Bergischer Handball-Club 06 is a German

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 the cities of

Wuppertal Wuppertal (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, in western Germany, with a population of 355,000. Wuppertal is the seventh-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and List of cities in Germany by population, 17th-largest in Germany. It ...

and

Solingen Solingen (; ) is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 25 km east of Düsseldorf along the northern edge of the Bergisches Land, south of the Ruhr. After Wuppertal, it is the second-largest city in the Bergisches Land, and a member of ...

that competes in the

Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...

History

The club originates from a 2006 contract between Stefan Adam, then chairman of LTV Wuppertal, and SG Solingen, incorporating the Wuppertal club's management, squad and main sponsor into the Solingen-based club and renaming it to officially represent the entire Bergisches Land region. In 2011, "Die Löwen" were promoted to the

for the first time since their establishment in 2006, though they were relegated in the first season. Bergischer HC reached the

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship. DHB-Pokal ...

FINAL4 in the 2015–16 season, but were defeated by SC Magdeburg.

Accomplishments

* 2. Handball-Bundesliga: **: 2011, 2013, 2018

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Kits

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head coach: Fabian Gutbrod (interim) * Assistant coach: * Assistant coach: * Goalkeeping coach: Björgvin Páll Gústavsson * Athletic Trainer: Oliver Schuhmacher * Physiotherapist: Severin Feldmann * Club Doctor: Dr. Diederich von der Heyde

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2024–25 season'' ;Joining * Belal Ibrahim Massoud (LW) ''(from

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)'' * Johannes Wasielewski (RB) ''(from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen)'' * Lukas Diedrich (GK) ''(from TUSEM Essen)'' * Tjörvi Tyr Gislason (P) ''(from Valur)'' * Joshua Thiele (P) ''(from

1. VfL Potsdam 1. VfL Potsdam is a professional handball club from Potsdam, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the top division of German handball. During the 2023–24 season, they were promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga for the first ...

)'' * Sören Servos (LB) ''(from own youth)'' * Robin Granlund (LB) ''(from

Eskilstuna Guif Eskilstuna Guif IF, commonly known as Eskilstuna Guif or Guif, is a handball club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden. It has reached the national championship finals on four occasions but never won and currently competes in Handbollsligan, the top dome ...

)'' * Gerdas Babarskas (LB) ''(from PAUC Handball)'' * Julian Fuchs (RW) ''(from

HSG Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the DHB-Pokal, German Handball Cup. They have played in the Bundesliga since 1998 without relegation. History The modern ...

)'' ;Leaving *

Peter Johannesson Peter Johannesson (born 12 May 1992) is a Swedish handball player for Bergischer HC and the Swedish national team. Playing for IK Sävehof, he won the EHF European Cup with this club in the 2013–14 season He represented Sweden at the 2021 Wo ...

(GK) ''(to

GOG Håndbold GOG is a professional handball club based in the small town of Gudme on Funen, Denmark. The club is one of the most successful in the history of Danish handball having won the Danish Handball Championship 9 times and the Danish Handball Cup a r ...

)'' * Tim Nothdurft (LW) ''(to

Rhein-Neckar Löwen Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP A ...

)'' * Tobias Schmitz (LW) ''(to TuS Opladen)'' * Alexander Weck (LB) ''(to

GWD Minden Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. History The club was founded on May 31, 1924 in Dankersen, a town of circa 5000 inhabitants. ...

)'' * Linus Arnesson (LB) ''(to HØJ Elite)'' * Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen (LB) ''(to

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 ...

)'' * Lukas Stutzke (LB) ''(to

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf TSV Hannover-Burgdorf is a handball club from Hannover, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga. History The team is known as DIE RECKEN. The origins of the club lie with the sports association Freie Turnerschaft Burgdorf, which ...

)'' * Aaron Exner (CB) ''(to Bergische Panther)'' *

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(RB) ''(to ?)'' * Isak Persson (RW) ''(to SC Magdeburg)'' * Tom Bergner (P) ''(to

)'' * Antoni Andrzej Doniecki (P) ''(to Fenix Toulouse)'' * Tom Kåre Nikolaisen (P) ''(to HØJ Elite)'' * Frederik Ladefoged (P) ''(to

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)''

Previous squads

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

Fabian Böhm Fabian Böhm (born 24 June 1989) is a German former handball player and current coach who last played for HC Kriens-Luzern and the German national team. He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's ...

(2011–2012) * Fabian Gutbrod (2013–) * Chrischa Hannawald (2008–2009) * Michael Hegemann (2012–2014) *

Hendrik Pekeler Hendrik Pekeler (born 2 July 1991) is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel. In 2020 he was selected as the player of the year in German handball. Career Pekeler started playing handball at ETSV Fortuna Glückstadt. In 2004, he joine ...

