1. VfL Potsdam

German handball club
1. VfL Potsdam
Nickname(s)Die Adler (The Eagles)
Founded1990; 34 years ago (1990)
ArenaMBS Arena Potsdam
Capacity2,050
Head coachEmir Kurtagic
LeagueHandball-Bundesliga
2023–242. Handball-Bundesliga, 1st of 18
Website
Official site

1. VfL Potsdam is a professional handball club from Potsdam, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the top division of German handball.[1] During the 2023-24 season, they were promoted to the Handball-Bundesliga for the first time.[2] They have a close sporting cooperation with Füchse Berlin.

Sports hall

  • Name: – MBS Arena Potsdam
  • City: – Potsdam
  • Capacity: – 2,050[3]

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season[4]
Goalkeepers
  • 00 North Macedonia Martin Tomovski
  • 16 Slovenia Blaž Vončina
  • 77 Slovenia Mark Ferjan
Left wingers
  • 27 Germany Nils Fuhrmann
Right wingers
  • 19 Germany David Cyrill Akakpo
  • 00 Germany Max Günther
Line players
  • 23 Russia Sergei Gorpischin
Left backs
  • 02 Sweden Emil Hansson
  • 03 Germany Ole Schramm
  • 05 Croatia Josip Šimić
  • 34 Austria Marko Katic
  • 35 Germany Matthes Langhoff
  • 37 Germany Dustin Kraus
Centre Backs
  • 10 Austria Elias Kofler
  • 22 Germany Maxim Orlov
Right backs
  • 00 Germany Jannek Klein
  • 00 Austria Nicolas Paulnsteiner

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Germany Emir Kurtagic
  • Assistant coach: Germany Norman Flödl

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season[5]
Joining
  • North Macedonia Martin Tomovski (GK) (from North Macedonia RK Vardar 1961)
  • Germany Jannek Klein (RB) (loan from Germany Füchse Berlin)
  • Austria Nicolas Paulnsteiner (RB) (loan from Germany Füchse Berlin)
  • Germany Max Günther (RW) (from Germany Füchse Berlin)
Leaving
  • Germany Lasse Ludwig (GK) (end of loan Germany Füchse Berlin)
  • Estonia Karl Roosna (RB) (to Germany TV Großwallstadt)
  • Germany Max Beneke (RB) (end of loan Germany Füchse Berlin)
  • Germany Moritz Sauter (CB) (end of loan Germany Füchse Berlin, joining Germany HSV Hamburg)
  • Sweden Valter Chrintz (RW) (end of loan Germany Füchse Berlin)
  • Poland Marcel Nowak (RW) (to Germany Dessau-Roßlauer HV)
  • Germany Joshua Thiele (P) (to Germany Bergischer HC)

References

  1. ^ "Potsdam muss noch auf Aufstieg in die Handball Bundesliga warten". handball-world. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Potsdam erstmals Handball-Bundesligist - mit Folgen für Füchse-Kooperation". kicker.de. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ "1. VfL Potsdam". liquidly-hbl.de. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "UNSER TEAM". vfl-potsdam.de. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Wechsel in der 2. Handball-Bundesliga im Sommer 2024". handball-world. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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