Men’s EHF Cup 2014/15 Quarter-finals Media Guide Table of contents
Media contacts - EHF/M, clubs contacts 4
Map of participating clubs 5
2014/15 Playing system diagram - stages & dates 6
Important regulations - penalty throws 7
EHF Cup Finals Draw 7
EHF Cup Finals return to Berlin 8
Facts & Figures of the Group Phase 10
Quarter-final pairings
Eskilstuna vs HSV Hamburg 11
Skjern Handbold vs MT Melsungen 18
Gorenje Velenje vs Team Tvis Holstebro 25
Group Phase top scorers 32
Past seasons’ winners 33
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Media matters TV and Radio
Vlado Brindzak Miguel Mateo Marcellán Media and Communications Media Manager European Handball EHF Marketing GmbH Federation +43 1 80 151 224 +43 1 80 151 161 [email protected] [email protected] Twitter: @ehfmedia
Clubs – Media contacts
Füchse Berlin Skjern Handbold Andre Tzschaschel Henning Kjaergaard Christensen +49 172 3188441 +45 20 669374 [email protected] [email protected]
Team Tvis Holstebro MT Melsungen Tina Moller Bernd Kaiser +45 24 239039 +49 171 2737835 [email protected] [email protected]
HSV Hamburg Eskilstuna Guif Michael Freitag Micke Danielsson +49 172 4001940 +46 16 511520 [email protected] [email protected]
Gorenje Velenje Tanija Rednak +386 38986440 [email protected]
4 MEN‘S EHF CUP
Haslum HK, Eskilstuna Season 2014/15 NOR Guif, SWE Team Tvis Holstebro, DEN Teams eliminated in the group phase
Teams qualified for the quarter-finals St. Petersburg HC, RUS 2015 EHF Cup Finals host
Skjern Handbold, DEN
Füchse Berlin, GER
HSV Hamburg, GER
Balatonfüredi KSE, HUN
MT Melsungen, GER
HCM Constanta, ROU
Futebol Clube do Porto, POR
BM Fraikin HC Vojvodina Granollers, ESP Novi Sad, SRB
Pfadi RK Nexe, Winterthur, SUI Gorenje Velenje, SLO CRO vs. vs. vs. vs. Place Match Place rd Final Semi- nals 3 16 /17.05.2015 16 EHF Cup Finals EHF Cup EHF Cup Finals EHF Cup 4 winners 1 vs. vs. vs. vs. 2 rst leg rst 11/12.04.2015 second leg 18/19.04.2015 Quarter- nals Quarter- nals 8 teams 07/08.03.2015 14/15.03.2015 21/22.03.2015 Home Matches Home Matches Matches Away 3 3 Group Phase Group 14/15.02.2015 21/22.02.2015 28.02/1.03.2015 Group Phase Group 16 winners Total number of matches: number 166 Total Season 2014/15 playing dates playing Season 2014/15 Men’s EHF Cup 2014/15 playing system playing EHF 2014/15 Cup Men’s vs. 16 vs.16 Quali cation Round 3 Round Quali cation rst leg rst 22/23.11.2014 second leg 29/ 30.11. 2014 Quali cation Round 3 Round Quali cation 20 winners vs. vs. 17 winners 17 vs.17 20 vs. 20 20 vs. Quali cation Round 1 Round Quali cation 2 Round Quali cation rst leg - 11/12.10.2014 second leg - 18/19.10.2014 rst leg - 06/07.09.2014 second leg - 13/14.09.2014 Quali cation Round 1 Round Quali cation 2 Round Quali cation
6 Important regulations
Scoring of the matches and ranking
General The team taking the first penalty throw shall be determined by the referees by drawing lots. The team winning the draw may All matches of the Men’s EHF Cup shall be played in 2 x 30 choose whether it wishes to throw first or last. minutes with a half-time break of 10 minutes. The EHF reserves the right to extend the half-time break in special circumstances If the scores are equal after the first round of penalty throws, to 15 minutes. it shall be continued until a decision is reached. In the second round, the other team shall start. Again five players shall be Quarter-finals named who are eligible to play (the players named before may be named once again). If, after completion of the two matches, both clubs have won the same number of points (no extra time will be played), the In the second round, a decision is reached when a goal teams’ standings shall be determined by the following criteria: difference arises after both teams have taken one throw each. a) goal difference Eligible players are players entered in the match report that b) greater number of plus goals scored in away match have not been disqualified or suspended at the time of the final c) penalty throws whistle.
Rules for execution of penalty throws Serious infractions committed during penalty throws shall be sanctioned by disqualification. If a thrower is disqualified Prior to the penalty throws, each team shall name five players or suffers an injury, an eligible substitute player shall be eligible to play at the end of the match by handing the referees supplementary named. a list of numbers. These players shall then take one throw each, alternating with their opponents. Each team is free to While the throws are being taken, only the player taking the determine the sequence in which throwers will take their throw, the current goalkeeper and the referees may enter the throws. respective half of the playing court.
The goalkeepers may be freely selected from the match report If the number of eligible players falls below five, players may be and exchanged in accordance with the Rules of the Game. named to take a second throw in the same round. Goalkeepers may take throws and throwers may perform as goalkeepers. Find all the Men’s EHF Cup regulations on eurohandball.com
The referees shall choose the goal at which throws are taken.
EHF Cup Finals Draw
The four winners of the quarter-finals will qualify for the EHF Cup Finals. The semi-finals draw of the 2015 EHF Cup Finals will take place just two days after the completion of the quarter-finals. The draw event will be hosted by Füchse Berlin on Tuesday, 21 April 2015 at 18:00 hrs local time in the Max-Schmeling Halle in Berlin.
There will be no seeding in the draw and no protection from teams from the same country or the same group phase group.
7 EHF Cup Finals return to Berlin
The EHF has confirmed that the third edition of the EHF Cup Bob Hanning, Managing Director of Füchse Berlin, is looking Finals, the final round of the Men’s EHF Cup competition, is to forward to the return of the EHF Cup Finals to Berlin: ”We are be played in the German capital Berlin for the second year in extremely proud that the EHF has placed its trust in us once succession. again and are looking forward to offering the handball world another great event. We are of course hoping to fare better Following a highly successful event in 2014, the German on court this year, though we first have to concentrate on the Bundesliga club Füchse Berlin will once again play host to the group phase.” two-day event on 16/17 May 2015. The Men’s EHF Cup Group Phase throws off on 11 February The contract was signed on the fringes of the final weekend 2015 and features 16 top men’s sides, playing in four groups of the Men’s IHF World Championship in Doha, Qatar by EHF for a place in the quarter-finals and ultimately for a place in the Secretary General, Michael Wiederer, EHF Marketing Managing EHF Cup Finals. Director, Peter Vargo, and Managing Director of Füchse Berlin, Bob Hanning. Website launched, tickets on sale
The EHF Cup Finals feature the four top teams in the Men’s Just two days after the European Handball Federation (EHF) EHF Cup, competing over two days for the title with semi-finals had announced that the EHF Cup Finals will return to Berlin played on Saturday (16 May) and final matches on Sunday (17 for the 2015 edition, the tournament’s hosts Füchse Berlin May). launched the official website of the season ending event of the Men’s EHF Cup. Commenting on the awarding of the event, Michael Wiederer, EHF Secretary General, said: “Handball is not only about The www.berlinfinals.de website will provide fans and sporting performance, but also major events such as the EHF media with all essential information about the tournament Cup Finals. We’re pleased to see this event return to Berlin and throughout the group phase and quarter-final stages until the the opportunity that this offers us to once again showcase top four best teams of the competition meet in the German capital class handball in the German capital.” on 16/17 May 2015.
