VfL Gummersbach 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 the

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city of

Gummersbach Gummersbach (; ksh, Jummersbach) is a town in the States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, being the district seat of the Oberbergischer Kreis. It is located east of Cologne. History In 1109 Gummersbach was mentioned in offic ...

. Currently, VfL Gummersbach 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 ...

and 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 ...

. Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball clubs ever.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments

* 1. Handball-Bundesliga: 12 **: 1966, 1967, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991 * 2. Handball-Bundesliga: 1 **: 2022 *

: **: 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985 *

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 ...

: **: 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1983 *

Finalists: **: 1972 *

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 ...

: **: 1978, 1979, 2010, 2011 *

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 ...

: **: 1982, 2009 * European Club Championship: **: 1979, 1983 * European Club Championship Finalists: **: 2006 *

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: Winners (3): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1984–85

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;GK *1 Martin Nagy * 12

Fabian Norsten Fabian Norsten (born 11 July 2000) is a Swedish handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the Sweden men's national handball team, Swedish national team. Achievements ;Individual awards * All-Star Team as Best goalkeeper at the 2018 European Men ...

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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 ...

* 20 Oskar Knudsen ;LW *5

Tilen Kodrin Tilen Kodrin (born 14 May 1994) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for VfL Gummersbach and the Slovenian national team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was th ...

* 28 Hákon Daði Styrmisson ;RW *8

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;LP *4

Elliði Snær Viðarsson Elliði Snær Viðarsson (born 15 November 1998) is an Icelandic handball player for VfL Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach is a handball club from the Germany, German city of Gummersbach. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bunde ...

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Štěpán Zeman Štěpán Zeman (born 9 May 1997) is a Czech handball player for VFB Gummersbach and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship and will also participate at the 2020 European Men's Handball Champi ...

;LB *7

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;CB *3

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* 23 Ole Pregler * 30 Tom Kiesler ;RB * 10 Finn Schroven * 24 Nemanja Zelenović * 44

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Notable players

Coaching history

Petre Ivănescu Petre Ivănescu (15 April 1936 – 1 April 2022) was a Romanian handball player and coach who played for Dinamo București and for the Romania national team. Coach Team ;VfL Gummersbach *Bundesliga: 1982, 1983 *DHB-Pokal: 1982, 1983 *EHF ...

* Velimir Kljaić *

Sead Hasanefendić Sead Hasanefendić (born 1 August 1948) is a Croatian handball coach who is the head coach of ThSV Eisenach. He is of Bosnian descent. Playing career Hasanefendić first hesitated between football and handball. At the age of 18, his parents l ...

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vfl Gummersbach German handball clubs Handball-Bundesliga Handball clubs established in 1861 1861 establishments in Germany