HØJ Elite Men is a men's

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club based in Ølstykke and Jyllinge,

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. As of the 2023–24 season, the team competes men's

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. In the 2021–22 season, the team played in the promotion play-offs for the

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. However, they lost the final matches against

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 on 1 May 2000, when Holstebro Håndbold 90 a ...

. The elite team is part of the association 'HØJ Håndbold', which was founded on 7 January 1995 by a merger of Ølstykke Handball Association and Jyllinge-Gundsømagle Idrætsforening's Handball Department. In the spring of 2014, the elite department was established as 'HØJ Elite'. In the 2024-25 season, they were promoted to the Herrehåndboldligaen, winning 44 of 48 available points in the 1st Division. The women's team was also promoted the very same season.

Arena

*Name: Ølstykke-Hallen *Capacity: 200 *City: Ølstykke,

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*Address: Tranekærvej 1, 3650 Ølstykke

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2025–26 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Pauli Jacobsen * 12 Emil Kheri Imsgard * Till Klimpke ;Wingers ;LW * 15 Lukas Karlskov *

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;RW * 18 Hans Lindberg * Tobias Nielsen ;Line players * 30 Tom Kåre Nikolaisen * 42 Mikkel Olsen * 88 Victor Parbst * Kassem Awad ;Back players ;LB * 4 Lauge Hemmingsen * 10 Lucas Lenlar Garsdal * 14 Niclas Fingren * Jonathan Svensson * Michael Damgaard ;CB * 17 Tobias Kildegaard * 24 Linus Arnesson ;RB * 7 Simen Schønningsen * Jonathan Mollerup

Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2025-26'' ;Joining * Stian Tønnesen (Head Coach) *

Patrik Liljestrand Bo Patrik Liljestrand (born 25 January 1966) is a Swedish former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Swedish handball team which won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 S ...

(Assistant Coach) * Till Klimpke (GK) (from HSG Wetzlar) *

(LW) (from

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) * Jonathan Svensson (LB) (from MT Melsungen) * Michael Damgaard (LB) (from SC Magdeburg) * Jonathan Mollerup (RB) (from Skanderborg AGF Håndbold) * Tobias Nielsen (RW) (on loan from

Aalborg Håndbold Aalborg Handball () is a professional handball club from Aalborg, Denmark that competes in the Danish Handball League. Aalborg Håndbold play their home games in the Gigantium arena in Aalborg – known as Jutlander Bank Arena for sponsorship rea ...

) * Kassem Awad (P) (from

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) ;Leaving * Jesper Fredin (Head Coach) * Henrik Kronborg (Assistant Coach) (to

) * Emil Mellegård (LW) (to

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) * Mathias Nikolaisen (CB) (to Team Sydhavsøerne) * Martin Søborg Rasmussen (RB) (to HC København) * Karl Albert (RW) (to TMS Ringsted) * Tobias Wetzel (P) (to TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen) * Hakan Sahin (P) (to ?)

Staff

Kit manufacturers

* Craft Sportswear

References

External links

Official website

Men's section website
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