Handball Sport Verein Hamburg

"HSV Hamburg" redirects here. For the football club, see Hamburger SV.

Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a professional handball club from Germany, located in Hamburg. Currently, Handball Hamburg competes in the Handball-Bundesliga. The full name in German is Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V. but the club has traditionally been called HSV Handball, HSV Hamburg or simply HSV. Their main rivals are THW Kiel and SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Hamburg

Location of Handball Sport Verein Hamburg

Handball Hamburg
Full name	Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V.
Short name	HSV Hamburg
Founded	1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Arena	Sporthalle Hamburg Barclays Arena
Capacity	4,144 13,000
President	Marc Dieter Evermann
Head coach	Torsten Jansen
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24	9th of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

Handball Sport Verein Hamburg is a merger of the former handball clubs VfL Bad Schwartau and HSV Lübeck, which joined forces in 1999. In 2002, they were moved to Hamburg for growth and renamed. Although locally known as HSV Hamburg, the club is not part of the Hamburger Sportverein and does not have the right to use their logo and abbreviation for promotional purposes. The club notably won a EHF Champions League in 2013 and a Handball-Bundesliga in 2011. On 20 January 2016, their license was revoked due to irregularities and, as a result, Handball Hamburg was not authorized to participate in either the first or second handball Bundesliga in the 2016/17 season.^[1] As a result, the club was relaunched with a new coat of arms, colors and a new image, from HSV Hamburg to Handball Sport Verein Hamburg; although the official name remained unchanged. The club returned to the Handball-Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season.^{[citation needed]}

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
HSV Lübeck	1999–2002
HSV Handball	2002–2016
Handball Sport Verein Hamburg	2016–present

Club crest

• 
  Logo used between 1999 and 2016
• 
  Official logo since 2016

Kits

HOME
2011–12	2013–14	2014–15	2021–22

AWAY
2013–14	2021–22

Accomplishments

• Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2011
• 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 2021
• DHB-Pokal:
  •  Gold: 2006, 2010
• DHB-Supercup:
  •  Gold: 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010
• EHF Champions League:
  •  Gold: 2013
• EHF Cup Winner's Cup:
  •  Gold: 2007

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season^[2]

HSV Hamburg

Goalkeepers 01 Johannes Bitter 12 Mohamed El-Tayar 16 Robin Paulsen Haug 32 Finn Knaack Left wingers 24 Alexander Hartwig 51 Casper Ulrich Mortensen Right wingers 21 Frederik Bo Andersen 31 Levin Unbehaun Line players 04 Andreas Magaard 13 Niklas Weller Left backs 15 Dominik Axmann 20 Ben Levermann 25 Tomislav Severec 55 Azat Valiullin Centre Backs 07 Leif Tissier 33 Moritz Sauter Right backs 09 Jacob Lassen 43 Zoran Ilić

Technical staff

• Head coach: Torsten Jansen
• Assistant coach: Blaženko Lacković
• Athletic Trainer: Philipp Winterhoff
• Physiotherapist: Christina Dressel
• Club doctor: Dr. Daniel Briem

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Kaj Geenen (LW) (from VfL Lübeck-Schwartau) Einar Olafsson (LB) (from Fredericia HK) Nicolaj Jørgensen (CB) (from SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold) Elias Kofler (CB) (from 1. VfL Potsdam)

Leaving Alexander Hartwig (LW) (to VfL Lübeck-Schwartau) Azat Valiullin (LB) (to ?) Leif Tissier (CB) (to TSV Hannover-Burgdorf) Zoran Ilić (RB) (to Wisła Płock)

Previous squads

2012–2013 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Johannes Bitter	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Michael Kraus	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 41)	Central Back
3	Germany	Stefan Schröder	(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
4	Croatia	Domagoj Duvnjak	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)	Central Back
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Croatia	Blaženko Lacković	(1980-12-25) 25 December 1980 (age 44)	Left Back
7	Germany	Matthias Flohr	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
9	Croatia	Igor Vori	(1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44)	Line Player
11	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Enid Tahirović	(1972-07-22) 22 July 1972 (age 52)	Goalkeeper
12	France Germany	Max-Henri Herrmann	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
18	Denmark	Hans Lindberg	(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
19	Serbia	Stefan Terzić	(1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 30)	Right Back
20	Germany	Robert Schulze	(1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 33)	Left Winger
21	Sweden	Andreas Nilsson	(1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 35)	Line Player
22	Poland	Marcin Lijewski	(1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)	Right Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
24	Sweden	Fredrik Petersen	(1983-08-27) 27 August 1983 (age 41)	Left Winger
66	Sweden	Oscar Carlén	(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36)	Right Back
77	Sweden	Dan Beutler	(1977-10-07) 7 October 1977 (age 47)	Goalkeeper

