HC Erlangen

HC Erlangen

Full name	Erlangen handball club
Abbreviation (s)	HCE
Founded	2001
Club colors	blue / red / white
Hall	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung , Nuremberg
Places	8,308 seats
executive Director	René Selke
Trainer	Michael Haass
league	Handball Bundesliga
2019/20
rank	14th place
DHB Cup	Round of 16
Website	hc-erlangen.de
home Away
Greatest successes
National	Promotion to the Bundesliga 2014, promotion to the Bundesliga 2016, champion of the 2nd handball Bundesliga

The handball club Erlangen eV (short: handball club Erlangen , HC Erlangen or HCE ) is a German handball club from Erlangen in the metropolitan region of Nuremberg . It was created in 2001 from the merger of the handball departments of CSG and HG Erlangen .

history

Middle Franconia was already a stronghold in large field handball in the 1950s and 1960s. The two Erlanger clubs TV48 and from TB 88 played in the Bavarian top. In 1970 the Gymnastics Federation moved into the final of the southern German championship.

In June 1983 the handball departments of TV 48 Erlangen and TB 88 Erlangen merged to form HG Erlangen. The aim of this amalgamation was to bundle the finances and to reach the second handball league. The B-youth of the CSG won the German youth championship title and a year later with the youth A the championship title. In 1989 the CSG rose to the second Bundesliga South. The HG followed seven years later.

Until the early 2000s, both clubs played in the second-highest division, until major financial problems arose. In 2001 an attempt was made to save handball by merging HG and CSG to form today's HC Erlangen. Initially, this was neither sporty nor economical. It was not until 2008 that later national players like Weinhold and Szücs succeeded in returning to the 2nd Bundesliga. The legacy, however, brought the financial problems back to life.

In autumn 2010, shortly before the bankruptcy, a group of business people led by Erlangen attorney Carsten Bissel took over the management of HC Erlangen. In 2014 the club rose to the first division and moved to the Nürnberger Versicherung arena. In 2015 the club was relegated, but the direct resurgence followed. With 9th place in the 2016/17 season, HC Erlangen is the best-placed climber of the last decade. In the 2019/20 season, an average of 5,033 spectators saw the home games of HC Erlangen in the Nürnberger Versicherung arena. This is seventh in the table in the LIQUI MOLI handball Bundesliga audience ranking.

The U23 team rose to the third-highest division in the 2016/17 season and thus forms the foundation for the professional area. The male A-youth has definitely qualified for the Bundesliga again. All other teams play in the highest Bavarian age group.

Squad for the 2020/21 season

Squad season 2020/21
No.	Nat.	player	Item	birthday	size
Outside
24		Max Jaeger	LA	02/17/1997	1.89
36		Florian von Gruchalla	RA	06/13/1989	1.80
21st		Christopher Bissel	LA	09/03/1995	1.85
05		Johannes Sellin	RA	December 31, 1990	1.86
circle
18th		Sebastian Firnhaber	KM	04/18/1994	2.00
25th		Jan Schäffer	KM	05/03/1990	1.93
09		Petter Øverby	KM	03/26/1992	1.94
Back room
27		Antonio Metzner	RR	06/27/1996	2.07
20th		Nico Büdel	RL	December 8, 1989	1.93
17th		Benedict waiter	RM	08/28/1998	1.94
34		Simon Jeppsson	RL	07/15/1995	2.03
19th		Šime Ivić	RR	01/21/1993	1.96
13		Steffen Fäth	RM	04/04/1990	1.94
33		Nikolai Link	RL	04/02/1990	2.00
23		Daniel Mosindi	RR	01/10/2001	1.92
goal
1		Martin Ziemer	TW	04/13/1983	1.88
22nd		Klemen Ferlin	TW	06/26/1989	1.91
32		Janis Boieck	TW	June 17, 1998	1.90

Coaching staff

Nat.	Surname	Item	birthday
	Michael Haass	Trainer	12/12/1983
	Thomas Hankel	Assistant coach	04/22/1974

New additions 2020/21

• Max Jaeger ( HSC 2000 Coburg )
• Klemen Ferlin ( RK Celje )
• Simon Jeppsson ( SG Flensburg-Handewitt )
• Martin Ziemer ( Foxes Berlin )
• Steffen Fäth ( Rhein-Neckar Löwen )
• Janis Boieck ( TSV Bayer Dormagen )

Departures 2020/21

• Martin Murawski (retired)
• Carsten Lichtlein ( GWD Minden )
• Nikolas Katsigiannis (unknown)
• Quentin Minel ( USAM Nîmes )

Well-known former players

• Csaba Szücs (2002 to 2008)
• Steffen Weinhold (until 2007)
• Christian Rose
• Oleg Gagin
• Igor Sazankov
• Vyacheslav Gorpischin (1995 to 2000)

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ My handball ticket: DKB Handball Bundesliga - spectators 2017/18 , accessed on October 16, 2018.
2. ↑ ^{a b} handball-world.news: HC Erlangen brings 22-year-old outside from Coburg on September 18, 2019, accessed on September 18, 2019
3. ↑ handball-world.news: HC Erlangen: New goalkeeper brings experience from the Champions League from December 3, 2019, accessed on December 3, 2019
4. ↑ handball-world.news: HC Erlangen signs Flensburg backcourt player Jeppsson on January 10, 2020, accessed on 10. January 2020
5. ↑ HC Erlangen sign ex-national goalkeeper Martin Ziemer on January 22, 2020, accessed on January 22, 2020
6. ↑ handball-world.news: Steffen Fäth is moving from Rhein-Neckar Löwen to HC Erlangen on May 12, 2020, accessed on May 12, 2020
7. ↑ handball-world.news: HC Erlangen brings goalkeeping talent from July 4, 2020, accessed on July 4, 2020
8. ↑ handball-world.news: GWD Minden presents Carsten Lichtlein as Christensen's successor on January 9, 2020, accessed on January 9, 2020
9. ↑ HC Erlangen sign ex-national goalkeeper Martin Ziemer on January 22, 2020, accessed on January 22, 2020
10. ↑ handball-world.news: USAM Nimes secures Bundesliga experience with Vid Kavticnik and Quentin Minel from March 3, 2020, accessed on March 3, 2020