Talent Plzeň is a professional

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club from

Plzeň Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of P ...

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, that plays in the Chance Extraliga.

History

The club was founded in 1953. Talent Plzeň win the first title in 1974 in Czechoslovak Handball League. The club was doing well in the 1998 and 1999, when won Czech Handball Extraleague. TJ Lokomotiva Plzeň and SSK Talent Plzeň affiliated in 2010. The club has been doing well in recent season, because the club won Czech Handball Extraliga 5 times and 2 times finished at 2nd place.

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

Kits

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach: Petr Štochl * Assistant Coach:

Jiří Hynek Jiří Hynek (born 20 December 1960) is a Czech business manager, politician, and Chairman of the Association for Weapons and Defense Industry of the Czech Republic. He was a member of the Realists party, standing as the party's candidate in the ...

* Fitness Coach:

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* Masseur: Zdeněk Koranda

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ;Joining *

Stefan Terzić Stefan Terzić (; born 17 May 1994) is a Serbian handball player who plays for RK Celje and the Serbia national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain fou ...

(RB) from

RK Celje Rokometni klub Celje () or simply RK Celje, currently named Celje Pivovarna Laško () due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional handball club from Celje, Slovenia. They were the winners of the Champions League in the 2003–04 season, beco ...

Nikola Kosteski Nikola Kosteski () (born 22 August 1992) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for Talent Plzeň. His brother Nenad Kosteski is also a handball player. Honours * RK Alkaloid * EHF European Cup The EHF European Cup is an annual men's ...

(RW) from UHC Hollabrunn ;Leaving *

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(RW) to HC Einheit Plauen * Leonard Kaplan (LB) to HBC JVP Strakonice 1921 * Richard Křesťan (GK) * Eduard Wildt (RW) * Marek Korbel (RB) to

SSV Brixen Handball SSV Brixen Handball is an Italian handball club from Bressanone, that plays in the Serie A Gold. History The handball section of the Bressanone sports club was founded in 1970. During its history, it won 2 national championships (1992, 199 ...

Previous squads

Accomplishments

* Czech Handball Extraliga: ** : 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 ** : 2017, 2018 ** : 2000 * Czechoslovakia Handball League: ** : 1974 ** : 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, ** : 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966,

European Records

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

* Roman Bečvář (2006–2012) * Ladislav Brykner (2010–2011) *

(1998–2002) *

(2008–2016, 2020–2022) * Alois Mráz (1996–2001) * Karel Nocar (1996–1998, 1999–2001) *

Leoš Petrovský Leoš Petrovský (born 5 January 1993) is a Czech handball player for Bergischer HC and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship The 2015 World Men's Handball Championship was the 24th staging o ...

(2012–2015) * Martin Šetlík (1987–1992, 1997–1999, 2007–2008) *

Jakub Šindelář Jakub Šindelář (born 20 November 1986) is a Czech handball player for Talent Plzeň Talent Plzeň is a professional handball club from Plzeň, Czech Republic, that plays in the Czech Handball Extraliga, Chance Extraliga. History The c ...

(2009–) * Jan Stehlík (2017–) * Jan Štochl (1992–2002, 2016–2018) * Petr Štochl (1992–2000, 2001–2002) *

Michal Tonar Michal Tonar (born 23 September 1969 in Plzeň) is a Czech former handball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, ...

(1985–1988, 1990–1991, 1996–1999) *

(2022–) *

(2020, 2022–)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Talent Plzen Handball clubs in the Czech Republic Handball clubs established in 1953 Sport in Plzeň 1953 establishments in Czechoslovakia