# TBV Lemgo

TBV Lemgo is a handball club from Lemgo, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga.

## History

The ascent to one of the best German handball clubs was slow but steady. In the year the Bundesliga was founded, the club was still in the Oberliga, promotion to the 2. Handball-Bundesliga in 1981/82, and since the 1983/84 season, TBV Lemgo has been playing in the top class, growing steadily for more than a decade. developed into a top team. Names such as Lajos Mocsai (coach since 1989), László Marosi (1990–1999 players) or Daniel Stephan (1994–2008 players) are associated with this. They won their first major title in 1995, winning the DHB-Pokal, followed in 1996 by the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. Lajos Mocsai finished his coaching job at TBV with this title. 1997 was the most successful year in the history of the club, led by his successor, Yuri Shevtsov. For the first time in a season, he was able to celebrate a championship title, a cup win and a Super Cup win. The team won the Handball-Bundesliga twice (1997, 2003), the DHB-Pokal 4 times (1995, 1997, 2002, 2020), the DHB-Supercup 4 times (1997, 1999, 2002, 2003), 1 time for the EHF Cup Winner's Cup (1996) and 2 times for the EHF Cup (2006, 2010).

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Naming history

| Name | Period |
| Ballsportverein Lemgo 1911 | 1911–1945 |
| Turn- und Ballspielverein Lemgo | 1945–2018 |
| Turn- und Ballspielverein Lemgo Lippe | 2018–present |

### Kit manufacturers

| Period | Kit manufacturer |
| 0000–2019 | Salming |
| 2019–present | Joma |

### Kits

HOME :
| 2016–17 | 2017–18 |
AWAY :
| 2016–17 | 2017–18 |

## Accomplishments

* Handball-Bundesliga:
** Gold: 1997, 2003
* DHB-Pokal:
** Gold: 1995, 1997, 2002, 2020
* DHB-Supercup:
** Gold: 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003
* EHF Cup Winner's Cup:
** Gold: 1996
* EHF Cup:
** Gold: 2006, 2010
* Double
    Winners: 1996–97

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
TBV Lemgo :
Goalkeepers
16 Leon Goldbecker
99 Urh Kastelic
00 Constantin Möstl
Left wingers
04 Samuel Zehnder
21 Leve Carstensen
Right wingers
14 Bobby Schagen
00 Jarnus Faust
Line players
05 Yan Brosch
13 Oleksii Tomashevskyi
40 Thore Oetjen
48 Leoš Petrovský
Left backs
02 Lukas Hutecek
07 Ben Connar Battermann
08 Frederik Simak
00 Hendrik Wagner
Centre Backs
23 Tim Suton
33 Thomas Houtepen
Right backs
03 Nicolai Theilinger
25 Niels Versteijnen :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Florian Kehrmann
* Assistant coach: Matthias Struck
* Athletic Trainer: Meinolf Krome
* Club doctor: Dr. Roland Kessler

