The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 2002 and 2023, the EHF European League in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2021 and the IHF Men's Super Globe in 2021 and 2022. The governing body of the handball club is a professional multi-sports club and has also departments for: canoe sprint, athletics, rowing, swimming and gymnastics.
Alfreð Gíslason is an Icelandic handball coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the German men's national team. He won titles in Iceland, Germany and Spain as a player before starting his coaching career in 1991 with Icelandic team KA as a player-coach. He later coached German club SC Magdeburg, where he won the Bundesliga and the EHF Champions League, the Icelandic men's national team and German club THW Kiel, where he won six Bundesliga, six DHB-Pokal and two EHF Champions League titles. Alfreð was the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year in 1989 and inducted into the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame in 2019.
Mads Christiansen is a Danish handballer, currently playing for Aarhus HC. He arrived at the club after his contract at Fredericia HK ran out in 2023.
Tomas Runar Svensson is a Swedish former professional handball goalkeeper who is currently goalkeeping coach of the Swedish men's national handball team, and an assistant coach for FC Barcelona.
István Csoknyai is a Hungarian former international handball player and the head coach of Balatonfüredi KSE.
René Toft Hansen is a Danish professional handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg Håndbold and the Denmark national team. He is the oldest of 5 siblings, all of which are handball players: His brother Henrik, who also plays for the Denmark national team, and the three younger siblings: Allan Toft Hansen of Mors-Thy Håndbold, Majbritt Toft Hansen of Viborg HK and Jeanette Toft Hansen. All five siblings play on the pivot position.
Magnus Gullerud is a Norwegian handball player for Kolstad Håndball and the Norwegian national team.
Harald Reinkind is a Norwegian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team.
Michael Damgaard Nielsen is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Danish national team.
Kentin Mahé is a French handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the French national team.
Zsolt Balogh is a Hungarian handball player for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
Ómar Ingi Magnússon is an Icelandic handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Icelandic national handball team. In both 2021 and 2022, he was named the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year.
Albin Lagergren is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.
Hampus Wanne is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
Magnus Saugstrup Jensen is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Denmark national team.
Daniel Pettersson is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.
Felix Niklas Claar is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team. He has won nine titles at club level playing for teams in Sweden, Denmark and Germany.
Paulo Pereira is a Portuguese handball coach of the Portuguese men's national team.
Oscar Bergendahl is a Swedish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Swedish national team.
Ignacio Plaza Jiménez is a Spanish handball player for MOL Tatabánya KC.
