Handbollsklubben Aranäs (HK Aranäs) is a

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

klub from

Kungsbacka Kungsbacka () is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Kungsbacka Municipality in Halland County, Sweden, with 19,057 inhabitants in 2010. It is a part of Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area. It is one of the most affluent parts of Sw ...

, Hallands län,

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. It was founded on 20 February 1947. It is known for its extensive youth development program, which is the second biggest in Sweden, only trailing

IK Sävehof Idrottsklubben Sävehof better known as IK Sävehof is a Sweden, Swedish professional handball club located in Partille Municipality, Partille. Their home matches are played at the Partille Arena which has a capacity of 4,000. Women's team The ...

. In the 2010-2011 season the men's team played their first season in the top division of Sweden, the

Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite League") is the name of several Swedish nationwide sport leagues. In many sports, Elitserien is the highest league, with the second highest named Allsvenskan. Elitserien leagues at present: * Elitserien (badmint ...

History

Handbollsklubben Aranäs was founded on February 20th 1947 at a meeting at Gårdskullavägen in Kungsbacka by Per-Erik Persson, Rune Bergbom, Bengt Landin, Lars Olmarker and Rolf Svensson. On August 14th at the general assembly Elon Josefsson joined the club the club. He was active in the club for 50 years as a board member and was the chairperson for 20 years. The women's team was founded in 1957.

Notable former players

* Tommy Atterhäll (2010–2017) * Niclas Barud (–2004) * Daniel Bergqvist (2013–2023) * Alexander Borgstedt (2008–2012) *

Mathias Franzén Karl Gustav Mathias Franzén (born 22 February 1975) is a Swedish handball player and coach. He won the 1999 World Men's Handball Championship and the 2000 European Men's Handball Championship with the Swedish team. In 2000 he was a member of ...

(–1995) *

Mikael Franzén Mikael is a masculine given name, a variant of the Hebrew name Michael (given name), Michael (מִיכָאֵל), which means "Who is like God". It is used predominantly throughout Scandinavia and Finland. Mikaela is the feminine form of the name. In ...

(–1994) * Magnus Lindén (–1996) * Pelle Linders (–1995, 2010–2011) * Rickard Lönn (–2008) *

Pontus Mellegård Pontus or Pontos may refer to: * Short Latin name for the Pontus Euxinus, the Greek name for the Black Sea (aka the Euxine sea) * Pontus (mythology), a sea god in Greek mythology * Pontus (region), on the southern coast of the Black Sea, in modern ...

(2014–2018) * Fredrik Ohlander (–1996) * Hans Olsson * Mikael Sundlin (–1995) * Peter Swenson (–1997) *

Hampus Wanne Hampus Wanne (born 10 December 1993) is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team. Club career Hampus Wanne started his professional career at Elitserien club HK Aranäs. In January 2013, he moved to the ...

(2011–2013)

References

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