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season

## Previous squads

2019–2020 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Poland | Piotr Wyszomirski | (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 37) | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Iceland | Bjarki Már Elísson | (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34) | Left Winger |
| 5 | Germany | Andrej Kogut | (1988-04-09) 9 April 1988 (age 36) | Central Back |
| 7 | Spain | Isaías Guardiola | (1984-10-01) 1 October 1984 (age 40) | Right Back |
| 9 | Sweden | Jonathan Carlsbogård | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | Left Back |
| 10 | Netherlands | Fabian van Olphen | (1981-03-30) 30 March 1981 (age 43) | Left Back |
| 13 | Germany | Christoph Theuerkauf | (1984-10-13) 13 October 1984 (age 40) | Line Player |
| 14 | Netherlands | Bobby Schagen | (1990-01-13) 13 January 1990 (age 34) | Right Winger |
| 18 | Germany | Fynn Hangstein | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) | Central Back |
| 23 | Germany | Tim Suton | (1996-05-08) 8 May 1996 (age 28) | Central Back |
| 24 | Germany | Lukas Zerbe | (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28) | Right Winger |
| 25 | Sweden | Peter Johannesson | (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 32) | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Germany | Jari Lemke | (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997 (age 27) | Left Back |
| 30 | Germany | Finn Zecher | (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24) | Goalkeeper |
| 34 | Sweden | Andreas Cederholm | (1990-05-04) 4 May 1990 (age 34) | Right Back |
| 37 | Hungary | Donát Bartók | (1996-07-13) 13 July 1996 (age 28) | Right Back |
| 40 | Germany | Maxim Schalles | (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25) | Right Winger |
| 41 | Germany | Thore Oetjen | (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24) | Line Player |
| 42 | Germany | Linus Geis | (1998-02-03) 3 February 1998 (age 26) | Left Back |
| 44 | Germany | Alexander Reimann | (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24) | Left Winger |
| 69 | Germany | Christian Klimek | (1990-01-08) 8 January 1990 (age 35) | Line Player |
| 77 | Netherlands | Dani Baijens | (1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 26) | Central Back |
| 80 | Latvia | Evars Klešniks | (1980-05-18) 18 May 1980 (age 44) | Right Back |
2009–2010 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Germany | Carsten Lichtlein | (1980-11-04) 4 November 1980 (age 44) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Germany | Michael Kraus | (1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 41) | Central Back |
| 3 | Hungary | Ferenc Ilyés | (1981-12-20) 20 December 1981 (age 43) | Left Back |
| 7 | Germany | Sebastian Preiß | (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 (age 43) | Line Player |
| 8 | Germany | Jens Bechtloff | (1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 (age 38) | Left Winger |
| 11 | Germany | Holger Glandorf | (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41) | Right Back |
| 12 | Sweden | Jesper Larsson | (1973-07-27) 27 July 1973 (age 51) | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Netherlands | Mark Schmetz | (1977-01-03) 3 January 1977 (age 48) | Right Winger |
| 15 | Germany | Florian Kehrmann | (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977 (age 47) | Right Winger |
| 16 | Czech Republic | Martin Galia | (1979-04-12) 12 April 1979 (age 45) | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Hungary | Tamás Mocsai | (1978-12-09) 9 December 1978 (age 46) | Right Back |
| 19 | Germany | Martin Strobel | (1986-06-05) 5 June 1986 (age 38) | Central Back |
| 20 | Germany | Rolf Hermann | (1981-12-01) 1 December 1981 (age 43) | Right Back |
| 22 | Iceland | Vignir Svavarsson | (1980-06-20) 20 June 1980 (age 44) | Line Player |
| 23 | Iceland | Logi Geirsson | (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 77 | Czech Republic | Daniel Kubeš | (1978-02-07) 7 February 1978 (age 46) | Left Back |
2005–2006 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Germany | Carsten Lichtlein | (1980-11-04) 4 November 1980 (age 44) | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Germany | Sven-Sören Christophersen | (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39) | Left Back |
| 4 | Germany | Daniel Stephan | (1973-08-03) 3 August 1973 (age 51) | Central Back |
| 5 | Germany | André Tempelmeier | (1967-05-25) 25 May 1967 (age 57) | Right Winger |
| 7 | Germany | Sebastian Preiß | (1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 (age 43) | Line Player |
| 8 | Germany | Christian Schwarzer | (1969-10-23) 23 October 1969 (age 55) | Line Player |
| 9 | Iceland | Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson | (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984 (age 40) | Right Back |
| 10 | Germany | Maximilian Ramota | (1977-07-29) 29 July 1977 (age 47) | Left Back |
| 11 | Germany | Volker Zerbe | (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 56) | Right Back |
| 12 | Germany | Jörg Zereike | (1978-03-12) 12 March 1978 (age 46) | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Germany | Florian Kehrmann | (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977 (age 47) | Right Winger |
