Bergischer HC

Bergischer Handball-Club 06 is a German handball club based in the cities of Wuppertal and Solingen that competes in the Handball-Bundesliga.

Bergischer HC

Location of Bergischer HC

Bergischer HC
Full name	Bergischer Handball-Club 06 e.V.
Nickname	Die Löwen
Short name	BHC
Founded	2006; 19 years ago (2006)
Arena	Uni-Halle (Wuppertal) Klingenhalle (Solingen) ISS Dome (Düsseldorf)
Capacity	3,200 2,491 12,500
President	Jörg Föste
Head coach	Fabian Gutbrod (interim)
League	2. Handball-Bundesliga
2024–25	1st (promoted)
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

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 Handball-Bundesliga for the first time since their establishment in 2006, though they were relegated in the first season. Bergischer HC reached the DHB-Pokal FINAL4 in the 2015–16 season, but were defeated by SC Magdeburg.

Accomplishments

• 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2011, 2013, 2018

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2015	Puma
2015–2020	Salming
2020–present	Kempa

Kits

HOME
2010–11	2011–12	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21

AWAY
2009–10	2011–12	2015–16	2016–17	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22

THIRD
2020–21

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Bergischer HC

Goalkeepers 01 Christopher Rudeck 16 Lukas Diedrich Left wingers 02 Noah Beyer 20 Belal Ibrahim Massoud Right wingers 18 Yannick Fraatz 46 Julian Fuchs Line players 22 Tjörvi Tyr Gislason 23 Joshua Thiele 49 Aron Seesing Left backs 13 Robin Granlund 14 Gerdas Babarskas 00 Sören Servos Centre Backs 19 Tomáš Babák 33 Eloy Morante Maldonado Right backs 04 Elias Scholtes 11 Djibril M’Bengue 77 Johannes Wasielewski

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 2025–26 season

Joining Lars Kooij (LP) from RK Vardar[1] Nico Schöttle (LB) from TVB Stuttgart Sören Steinhaus (CB) back from loan at TSV Bayer Dormagen

Leaving

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining Belal Ibrahim Massoud (LW) from Al Ahly SC Johannes Wasielewski (RB) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Lukas Diedrich (GK) from TUSEM Essen Tjörvi Tyr Gislason (LP) from Valur Joshua Thiele (LP) from 1. VfL Potsdam Robin Granlund (LB) from Eskilstuna Guif Gerdas Babarskas (LB) from PAUC Handball Julian Fuchs (RW) from HSG Wetzlar Sören Steinhaus (CB) from TSV Bayer Dormagen Leaving Peter Johannesson (GK) to GOG Håndbold Isak Persson (RW) to SC Magdeburg Linus Arnesson (LB) to HØJ Elite Tom Kåre Nikolaisen (LP) to HØJ Elite Mads Kjeldgaard Andersen (LB) to Fredericia HK Frederik Ladefoged (LP) to Dinamo București Antoni Doniecki (LP) to Fenix Toulouse Tim Nothdurft (LW) to Rhein-Neckar Löwen Tobias Schmitz (LW) to TuS Opladen Alexander Weck (LB) to GWD Minden Lukas Stutzke (LB) to TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Aaron Exner (CB) to Bergische Panther Tom Bergner (LP) to GWD Minden Sören Steinhaus (CB) on loan at TSV Bayer Dormagen

Previous squads

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Iceland	Björgvin Páll Gústavsson	(1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 40)	Goalkeeper
4	Germany	Christian Hosse	(1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 37)	Left Winger
5	Austria	Maximilian Hermann	(1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 34)	Right Back
7	Croatia	Stanko Sabljić	(1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 37)	Line Player
8	Germany	Michael Hegemann	(1977-03-29) 29 March 1977 (age 48)	Left Back
11	Iceland	Arnór Þór Gunnarsson	(1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 38)	Right Winger
12	Germany	Mario Huhnstock	(1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Kristian Nippes	(1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 37)	Right Back
15	Germany	Alexander Oelze	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 42)	Central Back
17	Germany	Jan Artmann	(1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 34)	Left Winger
18	Austria	Richard Wöss	(1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 39)	Right Winger
19	Germany	Maximilian Weiss	(1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 37)	Line Player
20	Germany	Fabian Böhm	(1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 36)	Left Back
21	Germany	David Ferne	(1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
22	Germany	Fabian Gutbrod	(1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
23	Austria Hungary	Viktor Szilágyi	(1978-09-16) 16 September 1978 (age 47)	Central Back
24	Germany	Max Adams	(1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 31)	Right Winger
28	Germany	Moritz Barwitzki	(1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 31)	Left Winger
29	Sweden	Emil Berggren	(1986-08-03) 3 August 1986 (age 39)	Left Back
31	Germany	Benjamin Meschke	(1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 34)	Line Player

