Runar Sandefjord (handball)

Runar Sandefjord
Full name	Idrettslaget Runar Sandefjord
Short name	Runar
Founded	1949;76 years ago (1949)
Arena	Runarhallen, Sandefjord
President	Jørn-Magne Johannessen
Head coach	Bjarte Myrhol
League	REMA 1000-ligaen
Club colours
Website Official site

Runar Sandefjord is the men's handball department of IL Runar, club from Sandefjord, Norway. They compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, which is the highest league for men's handball clubs in Norway.

Sandefjord

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Location of Runar Sandefjord

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2013–14

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season ^[1]

Runar Sandefjord

Goalkeepers 01 Mats Bjørnstad 12 Sivert Jonson Tryggestad 25 Oliver Klavenes 47 Viktor Tofthøj Warrer Left Wingers 08 Preben Gram 14 Even Haugli Right Wingers 13 Kasper Bjanes Iversen 20 Adam Tenvik Bergli Line Players 05 Håkon Økern 23 Sander Rogne Myklebust 55 Alexander Løke Gautestad Left Backs 02 Daniel Blomgren 07 Lars Eivind Gurrich 21 Magnus Aasvestad 22 Tobias Rivesjö 29 Thomas Boilesen Central Backs 10 Herman Solberg 17 Emil Hofstad Eriksen 18 Ola Viskum 33 Tord Lea Knutsen Right Backs 09 Christoffer Rambo 19 Christian Seierstad

Technical staff

• Head coach: Bjarte Myrhol
• Assistant coach: Leif Sigvard Gautestad
• Coach: Einar Veierød
• Coach: Kennie Juncker Boysen
• Physiotherapist: Morten Fjeldskår
• Physiotherapist: Svein Strøm Pedersen
• Physiotherapist: Susanne Lehmann

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Leaving

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Daniel Blomgren (LB) from HBW Balingen-Weilstetten Viktor Tofthøj Warrer (GK) from Follo Håndballklubb Thomas Boilesen (LB) from Nordsjælland Håndbold [2] Kasper Bjanes Iversen (RW) from Haslum HK Even Haugli (LW) from Haslum HK Herman Solberg (CB) from Haslum HK Alexander Løke Gautestad (LP) from ØIF Arendal Leaving Martin Lindell (LB) to Nordsjælland Håndbold Kasper Haugen Furu (CB) to TuS N-Lübbecke Kasper Sjursen Syversen (LP) to Ribe-Esbjerg HH

Transfers for the 2024–25 season
Joining Sivert Jonson Tryggestad (GK) Håkon Økern (LP) Magnus Aasvestad (LB) Leaving Kennie Juncker Boysen (LB) (retires) Øyvind Varpe (GK) Trym Kristian Bjåland-Tonning (LP)

Transfers for the 2023–24 season
Joining Frederik Fuglsang Torp (GK) from Önnereds HK Leaving André Pung Tuzov (LB) to Lugi HF

Transfers for the 2022–23 season
Joining Anton Hellberg (GK) from Nancy Handball Leaving

Transfers for the 2021–22 season
Joining Christoffer Rambo (RB) from GWD Minden [3] Leaving

Accomplishments

• Norwegian League:
  •  Gold (4): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000
  •  Silver (3): 1990, 2002, 2008
  •  Bronze (11): 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
• Norwegian Cup:
  •  Gold (4): 1993, 1996, 1998, 2009
  •  Silver (6): 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005

EHF ranking

As of 26/11/2025 ^[4]

Rank	Team	Points
26	Olympiacos	154
27	Kadetten Schaffhausen	154
28	Fenix Toulouse Handball	152
29	Runar Sandefjord	144
30	RK Vojvodina	143
31	RK Alkaloid	143
32	HC Kriens-Luzern	141

Former club members

Notable former players

Goalkeepers

• Endre Nordli (1995–2003)
• Mats Fransson (1992–1998, 2005–2007)
• Jan Stankiewicz (1997–1999)

Right wingers

• Sebastian Lindell (2008–2009, 2011–2016)

Left wingers

• Ståle Berg Aspestrand
• Ole Magnus Ekelund (1997–2003)
• Bjørn Vidar Eriksen
• Geir Erlandsen

Line players

• Einar Riegelhuth Koren (2002–2006)
• Frank Løke (1998–2003, 2016)
• Kjetil Lundeberg (1991–1995)
• Stein Olaf Sando (2002–2004)

Left backs

• André Jørgensen (2000–2003)
• Tormod Moldestad (1991–1998, 1999–2000, 2003–2005)
• Spyros Balomenos (2010–2011)

Central backs

• Kristian Hansen (1991–2004)
• Trym Bilov-Olsen

Right backs

• Marius Hovde Andersen
• Vidar Gjesdal (1997–1999)
• Pål Vidar Lundquist
• Svend Magnus Pettersen
• Christoffer Rambo (2007–2010, 2021–)

References

1. https://ehfec.eurohandball.com/men/2025-26/clubs/details/TykWDzQyO9mPa5Fo0DFy_w/RunarSandefjord/
2. https://www.topphandball.no/artikkel/hjem-igjen-thomas-boilesen-til-runar/
3. https://www.runarhandball.no/2020/11/25/rambo-is-coming-home/
4. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

• Official website
• Runar Sandefjord on Facebook
• Runar Sandefjord on Instagram
• Runar Sandefjord at Handball Base