Valérie Nicolas ( born March 12, 1975 in Lampaul-Guimiliau/Frankreich ) is a French handball player. She is 1.78 m tall.

Nicolas, who plays for French club ASPTT Nice and accrued for the French women's national handball team is handball goalkeeper.

Valérie Nicolas began ten years ago with the handball game and specialized from the age of 16 at the goalkeeper position. In 1993, she then joined to the first division USM Gagny. After two years she moved to the top club ES Besancon, where 1998, 2001 and 2003, won the French championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003 the French Cup and the 2003 European Cup Winners' Cup. 2003 now, she moved to Denmark. There she won the 2004 and 2006 Danish Cup and the Danish Cup, in 2004 also the EHF Cup and 2006 the EHF Champions League. In 2007, she moved to Ikast - bording Elite Håndbold, she left a year later.

Valérie Nicolas has played 245 international matches for the French women's national handball team. In 2003 she was elected with France World Champion and the best player of the tournament, in 1999 she won World Championship silver, 2007, she was re-elected to All- Star team. At the European Championships in 2002 and 2006, she won bronze respectively.