HSG Wetzlar

German handball club

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HSG Wetzlar

Full name| Handballspielgemeinschaft Wetzlar
Founded| 1904; 120 years ago (1904) as TSV Dutenhofen
Arena| Buderus Arena
Capacity| 5,000
Head coach| Frank Carstens
League| Handball-Bundesliga
2022–23| 16th of 18
Club colours|

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Website
Official site

HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. It competes in the top-tier Handball-Bundesliga and in the German Handball Cup.

Wetzi – the official mascot of HSG Wetzlar.

## Crest, colours, supporters[edit]

### Kits[edit]

HOME

2011-12

2015–16

2016–17

2023–24

AWAY

2015–16

2016–17

2023–24

THIRD

2016–17

## Accomplishments[edit]

* DHB-Pokal final:
* 1997, 2001
* EHF Cup Winner's Cup final:
* 1998

## Rivalry[edit]

HSG Wetzlar's arch-rival is the neighbouring club TV Hüttenberg and games between the clubs are considered as the "Mittelhessenderby".

## Team[edit]

### Current squad[edit]

Squad for the 2023–24 season

Goalkeepers

* 11  Till Klimpke
* 12  Anadin Suljaković
* 16  Leonard Grazioli

Left Wingers

* 18  Lukas Becher
* 33  Emil Mellegård

Right Wingers

* 46  Julian Fuchs
* 75  Domen Novak

Line players

* 05  Rasmus Meyer Ejlersen
* 08  Erik Schmidt
* 14  Vladimir Vranješ
* 27  Nikita Pliuto

Left Backs

* 09  Ole Klimpke
* 28  Hendrik Wagner
* 44  Lenny Rubin

Central Backs

* 03  Mathias Pedersen
* 23  Magnus Fredriksen

Right Backs

* 10  Jovica Nikolić
* 42  Nemanja Zelenović
* 77  Stefan Čavor

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### Transfers[edit]

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

* Lion Zacharias (LW) (from  Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
* Philipp Ahouansou (LB) (from  Rhein-Neckar Löwen) ?
* Jona Schoch (CB) (from  HBW Balingen-Weilstetten)
* Dominik Mappes (CB) (from  VfL Gummersbach)
* Georg Löwen (P) (from  SC Magdeburg)

Leaving

* Leonard Grazioli (GK) (to  Pfadi Winterthur)
* Emil Mellegård (LW) (to ?)
* Hendrik Wagner (LB) (to  TBV Lemgo)
* Lenny Rubin (LB) (to  TVB Stuttgart)
* Magnus Fredriksen (CB) (to  SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold)
* Julian Fuchs (RW) (end of loan  MT Melsungen)
* Erik Schmidt (P) (to ?)

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### Technical staff[edit]

* Head coach:  Frank Carstens
* Assistant coach: Filip Mirkulovski

### Notable former players[edit]

* Michael Allendorf
* Markus Baur
* Sven-Sören Christophersen
* Lars Kaufmann
* Jannik Kohlbacher
* Andreas Wolff
* Tobias Reichmann
* Steffen Fäth
* Ivano Balić
* Ola Lindgren
* Kent Robin Tønnesen
* Avishay Smoler

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to HSG Wetzlar.

* Official website

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Handball-Bundesliga

2023–24 teams|

* HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
* Bergischer HC
* Füchse Berlin
* ThSV Eisenach
* HC Erlangen
* Frisch Auf Göppingen
* VfL Gummersbach
* HSV Hamburg
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* THW Kiel
* SC DHfK Leipzig
* TBV Lemgo
* SC Magdeburg
* MT Melsungen
* TVB Stuttgart
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* HSG Wetzlar

Seasons|

* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24

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