SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and
Handewitt
Handewitt ( da, Hanved) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated near the border with Denmark, approx. 7 km west of Flensburg.
Handball
The Handball-Bundesliga team SG Flen ...
in
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
,
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 ...
. Currently, they compete 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 ...
and
EHF European League
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...
. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since forming in 1990, the club has been one of
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 ...
's most successful teams domestically and in European tournaments. The club is best known for winning the
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 men ...
in
2014
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by defeating arch-rivals
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, wi ...
in the final 30–28.
History
SG Flensburg-Handewitt was created in 1990 following a merger of the handball divisions of TSB Flensburg and Handewitter SV. The first season of the club (1990–1991) took place in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, with SG finishing in fourth position under
Zvonimir Serdarušić
Zvonimir Serdarušić (; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also acquired German citizenship.
Career Yugoslavia
Serdaruši ...
. In 1992, they were promoted to the top division as SG Flensburg-Handewitt for the first time, winning every league fixture. In their first season in the top-flight, SG finished sixteenth, though they were spared
relegation
In sports leagues, promotion and relegation is a process where teams are transferred between multiple divisions based on their performance for the completed season. Leagues that use promotion and relegation systems are often called open leagues. ...
TSV Milbertshofen
TSV Milbertshofen is a sports club based in Milbertshofen a suburb in the north of Munich, Germany. The club, which can trace its history back to , achieved its greatest successes in handball, volleyball, table tennis and football. Other sports ...
. The following year, under the leadership of Anders Dahl-Nielsen, SG were fourth and from that point, equalled that placement or better in each season until the 2008/09 season.
SG Flensburg-Handewitt acquired their first major trophy with the 1996/1997
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...
by defeating Danish side Virum-Sorgenfri HK 52–42 on aggregate in the final. Three consecutive
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 ...
titles (2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06) followed, as did success in the
league
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Sports
* Sports league
* Rugby league, full contact footba ...
, with a championship victory in the 2003/04 season. Slovenian club
RK Celje
Rokometni klub Celje ( en, Celje Handball Club), currently named Celje Pivovarna Laško due to sponsorship reasons, and commonly referred to as RK Celje or simply Celje, is a handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Ch ...
did however, prevent a third trophy that year for SG by winning the 2003-04 EHF Champions League final against them. In 2007, SG once again lost the Champions League final, this time they were defeated by "Landesderby" rivals
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, wi ...
.
In 2010, former player
Ljubomir Vranjes
Ljubomir Vranjes (born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish handball coach and former player who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Since June 2022, he is the head coach of USAM Nîmes Gard.
Career Club
Vranjes played with Redbergslids IK for eight ...
became the new coach and it was under him that SG Flensburg-Handewitt won the
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 men ...
final at their third attempt, beating
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, wi ...
30–28 at the
Lanxess Arena
Lanxess Arena (originally Kölnarena, German for ''Cologne Arena'') is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the Kölner Haie. The arena opened in 1998 and can accommodate 20,000 p ...
in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
. During Vranjes' time as coach of SG, they also won 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 ...
for a fourth time.
Maik Machulla
Maik Machulla (born 9 January 1977) is a German retired handball player and current handball coach.
References
1977 births
Living people
German handball coaches
German male handball players
Sportspeople from Greifswald
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took over from Vranjes as head coach in 2017, and consecutive league titles (their second and third successes) followed in the 2017/18 and 2018/2019 campaigns. The 2017/18 title was secured on the final day of the season with a 22–21 victory over
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time c ...
. The following year, SG once again took the title on the final day, winning 27–24 away at
Bergischer HC
Bergischer Handball-Club 06 is a handball club from the cities of Wuppertal and Solingen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History
The club originates from a 2006 contract between Stefan Adam, then chairman of LTV Wuppertal, an ...
. SG Flensburg-Handewitt holds a reputation as being a perennial "second-place" club – with three league titles the team has also finished runner-up fourteen times.
The club has won all the competitions it has participated in at least once except the
IHF Super Globe
The Men's Super Globe 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 ...
, and it is the only club to have won four different European Cups (one
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 men ...
, two
EHF Cup Winners' 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
...
, one
EHF European League
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...
and one
EHF European Cup
The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...
to which we can add several finals), in addition to the three different German national competitions (three German championships, four
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 ...
and three
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 ...
).