(2010–2012) *

Moritz Preuss Moritz may refer to: *Moritz (name), a given name and surname *Moritz, Germany, a village and a former municipality *Moritz (beer), a Spanish beer brand See also * St. Moritz (disambiguation) *Moriz Moriz is a masculine given name which may refer ...

(2014–2017) * Christopher Rudeck (2015–) * David Schmidt (2020–) * Lukas Stutzke (2019–) *

Patrick Wiencek Patrick Wiencek (born 22 March 1989) is a German professional handballer playing for THW Kiel. He retired from international duty in March 2022. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **: 2020 *EHF Cup: **: 2019 *EHF Cup Winners' Cup: **: 2011 * ...

(2007–2008) * Alexander Hermann (2015–2017) * Maximilian Hermann (2013–2017) *

Viktor Szilágyi Viktor Szilágyi (born 16 September 1978) is a retired Hungarian-born Austrian handball player for the Austria men's national handball team. He retired from professional handball in 2017. Currently, he is the sport director at THW Kiel. His fath ...

(2012–2017) * Richard Wöss (2011–2014) * Duje Miljak (2013–2014) *

Stanko Sabljić Stanko or Stańko () is a variation of the Slavic masculine given name Stanislav. Nicknames in . Notable people with the name include: Given name: * Stanko Abadžić (born 1952), Croatian photographer and photojournalist * Stanko Barać (born 1986 ...

(2012–2014) * Tomáš Babák (2016–) *

Milan Kotrč Milan Kotrč (born 23 May 1988) is a Czech 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 goalke ...

(2017–2019) *

Tomáš Mrkva Tomáš Mrkva (born 20 January 1989) is a Czech professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Czech national team. Achievements * Czech Handball Extraliga: **: 2007, 2008, 2009. 2010 *Czech Cup: **: 2007, 2008 *Handball-Bundesliga: **: 2023 ...

(2019–2022) *

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 ...

(2017–2020) * Jan Štochl (2009–2013) * Jiří Vítek (2007–2013) * Henrik Knudsen (2011–2012) * Ivan Zoubkoff (2006–2009) *

Uroš Vilovski Uroš Vilovski (, ; born 25 February 1984) is a Serbian-Hungarian handball player for Hungarian club Győri ETO-UNI FKC. Club career In his homeland, Vilovski played for Proleter Zrenjanin, before moving abroad to Hungary. He was signed by MKB ...

(2016–2017) * Pouya Norouzi Nezhad (2017) *

Arnór Þór Gunnarsson Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (born 23 October 1987) is an Icelandic handball player for Bergischer HC and the Icelandic national team. In June 2023, he announced his retirement from playing and that he would stay on at Bergischer HC as an assist ...

(2012–) * Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2013–2017) *

Ragnar Jóhannsson Ragnar Jóhannsson (born 24 October 1990) is an Icelandic handball player for Selfoss. Club career Ragnar Jóhannsson made his debut for his boyhood club Selfoss Selfoss may refer to: *Selfoss (town), Iceland *UMF Selfoss, a football club base ...

(2019–2020) * Rúnar Kárason (2011–2012) * Aco Jonovski (2015–2017) * Jeffrey Boomhouwer (2018–2022) * Joey Duin (2008–2010) * Kenneth Klev (2008–2012) * Tom Kåre Nikolaisen (2020–) *

Maciej Majdziński Maciej Majdziński (born 8 April 1996) is a Polish former handball player who last played for Bergischer HC. He featured in the Polish national team. Career He debuted on the national team on 7 November 2015, in a friendly match against Russia ...

(2016–) * Bogdan Criciotoiu (2016–2019) * Inal Aflitulin (2015–2016) * Igor Chumak (2007) *

Rafael Baena González Rafael Baena González (born 7 November 1982) is a Spanish handball player. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first tim ...

(2018–2020) * Carlos Prieto (2012) *

Miloš Dragaš Miloš Dragaš (; born 11 June 1990) is a Serbian handball player for Romanian club Potaissa Turda and the Serbia national team. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Priboj, Dragaš moved across the border and played for Bosnian ...

(2014–2015) * Csaba Szücs (2017–) * Linus Arnesson (2017–) * Emil Berggren (2012–2014) * Max Darj (2017–2022) * Emil Hansson (2021–2022) *

(2022–) * Isak Persson (2022–)

Former coaches

References

External links

*{{Official website Handball clubs in Germany Sport in Wuppertal Solingen Handball clubs established in 2006 2006 establishments in Germany Handball-Bundesliga