2010–2011 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Johannes Bitter	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Michael Kraus	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 41)	Central Back
3	Germany	Stefan Schröder	(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
4	Croatia	Domagoj Duvnjak	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)	Central Back
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Croatia	Blaženko Lacković	(1980-12-25) 25 December 1980 (age 44)	Left Back
7	Germany	Matthias Flohr	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
9	Croatia	Igor Vori	(1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44)	Line Player
12	Sweden	Per Sandström	(1981-01-11) 11 January 1981 (age 44)	Goalkeeper
14	France	Bertrand Gille	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
15	France	Guillaume Gille	(1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)	Central Back
18	Denmark	Hans Lindberg	(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
19	Poland	Krzysztof Lijewski	(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
22	Poland	Marcin Lijewski	(1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)	Right Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
27	Germany	Marcel Schliedermann	(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 34)	Central Back

2009–2010 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Johannes Bitter	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Stefan Schröder	(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
4	Croatia	Domagoj Duvnjak	(1988-06-01) 1 June 1988 (age 36)	Central Back
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Croatia	Blaženko Lacković	(1980-12-25) 25 December 1980 (age 44)	Left Back
7	Germany	Matthias Flohr	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
9	Croatia	Igor Vori	(1980-09-20) 20 September 1980 (age 44)	Line Player
10	Ukraine Germany	Oleg Velyky	(1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 48)	Left Back
12	Sweden	Per Sandström	(1981-01-11) 11 January 1981 (age 44)	Goalkeeper
14	France	Bertrand Gille	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
15	France	Guillaume Gille	(1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)	Central Back
16	Germany	Chrischa Hannawald	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 54)	Goalkeeper
17	Sweden	Nicklas Grundsten	(1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 41)	Line Player
18	Denmark	Hans Lindberg	(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
19	Poland	Krzysztof Lijewski	(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
22	Poland	Marcin Lijewski	(1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)	Right Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
27	Germany	Marcel Schliedermann	(1991-01-02) 2 January 1991 (age 34)	Central Back

2008–2009 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Johannes Bitter	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Stefan Schröder	(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
4	Germany	Arne Niemeyer	(1981-11-08) 8 November 1981 (age 43)	Central Back
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Croatia	Blaženko Lacković	(1980-12-25) 25 December 1980 (age 44)	Left Back
7	Germany	Matthias Flohr	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
9	Germany	Jan Schult	(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)	Left Back
10	Ukraine Germany	Oleg Velyky	(1977-01-01) 1 January 1977 (age 48)	Left Back
11	Russia	Dmitri Torgovanov	(1972-01-05) 5 January 1972 (age 53)	Line Player
12	Sweden	Per Sandström	(1981-01-11) 11 January 1981 (age 44)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Heiko Grimm	(1977-11-18) 18 November 1977 (age 47)	Central Back
14	France	Bertrand Gille	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
15	France	Guillaume Gille	(1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)	Central Back
17	Sweden	Nicklas Grundsten	(1983-10-01) 1 October 1983 (age 41)	Line Player
18	Denmark	Hans Lindberg	(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
19	Poland	Krzysztof Lijewski	(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
22	Poland	Marcin Lijewski	(1977-09-21) 21 September 1977 (age 47)	Right Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back

