KIF Kolding is a handball club based in

Kolding Kolding () is a Danish seaport 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 industrial compani ...

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who competes in the

Danish Handball League The Danish Men's Handball League, formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Danish Men's Handball League are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The current ch ...

. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.

History

KIF Kolding

KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1987. From 1987 to 2009 KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 12 times. In the summer of 2011 the women team of the club became an independent club called

Vejen EH Vejen EH is a former team handball club for women from Vejen, Denmark. The club declared its bankrupt the 28. April, 2014 Vejen EH began as KIF Vejen in 2005, which in KIF Kolding thought that lady team too much stood in the shadow of the succe ...

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 and some of AGK's sponsors 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. 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.

Honours

: 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 ( da, Landspokalturneringen i håndbold for herrer) 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 an ...

: 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

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2022-23 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 1 Magnus Brandbyge * 12 Tim Winkler * 20 Rasmus Døssing ;Wingers ;LW * 14 Bjarke Christensen * 28 Nicolai Snogdal ;RW * 21 Peter Torpegaard Lund * 29 Viktor Nevers ;Line players * 4 Anders Beuschau * 5

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* 18 Benjamin Pedersen ;Back players ;LB * 10 Vetle Rønningen * 17 Erik Thorsteinsen Toft * 19 Thomas Boilesen * 22 Albert Thanning ;CB * 7

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* 11 Andreas Elbæk * 15 Jens Svane Peschardt (c) ;RB * 2 Mads Peter Lønborg * 27

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Out on loan

* Emil Jessen (LB) (at

Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold is a handball club, based in the two Danish cities of Bjerringbro and Silkeborg. Currently, Bjerringbro-Silkeborg competes in the men's Danish Handball League. The home arena of the team is JYSK Arena. His ...

until summer 2023)

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023-24 season'' ;Joining * Frederik Bay (LW) (from

GOG Håndbold GOG is a 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 8 times and the Danish Handball Cup a record 10 times ...

) * Oliver Norlyk (RB) (from

Skjern Håndbold Skjern Handball ( da, Skjern Håndbold) is a handball club from Skjern, Denmark. Currently, Skjern Handball competes in the Danish Handball League, which they have won twice, in 1999 and in 2017. They have also achieved international success, ...

) * Martin Risom (RB) (from

TMS Ringsted TMS Ringsted is a handball club from Ringsted, Denmark. Currently, TMS Ringsted competes in the men's Danish Men's Handball League, whereas the woman's team compete in the 1st Division The home arena of the club is Ringsted-Hallen. History ...

) * Jonas Tidemann (P) (from

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) ;Leaving * Tim Winkler (GK) (to

) * Nicolai Snogdal (LW) (to

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) * Mads Peter Lønborg (RB) (to

HC Erlangen HC Erlangen is a handball club from Erlangen, Germany. They currently compete in the Handball-Bundesliga. History In the 2000/2001 season, both HG Erlangen and CSG Erlangen played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, but this season CSG Erlangen d ...

) *

(P) (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 Ar ...

) :''Transfers for the 2024-25 season'' ;Joining ;Leaving * Bjarke Christensen (LW) (to

) * Vetle Rønningen (LB) (to

) *

(CB) (to

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)

Staff

Notable former players

Men * Bo Spellerberg * Boris Schnuchel * Christian Hjermind * Claus Flensborg *

Henrik Møllgaard Henrik Møllgaard Jensen (born 2 January 1985) is a Danish handballer for Aalborg Håndbold and the Danish national team. He has previously played in PSG Handball, KIF Kolding, Kongeå HK, Ribe HK and Skjern Håndbold. On 25 June 2015 it was a ...

* Jesper Nøddesbo *

Joachim Boldsen Joachim Boldsen (born 30 April 1978) is a Danish former team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team. Boldsen recently played for KIF Kolding Kø ...

Kasper Hvidt Kasper Hvidt (born 6 February 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish retired handball goalkeeper, who lastly played for KIF Kolding and previous Danish national team. He was selected as the best keeper for the 2008 European Men's Handball Championshi ...

* Lars Christiansen * Lars Krogh Jeppesen * Lars T. Jørgensen *

Lasse Andersson Lasse Bredekjær Andersson (born 11 March 1994) is a Danish handball player for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team. He played at 2013 Men's Junior World Handball Championship. Andersson's agent confirmed that his client would be leavi ...

Lasse Boesen Lasse Boesen (born 18 September 1979) is a retired Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Men's Handball Championship (8th tournament) was held in No ...

Magnus Landin Jacobsen Magnus Landin Jacobsen (born 20 August 1995) is a Danish professional handballer for THW Kiel and the Danish national team. He is the younger brother of Niklas Landin Jacobsen. Playing career Landin won the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball ...

* 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 the Chilean national team. He competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, an ...

* Niko Mindegía * Antonio García Robledo *

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 a ...

Bilal Šuman Bilal Šuman (born 9 June 1968) is a Bosnian former handball player and current coach. He coached Danish Men's Handball League club KIF Kolding and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Career As a player, he played in the right wing pos ...

* Muhamed Toromanović * Ratko Nikolić * Konstantin Igropulo *

Ole Erevik Ole Erevik (born 9 January 1981) is a Norwegian retired handball player. He participated with the Norwegian national team at the 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2017 World Men's Handball Championship and at the 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 ...

(2008-2011) *

Petter Øverby Petter Øverby (born 26 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. References External links * * Petter Øverbyat the ...

* Fredrik Ohlander *

Kim Andersson Kim Andersson (born 21 August 1982) is a Swedish handball player 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. He was part of the Swedi ...

Philip Stenmalm Philip Stenmalm (born 3 March 1992) is a Swedish handball player who plays for Ystads IF and the Swedish national team. At the 2013 Men's Junior World Handball Championship he was chosen as MVP. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Ch ...

Ólafur Stefánsson Ólafur Indriði Stefánsson (born 3 July 1973 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is a former Icelandic handball player who, for many years was the captain of the Iceland men's national handball team but announced his international retirement after the 2 ...

Notable former coaches

* 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 The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olymp ...

References

External links

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