TSV Hannover-Burgdorf

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Full name	Turn- und Sportvereinigung Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH
Nickname(s)	Die Recken
Short name	TSV
Founded	1922;103 years ago (1922)
Arena	Swiss Life Hall ZAG-Arena
Capacity	4,460 10,767
Head coach	Christian Prokop
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2024–25	6th of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf is a handball club from Hannover, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga.

Hannover

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Location of TSV Hannover-Burgdorf

History

The team is known as DIE RECKEN. The origins of the club lie with the sports association Freie Turnerschaft Burgdorf, which was founded in 1922, with a handball department. In 1946 the Turn- und Sportvereinigung Burgdorf was founded. TSV Burgdorf became TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH in 2005. The matches of the top teams have been played since 2005 in one of the two sports arenas in Hannover, the Swiss Life Hall with a capacity of 4,460 spectators, or the ZAG-Arena where 10,767 spectators can cheer on the team. Given the increasing number of supporters, since 2018 more and more games have been played in the second hall.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Freie Turnerschaft Burgdorf	1922–1946
TSV Burgdorf	1946–2005
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	2005–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2013	Hummel
2013–present	Adidas

Team

Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeepers 16 Simon Gade 35 Joel Birlehm Left wingers 56 Hannes Feise August Pedersen Right wingers 19 Marius Steinhauser Daniel Weber Line players 44 Thomas Solstad 54 Justus Fischer Luis Rodriguez

Left backs 22 Marian Michalczik 39 Lukas Stutzke Centre Backs 26 Jonathan Edvardsson Sindre Aho Leif Tissier Maxim Orlov Right backs 09 Vilhelm Poulsen 10 Renārs Uščins

Technical staff

• Head coach: Christian Prokop
• Assistant coach: Heiðmar Felixson
• Athletic Trainer: Timm Kostrzewa
• Physiotherapist: Johannes Bode
• Club doctor: Dr. Marcus Schönaich

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining August Pedersen (LW) from SG Flensburg-Handewitt [1] Sindre Aho (CB) (from Montpellier Handball) Leif Tissier (CB) from HSV Hamburg Maxim Orlov (CB) from 1. VfL Potsdam Daniel Weber (RW) (from TuS Vinnhorst)

Leaving Uladzislau Kulesh (LB) to MT Melsungen [2] Tilen Strmljan (CB) to GRK Ohrid [3] Martin Hanne (LB) to Frisch Auf Göppingen [4] Vincent Büchner (LW) to ThSV Eisenach Koray Ayar (P) (to ?)

Previous squads

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Martin Ziemer	(1983-04-14) 14 April 1983 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Torge Johannsen	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 42)	Right Winger
3	Slovenia	Nejc Cehte	(1992-09-04) 4 September 1992 (age 33)	Right Back
8	Germany	Veit Mävers	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)	Central Back
9	Estonia	Mait Patrail	(1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
13	Germany	Joshua Thiele	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998 (age 27)	Line Player
14	Germany	Evgeni Pevnov	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 36)	Line Player
15	Germany	Lars Lehnhoff	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 39)	Left Winger
17	Germany	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
19	Russia	Pavel Atman	(1987-05-25) 25 May 1987 (age 38)	Central Back
20	Germany	Fabian Böhm	(1989-06-24) 24 June 1989 (age 36)	Left Back
22	Germany	Jonas Wilde	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 27)	Goalkeeper
23	Spain	Cristian Ugalde	(1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 (age 37)	Left Winger
24	Germany	Jannes Krone	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997 (age 28)	Right Winger
33	Croatia   United States	Domagoj Srsen	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 34)	Line Player
34	Denmark	Morten Olsen	(1984-10-11) 11 October 1984 (age 40)	Central Back
44	Croatia	Ilija Brozović	(1991-05-26) 26 May 1991 (age 34)	Line Player
56	Germany	Hannes Feise	(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996 (age 29)	Left Back
73	Germany	Timo Kastening	(1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 30)	Right Winger
74	Germany	Vincent Büchner	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998 (age 27)	Left Winger
90	Slovenia	Urban Lesjak	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990 (age 35)	Goalkeeper

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Martin Ziemer	(1983-04-14) 14 April 1983 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Torge Johannsen	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 42)	Right Winger
4	Spain	Juan Andreu	(1985-01-20) 20 January 1985 (age 40)	Line Player
5	Hungary	Tamás Mocsai	(1978-12-09) 9 December 1978 (age 46)	Right Back
9	Estonia	Mait Patrail	(1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
12	Germany	Jannis Finke	(1993-10-13) 13 October 1993 (age 31)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Jan-Fiete Buschmann	(1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 44)	Right Back
14	Norway	Joakim Hykkerud	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986 (age 39)	Line Player
15	Germany	Lars Lehnhoff	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 39)	Left Winger
18	Sweden	Gustav Rydergård	(1984-07-09) 9 July 1984 (age 41)	Line Player
21	Slovakia	Csaba Szücs	(1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 38)	Central Back
22	Montenegro	Vasko Ševaljević	(1988-06-21) 21 June 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
24	Iceland	Rúnar Kárason	(1988-05-24) 24 May 1988 (age 37)	Right Back
28	Spain	Álvaro Ferrer Vecilla	(1982-03-17) 17 March 1982 (age 43)	Central Back
37	Germany	Julius Hinz	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 32)	Left Winger
51	Slovenia	Borut Mačkovšek	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992 (age 33)	Left Back
73	Germany	Timo Kastening	(1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 30)	Right Winger
98	Germany	Nikolai Weber	(1980-10-25) 25 October 1980 (age 44)	Goalkeeper

