Glassverket IF
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Glassverket IF is a soccer and handball club from Drammen, Norway. The club is most famous for their handball team, which currently compete in the second tier of Norwegian handball, the 1. divisjon.
The club also facilitates skiing and used to play bandy.
History
The club was founded on February 11, 1911. The handball department was founded in 1961. In 1974 they won the national championship and national cup in field handball for the first time.
In the 1980's the club was in the top division of Norwegian handball, and they won the indoor national championship in 1981. In the 90's they featured mainly in the second and third tier.
In 2012 they were promoted to the top division once again. In 2015 the handball club finished 2nd behind Larvik HK.
In the 2016-17 season the club was in economic trouble and had to release the entire player and coaching personnel. They finished last that season and was relegated to the 1st division. The club could not stay in the first division due to the financial issues and were administratively relegated to the 3rd division.
For the 2022-23 they overtook the 1st division license from Reistad IL, and once again they played in the 1st division.
Kits
| AWAY |
|---|
| 2016–17 |
Handball
Honours
- Norwegian League: Bronze: 2015/2016, 2016/2017 Silver: 2014/2015
- Norwegian Cup: Silver: 2015
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | EHF Champions League | Q1 | Turkey Yenimahalle Bld. SK | 34–23 | 1st place | |
| Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica | 28–19 | |||||
| Group A | Montenegro Budućnost | 23–30 | 21–22 | 4th place | ||
| France Metz Handball | 22–24 | 19–25 | ||||
| Germany Thüringer HC | 27–33 | 16–24 | ||||
| EHF Cup | Group D | Denmark Nykøbing Falster HK | 25–25 | 32–32 | 4th place | |
| Germany TuS Metzingen | 16–22 | 17–39 | ||||
| Russia HC Lada Togliatti | 26–25 | 21–32 | ||||
| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | QR2 | France Issy-Paris Hand | 17–26 | 22-23 |
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2018-19 season
| Goalkeeper 01 Norway Renate Resvoll Holm 12 Norway Silje Johannessen 16 Norway Mia Stensland Wingers RW 05 Norway Martine Håkonsen LW 03 Norway Nina Bull-Engelstad 06 Norway Charlotte Aasbø Line players 07 Norway Marte Figenschau 08 Norway Julia Vangen | Back players 05 Norway Martine Skjærvik Håkonsen 09 Norway Rikke Klausen 11 Norway Linn Andresen 14 Norway Emilie Sjøgren 15 Norway Renate Saastad Sømme 17 Norway Siren Landsverk Hals 22 Norway Freja Christensen |
2018-2019 Transfers
| Joining | Leaving Norway Thale Rushfeldt Deila (to Norway Fredrikstad BK) Norway Live Rushfeldt Deila (to Norway Skrim Kongsberg) Italy Irene Fanton (to Hungary Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE) Norway Trine Bronsta (to Norway Skrim Kongsberg) Norway Amalie Henriette Finrud Jøsendal (to Norway Fana) |
Technical staff
- Head coach: Christoffer Torget Moseng
- Assistant coach: Espen Fossli Olaussen
Notable former players
- Norway Turid Smedsgård
- Montenegro Alma Hasanić Grizović
- Norway Tiril Merg
- Norway Kari Brattset Dale
- Norway Martine Wolff
- Norway Line Bjørnsen
- Norway Line Ellertsen
- Norway June Andenæs
- Sweden Martina Thörn
- Iceland Birna Berg Haraldsdóttir
- Norway Veronica Kristiansen
- Norway Jeanett Kristiansen
- Norway Renate Saastad Sømme
- Norway Trine Bronsta
- Norway Emilie Christensen
- Norway Thale Rushfeldt Deila
- Norway Live Rushfeldt Deila
- Norway Marte Figenschau
Football
The football department was restarted in 2007 after laying dormant for many years. In 2011 they were promoted to the 5. divisjon, the sixth tier in the Norwegian football league system.
External links
- 2016-12-10 at the Wayback Machine