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KIF Kolding is a professional
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 ...
club based in
Kolding Kolding () is a Denmark, Danish seaport city located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre and has numerous industria ...
,
Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...
who competes in the
Danish Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...
. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times. It is a part of the broader sports association Kolding Idræts Forening.


History


KIF Kolding

KIF Handball was formed in 1941 and quickly became a popular feature in the city. In the 1950's a sports venue specifically for handball was built. It was promoted to the Danish 1st division (the highest league at the time) in 1984 and was relegated again for 41 years. KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1987. From 1987 to 2009 KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 12 times. In 1998 the professional first team became an independent company under the name "Kolding IF Håndbold Elite A/S" in order to better manage the economic risks of being a professional club. In the summer of 2011 the women team of the club became an independent club called Vejen EH. Vejen EH did however go bankrupt in 2014 and ceased to exists.


KIF Kolding København

KIF Kolding København was formed in August 2012 after AG København went bankrupt. Some of the players from AG København joined the players from KIF, most notably the national team players, Lars Jørgensen, Kasper Hvidt and Joachim Boldsen. This prompted some of AGK's sponsors to also joined KIF under the new name. KIF Kolding København played some home games in Kolding and some in Brøndby. KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 2 times under the name KIF Kolding København.


KIF Kolding

On 31 March 2018 KIF announced in a press release, that the club will drop the Copenhagen part of the club and will again be known as KIF Kolding. The national team profiles Lars Jørgensen, Kasper Hvidt and Joachim Boldsen, who all came from AG København, had been able to create interest from fans and sponsors in the capital area, but since they had retired, the number of spectators in Brøndby Hallen had begun to fall as a consequence. This started the debate to focus on Kolding alone. A new board was established and long time director Jens Boessen stepped down. 9 million DKK was invested into the club and old creditors written off debt of 11 million DKK. In the 2021-22 season the club was mere 7 seconds from relegation, when Peter Balling secured a draw against
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, which kept them safe. They finished with 19 points, the same amount as relegated
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, but they had a better head-to-head record. The team would continue to be involved in relegation battles the following seasons. In the 2024-25 season KIF Kolding where relegated after 41 years continuously in the top flight, after finishing last in the regular season. They won a sole 2 matches during the season, gaining 10 points. During the season they fired no less than two head coaches,
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and
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. After the season they also fired the director,
Christian Hjermind Christian Hjermind (born 25 July 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish professional team handball player. Until April 2025 he served as the director of KIF Kolding. Hjermind played club handball for HIK Håndbold, and was the top goa ...
.


KIF Vamdrup

In 2007 KIF Vamdrup was created as union between KIF Kolding and Vamdrup IF, which was intended as a 2nd team for KIF Kolding.


Honours

*
Danish Handball League The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...
: 14 (record) **:1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15 *
Danish Handball Cup The Danish Men's Handball cup () 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 annually since 1964. Tournament structure The i ...
: 8 **:1989–90, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13 *
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: Winners (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05 *
Danish Super Cup The Danish Super Cup was played for by the Football in Denmark, Danish Danish Superliga, League champions and the Danish Cup, Danish Cup Winners. Winners Titles by club References Defunct football cup competitions in Denmark, ...
**: 2014, 2015


Team


Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024-25 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Emil Tellerup * 12 Josip Cavar * 20 Anton Hellberg ;Wingers ;LW * 4 Lars Skaarup * 22 Frederik Bay ;RW * 27 Sebastian Bertelsen * 29 Viktor Nevers ;Line players * 2 Mads Kragh Thomsen * 6 Jonas Bruus Tidemand * 9 Victor Lyngsø * 13 Mathias Hedegaard * 18 Benjamin Pedersen ;Back players ;LB * 17 Tobias Ellebæk * 28 Lauritz Reinholdt Legér ;CB * 11 Magnus Kronborg * 15 Jens Svane Peschardt (c) * 21 Kristian Stoklund * 23 Viktor Ahlstrand ;RB * 5 Oliver Norlyk * 24 Diogo Silva * 25 Markus Bugge