Peter Vargo, Managing Director of EHF Marketing GmbH, said: Handball fans across Europe can also purchase their place at “We were extremely happy with the organisation of the EHF the high-profile event through the website. Cup Finals last season, and we are more than confident that Berlin will once again put together a highly attractive sporting The tickets, valid for all four matches, went on sale on Monday and entertainment event in May.” and are available in four categories for 49, 69, 99 and 129 euro.
New logo revealed, poster released
The logo presentation o the Men’s EHF Cup Finals is made up of two parts; the Men’s EHF Cup logo and the secondary ‘Finals’ logo (see left) which contains the date and place. These two logos can be used together on promotional material but never to be joined together into one logo. Füchse have also already launched a new campaign “Berlin Finals Calling” which will see the promotion of the event through posters all over the city, Berlin’s airports and advertising spots in cinemas.
Media Accreditation for the EHF Cup Finals
The accreditation procedure of media representatives for the 2015 EHF Cup Finals started on 3 March 2015 through the HTML form on the EHF official website. The accreditation procedure will be open to all media professionals and will run until 24 April 2015.
Click here to enter the accreditation online form.
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SPONSOREN: AUSRICHTER: Facts & Figures Before the Quarter-finals of the Men’s EHF Cup After 48 matches, here are the most important facts with 10 points – the same number as the four group and figures from the group phase. winners.
0 teams from last season’s quarter-finals have reached 10 points from six matches was exactly the same this stage of the competition again. return for all four group winners.
0 national champions entering the competition from 15 wins in 18 matches were achieved by the three VELUX EHF Champions League qualification made it to Germans teams in total, and all three proceeded from the quarter-finals. the group phase as group winners.
1 team remained unbeaten during the group phase - 18 group matches were won by the away team. Danish side Team Tvis Holstebro (4 wins, 2 draws). 25 group matches were won by the home team. 1 European Cup debutant is among the seven teams still in the competition - German side MT Melsungen. 25 goals was the highest overall margin of victory from a fixture over the course of both meetings, 1 team can still complete their full cabinet of Velenje vs Haslum (34:21 and 34:22) international trophies - HSV Hamburg. After winning the Cup Winners’ Cup in 2007 and the VELUX EHF 37 goals was the highest number a team scored in a Champions League in 2013, the German side now aim single match - Berlin beat Vojvodina 37:22 for the only missing title. 44 goals were scored in the match between Granollers 1 team did not take any points in the group phase - RK and Constanta (23:21) - the lowest scoring match of Vojvodina from Novi Sad (Serbia). the group phase.
2 teams that had been part of previous EHF Cup Finals 48 group matches were played, and only 10 games are in the race – already-qualified Berlin (finished remain to decide the 2014/15 EHF Cup winner. third in 2014), and Holstebro (finished third in 2013). 68 goals were scored in the match between Constanta 4 nations are represented in the quarter-finals - and Holstebro (34:34) - the highest scoring match of Germany, Denmark (two teams each), Sweden and the group phase. Slovenia. 91 goals were scored in the two duels of Berlin and 4 of the six quarter-finalists have advanced from Porto (25:20, 26:20) - the lowest combined total from the second qualification round - Holstebro, Skjern, two teams over two contests. Melsungen and Guif. Hamburg and Velenje started one round later. 143 goals were conceded by Berlin - the best defence of all 16 group phase participants. 5 group matches ended in draws. Guif, Holstebro and Constanta were the experts, being part of two draws 192 goals were scored by Velenje - the best attack of each, while no draws occurred in groups A and C. all teams in the group phase.
5 consecutive times HC St. Petersburg have qualified 5,894 fans on average watched Füchse Berlin’s home for a European Cup competition group phase and for matches in the Max-Schmeling-Halle - the venue of the fifth straight time the Russian runners-up failed the EHF Cup Finals. to proceed, following four unsuccessful attempts to advance in the VELUX EHF Champions League. 6,453 fans saw the match between Füchse and Vojvodina - the highest attendance of any match in 8 points were needed to finish among the three the group phase best second-ranked teams, 7 was not enough for Granollers. Skjern was the best second-ranked team
10 Eskilstuna Guif vs HSV Hamburg
First leg Saturday 11 April, 15:00 hrs. local time
Second leg Sunday 19 April,16:30 hrs. local time
In Eskilstuna, they are well aware that Hamburg will be some The Swedish hopes may be boosted by injury in the opposing kind of a handful in the Eskilstuna Sportshal on Saturday team. afternoon, but the fact that they managed to win at home against MT Melsungen in the group phase gives way for a Hamburg’s right wing Hans Lindberg is out for another seven certain optimism in the Swedish club. weeks after having injured a kidney in a Bundesliga match last weekend, and there is doubt about goalkeeper Johannes Bitter. “We never enter the court expecting to lose. However, it is obvious that we will have to improve our attacking play compared to our latest match in the Swedish championship against Redbergslid on Wednesday in order to win.
“I think everyone knows what is needed, though,” Eskilstuna’s assistant coach Janne Ekman told his club´s official website.
11 2nd ranked Group D ESKILSTUNA GUIF (SWE)
Two years ago, Eskilstuna Guif were taught a lesson during the EHF Cup Group Phase – six times, failing to gain a single point as they lost each Group A game. But the Swedish side use that experience to their advantage as they targeted a place in the quarter-finals this time around.
After eliminating SonderjyskE (DEN) and Huesca (ESP) in qualification, Guif earned a favourable draw, which pitted them against Balatonfüredi, Melsungen and Nexe in Group D. Coach Kristjan Andrésson could count on a stronger squad than last season, with no departures and four new arrivals.
The four-time Swedish league runners-up had to wait until the fourth round for their first EHF Cup victory, which finaly snapped a ten-game winless streak. But their success with Nexe was followed by a stunning win over the previously undefeated group leaders from Melsungen and Andrésson’s team clinched the final quarter-final berth in the last round by beating Balatonfüred away.
