Skjern Handball ( da, Skjern Håndbold) 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

Skjern, Denmark Skjern is a railway town located in western Jutland, Denmark with a population of 7,862 (1 January 2022).Danish Handball League The Danish Men's Handball League, formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Men's Handball League are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The current cham ...

, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2017. They have also achieved international success, by winning the

EHF Challenge 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. ...

twice, in 2002 and 2003. The home arena of Skjern Håndbold is

Skjern Bank Arena Skjern Bank Arena is an indoor sports arena in Skjern, Denmark, Skjern, Denmark primarily used for Team handball, handball. It is located in the local center Ringkøbing-Skjern Kulturcenter. The arena can seat 2,400 spectators and is home to Da ...

. This handball club has developed several professional handball players such as

Kasper Søndergaard Kasper Søndergaard Sarup (born 9 June 1981) is a former Danish handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Danish national team. He is a double European champion, winning the 2008 and 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish ...

, Jesper Jensen, and

Claus Møller Jakobsen Claus Møller Jakobsen (born 24 September 1976) is a Retired Danish former professional team handball, handballer and current sports commentator for TV2 (Denmark), TV2. Career Møller Jakobsen began his professional handball career in Skjern Hå ...

Kits

Achievements

* Danish Championship: 2 **Gold: 1999,

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**Silver: 2003,

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**Bronze: 2006, 2011, 2013, 2019 *

Danish Handball Cup The Danish Men's Handball cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen i håndbold for herrer) is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Denmark. It’s also known as Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition has been played ann ...

: 3 **Gold: 1999, 2014, 2016 **Silver: 1994, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2012, 2022 *Danish Super Cup: 1 **Gold: 2017 *

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. Previ ...

: **Bronze:

: 2 **Gold:

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, 2003

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Christoffer Bonde * 12 Robin Paulsen Haug ;Wingers ;LW * 19 Lasse Uth * 23 Jørgen Rasmussen ;RW * 17 Mikkel Lang Rasmussen * 21 René Rasmussen Injury icon 2

;Pivots * 7 Senjamin Burić * 14 Emil Bergholt ( c) ;Back players ;LB * 9 Simen Holand Pettersen * 18

Alfred Jönsson Alfred Jönsson (born 21 February 1998) is a Swedish handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Swedish national team. He represented Sweden at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was t ...

* 26

Jonathan Würtz Jonathan may refer to: *Jonathan (name), a masculine given name Media * ''Jonathan'' (1970 film), a German film directed by Hans W. Geißendörfer * ''Jonathan'' (2016 film), a German film directed by Piotr J. Lewandowski * ''Jonathan'' (2018 ...

* 76 Tobias Mygind Injury icon 2

;CB * 15

Lasse Mikkelsen Lasse Askou Mikkelsen (born 18 January 1998) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Career In May 2014, Esbjerg fB announced that they had sold Mikkelsen to Dutch club PSV Eindhoven.Eivind Tangen Eivind Tangen (born 4 May 1993) is a Norwegian handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Norwegian national team. He participated at the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship. Personal life He is in relationship with fellow handballer, St ...

Staff

:''Staff for the 2021–22 season'' * Head Coach: Mathias Madsen * Assistant Trainer:

* Team Leader: Jørgen Jørgensen * Physiotherapist: Hans Jensen

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Tim Winkler (GK) (from

KIF Kolding 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 Champ ...

) *

Viktor Bergholt The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

(LW) (from

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) *

Noah Gaudin Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5– ...

(CB) (from

SønderjyskE Håndbold SønderjyskE is a Denmark, Danish sport club. They have two team handball, handball teams (one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa), two Football (soccer), football teams (one professional male club and one professional female ...

) * Morten Vium (RW) (from

C' Chartres Métropole Handball C' Chartres Métropole Handball is a handball club from Chartres, France. Currently, the team competes in the LNH Division 1, French First League of Handball. Crest, colours, supporters Naming history Kit manufacturers Kits Sports ...

) ;Leaving *

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(GK) (to

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 ...

) * Jørgen Rasmussen (LW) * Oliver Norlyk (RB) (to

) * Mikkel Lang Rasmussen (RW) (to Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold) :''Transfers for the 2024–25 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving * Bjarke Christensen (LW) (from

) * Vetle Rønningen (LB) (from

)

European Handball

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 ...

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. Previ ...

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 ...

EHF Challenge 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. ...

Notable former players

Men *

* Jesper Jensen *

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.Lars Møller Madsen * René Hamann-Boeriths * Thomas Klitgaard * Lasse Mikkelsen * Henrik Møllgaard *

Anders Eggert Anders Eggert Magnussen (born 14 May 1982) is a Danish handball coach and former player. He has previously played in Denmark for GOG and Skjern Håndbold, and german side SG Flensburg-Handewitt. He was part of SG Flensburg-Handewitt team that ...

* Per Leegaard * Sune Agerschou *

Rune Ohm Rune Ohm (born 10 June 1980) is a Danish handballplayer (right back) who plays for the Danish team TMS Ringsted. He started playing handball in Greve after which he went to Ajax Heroes. His next club was AaB Håndbold after which he played some ...

* Daniel Svensson * Kristian Asmussen *

Aron Kristjánsson Aron Kristjánsson (born 14 July 1972) is a former handball player and the current head coach of the Bahrain men's national handball team. Career He was the head coach of the Iceland men's national handball team between August 2012 and January ...

Tibor Ivanišević Tibor Ivanišević (; born 16 August 1990) is a Serbian handball player for German club VfL Gummersbach and the Serbia national team. Club career After starting out at Voždovac, Ivanišević spent three seasons with Crvena zvezda, before movin ...

* Markus Olsson

Notable former coaches

* Veroljub Kosovac * Anders Dahl-Nielsen *

References

External links

*
EHF Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Skjern Handbold Danish handball clubs 1992 establishments in Denmark Handball clubs established in 1992