HT Tatran Prešov is a

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club from

Prešov Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros Cou ...

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, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga,

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, EHF European League.

History

The official establishment of the club begins in 1952 under the name Slavia CSSA. In 1954, Tatran successfully qualified for the championship of

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

, where they won their first historic bronze medal. In 1967, the national team of

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became world champion in Sweden. Four Tatran Presov players were in the national team at that time:

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, Vladimir Seruga and

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. In the 1968/1969 season, Tatran won its first Czechoslovak league title. The second golden record was brought immediately by the 1970/71 season. In the 1971/72 season, Tatran achieved its greatest international success, where it only reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, where VfL Gummersbach defeated it in the fight to advance to the finals. After the independence of

, from the 1993/94 season, various lobby groups took turns in the management of the club. The most difficult period of men's handball in Eperjes has come, there were frequent personnel changes in the club management, financial conditions brought the club to the brink of collapse. Miloslav Chmeliar took over the club from the summer of 2001. From then on, the team became stronger financially and personally, and could finally operate under decent conditions. In recent years, Tatran has developed into the most successful and strongest club in

. In the last decade, the club has grown into a serial champion of its country.

Kits

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Marek Gernát * Asistant: Martin Justus * Masseur: Dávid Balucha * Masseur: Tomáš Foriš

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Mario Cvitković (GK) ''(from Sarrebourg Moselle Sud Handball) '' * Josef Hozman (RW) ''(from MŠK Považská Bystrica)'' * Akim Komnenic (head coach) ''(from Maccabi Tel Aviv HC) ? '' *

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(RB) ''(from VfL Gummersbach) ? '' ;Leaving *

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(GK)'' (to

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)'' * Dávid Michalka (LW)'' (to

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)'' * Nikola Ivanović (RB)'' (to CSA Steaua București)'' ? *

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(LW)'' (to ?)'' * Lukasz Gogola (CB)'' (to ?)'' *

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Previous Squads

Accomplishments

* National Championship of Slovakia: ''(17)'' **2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 *

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: ''(24)'' **1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007,2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 * EHF Champions League ** 1/8 Final ''(1)'': 2004/05 ** Group Stage ''(5)'': 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2015/16 *

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** 1/4 Final: ''(1)'': 2011/12 ** 1/8 Final ''(1)'': 2009/10 ** Group Phase: ''(1)'': 2012/13 ** Qualification Round 3: ''(1)'': 2014/2015 * EHF Cup Winners' Cup ** 1/4 Final ''(1)'': 2005/06 ** 1/8 Final ''(3)'': 2002/03, 2007/08, 2008/09

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

Radoslav Antl Radoslav Antl (born 2 March 1978) is a retired Slovak handball player and former coach of HT Tatran Prešov in the Slovak Extraliga The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the 2018� ...

(2004–2005, 2009–2016) *

Vlastimil Fuňák Vlastimil Fuňák (born October 2, 1982) is a Slovak handball player, currently playing for 1.MHK Košice in the Slovak Extraliga. He also played in HT Tatran Prešov HT Tatran Prešov is a handball club from Prešov, Slovakia, that plays in ...

(2004–2009) * Patrik Hruščák (2013–2014) * Marián Huňady (2001–2010) *

Maroš Kolpak Maroš Kolpak (born 23 March 1971) is a Slovak handball goalkeeper and coach. Kolpak played 71 national team games for Slovakia. His legal actions in Germany set a precedent for professional sports in Europe, known as the Kolpak ruling, which ha ...

(1989–1993) *

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(2011–2012, 2014–2016) * Radoslav Kozlov (2005–2009) * Peter Kukučka (2003–2005) * Tomáš Mažár (2002–2013) * Adam Mazúr (2005–2011) * Radovan Pekár (1998–2018) * Andrej Petro (2012–2016) * Oliver Rábek (2012–) * Tomáš Rečičár (2016–) * Richard Štochl (1994–1998) * Martin Straňovský (2018–2020) *

Lukáš Urban Lukáš Urban (born 23 June 1993) is a Slovak football midfielder who currently plays for the 3. liga club FC Košice. MFK Košice He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 home Corgoň Liga draw against MFK Ružomberok MFK Ružomberok () i ...