With one more point they pushed BM Fraikin Granollers behind them in the ranking of the second placed teams and ended the Spanish team’s campaign. The team top Playing hall scorer’s Viktor Östlund (45) and Mattias Tholin (44) combined with performances by Eskilstuna Sporthall - IF Guif goalkeeper Lucau Herdeiro were instrumental in Eskilstuna’s group phase push. Hamngatan 18 63220 Eskilstuna Sweden Capacity: 2,609 GROUP D Final Table:
Club Address: 1. MT Melsungen 6 5 0 1 177:152 (25) 10 Eskilstuna Guif 2. Eskilstuna Guif 6 3 2 1 165:156 (9) 8 Hamngatan 17 Sporthallen 3. RK Nexe 6 1 1 4 161:170 (-9) 3 63220 Eskilstuna 4. Balatonfüredi KSE 6 1 1 4 140:165 (-25) 3 Sweden
Media contact: Micke Danielsson +46 16 511520 Road to the quarter-finals: [email protected] Past achievements EHF Cup Group Phase Group Phase (1): 2012/13 Online information: @ MT Melsungen L27:31 (14:16) Last 16 (1): 2011/12 Website: www.guif.nu vs Balatonfüredi KSE T24:24 (13:11) Last 32 (1): 1995/96 Facebook: ifguif @ RK Nexe T29:29 (18:17) Twitter: eskilstunaguif@ vs RK Nexe W33:24 (17:12) Other vs MT Melsungen W27:25 (16:14) @ Balatonfüredi KSE W25:23 (8:11) Cup Winners’ Cup: quarter-final 1997/98 Kit colours Challenge Cup: Last 16 2010/11 Light Qualification Round 3 1st leg: vs Bada Huesca (ESP) W32:24 Player shirt: white Swedish league: runners-up (1997, 2001, 2nd leg: Huesca vs Eskilstuna L26:23 Player short: white 2009, 2011) Goalkeeper shirt: yellow Aggregate score: 55:50 Dark Qualification Round 2 Player shirt: red 1st leg: vs SonderjyskE (DEN) W29:27 Player short: black 2nd leg: @ SonderjyskE W26:25 Goalkeeper shirt: green Aggregate score: 55:52
12 ESKILSTUNA GUIF (SWE) Team roster No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 2 Rickard Akerman SWE Right Back 22.6.1991 Eskilstuna, SWE 190 93 13 3 Emil Andersson SWE Right Wing 28.8.1994 Eskilstuna, SWE 187 85 15 8 Robin Andersson SWE Centre Back 27.7.1988 Eskilstuna, SWE 180 85 7 Richard Blank SWE Line Player 24.7.1986 Eskilstuna, SWE 197 97 4 9 Daniel Ekman SWE Centre Back 31.3.1995 Eskilstuna, SWE 186 72 3 17 Helge Freiman SWE Centre Back 26.2.1992 Lidingö, SWE 188 85 17 10 Fredrik Gustavsson SWE Left Wing 9.4.1995 Eskilstuna, SWE 175 67 1 23 Atli Ævar Ingolfsson ISL Line Player 6.5.1988 Akureyri, ISL 190 92 21 24 Patrik Johansson SWE Right Back 31.1.1987 Eskilstuna, SWE 189 85 15 Jesper Lindgren SWE Left Back 11.6.1995 Ludvika, SWE 196 93 7 6 Viktor Östlund SWE Left Back 19.1.1992 Märsta, SWE 198 90 45 5 Fredrik Olsson SWE Centre Back 19.1.1996 Eskilstuna, SWE 185 95 4 Marcus Pedersen SWE Left Back 30.8.1996 Ludvika, SWE 190 80 14 Daniel Pettersson SWE Right Wing 6.5.1992 Eskilstuna, SWE 179 72 38 11 Mathias Tholin SWE Left Wing 26.5.1987 Eskilstuna, SWE 181 84 44 19 Daniel Erik Wigö SWE Right Wing 28.7.1994 Eskilstuna, SWE 183 80 16 Jan Ekman FIN Goalkeeper 8.4.1967 Helsinki, FIN 187 84 1 Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson ISL Goalkeeper 1.9.1989 Reykjavik, ISL 205 97 12 Herdeiro Lucau SWE Goalkeeper 7.4.1987 Gabina, ANG 193 92
13 ESKILSTUNA GUIF (SWE) Coach and key players profiles
Kristjan Andresson Herdeiro Lucau coach goalkeeper • originally from Iceland, but has lived in Sweden • born in Angola, but has lived most of his life in for more than sixteen years Sweden • played 13 internationals for Iceland in his active • tall and strong goalkeeper who benefits from his days ability to foresee and read the shooters • player in Eskilstuna from 1999-2006 • played for Eskilstuna since 2008, but with several interruptions caused by foreign adventures • head coach of Eskilstuna since 2007 • in 2008 loaned out to THW Kiel as replacement • idol as a coach is Icelandic countryman Alfred for injured Swedish goalkeeper Andreas Palicka Gislason, THW Kiel head coach • a l s o p l a y e d f o r a n o t h e r B u n d e s l i g a c l u b, V f L Gummersbach as well as for the Spanish clubs BM Valladolid and Portland San Antonio
Robin Andersson Viktor Östlund centre back left back • a good playmaker with particular skills for • since joining Eskilstuna from Swedish league organising the established attacking play colleagues Skaanella IF in 2013, he has proved to be a great asset, particularly in the established • started playing handball at the age of seven in attacking play 1995 in Eskilstuna and has not played for other club • not only does he shoot hard, he also possesses • scored five goals in a crucial EHF Cup qualification quite a variety of shots match against SonderjyskE • contributed with 10 goals in an EHF Cup • his skills have also earned him 13 internationals qualification match against Bada Huesca for Sweden, in which he has scored 22 goals
14 1st ranked Group A HSV HAMBURG (GER)
2013 VELUX EHF Champions League winners HSV Hamburg faced tough times in 2014. Due to financial reasons it was even unclear if the club would manage to play in the first German league.
A huge number of top stars like Canellas, Duvnjak, Nilsson, Lackovic and Markovic left the club and the new arrivals are from a complete different level than the previous signings. But the club managed to survive, as president and main sponsor Andreas Rudolph stepped in again, also installing a new club management headed by former German national team player Christian Fitzek.
After French Christian Gaudin had taken over the coaches’ position from Schwalb in summer 2014, he was already replaced in December by assistant coach Jens Häussler.
HSV played seven straight times in the VELUX EHF Champions League and made it twice to the VELUX EHF FINAL4 in Cologne and they want to complete their collection of silverware after winning the former Cup Winners’ Cup in 2007.
After eliminating Swedish side Kristianstad in a highly close manner in the Playing hall Qualification Round 3, HSV faced Winterthur, Velenje and Haslum in the group phase. Sporthalle Hamburg They suffered a shocking defeat at Haslum, but avoid more stumbles in the other Krochmannstrasse 55 matches and comfortably sealed their quarter-final passage. 22297 Hamburg Germany The French centre back Kentin Mahé led the team scoring with 39 goals in the group Capacity: 4,200 phase followed by the 2013 VELUX EHF Champions League best scorer Hans Lindberg.
