# Drammen HK

Drammen Håndballklubb is a Norwegian handball team located in Drammen, Norway. They compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, which is the highest league for men's handball clubs in Norway.

## History

The club was founded on March 3, 1992. The foundation was the result of a long going project where handball clubs in Drammen and Lier gathered to discuss how to build a "Top Team" candidate for the region. The project resulted in two clubs joining forces - Reistad IL from Lier and IF Sturla from Drammen. The two clubs transferred their senior players to the new club, but continued as separate entities concentrating on development of children and youngsters. The colors of Drammen HK became blue - the same color as background of the city coat of arms.
Reistad IL was qualified to play in Norway Premier Division, so Drammen really got a flying start starting at the top level. However, Drammen did not make it through and was degraded to the Second Division the year after. However, In 1993 Drammen HK signed the Swedish trainer Kent-Harry Andersson, and returned to the Premier Division after one year. This was the beginning of a series of successes that was crowned in 1996, bringing home the EHF City Cup as the first Norwegian club ever to win a European title. In 1997, the team won the silver medal at the first club world championship, after losing 30-29 to the Spanish team Caja Cantabria in the final. In 2007, the team again reached the finals of European Cup Series No. 3 (Challenge Cup (EHF City Cup), but lost there against the Romanian CS UCM Reșița team. During its history, it won 4 Norwegian League (1997, 2007, 2008, 2010), 2 Norwegian Cup (2008, 2017). Some of the best Norway international players started their senior careers at Drammen HK, such as Glenn Solberg, Frode Hagen and Kristian Kjelling.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kits

HOME :
* 2019–21
AWAY :
* 2019–21

## Sports Hall information

* Name: – Drammenshallen
* City: – Drammen
* Capacity: – 4200
* Address: – Knoffs gate 18, 3044 Drammen, Norway

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season
Drammen HK :
Goalkeepers
12 Ísak Steinsson
25 Oscar Larsen Syvertsen
Left Wingers
10 Alexander Westby
44 Ole-Henry Dahl
Right Wingers
31 Ola Hoftun Lillelien
35 Emil Hansson
Line Players
13 Simen Vatne Andersen
17 August Olsen Storbugt
23 Espen Gommerud Våg
Left Backs
19 Sondre Ovid Skovli
20 Trym Korperud Johnsen
Central Backs
28 August Lind Oma
33 Tobias Mehren Søberg
77 Nikolai Nalbant Moe
Right Backs
05 David Walstad Haugstvedt
18 Viktor Petersen Norberg :

### Technical staff

* Head coach: Kristian Kjelling
* Assistant coach: Gøran Sørheim
* Goalkeeping coach: Mads Fjelddalen
* Physiotherapist: Hedda Hajum
* Physiotherapist: Marius Jensen Hoel

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2024–25 season

## Previous squads

2009–2010 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Norway | Mathias Kolstad Holm | (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Norway | Simen Holm | (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35) | Right Back |
| 6 | Norway | Christian Spanne | (1986-06-22) 22 June 1986 (age 38) | Right Winger |
| 8 | Norway | Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen | (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 9 | Sweden | Marcus Litborn | (1980-05-26) 26 May 1980 (age 44) | Central Back |
| 10 | Norway | Bard Kinn Nordhagen | (1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 42) | Right Back |
| 11 | Norway | Espen Lie Hansen | (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 12 | Norway | Lars Olav Olaussen | (1977-06-15) 15 June 1977 (age 47) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Norway | Steffen Skancke | (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 14 | Norway | Joakim Hykkerud | (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 15 | Norway | Eirik Rolid | (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37) | Central Back |
| 16 | Denmark | Jonas Degnbol | (1976-07-22) 22 July 1976 (age 48) | Goalkeeper |
| 22 | Norway | Gøran Sørheim | (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) | Central Back |
| 23 | Norway | Jarle Mörk Pettersen | (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 35) | Right Winger |
| 24 | Norway | Lars Henrik Ulsaker Eriksen | (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 34) | Line Player |
| 33 | Norway | Jan Andre Modalen | (1976-02-23) 23 February 1976 (age 48) | Line Player |
2007–2008 Team :
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Norway | Mathias Kolstad Holm | (1986-10-26) 26 October 1986 (age 38) | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Norway | Glenn Solberg | (1972-02-18) 18 February 1972 (age 52) | Central Back |
| 3 | Norway | Frode Hagen | (1974-07-23) 23 July 1974 (age 50) | Left Back |
| 5 | Norway | Olav Hovind | (1984-07-05) 5 July 1984 (age 40) | Central Back |
| 6 | Norway | Christian Spanne | (1986-06-22) 22 June 1986 (age 38) | Right Winger |
| 7 | Norway | Anders Tverdal | (1988-06-16) 16 June 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 8 | Norway | Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen | (1983-01-16) 16 January 1983 (age 42) | Left Winger |
| 9 | Norway | Vegard Strand Svang | (1986-01-10) 10 January 1986 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 10 | Norway | Bard Kinn Nordhagen | (1982-11-28) 28 November 1982 (age 42) | Right Back |
| 11 | Norway | Espen Lie Hansen | (1989-03-01) 1 March 1989 (age 35) | Left Back |
| 12 | Norway | Simen Hansen | (1981-03-13) 13 March 1981 (age 43) | Goalkeeper |
| 13 | Norway | Steffen Skancke | (1988-08-12) 12 August 1988 (age 36) | Left Winger |
| 14 | Norway | Joakim Hykkerud | (1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 39) | Line Player |
| 15 | Norway | Terje Österhus | (1983-01-04) 4 January 1983 (age 42) | Left Back |
| 16 | Norway | Truls Martin Buseth | (1988-10-13) 13 October 1988 (age 36) | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Norway | Marius Hovde Andersen | (1983-02-18) 18 February 1983 (age 41) | Right Back |
| 18 | Norway | Eivind Nygard | (1974-03-28) 28 March 1974 (age 50) | Line Player |
| 22 | Norway | Gøran Sørheim | (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) | Central Back |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Eldin Hajdarevic | (1979-08-29) 29 August 1979 (age 45) | Right Winger |