Due to their proximity to
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
, SG typically have top international players from
Denmark
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, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark
, establish ...
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
in their squad.
Danish
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* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
right winger Lasse Svan became the club's all-time leading appearance maker during the 2021/22 season, overtaking legendary left winger and fellow Dane Lars Christiansen.
Crest, colours, supporters
Kit manufacturers
Kits
Supporters
There are four official fan clubs of SG Flensburg-Handewitt. The largest is called "Hölle Nord" (Hell North). The other three are called "Die Wikinger" (The Vikings), "Nordlichter" (Northern Lights) and the "Alte Garde" (The Old Guard). Club songs include "Hier regiert Flensburg-Handewitt" by Andreas Fahnert and "Unvergleichliches".
Rivalries
The main rival of SG Flensburg-Handewitt is fellow
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...
side
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, wi ...
. The two clubs compete in the "Nordderby" and have regularly and closely fought for
national championships
A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...
and in finals of 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 ...
. As of May 2022, 106 matches have been contested between the two sides, with THW winning 64 and SG with 38 victories.
The other rival of SG is
HSV Hamburg
Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is ''Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.'' but the club has traditionally ...
. Due to HSV's financial issues and subsequent license removal, Flensburg and Hamburg did not play each other for more than five years until the rivalry was renewed in October 2021 when SG won 33–27 in
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
, timezone1_DST = Central (CEST)
, utc_offset1_DST = +2
, postal ...
.
Accomplishments
*
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 ...
:
** : 2004,
2018
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,
2019
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2012
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,
2013
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,
2016
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,
2017
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,
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
,
2021
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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 ...
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a s ...
*
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 ...
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 men ...
:
** :
2014
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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
...
:
** : 2001, 2012
** : 2002
*
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...
IHF Super Globe
The Men's Super Globe 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 ...
:
** :
2014
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*
Double
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* ...
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 ...
Emil Jakobsen
Emil Jakobsen (born 24 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.
He joined his current club, Flensburg-Handewitt in 2021 on a three year contract. In 2022 he announced th ...
Lasse Møller
Lasse Møller (born 11 June 1996) is a Danish handball player who plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Denmark men's national handball team, Danish national team. He has also played several matches for the Danish national junior and youth team ...
Jim Gottfridsson
file:Jim Gottfridsson - Autograf 2013..jpg, 300px, Jim Gottfridssons autograf 2013.
Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Sweden men's national handball team, Swedish national tea ...
;Right backs
* 14
Teitur Örn Einarsson
Teitur Örn Einarsson (born 23 September 1998) is an Icelandic handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Iceland men's national handball team, Icelandic national team.
He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championshi ...
* 32
Franz Semper
Franz Semper (born 5 July 1997) is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.
He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event h ...
Maik Machulla
Maik Machulla (born 9 January 1977) is a German retired handball player and current handball coach.
References
1977 births
Living people
German handball coaches
German male handball players
Sportspeople from Greifswald
{{Germany-ha ...
Kay Smits
Kay Kirsten Evert Smits (born 31 March 1997) is a Dutch handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Dutch national team.
He represented the Netherlands at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.
His father , sister Inger and brother Jorn ...
(RB) ''(from
SC Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg is a handball club from Magdeburg, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History
During the time in the GDR, the club won 10 national championships (1970, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991) an ...
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Turn- und Polizeisportgemeinschaft Frisch Auf Göppingen e.V. is a sports club from Germany, located in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. The club's men's handball team plays under the name FRISCH AUF! Göppingen in Handball-Bundesliga. Nine-time c ...
Kolstad Håndball
Kolstad Håndball is a Norwegian handball club found in 1972, and based in the city of Trondheim in Norway. The club is the handball department of the Norwegian multi-sports club Kolstad IL and as an independent sports team in 1996.
The team p ...
Kolstad Håndball
Kolstad Håndball is a Norwegian handball club found in 1972, and based in the city of Trondheim in Norway. The club is the handball department of the Norwegian multi-sports club Kolstad IL and as an independent sports team in 1996.
The team p ...
Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg Håndbold) is a handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsor ...
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Transfers
:''Transfers for the 2024–25 season''
;Joining
* Niclas Kirkeløkke (RB) ''(from
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Are ...
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, wi ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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European competition
EHF Cup Winners' 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
...
: from the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...
.
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...
