Kolstad Håndball is a Norwegian handball club found in 1972, and based in the city of

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. The club is the handball department of the Norwegian multi-sports club Kolstad IL and as an independent sports team in 1996. The team play in top division of Norwegian handball, the

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, since its promotion for the first time in 2015, Their home ground is Kolstad Arena, which has a

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of 2,500 spectators. With substantial new investment, the club has ambitions to become Norway's top team by 2024.

Achievements

* Norwegian League ** Winner: 2022/23 *

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: ** ''Winner'': 2022/23

Ambition

In 2021, the club secured grocery chain

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as their main sponsor, allowing them to secure the signings of a number of star international players, including the

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centre-back Sander Sagosen, who will join in 2023.

head coach

Christian Berge Christian Berge (born 19 July 1973) is a Norwegian former handball player and current coach of Kolstad Håndball. Previously he was the coach of the Norwegian national team. He played 63 matches and scored 251 goals for the Norwegian national ...

began his role at the club in March 2022.

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Lars Eggen Rismark * 12 Sondre Orheim * 30 Torbjørn Bergerud ;Right wingers * 19 Elias Schaanning Thome * 48 Sigvaldi Guðjónsson ;Left wingers * 6 Sander Sæterhaug Rønning * 7 Adrian Aalberg ;Line players * 5 Henning Bjørkås Limstrand * 14

Magnus Gullerud Magnus Gullerud (born 13 November 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. He started out playing handball for Skarnes Håndball ...

* 22 Martin Kærgaard Pedersen * 77 Rasmus Mølgaard Lilholt ;Left back * 10 Magnus Langeland * 25 Simen Ulstad Lyse ;Centre back * 3 Janus Daði Smárason * 4 Vetle Eck Aga * 21 Eskil Dahl Reitan ;Right back * 2 Aksel Hald * 13 Gabriel Ostad Setterblom

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ; Joining * Sander Sagosen (CB) ''(from

)'' * Gøran Johannessen (CB) ''(from

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)'' * Magnus Abelvik Rød (RB) ''(from

)'' ; Leaving * Eskil Dahl Reitan (CB) ''(to

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Notable former club players

* Steffen Stegavik

Kolstad Arena

Kolstad Arena is the home ground to Kolstad Håndball. * Name: – Kolstad Arena * City: –

* Built: – 2018 * Capacity: – 2,500 spectators

References

External links

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Kolstad Håndball
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