| 16 | Germany | René Selke | (1984-07-24) 24 July 1984 (age 40) | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Germany | Michael Binder | (1981-08-04) 4 August 1981 (age 43) | Left Winger |
| 22 | Germany | Markus Baur | (1971-01-22) 22 January 1971 (age 53) | Central Back |
| 23 | Iceland | Logi Geirsson | (1982-10-10) 10 October 1982 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 31 | Germany | André Kropp | (1984-09-08) 8 September 1984 (age 40) | Line Player |
| 39 | Czech Republic | Filip Jícha | (1982-04-19) 19 April 1982 (age 42) | Left Back |
2002–2003 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Germany | Christian Ramota | (1973-04-14) 14 April 1973 (age 51) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Germany | Matthias Struck | (1982-05-15) 15 May 1982 (age 42) | Right Back |
| 3 | Germany | Achim Schürmann | (1974-01-29) 29 January 1974 (age 50) | Line Player |
| 4 | Germany | Daniel Stephan | (1973-08-03) 3 August 1973 (age 51) | Central Back |
| 5 | Germany | André Tempelmeier | (1967-05-25) 25 May 1967 (age 57) | Right Winger |
| 7 | Germany | Ulf Ganschow | (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Germany | Christian Schwarzer | (1969-10-23) 23 October 1969 (age 55) | Line Player |
| 10 | Germany | Maximilian Ramota | (1977-07-29) 29 July 1977 (age 47) | Left Back |
| 11 | Germany | Volker Zerbe | (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 56) | Right Back |
| 12 | Germany | Jörg Zereike | (1978-03-12) 12 March 1978 (age 46) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Switzerland | Marc Baumgartner | (1971-03-04) 4 March 1971 (age 53) | Left Back |
| 14 | Germany | Rico Bonath | (1983-12-05) 5 December 1983 (age 41) | Right Back |
| 15 | Germany | Florian Kehrmann | (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977 (age 47) | Right Winger |
| 17 | Germany | Michael Binder | (1981-08-04) 4 August 1981 (age 43) | Left Winger |
| 21 | Switzerland | Carlos Lima | (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 54) | Left Winger |
| 22 | Germany | Markus Baur | (1971-01-22) 22 January 1971 (age 53) | Central Back |
| 25 | Germany | Robin Kothe | (1976-04-10) 10 April 1976 (age 48) | Line Player |
2001–2002 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Germany | Christian Ramota | (1973-04-14) 14 April 1973 (age 51) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Germany | Matthias Struck | (1982-05-15) 15 May 1982 (age 42) | Right Back |
| 3 | Germany | Achim Schürmann | (1974-01-29) 29 January 1974 (age 50) | Line Player |
| 4 | Germany | Daniel Stephan | (1973-08-03) 3 August 1973 (age 51) | Central Back |
| 5 | Germany | André Tempelmeier | (1967-05-25) 25 May 1967 (age 57) | Right Winger |
| 7 | Germany | Ulf Ganschow | (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Germany | Christian Schwarzer | (1969-10-23) 23 October 1969 (age 55) | Line Player |
| 9 | Germany | Alexander Koke | (1979-04-02) 2 April 1979 (age 45) | Central Back |
| 10 | Germany | Jörg Schulte | (1980-01-06) 6 January 1980 (age 45) | Left Back |
| 11 | Germany | Volker Zerbe | (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 56) | Right Back |
| 12 | Germany | Marco Stange | (1975-07-07) 7 July 1975 (age 49) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Switzerland | Marc Baumgartner | (1971-03-04) 4 March 1971 (age 53) | Left Back |
| 14 | Germany | Jochen Fraatz | (1963-05-14) 14 May 1963 (age 61) | Left Winger |
| 15 | Germany | Florian Kehrmann | (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977 (age 47) | Right Winger |
| 16 | Germany | Julius Kaiser | (1981-05-22) 22 May 1981 (age 43) | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Germany | Markus Baur | (1971-01-22) 22 January 1971 (age 53) | Central Back |
| 23 | Germany | Lars-Henrik Walther | (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 (age 56) | Line Player |
1998–1999 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Germany | Lutz Grosser | (1961-03-14) 14 March 1961 (age 63) | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Germany | Achim Schürmann | (1974-01-29) 29 January 1974 (age 50) | Line Player |
| 4 | Germany | Daniel Stephan | (1973-08-03) 3 August 1973 (age 51) | Central Back |
| 5 | Germany | André Tempelmeier | (1967-05-25) 25 May 1967 (age 57) | Right Winger |
| 6 | Hungary | László Marosi | (1962-11-26) 26 November 1962 (age 62) | Left Back |
| 7 | Germany | Ulf Ganschow | (1975-04-17) 17 April 1975 (age 49) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Belarus | Andrej Siniak | (1972-04-28) 28 April 1972 (age 52) | Right Winger |
| 9 | Sweden | Andreas Larsson | (1974-08-13) 13 August 1974 (age 50) | Right Back |
| 10 | Germany | Jens Lause | (1968-10-30) 30 October 1968 (age 56) | Left Winger |
| 11 | Germany | Volker Zerbe | (1968-06-30) 30 June 1968 (age 56) | Right Back |
| 13 | Germany | Lars-Henrik Walther | (1968-04-21) 21 April 1968 (age 56) | Left Back |
| 14 | Belarus Germany | Gennadij Chalepo | (1969-01-02) 2 January 1969 (age 56) | Central Back |
| 22 | Denmark | Kasper Hvidt | (1976-02-06) 6 February 1976 (age 48) | Goalkeeper |