Club Address: HSV Hamburg GROUP A Final Table: Hellgrundweg 50 22525 Hamburg 1. HSV Hamburg 6 5 0 1 189:169 (20) 10 Germany 2. Gorenje Velenje 6 4 0 2 192:160 (32) 8 3. Haslum Handballklubb 6 2 0 4 160:194 (-34) 4 Media contact: 4. Pfadi Winterthur 6 1 0 5 160:178 (-18) 2 Michael Freitag +49 172 4001940 Road to the quarter-finals: Past achievements [email protected] VELUX EHF Champions League Group Phase: Participations: 7 Online information: vs Gorenje Velenje W33:28 (15:14) Winners (1): 2012/2013 Website: www.hsvhandball.com @ Pfadi Winterthur W26:22 (14:9) Semi-final (3): 2007/2008, 2008/2009, Facebook: HSVHandball @ Haslum Handballklubb L32:34 (16:17) 2010/2011 Twitter: @hsvhandball vs Haslum Handballklubb W36:26 (17:8) Quarter-final (1): 2009/2010 @ Gorenje Velenje W32:31 (13:15) Last 16 (1): 2011/2012, 2013/14 vs Pfadi Winterthur W30:28 (12:13) Kit colours Other Light Qualification Round 3 Cup Winners‘ Cup: Winners 2006/2007 Player shirt: white 1st leg: @ IFK Kristianstad (SWE) W29:27 German champion: 1 title (2011) Player short: white 2nd leg: vs Kristianstad L26:28 German Cup winner: twice Goalkeeper shirt: orange/yellow/green Aggregate score: 55:55, Hamburg qualified German Super-Cup winner: four times on away goals Dark Player shirt: red Player short: white Goalkeeper shirt: orange/yellow/green
15 HSV HAMBURG (GER) Team roster No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 21 Tim-Oliver Brauer GER Line Player 15.5.1992 Hamburg, GER 195 115 17 Petar Djordjic SRB Left Back 17.9.1990 Sabac, SRB 197 102 1 24 Davor Dominikovic CRO Left Back 7.4.1978 Metkovic, CRO 203 106 1 43 Alexander Feld GER Back 15.6.1993 Krefeld, GER 188 86 6 7 Matthias Flohr GER Left Wing 19.3.1982 Aachen, GER 187 93 6 20 Richard Hanisch SWE Centre Back 1.6.1990 Eskilstuna, SWE 185 93 10 23 Pascal Hens GER Left Back 26.3.1980 Daun, GER 203 103 16 11 Kevin Herbst GER Right Wing 7.5.1994 Hamburg, GER 189 88 1 5 Torsten Jansen GER Left Wing 23.12.1976 Adenau, GER 185 90 15 18 Hans Lindberg DEN Right Wing 1.8.1981 Höje Taastrup, DEN 188 88 38 22 Kentin Mahé FRA Centre Back 22.5.1991 Paris, FRA 185 83 39 25 Felix Mehrkens GER Back 20.9.1994 Lüneburg, GER 183 87 27 Finn Nowacki GER Back 23.11.1996 Hüttblek, GER 186 86 26 Adrian Pfahl GER Right Back 30.7.1982 Bietigheim-Bis., GER 192 92 38 2 Kevin Schmidt GER Left Wing 20.4.1988 Gießen, GER 183 81 11 3 Stefan Schröder GER Right Wing 17.7.1981 Schwerin, GER 183 88 4 4 Alexandru Simicu ROU Left Back 8.10.1988 Timisoara, ROU 202 103 34 9 Tim Stefan GER Back 3.7.1995 Hamburg, GER 195 90 15 Henrik Toft Hansen DEN Line Player 18.12.1986 Skive, DEN 200 108 24 19 Lennard Max Danielsen GER Goalkeeper 5.1.1996 Eutin, GER 190 93 16 Justin Merlin Rundt GER Goalkeeper 14.11.1994 Elmshorn, GER 195 95 12 Max Henri Herrmann FRA Goalkeeper 24.2.1994 Bonn, GER 195 98 1 Johannes Bitter GER Goalkeeper 2.9.1982 Oldenburg, GER 205 104
16 HSV HAMBURG (GER) Coach and key players profiles
Jens Häusler Johannes Bitter coach goalkeeper • a player at the Bundesliga clubs Wuppertal, • arrived as World Champion in 2007 in Hamburg Wallau, Nordhorn, Hameln and Kronau-Östringen • one of the tallest goalkeepers (2,05 metres) in • started his coaching career in 2007, when he took this competition over German second division team Altenholz • has played for SC Magdeburg, in his last match • came to Hamburg in 2011, first coaching the for them he won the EHF Cup U23 team, then became assistant coach of Martin • nicknamed Jogi Schwalb, Per Carlen and Christian Gaudin • extended his contract at Hamburg despite a • will be replaced by Michael Biegler after the huge number of other offers 2014/15 season • has a huge selection of oldtimer cars at home
EC trophies: EHF CL 2013 EC trophies: EHF CL 2013, EHF Cup 2007 WCh: G 2007
Pascal Hens Kentin Mahé left back centre back • discovered by former HSV coach Martin Schwalb • joined Hamburg in 2013 after spells with VfL Gummersbach and Bayer Dormagen • nicknamed “Pommes” (French fries) • coached by his father Pascal in Dormagen • retired from the German national team in 2012 • MVP and top scorer (49 goals) of the Men’s 20 • started his career at SG Wallau-Massenheim and EHF EURO 2010 in Bratislava plays for HSV since 2003 • made a debut in national team of France in 2010 • supposed to remain in the club after his active career • reached the Cup Winners’ Cup final with Gummersbach in 2011/12
EC trophies: EHF CL 2013, Cup Winners’ Cup 2007 WCh: G 2015 OG: S 2004, EHF EURO: G 2004, S 2002, WCh: G 2007, S 2003
17 Skjern Handbold vs MT Melsungen
First leg Saturday 11 April, 15:00 hrs. local time
Second leg Sunday 19 April,16:30 hrs. local time
”They are by far the strongest team we could get in the “Furthermore, they can rely on the support from an quarter-finals, and I would really like to have kept them for the enthusiastic arena. It is going to be very loud in Skjern on Finals,” said Skjern line player and former Melsungen player Saturday,” head coach Michael Roth told his club’s website. Thomas Klitgaard, as the draw for the quarter-finals became known. He may be a bit more optimistic when he learns that Skjern are severely weakened by injury. However, Skjern’s adversaries from the German Bundesliga would also have like to avoid the Danish team at this point. Right back Kasper Sondergaard is out for the season with a back injury, and centre back Daniel Svensson sustained a “That is the strongest opponent we could have in this muscle injury in a leg, as Skjern defeated Aarhus 31:26 in the competition. Their team is compact, they play well, and they Danish championship play-offs less than 48 hours before taking are particularly fast moving forward. on Melsungen in the Skjern Bank Arena.
18 2nd ranked Group C SKJERN HANDBOLD (DEN)
Skjern Handbold take part in the EHF Cup Group Phase for the second time in a row after winning all four of their qualification games. The Danish club maintained a perfect record through four contests with Bregenz (AUT) in round 2 and Oroshaza (HUN) in round 2.
Skjern boast impressive EHF Cup pedigree having reached the semi-finals in 2007, but faced a tough test to reach at least the quarter-finals this time around. Ole Nørgaard’s men were drawn in a strong Group C alongside EHF Cup Finals hosts Berlin (GER) and two national champions - Vojvodina from Serbia and Porto from Portugal.
Skjern’s top signing prior to the start of the season was the towering Danish international Nikolaj Markussen, who stands at 2.11m tall and returned to his home country after playing for Atletico Madrid and Qatar side El-Jaish. And he proved his scoring reputation with 33 goals in the group phase, tied with Morten Balling Christensen for the top position in the team.