2006–2007 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia	Goran Stojanović	(1966-01-29) 29 January 1966 (age 59)	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Stefan Schröder	(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Switzerland	Iwan Ursic	(1976-12-06) 6 December 1976 (age 48)	Line Player
7	Germany	Matthias Flohr	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
8	Brazil	Bruno Souza	(1977-06-27) 27 June 1977 (age 47)	Left Back
9	Germany	Jan Schult	(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)	Left Back
10	Germany	Thomas Knorr	(1971-05-16) 16 May 1971 (age 53)	Central Back
11	Slovenia	Roman Pungartnik	(1971-05-16) 16 May 1971 (age 53)	Right Winger
12	Sweden	Per Sandström	(1981-01-11) 11 January 1981 (age 44)	Goalkeeper
14	France	Bertrand Gille	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
15	France	Guillaume Gille	(1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)	Central Back
16	Germany	Tobias Mahncke	(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40)	Goalkeeper
18	Germany	Hanno Holzhüter	(1988-12-04) 4 December 1988 (age 36)	Right Winger
19	Poland	Krzysztof Lijewski	(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
20	Germany	Henning Wiechers	(1974-04-27) 27 April 1974 (age 51)	Goalkeeper
22	Russia	Igor Lavrov	(1973-06-04) 4 June 1973 (age 51)	Central Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
77	South Korea	Yoon Kyung-shin	(1973-07-07) 7 July 1973 (age 51)	Right Back

2005–2006 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia	Goran Stojanović	(1966-01-29) 29 January 1966 (age 59)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Sebastian Opderbeck	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38)	Left Back
3	Germany	Stefan Schröder	(1981-07-17) 17 July 1981 (age 43)	Right Winger
4	Serbia	Branko Kokir	(1974-08-28) 28 August 1974 (age 50)	Left Back
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Germany	Jan Schult	(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)	Left Back
7	Germany	Matthias Flohr	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Left Winger
9	Czech Republic	Alois Mráz	(1978-09-08) 8 September 1978 (age 46)	Left Back
11	Slovenia	Roman Pungartnik	(1971-05-16) 16 May 1971 (age 53)	Right Winger
12	Germany	Henning Wiechers	(1974-04-27) 27 April 1974 (age 51)	Goalkeeper
14	France	Bertrand Gille	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
15	France	Guillaume Gille	(1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)	Central Back
16	Germany	Tobias Mahncke	(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40)	Goalkeeper
18	Germany	Matthias Karbowski	(1983-01-21) 21 January 1983 (age 42)	Right Winger
19	Poland	Krzysztof Lijewski	(1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 41)	Right Back
22	Russia	Igor Lavrov	(1973-06-04) 4 June 1973 (age 51)	Central Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
68	Germany	Andreas Rastner	(1968-11-10) 10 November 1968 (age 56)	Line Player

2003–2004 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Serbia	Goran Stojanović	(1966-01-29) 29 January 1966 (age 59)	Goalkeeper
2	Denmark	Moustapha Taj	(1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 52)	Right Winger
4	Norway	Tormod Moldestad	(1974-01-29) 29 January 1974 (age 51)	Left Back
5	Germany	Torsten Jansen	(1976-12-23) 23 December 1976 (age 48)	Left Winger
6	Sweden	Peter Möller	(1986-09-22) 22 September 1986 (age 38)	Line Player
7	Sweden	Jonas Ernelind	(1982-03-29) 29 March 1982 (age 43)	Right Winger
8	Sweden	Joakim Ågren	(1970-04-21) 21 April 1970 (age 55)	Central Back
9	Germany	Thomas Knorr	(1971-05-16) 16 May 1971 (age 53)	Central Back
10	Denmark	Morten Bjerre	(1972-05-22) 22 May 1972 (age 52)	Right Back
12	Sweden	Tomas Svensson	(1968-02-15) 15 February 1968 (age 57)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Kjell Landsberg	(1980-11-03) 3 November 1980 (age 44)	Line Player
14	France	Bertrand Gille	(1978-03-24) 24 March 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
15	France	Guillaume Gille	(1976-07-12) 12 July 1976 (age 48)	Central Back
16	Germany	Steffen Reider	(1972-10-10) 10 October 1972 (age 52)	Goalkeeper
17	Norway	Simen Muffetangen	(1971-06-06) 6 June 1971 (age 53)	Central Back
18	Germany	Matthias Karbowski	(1983-01-21) 21 January 1983 (age 42)	Right Winger
19	Belarus	Andrej Siniak	(1972-04-28) 28 April 1972 (age 53)	Central Back
20	Spain	Jon Belaustegui	(1979-03-19) 19 March 1979 (age 46)	Right Back
22	Germany	Jörn Kammler	(1981-04-20) 20 April 1981 (age 44)	Left Back
23	Germany	Pascal Hens	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980 (age 45)	Left Back