2009–2010 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Jendrik Meyer	(1982-08-04) 4 August 1982 (age 43)	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Torge Johannsen	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983 (age 42)	Right Winger
6	Poland	Piotr Przybecki	(1972-08-07) 7 August 1972 (age 53)	Central Back
8	Iceland	Hannes Jón Jónsson	(1980-02-23) 23 February 1980 (age 45)	Central Back
9	Germany	Frank Habbe	(1978-01-11) 11 January 1978 (age 47)	Line Player
10	Lithuania	Robertas Paužuolis	(1972-10-28) 28 October 1972 (age 52)	Left Back
11	Latvia	Aivis Jurdžs	(1983-08-24) 24 August 1983 (age 42)	Left Back
13	Germany	Jan-Fiete Buschmann	(1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 44)	Right Back
14	Lithuania	Andrius Stelmokas	(1974-03-03) 3 March 1974 (age 51)	Line Player
15	Germany	Lars Lehnhoff	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 39)	Left Winger
16	Germany	Alexander Hübe	(1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 42)	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Marc Hohenberg	(1985-03-03) 3 March 1985 (age 40)	Right Winger
18	Sweden	Gustav Rydergård	(1984-07-09) 9 July 1984 (age 41)	Line Player
19	Germany	Daniel Brack	(1981-03-19) 19 March 1981 (age 44)	Central Back
20	Germany	Jannis Fauteck	(1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 37)	Left Back
21	Poland	Jacek Będzikowski	(1972-10-22) 22 October 1972 (age 52)	Left Back
23	Germany	Thomas Bergmann	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 36)	Right Winger
28	Hungary   Serbia	Nenad Puljezević	(1973-03-13) 13 March 1973 (age 52)	Goalkeeper
92	Germany	Lars Friedrich	(1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 40)	Right Back

EHF ranking

As of 8 April 2022 ^[5]

Rank	Team	Points
96	SKIF Krasnodar	54
97	Nærbø IL	53
98	ZTR Zaporizhzhia	52
99	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	52
100	CSM Focșani	51
101	FH Hafnarfjardar	51
102	Haukar Handball	50

Former club members

Notable former players

• Fabian Böhm (2016–2022)
• Jan-Fiete Buschmann (2009–2015)
• Sven-Sören Christophersen (2014–2018)
• Domenico Ebner (2019–)
• Kai Häfner (2014–2019)
• Timo Kastening (2008–2020)
• Nikolas Katsigiannis (2010–2012)
• Jörg-Uwe Lütt (2004–2008)
• Marian Michalczik (2022–)
• Evgeni Pevnov (2017–)
• Dario Quenstedt (2022–)
• Bastian Roscheck (2021–)
• Erik Schmidt (2015–2017)
• Martin Ziemer (2012–2019)
• David Szlezak (2008)
• Renato Rui (2006)
• Ilija Brozović (2017–)
• Ivan Martinović (2019–2022)
• Roberto Julián Duranona (2003–2004)
• Jóhan Hansen (2020–2022)
• Casper Ulrich Mortensen (2016–2018)
• Morten Olsen (2010–2013, 2015–2020)
• Mait Patrail (2012–2020)
• Tamás Mocsai (2012–2013)
• Nenad Puljezević (2009–2013)
• Heiðmar Felixson (2004–2009)
• Ólafur Guðmundsson (2014–2015)
• Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2010–2012)
• Hannes Jón Jónsson (2008–2012)
• Rúnar Kárason (2013–2018)
• Vignir Svavarsson (2010–2012)
• Sigurbergur Sveinsson (2011)
• Aivis Jurdžs (2009–2013)
• Robertas Paužuolis (2005–2010)
• Andrius Stelmokas (2008–2010)
• Filip Mirkulovski (2015)
• Filip Kuzmanovski (2020-2023)
• Vasko Ševaljević (2013–2015)
• Branko Vujović (2022–)
• Joakim Hykkerud (2012–2017)
• Jacek Będzikowski (2008–2011)
• Piotr Przybecki (2009–2012)
• Tomasz Tłuczyński (2005–2009)
• Adam Weiner (2011–2014)
• Pavel Atman (2017–2019)
• Aleksandr Tuchkin (2004–2005)
• Nejc Cehte (2018–2022)
• Urban Lesjak (2018–2022)
• Borut Mačkovšek (2013–2014)
• Juan Andreu (2012–2015)
• Álvaro Ferrer Vecilla (2014)
• Cristian Ugalde (2018–2020)
• Maximilian Gerbl (2022–)
• Csaba Szücs (2011–2017)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2007–2010	Frank Carstens
2010–2011	Aron Kristjánsson
2011–2015	Christopher Nordmeyer
2015–2017	Jens Bürkle
2017–2021	Antonio Carlos Ortega
2021–	Christian Prokop

References

1. "Wechsel in Handball-Bundesliga: TSV Hannover-Burgdorf präsentiert Neuzugang von der SG Flensburg-Handewitt".
2. "MT verpflichtet Kulesh".
3. "NEW AMBITIOUS PROJECT: HC Ohrid with two Bundesliga profiles - Strmljan and Ivankovic!". 28 March 2025.
4. "Handball Bundesliga: Neuer Verein von Martin Hanne offiziell bestätigt".
5. "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

External links

• Official website