## Retired numbers

TBV Lemgo retired numbers :
| N° | Nationality | Player | Position | Tenure |
| 6 | | László Marosi | Left Back, Left Winger | 1990–1999 |

## EHF ranking

    As of 8 April 2022
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 49 | IK Sävehof | 127 |
| 50 | Dynamo Viktor | 126 |
| 51 | Skjern Håndbold | 125 |
| 52 | TBV Lemgo | 125 |
| 53 | SKA Minsk | 125 |
| 54 | AHC Potaissa Turda | 124 |
| 55 | CSM București | 120 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players

* Markus Baur (2001–2007)
* Jens Bechtloff (2007–2015)
* Mike Bezdicek (1989–1994, 1995–1998, 2004–2005)
* Sven-Sören Christophersen (2003–2006, 2007–2008)
* Nils Dresrüsse (2011–2016)
* Ulf Ganschow (1994–2003)
* Holger Glandorf (2009–2011)
* Lutz Grosser (1991–2001)
* Hans-Jürgen Grund (1982–1984)
* Michael Hegemann (2006–2008)
* Benjamin Herth (2013–2015)
* Rolf Hermann (2007–2017)
* Fynn Holpert (1989–1991, 1994–1998)
* Tim Hornke (2014–2019)
* Lars Kaufmann (2007–2009)
* Florian Kehrmann (1999–2014)
* Michael Kraus (2007–2010)
* Finn Lemke (2011–2015)
* Carsten Lichtlein (2005–2013)
* Nikolai Link (2010–2012)
* Arne Niemeyer (2015–2016)
* Rainer Niemeyer (1987–1988)
* Hendrik Pekeler (2012–2015)
* Sebastian Preiß (2005–2013)
* Christian Ramota (2001–2005)
* Timm Schneider (2012–2015)
* Achim Schürmann (1994–2003)
* Christian Schwarzer (2001–2007)
* Daniel Stephan (1994–2008)
* Martin Strobel (2008–2013)
* Tim Suton (2014–2015, 2016–)
* Christoph Theuerkauf (2010–2012, 2016–2021)
* Lukas Zerbe (2019–)
* Volker Zerbe (1984–2006)
* Jörg Zereike (2002–2009)
* Patrick Zieker (2012–2019)
* Thomas Bauer (2013–2015)
* Lukas Hutecek (2021–)
* Gennadij Chalepo (1998–1999)
* Andrej Siniak (1996–2001)
* Erwin Feuchtmann (2015–2016)
* Martin Galia (2008–2011)
* Filip Jícha (2005–2007)
* Daniel Kubeš (2008–2010)
* Lasse Boesen (2007–2008)
* Kasper Hvidt (1998–2000)
* Kasper Nielsen (2015)
* Mait Patrail (2011–2012)
* Philippe Julia (1996–1997)
* Sergo Datukashvili (2010–2011)
* Donát Bartók (2015–2019)
* Ferenc Ilyés (2009–2011)
* László Marosi (1990–1999)
* Tamás Mocsai (1989–1996, 2006–2010)
* Logi Geirsson (2004–2010)
* Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2005–2007)
* Bjarki Már Elísson (2019–2022)
* Vignir Svavarsson (2008–2010)
* Sigurður Sveinsson (1983–1988)
* Avishay Smoler (2010–2012)
* Evars Klešniks (2020)
* Dani Baijens (2018–2021)
* Niko Blaauw (2020–)
* Arjan Haenen (2009–2016)
* Bobby Schagen (2019–)
* Mark Schmetz (2008–2010)
* Fabian van Olphen (2017–2020)
* Piotr Wyszomirski (2016–2020)
* Ionuț Ramba (2015–2017)
* Sergey Pogorelov (1999–2000)
* Azat Valiullin (2016–2018)
* Jaume Fort (1999–2001)
* Gedeon Guardiola (2020–)
* Isaías Guardiola (2018–)
* Marc Baumgartner (1994–1998, 2000–2005)
* Carlos Lima (2002–2004)
* Manuel Liniger (2010–2012)
* Dan Beutler (2015)
* Jonathan Carlsbogård (2018–2022)
* Andreas Cederholm (2019–2022)
* Peter Johannesson (2017–2022)
* Andreas Larsson (1997–1999)
* Jesper Larsson (2009)
* Rickard Lönn (2013–2014)
* Anton Månsson (2015–2017)
* Jonathan Stenbäcken (2015–2017)

### Former coaches

| Seasons | Coach |
| 1989–1996 | Lajos Mocsai |
| 1996–2001 | Yuri Shevtsov |
| 2001–2002 | Zbigniew Tluczynski |
| 2002–2007 | Volker Mudrow |
| 2007 | Peter Meisinger |
| 2007 | Volker Zerbe |
| 2008–2009 | Markus Baur |
| 2009–2011 | Volker Mudrow |
| 2011–2013 | Dirk Beuchler |
| 2013–2014 | Niels Pfannenschmidt |
| 2014– | Florian Kehrmann |