HSG Wetzlar is a professional

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

Wetzlar Wetzlar () is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes). As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the un ...

, Germany. Currently, HSG Wetzlar competes in the German First League of Handball (Bundesliga) and the German Handball Cup. Wetzi

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Accomplishments

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 ...

final: **1997, 2001 *

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 ...

final: **1998

Rivalry

HSG Wetzlar's arch-rival is the neighbouring club

TV Hüttenberg TV Hüttenberg is a German handball club from Hüttenberg, Germany, that plays in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany. Season It is directly linked to the Handball-Bu ...

and games between the clubs are considered as the "Mittelhessenderby".

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season'' ;Goalkeepers * 11 Till Klimpke * 12 Anadin Suljaković * 16 Leonard Grazioli ;Left Wingers * 18

Lukas Becher Lukas is a form of the Latin name Lucas. Popularity In 2013 it was the ninth most popular name for boys in Australia. Meaning and different spellings * Amharic - Luqas (ሉቃስ) * Arabic - Luqa (لوقا) / Luqas (لوكاس) * Armenian - Ղ ...

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;Right Wingers * 19 Lars Weissgerber * 75 Domen Novak ;Line players *4 Adam Nyfjäll *8 Erik Schmidt ;Left Backs * 28

Hendrik Wagner Hendrik may refer to: * Hendrik (given name) * Hans Hendrik, Greenlandic Arctic traveller and interpreter * Hendrik Island, an island in Greenland * Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, a municipality in the Netherlands * A character from ''Dragon Quest XI'' See ...

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Lenny Rubin Lenny Rubin (born 1 February 1996) is a Swiss handball player for HSG Wetzlar and the Swiss national team. He represented Switzerland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The 2020 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the ...

;Central Backs * 21

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Magnus Fredriksen Magnus Fredriksen (born 24 May 1997) is a Norwegian handball player for HSG Wetzlar and the Norwegian national team. He made his debut for the Norwegian national team in April 2018, and was selected for the extended squad for the 2019 World Me ...

* 34 Radojica Čepić ;Right Backs *5

Vladan Lipovina Vladan Lipovina (born 7 March 1993) is a Montenegrin handball player for Qadsia SC. Honours *EHF Champions League: **: 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works ...

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Jovica Nikolić Jovica Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јовица Николић; born 11 July 1959) is a Serbian retired Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Central midfielder, central midfielder, and a Coach (sport), manager. Club career ...

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Stefan Čavor Stefan Čavor (born 3 November 1994) is a Montenegrin handball player for HSG Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. Currently, HSG Wetzlar competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, German First League of Handbal ...

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Hrvoje Horvat Jr. * Assistant Coach:

Filip Mirkulovski Filip Mirkulovski ( mk, Филип Миркуловски) (born 14 September 1983) is a retired Macedonian handball player. Honours * Macedonian Handball Super League :Winners (6): 2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2013-14 * ...

Notable former players

* Michael Allendorf * Markus Baur * Sven-Sören Christophersen *

Lars Kaufmann Lars Kaufmann (born February 25, 1982) is a German team 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 goalkee ...

Jannik Kohlbacher Jannik Kohlbacher (born 19 July 1995) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team. In November 2015 he was called up to the German National team for the Supercup tournament against, Brazil, Slovenia and Ser ...

Andreas Wolff Andreas Wolff (born 3 March 1991) is a German handball player for THW Kiel and the German national team. Career Wolff played until the age of 15 at SG Ollheim/Straßfeld, before switching to HSG Rheinbach-Wormersdorf. His senior breakthorugh c ...

Tobias Reichmann Tobias Reichmann (born 27 May 1988) is a German handball player for TV Emsdetten and the Germany men's national handball team, German national team. Achievements *Handball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics: **: Handball at the 2016 Summer ...

* Steffen Fäth *

Ivano Balić Ivano Balić (; born 1 April 1979) is a Croatian former professional handballer who is currently working as assistant coach (sport), coach of the Croatia men's national handball team, Croatia national handball team. He was voted five times in a ...

Ola Lindgren Per Ola Markus Lindgren (born 29 February 1964) is a Swedish former handball player and current coach. He is the head coach for IFK Kristianstad since 2012 and was head coach for Sweden from 2008 to 2016. As a player, he won two World Champion ...

Kent Robin Tønnesen Kent Robin Tønnesen (born 5 June 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain and the Norway men's national handball team, Norwegian national team. Honours *IHF World Men's Handball Championship, Wor ...

* Avishay Smoler

External links

Official website
Handball-Bundesliga Sport in Wetzlar German handball clubs Handball clubs established in 1904 1904 establishments in Germany {{Handball-team-stub