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Jérôme Fernandez

French handball player

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Born
March 7, 1977
Age in 2026
49
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1977

About Jérôme Fernandez

Jérôme Fernandez (born 7 March 1977) is a French handball coach and former handball player. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1,463 through 9 January 2020). He is in the French handball Hall of Fame. He is a knight of the Legion of Honour and an officer of the Ordre national du Mérite. Here he won the French cup in 1997-98. In 1999 he joined Montpellier Handball, where he won the 1999-2000 and 2001-02 French championship and the French cup three times in a row from 1999-2000 to 2001-02. Here he won the 2002-03 and 2005-06 Spanish Championship and the 2003-04 and 2006-07 Copa del Rey, the 2003-04 Spanish Supercup, Copa ASOBAL and European Supercup.

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Career and life highlights

Jérôme Fernandez timeline

  1. Here he won the French cup in 1997-98.
  2. In 1999 he joined Montpellier Handball, where he won the 1999-2000 and 2001-02 French championship and the French cup three times in a row from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.
  3. Here he won the 2002-03 and 2005-06 Spanish Championship and the 2003-04 and 2006-07 Copa del Rey, the 2003-04 Spanish Supercup, Copa ASOBAL and European Supercup.
  4. He was a captain of the France men's national handball team and currently holds the record for the number of goals for France's national team (1,463 through 9 January 2020).

The world when Jérôme Fernandez was born

Jérôme Fernandez was born in 1977. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1977

  • #1 song"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
  • Top movieStar Wars
  • Top TV showHappy Days
  • Best-selling bookThe Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé retires after final match with the New York Cosmos
  • Top headlineStar Wars premieres and changes cinema forever
  • Technology milestoneApple II computer released
  • Defining fadStar Wars mania
  • Notable inventionAtari 2600 video game console
  • World population4.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPortland Trail Blazers (NBA)
  • U.S. population220.2M

1977 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jérôme Fernandez's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19772026
Gas$0.62$3.45/gal
Average home$49,300$435,000
Average income$16,009$67,500
Minimum wage$2.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.23$11.95
Postage stamp$0.13$0.73
Population220.2M341 million

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