Ribe-Esbjerg HH

Danish handball club

Ribe-Esbjerg HH

Full name| Ribe-Esbjerg Herre Håndbold
Short name| REHH
Founded| 1 May 1973; 52 years ago (1973-05-01)
Arena| Blue Water Dokken
Capacity| 2,549
President| Holger Refslund
Head coach| Anders Thomsen
League| Håndboldligaen
2024–25| Håndboldligaen, 10th of 14
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Ribe-Esbjerg HH is a handball club based in the town of Ribe in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded on 1 May 1973 and was the result of a merger between Ribe Håndboldklub and Sædding Guldager Idrætsforening. Ribe-Esbjerg HH competes in the men's Danish Handball League.

## History

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In the first season in the clubs history, they won their section of the Danish 2. Division and was thus promoted to the 1\. division. In the 2011/2012 season the team was promoted to the top division in Denmark, Herrehåndboldligaen.[1]

They reached the semifinals of the Danish Championship for the first time in 2016-17.[2] They did however lose both the semifinals and the bronze match.[3]

## Team

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### Staff

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Staff for the 2024–25 season
Pos. | Name

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Head Coach |  Marc Uhd
Assistant Coach |  Jonas Larholm
Goalkepping Coach |  Ronnie Nicolaisen
Physical Trainer |  Torben Nielsen
Team Leader |  Søren Pedersen
Team Leader |  Per Vindfeld
Team Leader |  John Heinze
Physiotherapist |  Sidsel Riis Jørgensen
Physiotherapist |  Søren Nielsen
Sporting Director |  Jesper Holm

### Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season[4]

Goalkeeper

* 01  Niklas Kraft
* 16  Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson

Wingers

* 31  Morten Jørgensen
* 92  Sune Iversen

* 09  Mads Aarhus Lauridsen
* 11  Mathias Jørgensen (c)

Pivots

* 17  Andreas Søgaard
* 21  Axel Franzén

Back players

* 06  Jonathan Würtz
* 19  Jesper Lindgren
* 49  Karl Wallinius

* 04  Elvar Ásgeirsson
* 18  Marcus Mørk
* 81  Alfred Jönsson

* 08  Simon Birkefeldt
* 14  Nicolaj Kjær Spanggaard
* 26  Christian Termansen

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### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

* Ole Damgaard (Assistant Coach)
* Tim Winkler (Goalkepping Coach) (from  Skjern Håndbold)
* Andreas Haagen (GK) (from  TMS Ringsted)
* Jerry Tollbring (LW) (from  Füchse Berlin)
* Lauritz Reinholdt Legér (LB) (from  KIF Kolding)
* Benjamin Hallgren (RB) (from  TMS Ringsted)
* Rasmus Meyer Ejlersen (P) (from  HSG Wetzlar)
* Kasper Sjursen (P) (from  Runar Sandefjord)

Leaving

* Jonas Larholm (Assistant Coach) (Becomes U19 Headcoach)
* Ronnie Nicolaisen (Goalkepping Coach) (to  TTH Holstebro)
* Jesper Lindgren (LB) (to  OV Helsingborg HK)
* Jonathan Würtz (LB) (to  Skjern Håndbold)
* Simon Birkefeldt (RB) (to ?)
* Andreas Søgaard (P) (to  Skanderborg AGF Håndbold)
* Axel Franzén (P) (to  IFK Skövde)

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## References

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1. ^ "Ribe-Esbjerg HH er sikker på oprykning til ligaen" (in Danish). JydskeVestkysten. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
2. ^ "Ribe-Esbjerg fuldender sensationen: Sikrer sig semifinale og gruppesejr". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
3. ^ "BSV tager DM-bronze efter sejr over Ribe-Esbjerg". sport.tv2.dk. TV2 Danmark. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
4. ^ "The team 2021/2022" (in Danish). Ribe-Esbjerg HH official website. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

## External links

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