EHF ranking

As of 31 March 2022^[3]

Rank	Team	Points
159	HSG Wetzlar	27
160	RD Koper 2013	26
161	ABC Braga	25
162	HSV Hamburg	25
163	Sport36-Komló	24
164	OCI-Lions	24
165	BM Huesca	23

Former club members

Notable former players

• Johannes Bitter (2007–2016, 2021–)
• Matthias Flohr (2004–2016)
• Heiko Grimm (2008–2009)
• Chrischa Hannawald (2009)
• Pascal Hens (2003–2016)
• Torsten Jansen (2003–2015, 2016–2017)
• Thomas Knorr (2002–2007)
• Michael Kraus (2010–2013)
• Jürgen Müller (2007–2008)
• Arne Niemeyer (2008–2009)
• Adrian Pfahl (2013–2015)
• Jens Schöngarth (2019–2020)
• Kevin Schmidt (2014–2016)
• Stefan Schröder (2005–2019)
• Manuel Späth (2021–2022)
• Nicolai Theilinger (2021–)
• Jens Vortmann (2015–2016, 2021–)
• Adrian Wagner (1996–2003)
• Henning Wiechers (2005–2007)
• Enid Tahirović (2012)
• Andrej Kurchev (2002–2003)
• Andrej Siniak (2002–2005)
• Bruno Souza (2006–2008)
• Ilija Brozović (2015–2016)
• Davor Dominiković (2013–2015)
• Domagoj Duvnjak (2009–2014)
• Blaženko Lacković (2008–2014, 2017–2020)
• Igor Vori (2009–2013)
• Alois Mráz (2005–2006)
• Morten Bjerre (2003–2004)
• Marcus Cleverly (2013–2014)
• Allan Damgaard (2015–2016)
• Hans Lindberg (2007–2016)
• Casper Ulrich Mortensen (2015–2016, 2021–)
• Henrik Toft Hansen (2013–2015)
• Dener Jaanimaa (2015–2016)
• Bertrand Gille (2002–2012)
• Guillaume Gille (2002–2012)
• Kentin Mahé (2013–2015)
• Aron Rafn Eðvarðsson (2018–2020)
• Yoon Kyung-shin (2006–2008)
• Žarko Marković (2013–2014)
• Tormod Moldestad (1999–2003)
• Simen Muffetangen (1999–2003)
• Piotr Grabarczyk (2015–2016)
• Michał Jurecki (2007–2008)
• Krzysztof Lijewski (2005–2011)
• Marcin Lijewski (2008–2013)
• Maciej Majdziński (2015–2016)
• Alexandru Șimicu (2014–2015)
• Igor Lavrov (2005–2007)
• Dmitri Torgovanov (2007–2009)
• Azat Valiullin (2021–)
• Roman Pungartnik (2005–2007)
• Renato Vugrinec (2011–2012)
• Jon Belaustegui (2003–2005)
• Joan Cañellas (2013–2014)
• Petar Đorđić (2013–2015)
• Zoran Đorđić (2012)
• Branko Kokir (2005–2006)
• Draško Nenadić (2015–2017)
• Goran Stojanović (2002–2007)
• Stefan Terzić (2012–2013)
• Iwan Ursic (2006–2008)
• Dan Beutler (2011–2013)
• Oscar Carlén (2011–2013)
• Jonas Ernelind (2002–2004)
• Nicklas Grundsten (2008–2009)
• Andreas Nilsson (2012–2014)
• Fredrik Petersen (2012–2013)
• Johan Petersson (2015)
• Per Sandström (2006–2011)
• Tomas Svensson (2002–2005)
• Oleg Velyky (2008–2010)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2002–2005	Bob Hanning
2005	Christian Fitzek
2005–2011	Martin Schwalb
2011	Per Carlén
2011–2012	Jens Häusler
2012–2014	Martin Schwalb
2014	Christian Gaudin
2014–2015	Jens Häusler
2015–2016	Michael Biegler
2016–2017	Jens Häusler
2017–	Torsten Jansen