HT Tatran Prešov is a

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 from

Prešov Prešov () is a city in eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region () and Šariš. With a population of approximately 85,000 for the city, and in total more than 100,000 with the urban area, it is the second-largest city i ...

Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m ...

, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga and

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History

The official establishment of the club begins in 1952 under the name Slavia CSSA. In 1954, Tatran successfully qualified for the championship of

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

, where they won their first historic bronze medal. In 1967, the national team of

became world champion in Sweden. Four Tatran Presov players were in the national team at that time: Anton Frolo, Martin Gregor, Vladimir Seruga and Rudolf Horváth. In the 1968/1969 season, Tatran won its first Czechoslovak league title. The second golden record was brought immediately by the 1970/71 season. In the 1971/72 season, Tatran achieved its greatest international success, where it only reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, where VfL Gummersbach defeated it in the fight to advance to the finals. After the independence of

, from the 1993/94 season, various lobby groups took turns in the management of the club. The most difficult period of men's handball in Eperjes has come, there were frequent personnel changes in the club management, financial conditions brought the club to the brink of collapse. Miloslav Chmeliar took over the club from the summer of 2001. From then on, the team became stronger financially and personally, and could finally operate under decent conditions. In recent years, Tatran has developed into the most successful and strongest club in

. In the last decade, the club has grown into a serial champion of its country.

Kits

Management

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2024–25 season''

Technical staff

* Head Coach:

Radoslav Antl Radoslav Antl (born 2 March 1978) is a retired Slovak 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 an ...

* Assistent: Marek Gernát * Goalkeeper Coach: Maroš Kolpak * Physiotherapist: Marián Dittrich * Masseur: Tomáš Foriš

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2025–26 season'' ;Joining * Jakub Valent (LB) (from HK Topolčany) * Tim Jenko Bogdanić (RB) (from Komloí Banyász SK) * Aliaksei Ushal (P) (from CSM Bacau) * Andrej Dobrkovic (CB) (from Dabasi KC VSE * Teodor Paul (G) (from

HK Košice HK Košice is a handball club from Košice, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga. History The handball club was founded in 1967 under the name TJ VSŽ Košice. After the 1971/72 season, when they won the Czechoslovak 2nd Lea ...

) ? ;Leaving * Tomáš Fech (RW) (to HK Lovci Lovosice) * Yosdani Rios Ballard (LB) (to ?) * Gašper Horvat (LB) (to ?) * Savo Slavuljica (RB/RW) (to ?)

Accomplishments

* National Championship of Slovakia: ''(19)'' **2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 * National Cup of Slovakia: ''(25)'' **1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 *

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** 1/8 Final ''(1)'': 2004/05 ** Group Stage ''(8)'': 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20 *

** 1/4 Final: ''(1)'': 2011/12 ** 1/8 Final ''(1)'': 2009/10 ** Group Phase: ''(6)'': 2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23 ** Qualification Round 3: ''(1)'': 2014/2015 *

EHF European Cup The EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. Founde ...

** 1/4 Final ''(1)'': 2023/24 *

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** 1/4 Final ''(1)'': 2005/06 ** 1/8 Final ''(3)'': 2002/03, 2007/08, 2008/09

EHF ranking

Former club members

Notable former players

(2004–2005, 2009–2016) * Vlastimil Fuňák (2004–2009) * Patrik Hruščák (2013–2014) * Marián Huňady (2001–2010) * Maroš Kolpak (1989–1993) * Michal Kopčo (2011–2012, 2014–2016) * Radoslav Kozlov (2005–2009) * Peter Kukučka (2003–2005) * Tomáš Mažár (2002–2013) * Adam Mazúr (2005–2011) * Radovan Pekár (1998–2018) * Andrej Petro (2012–2016) * Oliver Rábek (2012–2023) * Tomáš Rečičár (2016–2024) * Richard Štochl (1994–1998) * Martin Straňovský (2018–2020) * Lukáš Urban (2012–2020, 2022–) * Tomáš Urban (2012–2015) * Stefan Janković (2016–2018) * Vladimir Božić (2015–2016) * Bruno Butorac (2017–2019) * Mario Cvitković (2017–2020, 2023-2024) * Leon Vučko (2016–2020) *

Tomáš Číp Tomáš Číp (born 5 October 1989) is a Czech handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Czech national team. He participated at the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship The 2018 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the ...

(2011–2019) *

Jakub Hrstka Jakub Hrstka (born 17 March 1990) 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 goal ...

(2011–2019) * Michal Kasal (2017–2019) * Jakub Krupa (2008–2015) * Alexander Radčenko (2007–2016, 2018-2022) * Jan Sobol (2010–2011, 2012–2013) * Sergo Datukashvili (2011) * Dainis Krištopāns (2009–2015) * Nikola Kosteski (2019) * Žarko Pejović (2011–2014) * Damian Krzysztofik (2014) * Vasja Furlan (2014–2016) * Matjaž Mlakar (2013–2014) * Javier Muñoz (2019) * Đorđe Golubović (2022) * Vojin Menkovič (2010–2011) * Svetislav Verkić (2011–2015) * Anouar Ben Abdallah (2020–2021) * Jihed Jaballah (2020–2021)

Former coaches

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:HT Tatran Presov Handball clubs in Slovakia Sport in Prešov Sports clubs and teams established in 1952 1952 establishments in Czechoslovakia