Slagelse Dream Team was a

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team from the town of

Slagelse Slagelse () is a town on Zealand, Denmark. The town is the seat of Slagelse Municipality, and is the biggest town of the municipality. It is located 15 km east of Korsør, 16 km north-east of Skælskør, 33 km south-east of Kalundborg and 14 km ...

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. It is sometimes referred to as "Slagelse DT", and is the professional first team for the handball club Slagelse Forenede Håndboldklubber (Slagelse FH). The club was catapulted into the limelight in 2000 when

Anja Andersen Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...

took the head coach job and in a very short time led the women's team to the first Danish victory in the

Women's EHF Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

final in 2004.

History

Slagelse Forenede Håndboldklubber was created by a merger of the two clubs Slagelse HK and Marievang IF who each had their own success, especially on youth level. Slagelse HK's women's team was promoted twice to the premier division around 1990, though the team was relegated the following season on both occasions. In 1997 the two clubs merged under the name Slagelse FH and in early 2000 the club signed a deal with

to help the club achieve promotion to the premier division.

Notable former players

Camilla Andersen Camilla Røseler Andersen (born 5 July 1973) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

(2001–2004) * Line Hovgaard (2004–2008) *

Rikke Hørlykke Rikke Hørlykke Jørgensen (born 2 May 1976) is a former Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; ...

(2004–2006) *

Janne Kolling Janne Kolling (born 12 July 1968) is a former Danish team handball player, two times Olympic champion and a World champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

(2000–2001) * Christina Krogshede (2006–2008) * Anne Loft (2003–2008) * Sofie Steffensen (2005–2007) *

Kamilla Kristensen Kamilla Birkedal Larsen (née Kristensen; born 2 September 1983) is a Danish team handball player, playing for Handball Club Odense and for the Danish women's national handball team. She attended Kalundborg Gymnasium. At the 2010 European Women ...

(2001–2007) *

Mette Melgaard Mette Melgaard (born 3 June 1980 in Syddjurs) is a Danish handball coach and former player. She is currently the assistant coach for Team Esbjerg in the Danish Damehåndboldligaen. At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached ...

(2001–2008) * Rikke Schmidt (2002–2005) *

Mia Hundvin Mia Terese Hundvin (born 7 March 1977) is a former Norwegian handball player. Career Hundvin played 73 matches for Norway's national handball team in addition to playing for professional clubs. She was part of national teams that won the European ...

(2001–2003) *

Cecilie Leganger Cecilie Leganger (born 12 March 1975) is a Norwegian retired handballer who played for the Norwegian national team. International championships Leganger made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 1993, 17 years old, and retired three yea ...

(2005–2008) * Ana Batinić (2005–2008) * Anja Frešer (2003-2004) * Katarina Bulatovic (2006–2007) *

Bojana Popović Bojana Popović née Petrović, (born 20 November 1979) is a handball coach and a retired Montenegrin handballer. She is considered by many to be the best female handball player of the past decade, despite not being given any official recogniti ...

(2002–2007) *

Maja Savić Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976 in Berane, Montenegro) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slage ...

(2004–2008) *

Ausra Fridrikas Ausra Fridrikas (born lt, Aušra Miklušytė; formerly Ziukiene; 30 April 1967 in Lithuania) is a Lithuanian–Austrian handball player and World champion from 1990. She first played for Soviet Union, later for Lithuania and finally for Austria. ...

(2002–2005) *

Stéphanie Cano Stéphanie Cano (born 1974) is a French handball player who has played for the French national team. She participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China, where the French team placed fifth. References 1974 births Living people Sportspe ...

(2003–2004) *

Hong Jeong-ho Hong Jeong-ho (, or ; born 12 August 1989) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as a centre-back. His brother Hong Jeong-nam is also a footballer. Club career On 1 September 2013, Hong Jeong-ho transferred to ...

(2000–2003) * Valentina Radulovic (2003–2005) * Carmen Lungu (2005–2007) *

Irina Poltoratskaya Irina Igorevna Poltoratskaya (russian: Ирина Игоревна Полторацкая, born 12 March 1979 in Antratsyt, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team.

(2004–2006) *

Emiliya Turey Emiliya Khalsberiyevna Turey (russian: Эмилия Халсбериевна Турей; born 6 October 1984 in Astrakhan) is a Russian handballer who plays as a left wing. She is a three-time World Champion (2005, 2007 & 2009), silver medalist ...

(2005–2008) * Anja Obradovic (2006–2007) * Svetlana Ognjenović (2007–2008)

Results

* Danish Championship: **''Gold'': 2003, 2005, 2007 **''Silver'': 2004, 2006 * Champions League: **''Winner'': 2004, 2005, 2007 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2003 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Finalist'': 2003, 2004 **''Third place'':

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External links

Official WebsiteEHF Profile
{{Danish Woman's Handball League teamlist Danish handball clubs Slagelse Municipality