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Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg 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
Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...
,
Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...
that competes in the
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 ...
. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the
Gigantium The Gigantium (called ''Sparekassen Danmark Arena'' for sponsoring reasons), in Aalborg, Denmark, is a large, rentable faire building, which hosts a large variety of concerts, markets and exhibitions, among other things. It has a capacity of 5,0 ...
arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship reasons. Aalborg Håndbold has won 6 Danish Championships and 2 Danish Cup. In 2021 they reached the final 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 me ...
.


Kits


History

In 2000
Aalborg Boldspilklub Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish sports club based in the city of Aalborg. The club is also known as AaB for short (cf. logo) or Aalborg BK. Through time the club has had branches in cricket, tennis, ice hockey, handball, and basketball, but cur ...
overtook the licence of the club Aalborg HSH. AaB Håndbold was owned by AaB A/S. AaB Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2010 with a final victory of 2–1 in matches against
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 ...
after six free throws in the free throw competition in match 3. In January 2011 the license was given to a new company called "Aalborg Håndbold A/S" and the team changed name to Aalborg Håndbold. Behind the new company are the businessman Eigild B. Christensen and director Jan Larsen, who both are from Aalborg. Aalborg Håndbold won the Danish Championship in 2013 with an overall 11-goal victory over KIF Kolding Copenhagen. In 2014 Aalborg got a second place, and also qualified for the Champions League 1/16 final, where Aalborg was defeated in two matches against
FC Barcelona 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 ...
. Aalborg's success continued in 2015 with another Champions League 1/16 final. Again the opponent was FC Barcelona and again Aalborg was knocked out. In 2017 Aalborg won the Danish Championship for a third time and in 2019, 2020 and 2021 they won the Danish Championship 3 times in a row. In 2021 Aalborg also reached the final of 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 me ...
becoming the only Danish and Nordic men's team to have done so. In the final Aalborg once again lost to FC Barcelona.


Accomplishments Men

*
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 ...
: 6 **: 2010, 2013,
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, 2019, 2020, 2021 **: 2014, 2022 *
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 ...
: 2 **: 2018, 2021 **: 2011, 2020 *Danish Super Cup: 5 **: 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 **: 2013, 2014 *
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 ...
: **: 2021 * IHF Super Globe: **: 2021


Team


Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Simon Gade * 16 Mikael Aggefors ;Wingers ;LW * 6 Sebastian Barthold * 23
Buster Juul Buster Juul (born 31 March 1993) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. He made international debut on the Danish national team in April 2016, against Faroe Islands. Achievements *EHF Champions Leagu ...
;RW * 19 Kristian Bjørnsen * 20 Andreas Flodman ;Line players * 2 Benjamin Jakobsen * 8 Jesper Nielsen * 22 René Antonsen ( c) ;Back players ;LB * 5 Victor Kløve * 21 Henrik Møllgaard * 24
Mikkel Hansen Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. Hansen is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history, and has been named the IHF World Player of the Year for a ...
;CB * 4 Aron Pálmarsson * 7 Felix Claar ;RB * 11
Lukas Sandell Lukas Sandell (born 3 February 1997) is a Swedish handball player for Veszprém KC, Telekom Veszprém and the Sweden national handball team, Swedish national team. Achievements * EHF Champions League ** ''Runner-up: 2021'' *IHF Men's Super Globe, ...
* 14 Mads Hoxer Hangaard * 17 Martin Larsen * 26 Christian Termansen


Technical staff

:''Staff for the 2022–23 season'' * Head Coach: Stefan Madsen * Assistant Coach: Arnór Atlason * Team Leader: Torbjørn Christensen * Team Leader: Christian Müller * Physical Trainer: Kim Lynge * Team Physician: Jørgen Boserup


Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Simon Dahl (Assistant Coach) ''(from
Nordsjælland Håndbold Nordsjælland Håndbold is a handball club, based in Helsinge, Denmark. Currently, Nordsjælland Håndbold competes in the men's Danish Handball League, and plays its home matches in Helsinge-Hallen in Helsinge. The women's team is competing in ...
)'' *
Niklas Landin Jacobsen Niklas Landin Jacobsen (born 19 December 1988) is a Danish handballer for THW Kiel and the Denmark national team. He has previously played for Rhein-Neckar Löwen. He is European Champion with the Danish national team, after winning the 2012 ...
(GK) ''(from
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, win ...
)'' *
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 ...
(GK) ''(from
VfL Gummersbach VfL Gummersbach is a handball club from the Germany, German city of Gummersbach. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the Handball-Bundesliga and the DHB-Pokal. Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball clubs ever. Crest, colo ...
)'' *
Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen (born 11 January 2002) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball ( da, Aalborg Håndbold) is a handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold p ...
(CB) ''(from
Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold, previously ''Skanderborg Håndbold'', is a men's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded in 1982 and was the result of a merger between Stilling-Skanderborg and Vrold-Skanderborg ...
)'' *
Simon Hald Simon Hald Jensen (born 29 September 1994) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. Individual awards *Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the Youth World Championship: 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, Fr ...
(P) ''(from
SG Flensburg-Handewitt SG Flensburg-Handewitt is a professional handball club from Flensburg and Handewitt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and EHF European League. They play home matches at Flens-Arena. Since formin ...
)'' ;Leaving * Arnór Atlason (Assistant Coach) ''(to
TTH Holstebro TTH Holstebro is a men's handball club from Holstebro, Denmark. The team is playing in the Danish Primo Tours Ligaen and play their home matches in Gråkjær Arena. History The club was founded in May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 an ...
)'' * Simon Gade (GK) ''(to
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) and ...
)'' ? * Mikael Aggefors (GK) ''(retires)''? * Felix Claar (CB) ''(to
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) and ...
)'' *
Lukas Sandell Lukas Sandell (born 3 February 1997) is a Swedish handball player for Veszprém KC, Telekom Veszprém and the Sweden national handball team, Swedish national team. Achievements * EHF Champions League ** ''Runner-up: 2021'' *IHF Men's Super Globe, ...
(RB) ''(to
Telekom Veszprém Telekom may refer to: *A1 Telekom Austria Group, Austria **A1 Telekom Austria *Deutsche Telekom, Germany **Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia **Magyar Telekom, Hungary **Crnogorski Telekom, Montenegro **Makedonski Telekom, North Macedonia **Telekom Romania, ...
)''


Notable former players

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Joachim Boldsen Joachim Boldsen (born 30 April 1978) is a Danish former team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. Boldsen recently played for KIF Kolding Køb ...
(2007–2008) *
Jannick Green Jannick Green Krejberg (born 29 September 1988) is a Danish handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional foot ...
(2008–2011) * Mads Christiansen (2008–2011, 2019–2021) * Henrik Møllgaard (2009–2012, 2018–) *  Martin Larsen (2005–2018) * Jacob Bagersted (2011–2014) *
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) of ...
(2006–2011) *
Mads Mensah Larsen Mads Mensah Larsen (born 12 August 1991) is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Denmark national team. He previously played for the clubs AG København, Nordsjælland Håndbold and Aalborg Håndbold. He studied Humanist ...
(2012–2014) * Søren Rasmussen (2003–2010) *
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 ...
(2003–2006) * Jesper Meinby (2017–2019) * Simon Hald Jensen (2013–2018) *
Magnus Saugstrup Magnus Saugstrup Jensen (born 12 July 1996) is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Danish national team. Honours *EHF Champions League ** : 2023 ** : 2021 *EHF European League: ** : 2022 *IHF Super Globe: ** : 2021, 2022 *Handbal ...
(2014–2021) *
Mikkel Hansen Mikkel Hansen (born 22 October 1987) is a Danish handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. Hansen is regarded as one of the greatest players in handball history, and has been named the IHF World Player of the Year for a ...
(2022–) * Isaías Guardiola (2014–2015) *
Janus Daði Smárason Janus Daði Smárason (born 1 January 1995) is an Icelandic handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Icelandic national handball team. He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Champ ...
(2017–2020) *
Ómar Ingi Magnússon Ómar Ingi Magnússon (born 12 March 1997) is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year. Club career In summer 2014 he swit ...
(2018–2020) * Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson (2016–2017) *
Kristian Kjelling Kristian Cato Walby Kjelling (; born 8 September 1980) is a retired Norwegian handball player, who last played for the Norwegian club Drammen HK. He is now their coach. Career Before re-joining Drammen HK he played for the Spanish clubs Portland ...
(2009–2013) *
Ole Erevik Ole Erevik (born 9 January 1981) is a Norwegian retired handball player. He participated with the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team at the 2005 World Men's Handball Championship, 2005, 2007 World Men's Handball Champion ...
(2011–2015) * Håvard Tvedten (2002–2006, 2011–2016) * Børge Lund (2002–2006) *
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 sco ...
(2006–2007) * Sander Sagosen (2014–2017) * Kristian Sæverås (2018–2020) * André Jørgensen (2006–2009) *
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 ...
(2012–2013) *
Andreas Palicka Andreas Miroslav Palicka (; sk, Palička, ; born 10 July 1986) is a Swedish handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team. His father came to Sweden from Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , ...
(2015–2016) * Jonas Larholm (2008–2012) *
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 Cha ...
(2011–2014) *
Jan Lennartsson Jan Lennartsson (born September 22, 1981) is a Swedish team handball, handball player. He started his professional career in 2000 playing for IK Sävehof, Gothenburg. After six seasons with the club, he was contracted by the Danish club AaB Håndb ...
(2007–2013) * Felix Claar (2020–2023) *
Lukas Sandell Lukas Sandell (born 3 February 1997) is a Swedish handball player for Veszprém KC, Telekom Veszprém and the Sweden national handball team, Swedish national team. Achievements * EHF Champions League ** ''Runner-up: 2021'' *IHF Men's Super Globe, ...
(2020–2023) * Lovro Jotić (2017–2018)


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 ...


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