: It was formerly known as the IHF Cup until 1993. Also, starting from the 2012–13 season the competition has been merged with the
EHF Cup Winners' 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
...
. The competition will be known as the
EHF European League
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...
from the 2020–21 season.
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EHF Champions League
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HSV Hamburg
Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is ''Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.'' but the club has traditionally ...
Velenje
Velenje (; german: Wöllan''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 272.) is Slovenia's sixth-largest city, and the seat of the Municipality ...
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HK Drott
HK Drott Halmstad is a handball club, based in Halmstad, Sweden. The club has won the Swedish Championship eleven times, last in 2013.
Together with Redbergslids IK, HK Drott have dominated Swedish handball between 1984 and 2003. This club h ...
Quarter-finals
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Vardar
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Barcelona
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pens
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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, wi ...
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 men ...
FC Barcelona
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Found ...
KIF Kolding København
KIF Kolding is a handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.
History
KIF Kolding
KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Cham ...
Wisła Płock
Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...
Alingsås HK
Alingsås HK is a handball club from Alingsås, Sweden. They currently compete in Handbollsligan. They have won two Swedish championships, in 2009 and 2014.
Kits
Achievements
*Handbollsligan:
**''Winners (2)'': 2009, 2014
**''Runner ...
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, wi ...
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 men ...
, rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" , Group matches
(Group A)
,
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
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, wi ...
Zagreb
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Wisła Płock
Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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Vive Targi Kielce
KS Vive Handball Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Łomża Industria Kielce, is a professional men's handball club based in Kielce in southeastern Poland, founded in 1965 under the name Iskra Kielce. The club plays in the ...
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 men ...
, rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" , Group matches
(Group A)
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Barcelona
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Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
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, wi ...
Wisła Płock
Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...
Kadetten Schaffhausen
Kadetten Schaffhausen is a Switzerland, Swiss handball team located in Schaffhausen. Their home matches are played at the BBC Arena which has a capacity of 3,500.
They compete in the Swiss First League of Handball and won the championship 12 times ...
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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,
Vardar
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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 men ...
, rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" , Group matches
(Group B)
,
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
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, wi ...
Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg Håndbold) is a handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsor ...
Round of 16
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,
IFK Kristianstad
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Kristianstad (), or IFK Kristianstad, is a Swedish handball club based in Kristianstad. They play in Handbollsligan, the top level of Swedish men's handball. The club was founded in 1899 as a multi-sport club. The h ...
Quarter-finals
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EHF Champions League
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, rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" , Group matches
(Group B)
,
Paris Saint-Germain
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Pick Szeged
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Szeged ( , ; see also #Etymology, other alternative names) is List of cities and t ...
HBC Nantes
Handball Club Nantes is a team from Nantes, France, that plays in the LNH Division 1.
Crest, colours, supporters
Naming history
Club crest
File:Logo HBCNantes 2000.GIF, Logo in the 2000s(-2011)
File:NantesLOGO.png, Official logo since 20 ...
Skjern Håndbold
Skjern Handball ( da, Skjern Håndbold) is a handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2017. They have also achieved international success, ...
Round of 16
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Quarter-finals
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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 men ...
, rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;" , Group matches
(Group B)
,
Barça
Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded ...
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg Håndbold) is a handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsor ...
Elverum
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Round of 16
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2020–21
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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 men ...
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(Group A)
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Vive Kielce
KS Vive Handball Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Łomża Industria Kielce, is a professional men's handball club based in Kielce in southeastern Poland, founded in 1965 under the name Iskra Kielce. The club plays in the P ...
Elverum Håndball
Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian handball club from Elverum, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years consecutively. The club was ...
Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...
Quarter-finals
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Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg Håndbold) is a handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsor ...
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Note All matches ending with a 10–0 results were assessed by the EHF due to cancellations relating to coronavirus restrictions. The assessments of these results during the group stage was criticised in a statement by SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
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Paris Saint-Germain
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SC Magdeburg
SC Magdeburg is a handball club from Magdeburg, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History
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Crest, colours, supporters
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Aalborg Håndbold
Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg Håndbold) is a handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsor ...
Mark Dragunski
Mark Dragunski (born 22 December 1970) is a former German team handball player and currently a coach. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
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Henning Fritz
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Sports career
At , Fritz is a relativ ...
Jan Holpert
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The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and als ...
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 ...