2011–2012 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Czech Republic	Jan Štochl	(1975-02-03) 3 February 1975 (age 50)	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Jan–Marco Behr	(1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
4	Germany	Christian Hosse	(1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 37)	Left Winger
5	Czech Republic	Jiří Vítek	(1977-05-14) 14 May 1977 (age 48)	Right Back
7	Norway	Kenneth Klev	(1978-10-15) 15 October 1978 (age 47)	Left Back
10	Norway	Kristoffer Kleven Moen	(1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 (age 45)	Central Back
12	Germany	Mario Huhnstock	(1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Kristian Nippes	(1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 37)	Right Back
15	Germany	Alexander Oelze	(1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 42)	Central Back
17	Germany	Maximilian Weiss	(1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 37)	Line Player
18	Austria	Richard Wöss	(1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 39)	Right Winger
19	Germany	Jens Reinarz	(1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
20	Germany	Fabian Böhm	(1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 36)	Left Back
21	Germany	Robin Teppich	(1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 36)	Left Winger
22	Denmark	Henrik Knudsen	(1982-03-06) 6 March 1982 (age 43)	Central Back
23	Germany	Hendrik Pekeler	(1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 34)	Line Player
24	Iceland	Rúnar Kárason	(1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 37)	Right Back
30	Spain	Carlos Prieto	(1980-02-02) 2 February 1980 (age 45)	Line Player

EHF ranking

As of 9 December 2021^[2]

Rank	Team	Points
171	Ferencvárosi TC	22
172	CSKA Moscow	22
173	Bergischer HC	22
174	Granitas Kaunas	21
175	HC Dobrudja	21
176	London GD HC	21
177	Halden Topphåndball	21

Former club members

Notable former players

• Fabian Böhm (2011–2012)
• Fabian Gutbrod (2013–)
• Chrischa Hannawald (2008–2009)
• Michael Hegemann (2012–2014)
• Hendrik Pekeler (2010–2012)
• Moritz Preuss (2014–2017)
• Christopher Rudeck (2015–)
• David Schmidt (2020–)
• Lukas Stutzke (2019–)
• Patrick Wiencek (2007–2008)
• Alexander Hermann (2015–2017)
• Maximilian Hermann (2013–2017)
• Viktor Szilágyi (2012–2017)
• Richard Wöss (2011–2014)
• Duje Miljak (2013–2014)
• Stanko Sabljić (2012–2014)
• Tomáš Babák (2016–)
• Milan Kotrč (2017–2019)
• Tomáš Mrkva (2019–2022)
• Leoš Petrovský (2017–2020)
• Jan Štochl (2009–2013)
• Jiří Vítek (2007–2013)
• Henrik Knudsen (2011–2012)
• Ivan Zoubkoff (2006–2009)
• Uroš Vilovski (2016–2017)
• Pouya Norouzi Nezhad (2017)
• Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2012–)
• Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2013–2017)
• Ragnar Jóhannsson (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 (2016–)
• Bogdan Criciotoiu (2016–2019)
• Inal Aflitulin (2015–2016)
• Igor Chumak (2007)
• Rafael Baena González (2018–2020)
• Carlos Prieto (2012)
• Miloš Dragaš (2014–2015)
• Csaba Szücs (2017–)
• Linus Arnesson (2017–)
• Emil Berggren (2012–2014)
• Max Darj (2017–2022)
• Emil Hansson (2021–2022)
• Peter Johannesson (2022–)
• Isak Persson (2022–)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2009–2012	Hans-Dieter Schmitz
2012–2022	Sebastian Hinze