The Danish team laid the foundation of their quarter-final appearance already in the first half of the group phase winning all three games including a defeat of Füchse at Playing hall home. Berlin spoiled their record in the fourth round, but by adding two more wins Skjern Bank Arena against Porto and Vojvodina Skjern easily reached the top seven of the tournament Ranunkelvej 1 and nearly took the group’s top spot. 6900 Skjern Denmark Capacity: 2,400 GROUP C Final Table: Club Address: Skjern Handbold 1. Füchse Berlin 6 5 0 1 175:143 (32) 10 Ostergade 40 2. Skjern Handbold 6 5 0 1 164:147 (17) 10 6900 Skjern 3. Futebol Clube do Porto 6 2 0 4 142:152 (-10) 4 Denmark 4. HC Vojvodina 6 0 0 6 143:182 (-39) 0
Media contact: Henning Kjaergaard Christensen Road to the quarter-finals: +45 20 669374 VELUX EHF Champions League [email protected] Last 16 (1): 2003/2004 Group Phase: Main Round (1): 1999/2000 @ HC Vojvodina W25:23 (13:14) Online information: vs Futebol Clube do Porto W27:21 (13:11) Website: www.skjernhaandbold.dk EHF Cup vs Füchse Berlin W32:28 (17:12) Facebook: skjernhaandbold Semi-final (1): 2006/07 @ Füchse Berlin L24:29 (14:14) Twitter: SkjernHaandbold@ Group Phase (1): 2013/14 vs HC Vojvodina W32:23 (14:9) Last 16 (1): 2011/12 @ Futebol Clube do Porto W24:23 (14:13) Round 3 (1): 2004/05 Kit colours Qualification Round 3 Other 1st leg: vs Oroshazi Linamar (HUN) W40:20 Light Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final 2005/06 2nd leg: @ Oroshaza W25:32 Player shirt: green Challenge Cup: Winners 2001/02, 2002/03 Player short: black Aggregate score: 72:45 Goalkeeper shirt: red Danish champions: 1 title (1999) Qualification Round 2 Dark Danish cup winners: 1 title 1st leg: @ Bregenz Handball (AUT) W36:27 Player shirt: red 2nd leg: vs Bregenz W36:32 Player short: black Aggregate score: 72:59 Goalkeeper shirt: gray
19 SKJERN HANDBOLD (DEN) Team roster No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 34 Emil Siersbæk Bergholt DEN Line Player 25.8.1997 Ringkøbing-Skjern, DEN 190 85 3 5 Frederik Børm DEN Line Player 12.8.1988 Aarhus, DEN 195 107 5 19 Bjarke Fredsted Christensen DEN Left Wing 26.1.1992 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 188 87 19 9 Morten Balling Christensen DEN Left Wing 12.8.1987 Skive, DEN 189 88 33 31 Jacob Lyhne Hansen DEN Left Back 4.5.1995 Esbjerg, DEN 200 94 8 32 Kristian Hedall Hansen DEN Line Player 14.4.1994 Ringkøbing-Skjern, DEN 191 93 Mathias Gliese Jensen DEN Right Wing 5.3.1997 Lemvig, DEN 182 82 Christian Jepsen DEN Line Player 19.6.1995 Varde, DEN 189 89 20 Jesper Dahl Jørgensen DEN Right Back 23.3.1994 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 190 87 17 7 Thomas Klitgaard DEN Line Player 10.12.1977 Aalborg, DEN 195 98 27 11 Nikolaj Rømer Markussen DEN Left Back 1.8.1988 Gribskov, DEN 211 95 33 15 Lasse Mikkelsen DEN Line Player 19.5.1988 Brønderslev-Dr. Lund, DEN 197 96 21 6 Henrik Møllgaard Jensen DEN Back 2.1.1985 Bramming, DEN 195 97 31 Simon Opstrup DEN Left Wing 5.1.1994 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 180 70 21 Rene Toft Rasmussen DEN Right Wing 29.8.1989 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 176 83 17 33 Mathias Skræddergaard DEN Left Back 1.8.1994 Holstebro, DEN 206 97 22 Kasper Søndergaard DEN Right Back 9.6.1981 Skive, DEN 192 95 13 25 Daniel Svensson DEN Left Back 3.4.1982 Copenhagen, DEN 190 101 9 12 Kristoffer Laursen DEN Goalkeeper 8.5.1989 Odder, DEN 196 95 1 Søren Pedersen DEN Goalkeeper 20.8.1986 Thisted, DEN 191 98 30 Mikkel Arndal DEN Goalkeeper 14.10.1994 Ringkobing-Skjern, DEN 188 93
20 SKJERN HANDBOLD (DEN) Coach and key players profiles
Ole Norgaard Thomas Klitgaard coach line player • joined Skjern in the summer of 2012 debuting as • in his seventh season in Skjern a key player in the coach of a senior team the central defence as well as on the line in the attack • previously head of development of talents under the Danish Handball Federation • having started his career in Aalborg, he has had foreign adventures in Spanish CBM Galdar and • in his first season he led Skjern to the bronze German MT Melsungen medals in the Danish league and a ticket in the EHF Cup • his skills have earned one international for Denmark as well as one junior international • a calm and analysing coach who is good at making his players understand his plans and ideas • not only his age (37), but also his 248 league matches for Skjern make him one of the most experienced players in the team
Nikolaj Markussen Henrik Möllgaard left back left back • his enormous height, 211 cm, gives him a huge • started his career in Ribe HK, once a traditional advantages club in the Danish top flight • at the age of 21, then playing for Danish league • joined KIF Kolding in 2005 and won the Danish club Team Helsinge, his was spotted by BM Ciudad championship twice and the Danish Cup once before Real, later BM Atlético Madrid, where he played for moving on to AaB Håndbold in 2009 nearly three years • added another league title with Aalborg, moved • in 2013 he signed for Qatar top club El Jaish. to Skjern in 2012 • before joining Skjern he tore his Achilles tendon • strong and experienced defender valuable also to which made him miss the EURO 2014 in Denmark the Danish national team
EHF EURO: G 2012, WCh: S 2013
21 1st ranked Group D MT MELSUNGEN (GER)
In their maiden campaign in the EHF club competitions MT Melsungen impressed already in the qualification having seen off the challenge of some tough teams.
Under the stewardship of head coach, Michael Roth, who earned a silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games playing for West Germany, the German club overcame French powerhouse Toulouse. This was followed by something of a personal triumph for Roth, who got one over on his old assistant Peter David, and David’s current side Tatran Presov in Qualifying Round 3.
It seems their run of success stretched to the group stage too as they won their first four games in Group D. A certainty of extending their European adventure into the quarter-finals could not be threatened by the only defeat at the hands of Eskilstuna in Round 5. The newcomers concluded the group phase on a winning note after they beat Croatia’s Nexe in the last round.
