THW Kiel is a
team handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
club from
KielKiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Currently, THW Kiel competes in the
German First League of HandballThe Handball-Bundesliga is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league is called the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga...
and is German record champion with 16 titles.
2007 was the most successful year in the club history, as THW completed the treble, winning both the domestic League and Cup along with the
EHF Champions LeagueThe EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
.
Accomplishments
- National Championship of Germany
The Handball-Bundesliga is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league is called the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga...
: 16
- 1957, 1962, 1963, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- National Cup of Germany
The DHB-Pokal is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German handball after the Bundesliga championship.- DHB-Pokal Champions :- Finals :...
: 7
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
- German Super Cup: 6
- 1995, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011
- EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
: 2
- 2007, 2010
The 2009–10 EHF Champions League was the 50th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the seventeenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. It was also the first edition under the new qualifying format. Ciudad Real were the defending champions...
- EHF Champions League
The EHF Champions League is the most important professional club handball competition in Europe . The competition was started in the 1956–57 season, and is administered by the European Handball Federation.The most successful teams are from Germany and Spain...
Finalists: 3
- EHF Cup
The EHF Cup is an official competition for men's handball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. From 2012/13 it will be merged with EHF Cup Winners' Cup to EHF European Cup....
: 3
- EHF Men’s Champions Trophy: 1
- European Club Championship Finalists: 1
- IHF Super Globe: 1
- 2011
2011 IHF Super Globe will be the IHF Super Globe 5th edition. Its will be held in Doha, Qatar at Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall.The teams that take part will be the respectives continental champions.-Group A: THW Kiel Al Rayyan Al-Sadd EC Pinheiros...
Current squad
- Squad for the 2011-12 season
Goalkeeper1
Thierry Omeyer
- 12
Andreas Palicka
Wingers6
Henrik Lundström
Line players7
Milutin Dragićević
- 13 Marcus Ahlm
Marcus Ahlm is an Swedish handballer, playing for German Handball-Bundesliga team THW Kiel.- External links :*...
Back players5
Kim AnderssonKim Andersson is a Swedish team handball player, playing for the German club THW Kiel and for the Swedish national team. He was voted into the All-Star Team as Best right back at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where Sweden finished 5th.-Club play:Andersson participated on the THW...
- 17
Daniel Kubeš
- 20
Christian ZeitzChristian Zeitz is a German team handball player and World Champion. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with the German national team. He is World Champion from 2007, and European champion from 2004.-References:...
- 24
Aron PálmarssonAron Pálmarsson is an Icelandic handball player, currently playing for THW Kiel in the Toyota-Handball-Bundesliga. He also plays for the Icelandic national handball team and played a big part for the team as they earned a bronze medal in 2010 European handball championship in Austria.He gained...
- 25 Daniel Narcisse
Daniel Narcisse is a French handball player. His main strength as a field player is his ability to jump very high, to the point of being able to score goals above interfering defense players...
- 31 Momir Ilić
Momir Ilić is a Serbian handballer, playing for German Handball-Bundesliga team THW Kiel.- External links :*...
- 39 Filip Jícha
Filip Jícha is a Czech team handball player, playing for the German club THW Kiel and for the Czech national team.-References:...
Notable former players
Henning FritzHenning Fritz was born on September 21, 1974 in Magdeburg, Germany. He is a German Handball goalkeeper. He is also the first goalkeeper to be named World Player of the Year, in 2004....
Nikola KarabatićNikola Karabatić ) is a French team handball player, born to a Croatian father and Serbian mother.He was part of the French national handball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. He was top scorer at the championship together with Ivano Balić and Lars...
Stefan LövgrenLars Stefan Lövgren is a former Swedish handball player. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden. Making his debut in the national team in , he played a total of 268 games and scored 1138 goals...
Staffan OlssonErik Staffan Olsson is a retired Swedish handball player and recently appointed Swedish national coach. Olsson, who always played with no 13, was a left-handed right wing player with one of the most feared shots of all the elite players. Later in his career he won praise for his great playmaking...
Magnus WislanderHans Einar Magnus Wislander is a Swedish handball player, who has been voted Handball Player of the Century. Since his debut in the national team in he has played over 380 games and scored over 1,000 goals...
Demetrio LozanoDemetrio Lozano Jarque is a Spanish handball player.He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia....
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