Talent Plzeň Explained

Clubname:	Talent Plzeň
Fullname:	Házená Plzeň s.r.o.
Ground:	Městská hala Plzeň, Plzeň
Capacity:	1,350
Chairman:	Pavel Drobil
Manager:	Petr Štochl
League:	Chance Extraliga
Website:	https://talentplzen.cz
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Talent Plzeň is a professional handball club from Plzeň, Czech Republic, that plays in the Chance Extraliga.

History

The club was founded in 1953. Talent Plzeň win the first title in 1974 in Czechoslovak Handball League. The club was doing well in the 1998 and 1999, when won Czech Handball Extraleague.TJ Lokomotiva Plzeň and SSK Talent Plzeň affiliated in 2010. The club has been doing well in recent season, because the club won Czech Handball Extraliga 5 times and 2 times finished at 2nd place.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Management

Position	Name
Club Director:	Pavel Drobil
Technical Director	Josef Kadlec

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season^[1]

Technical staff

Head Coach: Petr Štochl
Assistant Coach: Jiří Hynek
Fitness Coach: Adolf Blecha
Masseur: Zdeněk Koranda

Transfers

Transfers for the 2022–23 season

Joining

Stefan Terzić (RB) from RK Celje
Nikola Kosteski (RW) from UHC Hollabrunn

Leaving

Petr Linhart (RW) to HC Einheit Plauen
Leonard Kaplan (LB) to HBC JVP Strakonice 1921
Richard Křesťan (GK)
Eduard Wildt (RW)
Marek Korbel (RB) to SSV Brixen Handball

Previous squads

2020–2021 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			20 April 2000	Goalkeeper
3			7 March 1994	Central Back
5			9 February 2000	Central Back
9			21 June 1997	Left Back
10			29 May 1990	Right Winger
11			7 June 1996	Left Winger
13			21 August 1992	Left Back
16			22 March 1996	Goalkeeper
18			21 February 1994	Right Back
21			14 February 1990	Left Winger
22			30 May 1993	Central Back
23			18 April 1985	Right Back
24			16 April 2002	Left Back
25			27 April 1997	Left Winger
26			27 September 2000	Central Back
27			2 December 1997	Right Winger
61			4 June 1993	Goalkeeper
66			20 November 1986	Line Player
77			26 March 1998	Line Player
95			11 January 1995	Right Winger

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			24 December 1998	Goalkeeper
3			7 March 1994	Central Back
4			27 May 1996	Right Back
9			21 June 1997	Left Back
10			11 January 2000	Left Winger
11			7 June 1996	Left Winger
15			15 March 1986	Central Back
16			22 March 1996	Goalkeeper
19			23 April 1997	Left Back
21			14 February 1990	Left Winger
22			30 May 1993	Central Back
23			18 April 1985	Right Back
25			27 April 1997	Left Winger
26			27 September 2000	Central Back
27			2 December 1997	Right Winger
29			8 March 2000	Left Back
61			4 June 1993	Goalkeeper
66			20 November 1986	Line Player
75			8 December 1988	Line Player
95			11 January 1995	Right Winger

2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1			13 June 1992	Goalkeeper
2			5 January 1993	Line Player
3			28 June 1989	Right Back
4			27 May 1996	Right Back
5			27 October 1990	Left Winger
6			31 January 1989	Central Back
7			2 August 1990	Right Back
8			13 June 1995	Right Winger
9			27 October 1990	Left Winger
10			29 May 1990	Right Back
11			2 August 1993	Line Player
12			22 March 1996	Goalkeeper
13			21 August 1992	Left Back
14			22 April 1993	Left Winger
15			26 September 1992	Left Back
16			6 April 1991	Goalkeeper
17			14 November 1995	Line Player
18			18 February 1995	Central Back
21			14 February 1990	Left Winger
22			30 May 1993	Central Back
24			10 April 1991	Central Back
25			10 September 1986	Right Winger
42			16 May 1991	Left Back
61			4 June 1993	Goalkeeper
66			20 November 1986	Line Player
67			28 December 1989	Central Back
70			24 October 1970	Goalkeeper
95			11 January 1995	Right Winger

Accomplishments

Czech Handball Extraliga:
- : 1998, 1999, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021
- : 2017, 2018
- : 2000
Czechoslovakia Handball League

- : 1974
- : 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984,
- : 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966,

European Records

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate:
1974–75	EHF Champions League	R2	Refstad IL Oslo	21–16	20–16	41–32
EHF Champions League	Quarterfinals	Steua Bucuresti	16–16	7–20	23–36
1984–85	EHF Champions League	R1	Initia Hasselt	16–13	12–14	28–27
EHF Champions League	R2	and now RK Metaloplastika	26–28	18–36	44–64
1998–99	EHF Champions League	1/16	RK Pelister Bitola	30–22	27–30	57–52
EHF Champions League	Group D	Celje Pivovarna Lasko	21–27	22–38	align=center rowspan=3	4rd
EHF Champions League	Group D	Portland San Antonio	26–32	22–28
EHF Champions League	Group D	Redbergslids Göteborg	18–25	20–29
2014–15	EHF Cup	R1	SSV Bozen Loacker	26–26	24–17	50–43
EHF Cup	R2	Permskie medvedi	23–25	25–30	48–55
2015–16	EHF Cup	R2	RK Porec	27–24	27–25	54–49
EHF Cup	R3	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	28–31	23–35	51–66
2016–17	EHF Cup	R2	KIF Kolding Kobenhavn	20–31	23–38	43–69
2017–18	EHF Cup	R1	Olympiacos S.F.P.	21–21	29–18	50–39
EHF Cup	R2	Helvetia Anaitasuna	23–30	26–40	49–70
2018–19	EHF Cup	R1	Glasgow HC	39–12	30–12	69–24
EHF Cup	R2	HC Dobrogea Sud Constanta	23–29	21–28	44–57
2019–20	EHF Cup	R1	Haukar Handball	26–25	25–20	51–45
EHF Cup	R2	Hapoel Ashdod	32–23	26–21	58–44
EHF Cup	R3	TTH Holstebro	25–30	21–37	46–67