Maik Machulla
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1977 births
Living people
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Michael Menzel
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Walter Schubert
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Franz Semper
Franz Semper (born 5 July 1997) is a German handball player for SC DHfK Leipzig and the German national team.
He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event h ...
Andreas Thiel
Andreas Thiel (born March 3, 1960) is a former German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympia ...
(2001)
*
Frank von Behren
Frank von Behren (born 28 September 1976 in Hille) is a retired German team handball player.
Club career
Von Behren played professionally for GWD Minden (1996–2003), VfL Gummersbach (2003–2006), SG Flensburg-Handewitt (2006–2008) an ...
(2006–2008)
*
Steffen Weinhold
Steffen Weinhold (born 19 July 1986) is a German handball player for THW Kiel. In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the German national team.
Achievements
* Summer Olympics:
**: 2016
* European Championship:
**: 2016
* EHF Champions Lea ...
Blaženko Lacković
Blaženko Lacković (born 25 December 1980) is a retired Croatian handball player.
He is World champion from 2003,
(2004–2008)
*
Goran Šprem
Goran Šprem (born 6 July 1979) is a Croatian former handball player.
Šprem started his professional career with RK Zagreb in the late 1990s. He also spent a season with RK Medveščak Zagreb in 2001 and 2002, before returning to RK Zagreb for ...
Lasse Boesen
Lasse Boesen (born 18 September 1979) is a retired Danish team handball
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(2008–2011)
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Joachim Boldsen
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Boldsen recently played for KIF Kolding Køb ...
Anders Eggert
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Christian Hjermind
Christian Hjermind (born 25 July 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish professional team handball player.
Hjermind played club handball for HIK Håndbold, and was the top goalscorer of the club in the 1995 Danish Handball League season ...
(1996–2001)
*
Emil Jakobsen
Emil Jakobsen (born 24 January 1998) is a Danish handball player for the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.
He joined his current club, Flensburg-Handewitt in 2021 on a three year contract. In 2022 he announced th ...
Michael V. Knudsen
Michael Vestergaard Knudsen (born 4 September 1978) is a Danish former team handball player. He is a European Champion, having won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.Mads Mensah Larsen (2020–)
* Aaron Mensing (2021–)
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Thomas Mogensen
Thomas Mogensen (born 30 January 1983) is a Danish team handball player. He currently plays for SønderjyskE Håndbold. He was Danish champion and selected as the best player in Denmark in 2007.
Club play
Mogensen played for the Danish club GOG ...
Lasse Møller
Lasse Møller (born 11 June 1996) is a Danish handball player who plays for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Denmark men's national handball team, Danish national team. He has also played several matches for the Danish national junior and youth team ...
(2020–)
*
Kasper Nielsen
Kasper Nielsen (born 9 June 1975) is a Danish team handball player. He is a two-times European Champion by winning both the 2008 and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championships with the Danish national handball team.Sørenn Rasmussen
Søren Rasmussen (born 12 August 1976) is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg in the Danish Handball League. He won the 2013–14 EHF Champions League with SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
Honours
* Danish Championship:
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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) ...
Ahmed El-Ahmar
Ahmed Moustafa Nasr El-Ahmar (also known as Ahmed Elahmar, ar, أحمد الأحمر; born 27 January 1984) is an Egyptian handball player for Khaleej and the Egyptian national team.
Club career Zamalek
El-Ahmar started his career with Zamal ...
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 ...
(2015–2018)
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Tamás Mocsai
Tamás Mocsai (born 9 December 1978) is a retired Hungarian handball player who played for MKB Veszprém KC and the Hungarian national team. Currently he serves as the mayor of Felsőmocsolád.
Career
Club
He started to play handball at the ...
Teitur Örn Einarsson
Teitur Örn Einarsson (born 23 September 1998) is an Icelandic handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Iceland men's national handball team, Icelandic national team.
He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championshi ...
(2021–)
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Ólafur Gústafsson
Ólafur Gústavsson (born 27 March 1989) is an Icelandic handball player for KA Akureyri and the Icelandic national team.
He competed at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2013 World Men's Handball Championship was the 23rd Wor ...
Alexander Petersson
Alexander Petersson (born Aleksandrs Pētersons 2 July 1980) is a Latvian-born Icelandic former handball player. He was a member of the Icelandic national team from 2005 to 2021, appearing in 186 games.
Alexander was voted the Icelandic Sportspe ...
