Handball : A triumphant retreat for Rock Feliho

He will have left an indelible mark on his professional career through his performances.. Rock Feliho since it is about him put an end to his professional career a few days ago. This, after 27 years as a professional handball player. An end of career marked by worthy testimonies on the social and professional life of the man.

“I wanted you to be here today to announce that last Saturday the match against Montpellier would have been my last match at the H- Arena, that I will dispute at the end of the week, this Sunday 13 June my last game in the jersey of HBC Nantes. And that at the end of this Final 4 of the Champions League, I will definitely put an end to my career as a professional handball player”. So said the Franco-Beninese and one of the most capped players in the history of French handball to announce the end of his professional career. A rich adventure that lasted just under three decades. Born August 13 1982 in Cotonou,  Rock Feliho discovers the elite of French handball at the age of 18 years with Sélestat. Player with multiple qualities both in attack and defense from his immersion in this sport, it was awarded the same year (2000) the captain's armband of the French youth team alongside big names like Aurélien Abily, François-Xavier Chapon and Michaël Guigou. “From your visit to Sélestat, I think your eye must still remember it” says Arnaud Freppel, one of his former teammates in Sélestat at the announcement of the professional retirement of the man whom his friends affectionately call "Kiki". His career will also have marked by his passage in several other clubs including Villefranche, Fenix Toulouse, HBC Nantes (France), TSG Munster and HBW Balingen- Weilstetten (Germany). A career crowned with many individual and collective distinctions which still leaves beautiful memories in the minds of all those who knew him in his professional life. “It is often said that no one is irreplaceable but concerning you, allow me to really doubt it” advances Max Paquaut, a childhood friend of the legend of French handball and his first coach in Chalon S/ Saône Pascal Gaudillère to add "The circle is complete after an immense career of 27 years started in Chalon…. I thank you again for all the values ​​you have brought to all the fields where you have played. You are a true example for young people.. In other words, Rock Feliho during his professional career has made feats that will remain forever engraved in the annals of world handball.

Edmond HOUESSIKINDE