Location of Horsens HK
Location of Horsens HK

Horsens Håndboldklub Elite, also known as Horsens Håndboldklub is a Danish handball club. For the 2018/19 season, the team promoted to the Damehåndboldligaen, after its relegation in 2010. The team plays at home in Forum Horsens. At elite level the team goes by HH Elite, while at amateur and youth levels, the team is called by their original name, Horsens Håndboldklub.

History

The club was established in 1985 when Horsens forenede Håndboldklubber (HfH) and Dagnæs IF chose to merge. They decided to merge, as HfH only had a senior level team, while Dagnæs IF had good youth teams, but no senior team at a competitive level. And HfH itself is a merge of Horsens Freja and Horsens forenede Sportsklubber (HfS). Horsens HK therefore can lead its roots back to 1920 when they began playing handball in HfS. Horsens HK played in the top level uninterrupted from 1996 to 2010. Just before the 2011/2012 HH Elite were relegated administratively due to not paying the participants' fee for the Danish 1st Division in time.

In 2019 they were once again promoted to the Damehåndboldligaen, lead by head coach Henrik Okkerstrøm.

National team players like Vivi Kjærsgaard, Gitte Madsen, Anja Byrial Hansen, Karen Brødsgaard, Christina Roslyng, Louise Pedersen, Karin Mortensen, Tine Ladefoged, Mette Sjøberg and Jane Wangsøe Knudsen have played in Horsens HK.

Kits

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Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025-26 season

Goalkeeper 01 Denmark Mathilde Bisgaard 12 Denmark Zenia Hald Madsen 26 Sweden Nora Persson LW 06 Denmark Maria Højgaard 17 Denmark Matilde Vestergaard 33 Denmark Laura Holm Andersen RW 10 Sweden Mathilda Lundström 22 Denmark Sille Cecilie Sorth Pivots 03 Sweden Alma Skretting 21 Netherlands Romée MaarschalkerweerdBack players LB 02 Denmark Thea Hamann Rasmussen 07 Faroe Islands Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy 25 Denmark Smilla Hede 88 Denmark Mathilde Neesgaard CB 05 Denmark Tea Thomassen Hein 09 Sweden Emma Wahlström 18 Denmark Kirstine Emilie Hoppe 20 Denmark Ditte Tokkesdal RB 19 Norway Frida Haug Hoel

Staff

Pos.Name
Head coachGreenland Jakob Larsen
Assistant coachDenmark Ronni Boy
Team LeaderDenmark Jane Marie Thomsen
Goalkeeping coachHungary Orsolya Kurucz
PhysiotherapistDenmark Minna Poulsen
ChiropractorDenmark Lasse Nørtoft
ChiropractorDenmark Bjarne Keseler
ChiropractorDenmark Søren Amstrup Nielsen
Video manDenmark Keld Jensen

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2026-27

Joining Denmark Zenia Hald Madsen (GK) (from own youth) Denmark Kirstine Emilie Hoppe (CB) (from own youth) Denmark Louise Søndergaard (RB) (from Denmark Viborg HK) Denmark Cecillie Wiking Antivakis (RW) (from own youth) Denmark Sidsel Poulsen (P) (from Denmark Bjerringbro FH)Leaving Sweden Nora Persson (GK) (to Denmark SønderjyskE) Denmark Maria Højgaard (LW) (to ?) Faroe Islands Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy (LB) (to Denmark København Håndbold) Sweden Emma Wahlström (CB) (to Denmark Holstebro Håndbold) Sweden Mathilda Lundström (RW) (to Sweden Skara HF) Netherlands Romée Maarschalkerweerd (P) (to Denmark Odense Håndbold)

Notable former players

Former Chairpersons

  • 1985 - 1987 Niels Bjørn Andreasen
  • 1986 - 1993 Michael Bach Jensen
  • 1993 - 1995 Arne Jørgensen
  • 1995 - 1999 Kai-Aage L. Petersen
  • 1999 - 1999 Peter Troelsen
  • 1999 - 2004 Carsten Fynbo Larsen
  • 2004 - 2010 Claus Cramer
  • 2010 - 2011 Kurt Hjortshøj
  • 2011 - 2012 Lars Vestergaard
  • 2012 - 2016 Jes Boesen
  • 2016 - 2018 Jan Vang Østergaard
  • 2018 - Michael Brock

European games

In 2004/05 they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the EHF Cup after having eliminated three other teams in the previous rounds. One of these were the league rivals Randers HK

After the winning the Danish Handball Cup in 2004 they participated in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup in 2005/06 where they were eliminated in 4th round.

Arena

Kit manufacturers

  • 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, horsenshk.dk (in Danish)
  • , eurohandball.com

External links