Handball Sport Verein Hamburg 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

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 ...

, located in

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kr ...

. The full name in German is ''Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.'' but the club has traditionally been called ''HSV Handball'', ''HSV Hamburg'' or simply ''HSV''.

History

Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a merger of the former handball clubs VfL Bad Schwartau and HSV Lübeck, which joined forces in 1999. In 2002, they were moved to Hamburg for growth and renamed. Although locally known as HSV Hamburg, the club is not part of the Hamburger Sportverein and has the right to use their logo and abbreviation for promotional purposes. The club notably won a

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

in 2013 and a

in 2011. On 20 January 2016, their license was revoked due to irregularities and, as a result, Handball Hamburg was not authorized to participate in either the first or second handball Bundesliga in the 2016/17 season. As a result, the club was relaunched with a new coat of arms, colors and a new image, from HSV Hamburg to Handball Sport Verein Hamburg; although the official name remained unchanged. The club will return to the

in the 2021–2022 season.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Club crest

File:HSV Hamburg.svg, Logo used between 1999 and 2016
(1999-2016) File:Hamburg_Handball.png, Official logo since 2016
(2016–present)

Kits

Accomplishments

: ** : 2011 * 2. Handball-Bundesliga: 1 **: 2021 *

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 ...

: ** : 2006, 2010 *

DHB-Supercup The DHB-Supercup (English: German Handball Supercup) is an handball tournament held annually between the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was spon ...

: ** : 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 *

: ** :

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EHF Cup Winner's Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: ** : 2007

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2021–22 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Torsten Jansen * Assistant Coach:

Blaženko Lacković Blaženko Lacković (born 25 December 1980) is a retired Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003,

* Athletic Trainer:

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* Physiotherapist:

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* Club Doctor:

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Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving

Previous squads

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

Johannes Bitter Johannes Bitter (born 2 September 1982) is a German handball goalkeeper for HSV Hamburg. Club career Bitter started his senior career with SG VTB Altjührden in 1999, before moving to Wilhelmshavener HV three years later. After only one season ...

(2007–2016, 2021–) * Matthias Flohr (2004–2016) * Heiko Grimm (2008–2009) * Chrischa Hannawald (2009) *

Pascal Hens Pascal "Pommes" Hens (born 26 March 1980 in Daun, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a former German team handball player and former World Champion. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the German national team.

(2003–2016) * Torsten Jansen (2003–2015, 2016–2017) *

Thomas Knorr Thomas Knorr (born 16 May 1971) is a German retired handball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His son, Juri Knorr is a professional handball player. Individual awards * Top Scorer of the European Champ ...

(2002–2007) *

Michael Kraus Michael Kraus may refer to: * Michael Kraus (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player * Michael Kraus (field hockey) (born 1958), American Olympic hockey player * Michael Kraus (handballer) (born 1983), German handball player * Michael Kraus (m ...

(2010–2013) * Jürgen Müller (2007–2008) * Arne Niemeyer (2008–2009) * Adrian Pfahl (2013–2015) * Jens Schöngarth (2019–2020) *

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(2014–2016) * Stefan Schröder (2005–2019) *

Manuel Späth Manuel Späth (born 16 October 1985) is a German handballer who plays as a pivot for HSV Hamburg Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundeslig ...

(2021–2022) * Nicolai Theilinger (2021–) * Jens Vortmann (2015–2016, 2021–) * Adrian Wagner (1996–2003) * Henning Wiechers (2005–2007) * Enid Tahirović (2012) * Andrej Kurchev (2002–2003) * Andrej Siniak (2002–2005) * Bruno Souza (2006–2008) * Ilija Brozović (2015–2016) * Davor Dominiković (2013–2015) *

Domagoj Duvnjak Domagoj Duvnjak (born 1 June 1988) is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić. He became a me ...

(2009–2014) *

Blaženko Lacković Blaženko Lacković (born 25 December 1980) is a retired Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003,

(2008–2014, 2017–2020) *

Igor Vori Igor Vori (born 20 September 1980) is a Croatian retired handball player and current coach. He is currently working as the sports director of the Croatian national team. Vori competed for Croatia in the 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympic ...

(2009–2013) * Alois Mráz (2005–2006) * Morten Bjerre (2003–2004) * Marcus Cleverly (2013–2014) *

Allan Damgaard Allan may refer to: People * Allan (name), a given name and surname, including list of people and characters with this name * Allan (footballer, born 1984) (Allan Barreto da Silva), Brazilian football striker * Allan (footballer, born 1989) (Al ...

(2015–2016) * Hans Lindberg (2007–2016) *

Casper Ulrich Mortensen Casper U. Mortensen (born 14 December 1989) is a Danish handball player for HSV Hamburg and the Danish national team. He is the younger brother of Danish football player Andreas Ulrich Mortensen. Career Ajax København Casper U. Mortensen won ...

