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 ...

club from the

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

city of

Gummersbach Gummersbach (; ksh, Jummersbach) is a town in the 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 official documents fo ...

. 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. 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 The 2. Handball-Bundesliga is the second tier of professional handball in Germany. Season It is directly linked to the Handball-Bundesliga, the country's highest tier, by a promotion and relegation system. Before the 2011–12 season, the l ...

: 1 **: 2022 * DHB-Pokal: **: 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 men ...

: **: 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 Martin Nagy (born 5 September 1990) is a Slovak footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for Skalica. Ružomberok Martin made his official debut for Ružomberok on 21 May 2011, coming in as a substitute in a 3–2 home win against Sen ...

* 12 Fabian Norsten * 16

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 * 28 Hákon Daði Styrmisson ;RW *8 Lukas Blohme * 11 Mathis Häseler ;LP *4 Elliði Snær Viðarsson * 40 Jonas Stüber * 53 Bruno Eickhoff * 66 Štěpán Zeman ;LB *7 Julian Köster * 15 Miro Schluroff ;CB *3 Julius Fanger * 21

Dominik Mappes Dominic is a name common among Roman Catholics and other Latin-Romans as a male given name. Originally from the late Roman-Italic name "Dominicus", its translation means "Lordly", "Belonging to God" or "of the Master". Variations include: Domini ...

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

Tom Jansen Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

Notable players

Coaching history

* Petre Ivănescu * 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
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