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Bergischer Handball-Club 06 is a
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
club from the cities of
Wuppertal Wuppertal (; "''Wupper Dale''") is, with a population of approximately 355,000, the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the 17th-largest city of Germany. It was founded in 1929 by the merger of the cities and to ...
and
Solingen Solingen (; li, Solich) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located some 25 km east of Düsseldorf along the northern edge of the region called Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr area, and, with a 2009 population of 161,366, ...
,
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.


History

The club originates from a 2006 contract between Stefan Adam, then chairman of LTV Wuppertal, and SG Solingen, incorporating the Wuppertal club's management, squad and main sponsor into the Solingen-based club and renaming it to officially represent the entire Bergisches Land region. In 2011, "Die Löwen" were promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga for the first time since their establishment in 2006, though they were relegated in the first season. Bergischer HC reached the
DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bund ...
FINAL4 in the 2015–16 season, but were defeated by SC Magdeburg.


Accomplishments

*
2. Handball-Bundesliga The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany. Season It is directly linked to the Handball-Bundesliga, the country's highest tier, by a promotion and relegation system. Before the 2011–12 season, the lea ...
: 3 **: 2011, 2013, 2018


Crest, colours, supporters


Kit manufacturers


Kits


Team


Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''


Technical staff

* Head Coach:
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* Assistant Coach: Markus Pütz * Assistant Coach: Peer Pütz * Goalkeeping Coach: Björgvin Páll Gústavsson * Athletic Trainer: Oliver Schuhmacher * Physiotherapist: Severin Feldmann * Club Doctor: Dr. Diederich von der Heyde


Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Eloy Morante Maldonado (CB) ''(from TUSEM Essen)'' * Elias Scholtes (RB) ''(from Rhein-Neckar Löwen)'' * Aron Seesing ''(from
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)'' * Yannick Fraatz (RW) ''(back from loan at
THW Kiel THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, win ...
)'' * Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen (LB) ''(from
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold is a handball club, based in the two Danish cities of Bjerringbro and Silkeborg. Currently, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is JYSK Arena. History ...
)'' ;Leaving


Previous squads


EHF ranking


Former club members


Notable former players

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(2013–) * Chrischa Hannawald (2008–2009) * Michael Hegemann (2012–2014) *
Hendrik Pekeler Hendrik Pekeler (born 2 July 1991) is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **: 2009–10 EHF Champions League, 2010, 2019–20 EHF ...
(2010–2012) *
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(2015–2017) *
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(2013–2017) *
Viktor Szilágyi Viktor Szilágyi (born 16 September 1978) is a retired Hungarian-born Austrian handball player for the Austria men's national handball team. He retired from professional handball in 2017. Currently, he is the sport director at THW Kiel. His fathe ...
(2012–2017) * Richard Wöss (2011–2014) * Duje Miljak (2013–2014) *
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(2012–2014) * Tomáš Babák (2016–) *
Milan Kotrč Milan Kotrč (born 23 May 1988) is a Czech handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Czech national team. He previously played for Bergischer HC. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Me ...
(2017–2019) *
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(2019–2022) *
Leoš Petrovský Leoš Petrovský (born 5 January 1993) is a Czech handball player for Bergischer HC and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging of ...
(2017–2020) * Jan Štochl (2009–2013) * Jiří Vítek (2007–2013) * Henrik Knudsen (2011–2012) * Ivan Zoubkoff (2006–2009) *
Uroš Vilovski Uroš Vilovski (, ; born 25 February 1984) is a Serbian-Hungarian handball player for Hungarian club Tatabánya KC. Club career In his homeland, Vilovski played for Proleter Zrenjanin, before moving abroad to Hungary. He was signed by MKB Ves ...
(2016–2017) * Pouya Norouzi Nezhad (2017) *
Arnór Þór Gunnarsson Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (born 23 October 1987) is an Icelandic handball player for Bergischer HC and the Icelandic national team. In June 2023, he announced his retirement from playing and that he would stay on at Bergischer HC as an assistant ...
(2012–) * Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2013–2017) * Ragnar Jóhannsson (2019–2020) *
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(2015–2017) *
Jeffrey Boomhouwer Jeffrey Boomhouwer (born 15 June 1988) is a Dutch handball player for HV Aalsmeer and the Dutch national team. He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship ...
(2018–2022) * Joey Duin (2008–2010) * Kenneth Klev (2008–2012) *
Tom Kåre Nikolaisen Tom Kåre Nikolaisen (born 29 December 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for Bergischer HC and the Norwegian national team. He represented Norway at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Champi ...
(2020–) *
Maciej Majdziński Maciej Majdziński (born 8 April 1996) is a Polish handball player for Bergischer HC and the Polish national team. Career He debuted on the national team on 7 November 2015, in a friendly match against Russia (27:21). He threw his first goal on ...
(2016–) * Bogdan Criciotoiu (2016–2019) * Inal Aflitulin (2015–2016) *
Igor Chumak Igor Vladimirovich Chumak (russian: Игорь Владимирович Чумак, born 1 April 1964 in Vladivostok) is a Russian team handball player. He became Olympic champion in 1988 with the Soviet Union national handball team, a ...
(2007) *
Rafael Baena González Rafael Baena González (born 7 November 1982) is a Spanish handball player. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time ...
(2018–2020) * Carlos Prieto (2012) *
Miloš Dragaš Miloš Dragaš (; born 11 June 1990) is a Serbian handball player for Romanian club Potaissa Turda and the Serbia national team. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Priboj, Dragaš moved across the border and played for Bosnian ...
(2014–2015) * Csaba Szücs (2017–) *
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(2017–) * Emil Berggren (2012–2014) *
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(2017–2022) * Emil Hansson (2021–2022) * Peter Johannesson (2022–) *
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(2022–)


Former coaches


References


External links


Official website
{{Handball-Bundesliga German handball clubs Sport in Wuppertal Solingen Handball clubs established in 2006 2006 establishments in Germany Handball-Bundesliga