(2015–2016, 2021–) *

Henrik Toft Hansen Henrik Toft Hansen (born 18 December 1986) is a Danish professional handball player for Mors-Thy Håndbold and the Danish national team. He is the younger brother of René Toft Hansen. He has three younger siblings: Allan Toft Hansen ( da) ...

(2013–2015) * Dener Jaanimaa (2015–2016) * Bertrand Gille (2002–2012) *

Guillaume Gille Guillaume Alain Gille (born 12 July 1976) is a retired French handballer and current coach of the French national team. He was the winner of the gold medal at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics and is the older brother of Bertrand Gille. Career ...

(2002–2012) *

Kentin Mahé Kentin Mahé (born 22 May 1991) is a French handball player for Telekom Veszprém and the French national team. Early life Kentin Mahé was born in Paris and started to play handball at age six in AS Monaco, before briefly representing ASPTT Ni ...

(2013–2015) * Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson (2018–2020) * Yoon Kyung-shin (2006–2008) * Žarko Marković (2013–2014) * Tormod Moldestad (1999–2003) * Simen Muffetangen (1999–2003) * Piotr Grabarczyk (2015–2016) * Michał Jurecki (2007–2008) *

Krzysztof Lijewski Krzysztof Lijewski (born 7 July 1983) is a Polish former handball player. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship and a bronze medal at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia a ...

(2005–2011) * Marcin Lijewski (2008–2013) * Maciej Majdziński (2015–2016) * Alexandru Șimicu (2014–2015) *

Igor Lavrov Igor Viktorovich Lavrov (russian: Игорь Викторович Лавров, born 4 June 1973) is a Russian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bus ...

(2005–2007) *

Dmitri Torgovanov Dmitri Nikolaevich Torgovanov (russian: Дмитрий Николаевич Торгованов; born 5 January 1972) is a former Russian handball player and Olympic Champion from 2000 in Sydney. He is currently a head coach for Neva. He was th ...

(2007–2009) * Azat Valiullin (2021–) * Roman Pungartnik (2005–2007) *

Renato Vugrinec Renato Vugrinec (born 9 June 1975) is a Slovenian-Macedonian retired handball player. Before switching his national team alliagance, Vugrinec was a long time member of Slovenia men's national handball team and represented the country on several i ...

(2011–2012) * Jon Belaustegui (2003–2005) *

Joan Cañellas Joan Cañellas Reixach (born 30 September 1986) is a Spanish handball player for Kadetten Schaffhausen and the Spain national team. Cañellas scored 50 goals for Spain at the 2014 European Championship in Denmark. He was the tournament's top ...

(2013–2014) *

Petar Đorđić Petar Đorđić ( sr, Петар Ђорђић; born 17 September 1990) is a Serbian handball player who plays for S.L. Benfica and the Serbia national team. His father, Zoran, is a former handball player who played for national team. Honours Be ...

(2013–2015) *

Zoran Đorđić Zoran Đorđić (; born 15 October 1966) is a Serbian former handball player. He is the father of fellow handball player Petar Đorđić. Club career In his home country, Đorđić played for Metaloplastika and Partizan (1992–1993), before g ...

(2012) * Branko Kokir (2005–2006) *

Draško Nenadić Draško Nenadić (born 15 February 1990) is a Serbian handball player who plays for RK Crvena zvezda and the Serbia men's national handball team, Serbian national team. His brother Petar Nenadić is also a handball player, and was part of the nat ...

(2015–2017) *

Goran Stojanović Goran Stojanović (born 24 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-Qatari handball player for the Al Rayyan and the Qatar. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Mornar Bar, Stojanović played for Crvena zvezda (2000–2002), Lovćen (2002 ...

(2002–2007) * Stefan Terzić (2012–2013) * Iwan Ursic (2006–2008) *

Dan Beutler Dan Beutler (born 10 October 1977) is a Swedish handballer, who has previously played for German side clubs SG Flensburg-Handewitt and HSV Hamburg. Lately he played for TBV Lemgo TBV Lemgo is a handball club from Lemgo, Germany, and is compe ...

(2011–2013) * Oscar Carlén (2011–2013) * Jonas Ernelind (2002–2004) * Nicklas Grundsten (2008–2009) * Andreas Nilsson (2012–2014) * Fredrik Petersen (2012–2013) * Johan Petersson (2015) * Per Sandström (2006–2011) *

Tomas Svensson Tomas Runar Svensson (born 15 February 1968) is a Swedish former professional handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeping coach of the Swedish men's national handball team, and an assistant coach for FC Barcelona. Career Growing up in Esk ...

(2002–2005) *

Oleg Velyky Oleg Velyky ( uk, Олег Великий, ''Oleh Welykyj'') (14 October 1977 – 23 January 2010) was a Ukrainian and German handball player. He was a World champion 2007 with the German national team (he was on the team roster, but did not p ...

(2008–2010)

Former coaches

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control German handball clubs Sport in Hamburg Hamburger SV 1999 establishments in Germany Handball clubs established in 1999