# 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.

## 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 2024–25 season

## Previous squads

2013–2014 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Iceland | Björgvin Páll Gústavsson | (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 39) | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Germany | Christian Hosse | (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 5 | Austria | Maximilian Hermann | (1991-12-10) 10 December 1991 (age 33) | 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 47) | Left Back |
| 11 | Iceland | Arnór Þór Gunnarsson | (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 (age 37) | Right Winger |
| 12 | Germany | Mario Huhnstock | (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Germany | Kristian Nippes | (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36) | Right Back |
| 15 | Germany | Alexander Oelze | (1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 41) | Central Back |
| 17 | Germany | Jan Artmann | (1991-05-23) 23 May 1991 (age 33) | Left Winger |
| 18 | Austria | Richard Wöss | (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38) | Right Winger |
| 19 | Germany | Maximilian Weiss | (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 36) | Line Player |
| 20 | Germany | Fabian Böhm | (1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 21 | Germany | David Ferne | (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Germany | Fabian Gutbrod | (1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 23 | Austria Hungary | Viktor Szilágyi | (1978-09-16) 16 September 1978 (age 46) | Central Back |
| 24 | Germany | Max Adams | (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30) | Right Winger |
| 28 | Germany | Moritz Barwitzki | (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30) | Left Winger |
| 29 | Sweden | Emil Berggren | (1986-08-03) 3 August 1986 (age 38) | 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 49) | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Germany | Jan–Marco Behr | (1988-02-09) 9 February 1988 (age 36) | Left Back |
| 4 | Germany | Christian Hosse | (1988-09-10) 10 September 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 5 | Czech Republic | Jiří Vítek | (1977-05-14) 14 May 1977 (age 47) | Right Back |
| 7 | Norway | Kenneth Klev | (1978-10-15) 15 October 1978 (age 46) | Left Back |
| 10 | Norway | Kristoffer Kleven Moen | (1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 (age 44) | Central Back |
| 12 | Germany | Mario Huhnstock | (1986-04-11) 11 April 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Germany | Kristian Nippes | (1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36) | Right Back |
| 15 | Germany | Alexander Oelze | (1983-11-28) 28 November 1983 (age 41) | Central Back |
| 17 | Germany | Maximilian Weiss | (1988-10-19) 19 October 1988 (age 36) | Line Player |
| 18 | Austria | Richard Wöss | (1986-10-10) 10 October 1986 (age 38) | Right Winger |
| 19 | Germany | Jens Reinarz | (1982-06-19) 19 June 1982 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 20 | Germany | Fabian Böhm | (1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 21 | Germany | Robin Teppich | (1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 35) | Left Winger |
| 22 | Denmark | Henrik Knudsen | (1982-03-06) 6 March 1982 (age 42) | Central Back |
| 23 | Germany | Hendrik Pekeler | (1991-07-02) 2 July 1991 (age 33) | Line Player |
| 24 | Iceland | Rúnar Kárason | (1988-04-25) 25 April 1988 (age 36) | Right Back |
| 30 | Spain | Carlos Prieto | (1980-02-02) 2 February 1980 (age 44) | Line Player |

## EHF ranking

    As of 9 December 2021
| 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 | |