## Accomplishments

* EHF City Cup:
** Gold (1): 1996
** Silver (1): 2007
* IHF Super Globe:
** Silver (1): 1997
* Norwegian League:
** Gold (4): 1997, 2007, 2008, 2010
** Silver (6): 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2018, 2022
** Bronze (8): 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021
* Norwegian Cup:
** Gold (2): 2008, 2017
** Silver (4): 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011

## European record
### EHF City Cup

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1995–96 Winners | 1/16 | Amirani Tbilisi | 37–15 | 34–21 | 71–36 |
| 1995–96 Winners | 1/8 | Paris Saint-Germain | 21–18 | 22–22 | 43–40 |
| 1995–96 Winners | Quarter-finals | UMFA Mosfellsbaer | 22–14 | 20–25 | 42–39 |
| 1995–96 Winners | Semi-finals | IFK Skövde | 20–12 | 17–24 | 37–36 |
| 1995–96 Winners | Finals | VfL Hameln | 27–21 | 22–21 | 49–42 |

### EHF ranking

    As of 26/9/2024
| Rank | Team | Points |
| 75 | MŠK Považská Bystrica | 62 |
| 76 | HC Kriens-Luzern | 60 |
| 77 | Pfadi Winterthur | 60 |
| 78 | Drammen HK | 58 |
| 79 | Skanderborg AGF Håndbold | 57 |
| 80 | Steaua București | 57 |
| 81 | VfL Gummersbach | 57 |

## Former club members
### Notable former players
#### Goalkeepers

* Torbjørn Bergerud (2011–2015)
* Sander Heieren (2019–2022)
* Mathias Kolstad Holm (2003–2020)
* Lars Olav Olaussen (1997–2007, 2009–2013)
* Frode Scheie (1992–1996)
* Anders Lindqvist (1996–1998)

#### Right wingers

* Lars Erik Bjørnsen (2011–2014)
* Aksel Horgen (2017–2020)
* Geir Oustorp (1995–1997, 1999–2007)
* Christian Spanne (2006–2011, 2015–2019)

#### Left wingers

* Ole Magnus Ekelund (2008–2009)
* Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen (2004–2008, 2009–2014)
* August Pedersen (2021–2022)
* Marius Riise (1994–1998, 2001–2002)
* Bjarki Sigurðsson (1997–1998)

#### Line players

* Håvard Augensen (2008–2009)
* Joakim Hykkerud (2004–2011, 2017–2021)
* Henrik Jakobsen (2009–2015)
* Frank Løke (2015–2016)
* Taip Ramadani (2001–2003)
* Uldis Lībergs

#### Left backs

* Thomas Boilesen (2016–2020)
* Frode Hagen (1992–1997, 2006–2008)
* Espen Lie Hansen (2006–2011, 2019–2021)
* Johannes Hippe (2015–2019)
* Kristian Kjelling (1999–2002, 2015–2016)
* Ronald Putans
* Hermann Vildalen (2017–2018, 2021–2024)

#### Central backs

* Roger Kjendalen (2001–2002)
* Glenn Solberg (1992–1997, 2006–2010)
* Gøran Sørheim (2006–2014, 2017–2023)
* Steffen Stegavik (2008–2009)
* Stian Tønnesen (1994–1996)
* Jonas Larholm (2019–2020)

#### Right backs

* Svein-Erik Bjerkrheim
* Steven Larsson (2011-2012)