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 ...
Magnus Jøndal
Magnus Jøndal (born 7 February 1988) is a former Norwegian handball player, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Norwegian national team.
He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.
Honours
*World Championship ...
Glenn Solberg
Glenn Solberg (born 18 February 1972) is a Norwegian handball coach and former player.
Solberg was born in Drammen. His clubs included Drammen HK, FC Barcelona Handbol and SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
He was capped 122 times and scored 250 goals for ...
(2001–2003)
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Kjetil Strand
Kjetil Øvrelid Strand (born 2 October 1979) is a Norwegian handball player. Strand played for Bjerringbro Silkeborg in Denmark before the 2006 European Championship. Afterwards he signed a contract with Aab Håndbold.
On 2 February 2006 he sc ...
Bogdan Wenta
Bogdan Brunon Wenta (born 19 November 1961) is a Polish politician and handball coach and former Polish and German handball player. He has been a member of the Poland men's national handball team in 1981–1994 and Germany men's national handbal ...
(2000–2002)
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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 ...
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 ...
(2010–2013, 2015–2017)
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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 ...
(2013–2015)
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Bogdan Radivojević
Bogdan Radivojević (; born 2 March 1993) is a Serbian handball player for SC Pick Szeged and the Serbian national team.
Club career
Radivojević made his senior debut for Partizan in the 2010–11 season, as the team won the league title. He l ...
(2013–2017)
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Dane Šijan
Dane Šijan (; born 5 February 1977) is a Serbian former handball player.
Club career
Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Šijan played for Metaloplastika, Proleter Zrenjanin, Rudar Kostolac, Partizan (2001–2003 ...
(2007–2008)
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Marvin Lier
Marvin Lier (born 8 September 1992) is a Swiss handball player for Kadetten Schaffhausen
Kadetten Schaffhausen is a Switzerland, Swiss handball team located in Schaffhausen. Their home matches are played at the BBC Arena which has a capacity of ...
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 ...
Jim Gottfridsson
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Jim Gottfridsson (born 2 September 1992) is a Swedish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Sweden men's national handball team, Swedish national tea ...
(2013–)
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Johan Jakobsson
Johan Mikael Jakobsson (born 12 February 1987) is a Swedish handball player for IK Sävehof and for the Swedish national team. From 2014 to 2017 he played for german top team SG Flensburg-Handewitt.
Jakobsson participated in the 2009 World Ch ...
Johan Sjöstrand
Johan Sjöstrand (; born 26 February 1987) is a Swedish handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg, and has represented the Swedish national team at several competitions including the 2012 Olympic Games where he was part of the Swedish team that won ...
(2009–2010)
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Pierre Thorsson
Pierre Roger Valdemar Thorsson (born 21 June 1966) is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Linköping
Linköping () is a city i ...
Ljubomir Vranjes
Ljubomir Vranjes (born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish handball coach and former player who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Since June 2022, he is the head coach of USAM Nîmes Gard.
Career Club
Vranjes played with Redbergslids IK for eight ...
(2006–2009)
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Hampus Wanne
Hampus Wanne (born 10 December 1993) is a Swedish handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
Club career
Hampus Wanne started his professional career at Elitserien club HK Aranäs. In January 2013, he moved to the second division ...
Zvonimir Serdarušić
Zvonimir Serdarušić (; born 2 September 1950) is a Croatian former professional handball coach and player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics for Yugoslavia. In May 1998, he also acquired German citizenship.
Career Yugoslavia
Serdaruši ...
EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Prev ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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EHF Cup Winners' 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
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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 ...
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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 ...
Per Carlén
Per Carlén (born 19 November 1960, in Karlstad) is a former handball player and current coach. He is the father of Swedish national handball player Oscar Carlén and Swedish national football player Hilda Carlén. His most recent coachi ...
Ljubomir Vranjes
Ljubomir Vranjes (born 3 October 1973) is a Swedish handball coach and former player who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Since June 2022, he is the head coach of USAM Nîmes Gard.
Career Club
Vranjes played with Redbergslids IK for eight ...
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 ...
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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 men ...
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EHF Cup Winners' 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
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Maik Machulla
Maik Machulla (born 9 January 1977) is a German retired handball player and current handball coach.
References
1977 births
Living people
German handball coaches
German male handball players
Sportspeople from Greifswald
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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 ...
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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 ...