German right wing Johannes Sellin (33 goals) and the experienced Serbian left back Momir Rnic (32) led the Melsungen’s charge in the group phase and should be their main attacking weapons in the quarter-finals too. Playing hall Rothenbach-Halle, Kassel Damaschkestrasse 55 34121 Kassel Germany GROUP D Final Table: Capacity: 4,300 1. MT Melsungen 6 5 0 1 177:152 (25) 10 2. Eskilstuna Guif 6 3 2 1 165:156 (9) 8 Club Address: 3. RK Nexe 6 1 1 4 161:170 (-9) 3 MT Melsungen 4. Balatonfüredi KSE 6 1 1 4 140:165 (-25) 3 Mühlenstr. 14 34212 Melsungen Germany
Media contact: Bernd Kaiser Road to the quarter-finals: +49 171 2737835 Past achievements [email protected] Group Phase: Other vs Eskilstuna Guif W31:27 (16:14) German bundesliga: 6th place 2013/14 Online information: @ RK Nexe W28:25 (13:12) Website: www.mt-melsungen.de @ Balatonfüredi KSE W30:24 (16:9) Facebook: MT.Melsungen vs Balatonfüredi KSE W29:23 (16:11) Twitter: mthandball@ @ Eskilstuna Guif L25:27 (14:16) vs RK Nexe W34:26 (20:14)
Kit colours Qualification Round 3 Light 1st leg: vs Tatran Presov (SVK) W31:24 Player shirt: white 2nd leg: @ Presov L25:26 Player short: white Aggregate score: 56:50 Goalkeeper shirt: green Qualification Round 2 Dark 1st leg: vs Fenix Toulouse (FRA) W34:27 Player shirt: red 2nd leg: @ Toulouse L23:26 Player short: red Aggregate score: 57:53 Goalkeeper shirt: turquoise
22 MT MELSUNGEN (GER) Team roster
No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 22 Michael Allendorf GER Left Wing 16.9.1986 Heppenheim, GER 190 90 27 19 Jeffrey Boomhouwer NED Left Wing 15.6.1988 Amsterdam, NED 179 75 17 17 Felix Danner GER Line Player 24.7.1985 Freiburg im Br., GER 198 104 13 9 Patrik Fahlgren SWE Centre Back 27.6.1985 Göteborg, SWE 188 92 29 13 Jan Forstbauer GER Right Back 17.4.1992 Bad Cannstadt, GER 190 90 14 Christian Hildebrand GER Right Wing 23.12.1985 Offenbach, GER 185 92 8 15 Merlin Kothe GER Left Back 24.9.1995 Kassel, GER 192 90 3 Marino Maric CRO Line Player 1.6.1990 Mostar, BIH 196 115 27 25 Michael Müller GER Right Back 19.9.1984 Würzburg, GER 197 100 18 18 Philipp Müller GER Left Back 19.9.1984 Würzburg, GER 196 104 9 20 Momir Rnic SRB Left Back 1.11.1987 Zrenjanin, SRB 196 102 32 10 Malte Schröder GER Right Back 16.2.1987 Bielefeld, GER 198 100 11 5 Johannes Sellin GER Right Wing 31.12.1990 Wolgast, GER 195 81 33 23 Nenad Vuckovic SRB Centre Back 23.8.1980 Pula, CRO 192 98 9 12 Per Sandström SWE Goalkeeper 11.1.1981 Borås, SWE 191 95 16 Sebastian Ullrich GER Goalkeeper 23.4.1992 Baden-Baden, GER 191 92 1 Mikael Appelgren SWE Goalkeeper 6.9.1989 Uddevalla, SWE 192 100
23 MT MELSUNGEN (GER) Coach and key players profiles
Michael Roth Per Sandström coach goalkeeper • coach of Melsungen since 2010 • 50% of the all-Swedish goalkeeper duo at Melsungen with Mikael Apelgren • former coach of Kronau-Östringen, Großwallstadt and Melsungen’s arch rivals HSG Wetzlar • arrived in Melsungen in 2011, right after he became German champion and VELUX EHF FINAL4 • former German national team player with his participant with HSV Hamburg twin brother Uli • started his career as a court player, but when his • his father was a basketball international for team lacked a goalkeeper he changed the position Germany • nicknamed “Pelle” • suffered from prostate cancer in 2009 and today is ambassador of the German Cancer Aid
EC trophies (as player): City Cup 1994 (TuSem Essen) EC trophies: Cup Winners’ Cup 2007 (HSV Hamburg) OG: S 1984 (as player)
Momir Rnic Johannes Sellin left back right wing • started his international career at the Slovenian • a product of famous Füchse Berlin youth powerhouses Velenje and Celje, gaining CL programme experience • U21 world champion with Germany in 2011 • arrived in Germany in 2001, first playing three • played his first major tournament at the WCh in seasons for Frisch Auf Göppingen Qatar • currently playing his first season at Melsungen • at the age of 21 he was part of the Füchse squad • his father Momir Rnic was Yugoslavian at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 international in the 1980’s and also played for German clubs
EC trophies: EHF Cup 2012 (Frisch Auf Göppingen) EURO: S 2012
24 Rk Gorenje Velenje vs Team Tvis Holstebro
First leg Saturday 11 April, 20:30 hrs. local time
Second leg Sunday 19 April,13:00 hrs. local time
When Team Tvis Holstebro, who won Group B of the Men’s EHF “Simon was complaining about headache and had to stay at Cup Group Phase meet Rk Gorenje Velenje away in the first leg home, so I have brought my handball shoes too,” says head if the quarter-final, the Danish visitors are so handicapped by coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen, former Danish international in injury that their 41-year-old head coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen exactly the right back position. is ready to enter the court to help his team. “In this situation, a defeat at four to five goals at the most would probably be acceptable ahead of the return match. Holstebro is a further team struggling with injury problems ahead of the quarter-finals. “Gorenje Velenje are a really strong and experienced team who have played various European Cup competition for the Their top scorer over the season, Michael Damgaard is past ten years without interruption, so there is no doubt that sidelined with a hand injury, and right back Simon Birkefeldt we are in for a very difficult task,” Klavs Bruun Jørgensen tells was hit in the head by a shot in Holstebro’s championship play- eurohandball.com. off match against KIF Kolding Kobenhavn on Wednesday.
25 2nd ranked Group A RK GORENJE VELENJE (SLO)
As finalists in the old format of the EHF Cup, two Slovenian championships in the past three seasons and two consecutive appearances at the Last 16 stage of of the VELUX EHF Champions League, Gorenje Velenje are without a doubt among the most experienced sides in the EHF Cup Group Phase.
Already in the qualification Ivan Vajdl’s team proved their strengths and ambitions, beating Russian side Permskie Medvedi twice in a clear way. In Group A Velenje faced Hamburg, Haslum and Winterthur.
Only Hamburg seemed to be a different weight class for Velenje in the group phase, but the German team could decide both encounters only late in the second half. In the remaining four matches Velenje left no doubt on who will take both points after the final whistle.
