# GWD Minden

Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga.

## History

The club was founded on May 31st, 1924 in Dankersen, a town of circa 5000 inhabitants. The team started in the 1928-29 season in the local league.

## Crest, colours, supporters
### Kits

HOME :
| 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |
AWAY :
| 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 |

## Accomplishments

* National Championship of Germany:
** Gold: 1971, 1977
* 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
** Gold: 1982, 1995, 2012
* National Cup of Germany:
** Gold: 1975, 1976, 1979

## Team
### Staff

    Staff for the 2022–23 season
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Frank Carstens |
| Goalkeeper coach | Marco Stange |
| Team leader | Gerrit Holland |
| Physiotherapist | Philipp Roessler |
| Physiotherapist | Britta Wagner |

### Current squad

    Squad for the 2022–23 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2023–24 season

## Notable former players

* Michael Haaß 2007-2009
* Juri Knorr (2019–2021)
* Klaus-Dieter Petersen (1986–1988)
* Andreas Cederholm (2017–2019)
* Martin Frändesjö (1998–2000)
* Magnus Jernemyr (2014-2017)
* Johan Petersson (1996-1997)
* / Talant Dujshebaev (1998-2001)
* Magnus Gullerud (2016–2020)
* Kevin Gulliksen (2018-2021)
* Sigurður Bjarnason (1996-1997)
* Stéphane Stoecklin (1996-1998)
* Luka Žvižej (2017-2019)

## Coaching History

* Walter Hein (1947–1953)
* Erich Klose (1953–1959, 1961–4/1966)
* Karl-Heinz Nickel † (1959–1961)
* Gerd Enders † (4/1966–12/1968)
* Arnhold Kresse † (1/1969–4/1970)
* Gerhard Steinhöfer (4/1970–1970)
* Friedrich Spannuth (1970–1975, 1977–5/1978, 1987–5/1988)
* Hans-Jürgen Sulk † (1975–1976)
* Vitomir Arsenijević (1976–1977, 1982–1985)
* Vinko Dekaris (8/1978–4/1979)
* Horst Bredemeier (4/1979–1982)
* Milorad Reljić (1985–10/1985)
* Günter Meyer (10/1985–1987)
* Heinz Brockmeier (5/1988–10/1989)
* Wolfgang Böhme (10/1989–3/1991)
* Günter Gieseking (3/1991–1991, 1/1999–2/1999)
* Dietmar Molthahn (1991–4/1992, 2/1995–5/1995, 3/1997–5/1997)
* Milomir Mijatović † (6/1992–3/1995)
* Jürgen Kloth (6/1995–1996)
* Zenon Łakomy † (5/1996–2/1997)
* Michael Biegler (5/1997–1/1999)
* Alexander Rymanov (2/1999–3/2003)
* Rainer Niemeyer † (3/2003–10/2004)
* Velimir Kljaić † (10/2004–2005)
* Richard Ratka (2005–2/2010)
* Frank von Behren (2/2010) für ein Spiel
* Ulf Schefvert (2/2010–3/2013)
* Sead Hasanefendić (3/2013–2013)
* Goran Perkovac (2013–2/2015)
* Frank Carstens (2/2015–6/2023)
* Aðalsteinn Eyjólfsson (7/2023–1/2024)
* Aaron Ziercke (1/2024-)

## Club Captain history

* Arnhold Kresse † (–1964)
* Friedrich Spannuth (1964–1966)
* Herbert Lübking (1966–1970)
* Manfred Horstkötter (1970–1972)
* Wilfried Drögemeier (1972–1975)
* Hans Kramer † (1975–1979)
* Rainer Niemeyer † (1979–1984)
* Wilhelm Südmeier (1984–5/1986)
* Fido Gast (5/1986–1988)
* Detlef Meyer (1988–1990)
* Gerd Amann (1990–1991)
* Rüdiger Borchardt (1991–10/1991)
* Herbert Pohl (10/1991–1992)
* Frank Schoppe (1992–1994)
* Walter Schubert (1994–1995)
* Robert Hedin (1995–1998)
* Frank Löhr (1998–2000)
* Jörg-Uwe Lütt (2000–11/2000)
* Frank von Behren (11/2000–2003)
* Aaron Ziercke (2003–2004)
* Patrekur Jóhannesson (2004–2005)
* Arne Niemeyer (2005–2008)
* Jan-Fiete Buschmann (2008–2009)
* Moritz Schäpsmeier (2009–2010, 2015–2017)
* Aljoscha Schmidt (2010–2011)
* Evars Klešniks (2011–2013)
* Anders Oechsler (2013–2014)
* Jens Vortmann (2014–2015)
* Dalibor Doder (2017–2019)
* Marian Michalczik (2019–2020)[53]
* Miljan Pušica (2020–2021)
* Niclas Pieczkowski (2021–2023)
* Malte Semisch (2023-)