HSG Wetzlar is a professional team handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 club from Wetzlar

Wetzlar

Wetzlar is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. Located at 8° 30′ E, 50° 34′ N, Wetzlar straddles the river Lahn and is on the German Timber-Framework Road which passes mile upon mile of half-timbered houses. Historically, the city has acted as the hub of the Lahn-Dill-Kreis on the north edge of...

, Germany. Currently, HSG Wetzlar competes in the German First League of Handball

Bundesliga (handball)

The Handball-Bundesliga is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league is called the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga...

 (Bundesliga) and the German Handball Cup

DHB-Pokal

The DHB-Pokal is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German handball after the Bundesliga championship.- DHB-Pokal Champions :- Finals :...

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Accomplishments

• National Cup of Germany
  DHB-Pokal
  The DHB-Pokal is an elimination handball tournament held annually. It is the second most important national title in German handball after the Bundesliga championship.- DHB-Pokal Champions :- Finals :...
  
   Final: 2
  • 1997, 2001

• EHF Cup Winner's Cup
  EHF Cup Winner's Cup
  The EHF Cup Winners' Cup is the official competition for men's and women's clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and takes place every year. From 2012/13 the men's competition will be merged with EHF Cup to EHF European Cup. -Winners:-By Country:...
  
   Final: 1
  • 1998

Rivalry

HSG Wetzlar's arch-rival is the neighbouring club TV Hüttenberg and games between the clubs are considered as the "Mittelhessenderby".

2011/12 Team

Headcoach: Gennadij Chalepo

Notable Former Players

Markus Baur

Markus Baur

Markus Baur is a German handball player and is considered one of the world's best players on his position.Born in Meersburg, he is a member of the German national handball team since 1994, making his debut against the Moroccan national handball team on 4 August in Balingen...

 Roberto Julián Duranona

Roberto Julián Duranona

Roberto Julián Duranona is a former Cuban-Icelandic handball player. His demarcation on the field was left backcourt....

 Lars Kaufmann

Lars Kaufmann

Lars Kaufmann is a German team handball player. He is World champion from 2007 with the German national team. He participated on the German team that finished 4th at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship....

 Ola Lindgren

Ola Lindgren

Per Ola Markus Lindgren is a Swedish handball player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.He was born in Halmstad....

/  Valter Matošević

Valter Matoševic

Valter Matošević is a Croatian team handball player at the goalkeeper position. He played for professional teams in Germany, Spain, Denmark:*2005–2007 HSG Wetzlar*2007–2008 Portland San Antonio.*2008–2009 FCK Håndbold...

External links

Official website of HSG Wetzlar (German language)