They won both matches against against Haslum by 10+ goals and also Pfadi could not stop them on the way to claim the second best place in the second ranked teams table. Playing hall Centre back Stas Skube scored 62 goals for velenje in those six matches claiming the Rdeca Dvorana top scorer title in the group phase. Saleska cesta 3 3320 Velenje Slovenia GROUP A Final Table: Capacity:2,700 1. HSV Hamburg 6 5 0 1 189:169 (20) 10 2. Gorenje Velenje 6 4 0 2 192:160 (32) 8 Club Address: 3. Haslum Handballklubb 6 2 0 4 160:194 (-34) 4 Gorenje Velenje 4. Pfadi Winterthur 6 1 0 5 160:178 (-18) 2 Saleska Cesta 3 3320 Velenje Slovenia
Media contact: Road to the quarter-finals: Past achievements Tanija Rednak VELUX EHF Champions League +386 38986440 Group Phase: Participations: 7 [email protected] @ HSV Hamburg L28:33 (14:15) Last 16 (3): 2005/06, 2009/10, 2012/13, vs Haslum Handballklubb W34:21 (18:13) 2013/14 Online information: @ Pfadi Winterthur W35:26 (16:12) Main Round (1): 2007/08 Website: www.rk-gorenje.com vs Pfadi Winterthur W30:26 (15:11) Group Phase (1): 2004/05 Facebook: rkgorenjevelenje vs HSV Hamburg L31:32 (15:13) Qualification (1): 2010/11 Twitter: Rk_Gorenje_V@ @ Haslum Handballklubb W22:34 (11:17) EHF Cup Qualification Round 3 Runners-up (1): 2008/09 1st leg: @ Permskie Medvedi (RUS) W34:37 Semi-final (1): 1994/95 Kit colours 2nd leg: vs Perm W39:29 Quarter-final (3): 1996/97, 2010/11, 2011/12 Light Aggregate score: 76:63 Round 3 (1): 2002/03 Player shirt: yellow Player short: black Other Goalkeeper shirt: red Cup Winners’ Cup: semi-final 2003/04, Dark quarter-final 2004/05 Player shirt: black Slovenian league: 3 titles (2009, 2012, Player short: black 2013) Goalkeeper shirt: blue Slovenian cup: 1 title
26 RK GORENJE VELENJE (SLO) Team roster
No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals 80 Kristian Beciri CRO Line Player 14.6.1994 Heppenheim, GER 5 2 Milos Bozovic MNE Left Back 10.12.1994 Podgorica, MNE 16 8 Senjamin Buric BIH Line Player 20.11.1990 Maglaj, BIH 198 100 26 3 Nejc Cehte SLO Right Back 4.9.1992 Brezice, SLO 196 94 3 30 Luka Dobelsek SLO Centre Back 12.1.1983 Celje, SLO 191 90 5 77 Marko Dujmovic SLO Left Back 16.9.1985 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 190 95 30 31 Janez Gams SLO Left Wing 8.11.1985 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 180 83 6 23 Rok Golcar SLO Right Wing 23.12.1985 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 189 87 3 27 Blaz Klec SLO Line Player 26.3.1986 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 183 95 12 5 Niko Medved SLO Left Wing 26.3.1990 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 182 83 27 44 Mitja Nosan SLO Left Back 9.1.1990 Ljubljana, SLO 198 98 3 52 Marko Ostir SLO Line Player 7.6.1977 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 194 100 25 Jernej Papez SLO Right Back 29.1.1991 Novo Mesto, SLO 190 94 3 20 Stas Skube SLO Centre Back 15.11.1989 Novo Mesto, SLO 176 79 62 24 Mario Sostaric SLO Right Wing 25.11.1992 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 193 87 36 21 Aleksander Spende SLO Left Back 24.7.1993 Ljubljana, SLO 200 85 18 Michal Szyba POL Right Back 18.3.1988 Lublin, POL 195 92 32 28 Matic Vrecar SLO 28.2.1989 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 195 114 1 32 Rok Zaponsek SLO Goalkeeper 30.10.1992 Slovenj Gradec, SLO 192 85 12 Benjamin Buric BIH Goalkeeper 20.11.1990 Maglaj, BIH 197 97 22 Klemen Ferlin SLO Goalkeeper 26.6.1989 Novo Mesto, SLO 192 95
27 RK GORENJE VELENJE (SLO) Coach and key players profiles
Ivan Vajdl Benjamin Buric coach goalkeeper • former goalkeeper during his playing career • the 197-cm tall Bosnia and Herzegovina national team player arrived from Izvidjac Ljubuski together • started playing for the club Sostanj, which now is with his twin brother Senjamin his old and new club, called Gorenje Velenje • taken over the burden of the first choice • in 2003, he became coach at the top level for goalkeeper, following the departure of Ivan Gajic the first time, starting at Gorenje, where he was in 2013 responsible for two runners-up positions in the Slovenian league • the 2013/14 season in the CL was his maiden in the top tier of European handball • in 2005 switched to Prevent and later to Slovenj Gradec and Trimo Trebnje, before he returned in the 2013/14 season replacing Branko Tamse
Niko Medved Luka Dobelsek left wing centre back • a fast player on the left wing • one of the most experienced players of the squad • in the 2013/14 season he also assumed a new role • played abroad in Germany (Lübbecke, Emsdetten) of the club captain, despite being only 23 and Poland (Wisła Płock) before returning to his boyhood club in 2013 replacing Nikola Manojlovic • he also scored his personal best of 40 goals in that season • coach Vajdl also counts on his 12-year European experience • a Gorenje player all of his senior career and already played four CL seasons • played his first international matches with Velenje already in 2001.
28 1st ranked Group B TEAM TVIS HOLSTEBRO (DEN)
Team Tvis Holstebro faced some of the longest journeys in the EHF Cup Group Phase, but still managed to extend their adventure in the competition and can still hope for emulating their trip to the 2013 finals in Nantes.
Before the season coach Klavs Bruun Jørgensen has bolstered his young squad with the signings of experienced stars Anders Oechsler, and Jonas Larholm, who lifted the EHF Cup with Pick Szeged last season.
The Danes lined-up in Group B along with Constanta (ROU), Granollers (ESP) and St. Petersburg (RUS), having recorded three wins and a draw in their qualification matches against Kriens (SUI) and Bacau (ROU).
They remained unbeaten as the only team in the group phase having lost only two points after drawing Granollers and Constanta away. Michael Damgaard Nielsen scored 51 goals for his team and only Velenje’s Stas Skube fared better in the group phase (62).
Playing hall Gräkjaer Arena Hostrupvej 27 7500 Holstebro GROUP B Final Table: Denmark Capacity: 3,250 1. Team Tvis Holstebro 6 4 2 0 185:168 (17) 10 2. Fraikin BM. Granollers 6 3 1 2 159:154 (5) 7 3. HCM Constanta 6 1 2 3 163:178 (-15) 4 Club Address: 4. St. Petersburg HC 6 1 1 4 162:169 (-7) 3 Team Tvis Holstebro Hostrupsvej 27 7500 Holstebro Denmark Road to the quarter-finals: Past achievements Media contact: EHF Cup Tina Moller Group Phase: EHF Cup Finals (1): third ranked (2013) +45 24 239039 @ Fraikin BM. Granollers T28:28 (17:12) [email protected] vs HCM Constanta W34:28 (17:16) Other vs St. Petersburg HC W28:24 (16:13) Online information: @ St. Petersburg HC W32:30 (14:12) Cup Winners’ Cup: Quarter-final Website: www.teamtvisholstebro.dk vs Fraikin BM. Granollers W29:24 (13:13) 2009/10 Facebook: teamtvisholstebro @ HCM Constanta T34:34 (15:21) Challenge Cup: Round 4 2002/03