(2012–2020, 2022–) * Tomáš Urban (2012–2015) * Stefan Janković (2016–2018) * Vladimir Božić (2015–2016) * Bruno Butorac (2017–2019) * Mario Cvitković (2017–2020) * Leon Vučko (2016–2020) *

Tomáš Číp Tomáš Číp (born 5 October 1989) is a Czech handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the 13 ...

(2011–2019) *

Jakub Hrstka Jakub Hrstka (born 17 March 1990) is a Czech handball player for Dessau Rosslauer HV 06 and the Czech national team. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hrstka, Jakub 1990 births Living people Czech male handball players Peop ...

(2011–2019) *

Michal Kasal Michal Kasal (born 3 April 1994) is a Czech 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 u ...

(2017–2019) *

Jakub Krupa Jakub Krupa (born 19 June 1985) is a Czech handball player, currently playing for HT Tatran Prešov in the Slovak Extraliga The Tipos Extraliga (Slovak Extraliga) is the highest-level ice hockey league in Slovakia. From the 2018–19 season to ...

(2008–2015) *

Alexander Radčenko Alexander Radčenko (born 5 July 1973) is a Czech handball player, currently playing for HT Tatran Prešov in the Slovak Extraliga. He also plays for the Czech national handball team. He also played in SKIF Krasnodar, Istochnik Rostov-on-Don, ...

(2007–2016, 2018-2022) *

Jan Sobol Jan Sobol (born 22 May 1984) is a Czech handball player, currently playing for Dijon Bourgogne HB and the Czech national handball team. References External links EHF Profile 1984 births Living people Czech male handball players Spo ...

(2010–2011, 2012–2013) * Sergo Datukashvili (2011) *

Dainis Krištopāns Dainis Krištopāns (born 27 September 1990) is a Latvian professional handball player for MT Melsungen and the Latvian national team. He is one of the tallest handball players in the world with 215 cm. His weight is 135 kg. He repre ...

(2009–2015) *

Nikola Kosteski Nikola Kosteski ( mk, Никола Костески) (born 22 August 1992) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for Talent Plzeň. His brother Nenad Kosteski Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a male personal name of Slavic orig ...

(2019) *

Žarko Pejović Žarko Pejović (born 25 January 1986) is a Montenegrin 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) p ...

(2011–2014) *

Damian Krzysztofik Damian Krzysztofik (born 12 April 1988) is a Polish handball player for Chrobry Głogów Chrobry Głogów is a Polish football club based in Głogów, Poland. It was founded in 1946. The team's official colors are orange and black. Chrobry curr ...

(2014) * Vasja Furlan (2014–2016) *

Matjaž Mlakar Matjaž Mlakar (born 23 December 1981 in Sevnica) is a Slovenian professional handball player. Information *Height: 189 cm *Weight: 103 kg *Position: Pivot Career *Clubs: Sevnica, Gorenje, Celje ) , pushpin_map ...

(2013–2014) * Javier Muñoz (2019) *

Đorđe Golubović Đorđe Golubović (born May 20, 1992) is a Serbian superstar handballer who plays for RK Tineks Prolet RK Tineks Prolet (HC Tineks Prolet) ( mk, РК Тинекс Пролет) is a team handball club from Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. ...

(2022–) *

Vojin Menkovič Vojin Menković (born 20 October 1982) is a Serbian handball player, currently playing for HT Tatran Prešov in the Slovak Extraliga. He also played in RK Crvena zvezda, Xant Thessalonike, HC Odorheiu Secuiesc Handbal Club Odorheiu Secuiesc ...

(2010–2011) *

Svetislav Verkić Svetislav Verkić (; born 11 June 1981) is a Serbian handball player for Vojvodina and the Serbia national team. Career Verkić started out at Jugović and helped the club win the EHF Challenge Cup in the 2000–01 season. He later moved abroa ...

(2011–2015) *

Anouar Ben Abdallah Anouar Ben Abdallah ( ar, أنور بن عبدالله; born 20 June 1996) is a Tunisian handball player for Kazma SC and the Tunisian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Ha ...

(2020–2021) *

Jihed Jaballah Jihed Jaballah (born 29 July 1989) is a Tunisian handball player who plays for Dunkerque HGL and the Tunisian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(2020–2021)

Former coaches

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:HT Tatran Presov Handball clubs in Slovakia Sport in Prešov Sports clubs established in 1952 1952 establishments in Czechoslovakia