Transfers

:''Transfers for the season 2025-26'' ; Joining * Anders Eggert (Head Coach) (from
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) * Thorsten Fries (GK) (from
Fredericia HK Fredericia HK is a team handball, handball club from Fredericia, Denmark. Currently, Fredericia HK competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is Fredericia Idrætscenter, thansen.dk Arena. The club was founded in 19 ...
) * Cornelius Kragh Aastrup (LB) (from Dunkerque Handball) ; Leaving * Josip Cavar (GK) (to Amo Handboll) * Anton Hellberg (GK) (to ?) * Lauritz Reinholdt Legér (LB) (to
Ribe-Esbjerg HH Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a handball club based in the town of Ribe in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the ...
) * Magnus Kronborg (CB) (to ?) * Oliver Norlyk (RB) (to
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) * Diogo Silva (RB) (to ?) * Viktor Nevers (RW) (retires) * Mathias Hedegaard (P) (retires) * Victor Lyngsø (P) (to Give HK)


Staff


Notable former players

Men * Bo Spellerberg * Boris Schnuchel *
Christian Hjermind Christian Hjermind (born 25 July 1973 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a former Danish professional team handball player. Until April 2025 he served as the director of KIF Kolding. Hjermind played club handball for HIK Håndbold, and was the top goa ...
* Claus Flensborg * Henrik Møllgaard * Jesper Nøddesbo * Joachim Boldsen * Kasper Hvidt * Lars Christiansen * Lars Krogh Jeppesen *
Lars T. Jørgensen Lars Troels Jørgensen (born 3 February 1978) is a Danish retired handball player and current handball coach. He used to play for the Danish national team and the Spanish clubs SDC San Antonio and BM Altea. Lastly he played for the Danish club ...
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Lasse Andersson Lasse Bredekjær Andersson (born 11 March 1994) is a Danish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team. Lasse Andersson has the world record for fastest measured shot at 140 km/hour. Career Anderson started playing handb ...
* Lasse Boesen * Magnus Landin Jacobsen * Rene Toft Hansen * Torsten Laen * Albert Rocas *
Mateo Garralda Mateo Jesús Garralda Larumbe (born 1 December 1969) is a Spanish retired handballer and the current head coach of italian club Albatro Siracusa. Career Garralda started playing handball in his hometown club BM Burlada. He then joined BM Grano ...
* Niko Mindegía *
Antonio García Robledo Antonio Jesús García Robledo (born 6 March 1984) is a Spanish handball player who plays for the BM Granollers and the Spanish national team. References External links * * Antonio García Robledoat the ''Ligue Nationale de Handball The ' ...
*
Fábio Chiuffa Fábio Rocha Chiuffa (born 10 March 1989) is a Brazilian handball player who plays for HC Dobrogea Sud and the Brazilian handball team. He won two gold medals at the Pan American Games and competed at the 2016 Olympics. Individual awards and ...
* Bilal Šuman *
Muhamed Toromanović Muhamed Toromanović (born 9 April 1984) is a Bosnian handball player for RK Slavija Istočno Sarajevo. He was the captain of the Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national handball team, Bosnian national team. References External links

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Ratko Nikolić Ratko Nikolić (; born 15 September 1977) is a Serbian politician and former handball player serving as a member of the National Assembly since 8 December 2021. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Club career After starting ...
* Konstantin Igropulo * Ole Erevik (2008-2011) * Petter Øverby * Fredrik Ohlander *
Kim Andersson Kim Andersson (born 21 August 1982) is a Swedish former handball player who last played for Ystads IF. He was voted into the ''All-Star Team'' as ''Best right back'' at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where Sweden finished 5th. H ...
* Philip Stenmalm *
Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973) is an Icelandic former handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2012 London Olympics. H ...


Notable former coaches

* Bilal Šuman * Aron Kristjánsson *
Antonio Carlos Ortega Antonio Carlos Ortega Pérez (born 14 July 1971) is a former Spanish handball player who is the current head coach of FC Barcelona. He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics, he won the bronze ...


References


External links

* {{Danish Woman's Handball League teamlist Handball clubs in Denmark Sport in Kolding Handball clubs established in 1941 1941 establishments in Denmark