Qualification Round 2 Danish league: 3rd place (2009, 2012, 1st leg: vs HC Kriens-Luzern (SUI) W35:23 2014) Kit colours 2nd leg: @ Kriens-Luzern T36:36 Danish cup: 1 title Aggregate score: 71:59 Light Player shirt: white Qualification Round 3 Player short: black 1st leg: vs Stiinta Bacau (ROU) W32:27 Goalkeeper shirt: orange 2nd leg: Bacau vs Holstebro W29:28 Dark Aggregate score: 61:55 Player shirt: orange Player short: blue Goalkeeper shirt: blue
29 TEAM TVIS HOLSTEBRO (DEN) Team roster
No. First Name Surname Nat. Position Date of Birth Place of Birth Height Weight Goals Jesper Ahle DEN Line Player 13.2.1981 192 98 Mathias Lykke Andersen DEN 16.7.1995 23 Simon Birkefeldt DEN Right Back 22.1.1991 198 104 13 18 Mathias Norup Bitsch DEN Right Back 25.1.1996 193 100 17 Frederik Blazejewicz DEN Line Player 15.4.1996 200 104 10 Magnus Grubb Bramming DEN Left Wing 1.10.1990 Roskilde, DEN 182 78 34 26 Peter Balling Christensen DEN Right Back 5.4.1990 188 86 24 Simon Sandgrav Gade DEN 3.1.1997 3 Sören Hansen DEN Line Player 9.12.1979 Koege, DEN 188 96 12 21 Jakob Green Jensen DEN Centre Back 10.7.1982 Næstved, DEN 187 92 11 Klavs Bruun Jörgensen DEN 3.4.1974 Gentofte, DEN 183 90 Mads Laurs Kjaer DEN 27.3.1995 10 Jonas Erik Larholm SWE Left Back 3.6.1982 Gothenburg, SWE 193 88 32 4 Patrick W. Larsen DEN Right Wing 23.3.1990 Aalborg, DEN 178 85 45 21 Rene Bach Madsen DEN 7.3.1985 Struer 198 98 7 Allan Damgaard Nielsen DEN Centre Back 11.4.1986 Nysted, DEN 185 95 18 34 Michael D. Nielsen DEN Left Back 18.3.1990 Lolland 51 19 Nicolaj Buchard Norager DEN Centre Back 5.4.1996 186 90 20 Anders Oechsler DEN Left Back 10.7.1979 201 104 9 Sören Tau Sörensen DEN Line Player 18.12.1985 Odense, DEN 193 107 6 15 Michael Krohn Thogersen DEN Right Wing 10.4.1996 185 86 12 Rasmus Sch. Lind DEN Goalkeeper 8.4.1983 Struer, DEN 193 103 1 Ronnie Schmidt Nicolaisen DEN 21.2.1994 Herning 185 78 16 Jonas Kjaerulff Hansen DEN Goalkeeper 4.6.1990 192 91
30 TEAM TVIS HOLSTEBRO (DEN) Coach and key players profiles
Klavs Bruun Jörgensen Rasmus Schmidt Lind coach goalkeeper • more than 150 internationals for Denmark as a • developed into first-choice goalkeeper lately right back and was part of the Danish team who won after having been a bit in the shadow of Anders the bronze medal at the EHF EURO 2002 and 2004 Petersen, who moved on to SonderjyskE in 2014 • started his coaching career at AG København in • 14 junior internationals for Denmark on his CV, 2010, head coach in Team Tvis Holstebro since the he has never made it near the Danish senior team, summer of 2012 though • assistant coach for the Danish national team at • beside playing handball he is studying to the EHF EURO 2014 on home ground become a building coordinator • is taking over as coach of Denmark’s women’s national team in the summer of 2015
EHF EURO: B 2002, 2004 (player)
Jonas Larholm Anders Oechsler left back, centre back left back • started his second stay in Denmark in 2014, • former Danish international is back in Danish having played for Aalborg Handball before joining handball from this season after a stay at German Hungarian Pick Szeged in the summer of 2012 Bundesliga club GWD Minden • played 211 internationals for Sweden and scored • in between his two stays in Kolding, he has 642 goals for his country another German intermezzo, playing for TV Grosswallstadt • in the 2013/14 season, he was part of the Pick Szeged team who won the EHF Cup • a great shooter from the distance and also a solid and consistent defender in recent years, and his • his main position is the playmaker positon, but primary role in Team Tvis Holstebro is also in the after joining Team Tvis Holstebro, he has also played defence the left back quite a lot
EC trophies: EHF Cup 2014 OG: S 2012
31 Top scorers of the group phase
Rank Name & nation Club Goals
1 Skube Stas (SLO) Rk Gorenje Velenje (SLO) 62 2 Nielsen Michael Damgaard (DEN) Team Tvis Holstebro (DEN) 51
3 Dryapochko Taras (RUS) St. Petersburg HC (RUS) 47
Humet Gaminde Javier (ESP) HCM Constanta (ROU) 47
Krieg Julian (GER) Pfadi Winterthur (SUI) 47
6 Brännberger Christoffer (SWE) Haslum Handballklubb (NOR) 45 Larsen Patrick Wiesmach (DEN) Team Tvis Holstebro (DEN) 45
Östlund Viktor (SWE) Eskilstuna Guif (SWE) 45
9 Cutura Dalibor (SRB) HCM Constanta (ROU) 44 Tholin Mathias (SWE) Eskilstuna Guif (SWE) 44
11 Elezovic Uros (SRB) HC Vojvodina (SRB) 43
12 Roe Anders (NOR) Haslum Handballklubb (NOR) 40 Toma Laurentiu Mihai (ROU) HCM Constanta (ROU) 40
14 Jud Kevin (SUI) Pfadi Winterthur (SUI) 39 Mahé Kentin (FRA) HSV Hamburg (GER) 39
16 Ferraz Joao (POR) Futebol Clube do Porto (POR) 38 Lindberg Hans (DEN) HSV Hamburg (GER) 38
Pettersson Daniel (SWE) Eskilstuna Guif (SWE) 38
Pfahl Adrian (GER) HSV Hamburg (GER) 38
20 Petersen Fredrik Raahauge (SWE) Füchse Berlin (GER) 36 Sostaric Mario (SLO) Rk Gorenje Velenje (SLO) 36
(Bold text indicates players that are still active in the competition.)
32 Past winners
2014 Pick Szeged (HUN)
2013 Rhein Neckar Löwen (GER)
Previous Men’s EHF Cup winners Previous Men’s Cup Winners’ Cup winners
2012 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) 2012 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) 2011 Frisch Auf Göppingen (GER) 2011 VfL Gummersbach (GER) 2010 TBV Lemgo (GER) 2010 VfL Gummersbach (GER) 2009 VfL Gummersbach (GER) 2009 Pevafersa Valladolid (ESP) 2008 HSG Nordhorn (GER) 2008 MKB Veszprem KC (HUN) 2007 SC Magdeburg (GER) 2007 HSV Hamburg 2006 TBV Lemgo (GER) 2006 Chekhovski Medvedi (RUS) 2005 Tusem Essen (GER) 2005 C. BM Ademar Leon (ESP) 2004 THW Kiel (GER) 2004 Portland San Antonio (ESP) 2003 FC Barcelona (ESP) 2003 A.D.C. Ciudad Real (ESP) 2002 THW Kiel (GER) 2002 A.D.C. Ciudad Real (ESP) 2001 Sportclub Magdeburg (GER) 2001 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) 2000 Metkovic Jumbo (CRO) 2000 Portland San Antonio (ESP) 1999 Sportclub Magdeburg (GER) 1999 Prosesa Ademar Leon (ESP) 1998 THW Kiel (GER) 1998 Caja Cantabria Santander (ESP) 1997 SG Flensburg Handewitt (GER) 1997 Elgorriaga Bidasoa (ESP) 1996 BM Granollers (ESP) 1996 TBV Lemgo (GER) 1995 BM Granollers (ESP) 1995 FC Barcelona (ESP) 1994 Aliza Avidesa (ESP) 1994 FC Barcelona (ESP)
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EHF Media & Communications, 10/04/2015
Contributors: Björn Pazen, Peter Bruun, Bence Martha, Zoran Milosavljevic, Adrian Costeiu, Magda Pluszewska, Kevin Domas, Amina Idrizi,
Bruno Pinevic, Francisco Miranda, Adria Barrio, Grega Sever, all stats by Roy Knoppert
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