KIF Kolding explained

Full Name:	Kolding Idrætsforening Håndbold
Owner:	KIF Håndbold Elite A/S
Capacity:	5,100
Chairman:	Christian Phillip
Manager:	Kristian Kristensen
League:	Danish Handball League
Season:	2021–22
Position:	Håndboldligaen, 12th of 15
Website:	https://www.kif.dk/

KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.

History

KIF Kolding

KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1987. From 1987 to 2009 KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 12 times. In the summer of 2011 the women team of the club became an independent club called Vejen EH.

KIF Kolding København

KIF Kolding København was formed in August 2012 after AG København went bankrupt. Some of the players from AG København joined the players from KIF and some of AGK's sponsors also joined KIF under the new name. KIF Kolding København played some home games in Kolding and some in Brøndby. KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 2 times under the name KIF Kolding København.

KIF Kolding

On 31 March 2018 KIF announced in a press release, that the club will drop the Copenhagen part of the club and will again be known as KIF Kolding. A new board was established and long time director Jens Boessen stepped down. 9 million DKK was invested into the club and old creditors written off debt of 11 million DKK.^[1]

Honours

• Danish Handball League

14 (record)

1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15

• Danish Handball Cup

8

1989–90, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13

• Double

Winners (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeeper

• 1 Emil Tellerup
• 12 Josip Cavar
• 20 Anton Hellberg

Wingers

LW

• 4 Lars Skaarup
• 22 Frederik Bay

RW

• 27 Sebastian Bertelsen
• 29 Viktor Nevers

Line players

• 2 Mads Kragh Thomsen
• 6 Jonas Bruus Tidemand
• 9 Victor Lyngsø
• 13 Mathias Hedegaard
• 18 Benjamin Pedersen

Back players

LB

• 17 Tobias Ellebæk

CB

• 15 Jens Svane Peschardt (c)
• 21 Kristian Stoklund
• 28 Lauritz Reinholdt Legér

RB

• 5 Oliver Norlyk
• 24 Diogo Silva
• 25 Markus Bugge
• 26 Martin Risom

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024-25 season

Joining

• Emil Tellerup (GK) (from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
• Josip Cavar (GK) (from TTH Holstebro)
• Lars Skaarup (LW) (from Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold)
• Tobias Ellebæk (LB) (from Frisch Auf Göppingen)
• Lauritz Reinholdt Legér (CB) (from GOG Håndbold)
• Kristian Stoklund (CB) (from Fredericia HK)
• Diogo Silva (RB) (from Pays d'Aix UC)
• Martin Risom (RB) (back from loan at HSV Hamburg)
• Sebastian Bertelsen (RW) (from own rows)
• Mads Kragh Thomsen (P) (from Lugi HF)

Leaving

• Magnus Brandbyge (GK) (to Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold)
• Rasmus Døssing (GK) (to HC Midtjylland)
• Rasmus Thomsen (GK)
• Bjarke Christensen (LW) (to Skjern Håndbold)
• Robert Timmermeister (LB) (end of loan Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
• Vetle Rønningen (LB) (to Skjern Håndbold)
• Erik Thorsteinsen Toft (LB) (to Elverum Håndball)
• Jonas Fuglsbjerg (LB) (to Grindsted GIF Håndbold)
• Sander Øverjordet (CB) (to Haslum HK)
• Pelle Boesen (CB) (to ØIF Arendal)
• Andreas Elbæk (CB)
• Peter Torpegaard Lund (RW) (to Skive fH)

Staff

valign=center	Pos.	Name
Head coach	Kristian Kristensen
Assistant coach	Kristian Danielsen
Goalkeeper coach	Anders Petersen
Team Leader	Anders Skøtt Bruun
Physiotherapist	Morten U. Olesen

Notable former players

Men

• Bo Spellerberg
• Boris Schnuchel
• Christian Hjermind
• Claus Flensborg
• Henrik Møllgaard
• Jesper Nøddesbo
• Joachim Boldsen
• Kasper Hvidt
• Lars Christiansen
• Lars Krogh Jeppesen
• Lars T. Jørgensen
• Lasse Andersson
• Lasse Boesen
• Magnus Landin Jacobsen
• Rene Toft Hansen
• Torsten Laen
• Albert Rocas
• Mateo Garralda
• Niko Mindegía
• Antonio García Robledo
• Fábio Chiuffa
  • Bilal Šuman Muhamed Toromanović
• Ratko Nikolić
• Konstantin Igropulo
• Ole Erevik (2008-2011)
• Petter Øverby
• Fredrik Ohlander
• Kim Andersson
• Philip Stenmalm
• Ólafur Stefánsson

Notable former coaches

• • Bilal Šuman Aron Kristjánsson
• Antonio Carlos Ortega

Notes and References

1. News: KIF bekræfter nyt navn, millionindsprøjtning og farvel til Jens Boesen . 31 May 2018 . da . Christopher . Roth . TV 2 Sport . 31 May 2018.