Xavier Barachet

Xavier Barachet (born 19 November 1988) is a French retired handball player, two-time World champion and European champion with the French national team.

On 1 January 2013, Barachet was made a Knight (Chevalier) of the Légion d'honneur.

Career Barachet started at Cavigal Nice Sports HB and joined Chambéry Savoie Handball in the Ligue Nationale de Handball in 2006. In 2012 he joined Spanish side Atlético Madrid. Here he played for a single season, in which he won the Copa del Rey de Balonmano.

Due to financial troubles for the club, he returned to France a year later and signed for Paris Saint-Germain. For the 2013/14 he was loaned to league rivals Saint-Raphaël Var Handball.

Three years later he joined Saint-Raphaël Var Handball permanently. He retired in 2022.

Achievements Ligue Nationale de Handball: Runner-up: 2008, 2009, 2011 Coupe de France: Finalist: 2009, 2011 Liga ASOBAL: Runner-up: 2012/13 Copa del Rey: Winner: 2012/13 Copa ASOBAL: Finalist: 2013 Supercopa ASOBAL: Finalist: 2012 IHF Super Globe: Winner: 2012 World Championship: Winner: 2009, 2011 European Championship: Winner: 2010