KIF Kolding
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| Full name | Kolding Idrætsforening Håndbold |
| Founded | 14 March 1941 |
| Arena | Sydbank Arena |
| Capacity | 5,100 |
| President | Christian Phillip |
| Head coach | Kristian Kristensen |
| League | Danish Handball League |
| 2021–22 | Håndboldligaen, 12th of 15 |
| Website Official site | |
KIF Kolding is a professional handball club based in Kolding, Denmark who competes in the Danish Handball League. KIF Kolding has won the Danish Handball Championship a record 14 times.
History
[edit]KIF Kolding
[edit]KIF Kolding won its first Danish Handball Championship in 1987. From 1987 to 2009 KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 12 times. In the summer of 2011 the women team of the club became an independent club called Vejen EH.
KIF Kolding København
[edit]KIF Kolding København was formed in August 2012 after AG København went bankrupt. Some of the players from AG København joined the players from KIF and some of AGK's sponsors also joined KIF under the new name. KIF Kolding København played some home games in Kolding and some in Brøndby. KIF won the Danish Handball Championship 2 times under the name KIF Kolding København.
KIF Kolding
[edit]On 31 March 2018 KIF announced in a press release, that the club will drop the Copenhagen part of the club and will again be known as KIF Kolding. A new board was established and long time director Jens Boessen stepped down. 9 million DKK was invested into the club and old creditors written off debt of 11 million DKK.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Danish Handball League: 14 (record)
- Danish Handball Cup: 8
Gold:1989–90, 1993–94, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2012–13
- Double
- Winners (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2004–05
Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- Squad for the 2024-25 season
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Transfers
[edit]- Transfers for the 2024-25 season
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Staff
[edit]| Pos. | Name |
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| Head coach |  Kristian Kristensen
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| Assistant coach | Kristian Danielsen
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| Goalkeeper coach | Anders Petersen
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| Team Leader | Anders Skøtt Bruun
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| Physiotherapist | Morten U. Olesen
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Notable former players
[edit]Men
Bo Spellerberg- Boris Schnuchel
- Christian Hjermind
- Claus Flensborg
- Henrik Møllgaard
- Jesper Nøddesbo
- Joachim Boldsen
- Kasper Hvidt
- Lars Christiansen
- Lars Krogh Jeppesen
- Lars T. Jørgensen
- Lasse Andersson
- Lasse Boesen
- Magnus Landin Jacobsen
- Rene Toft Hansen
- Torsten Laen
Albert Rocas- Mateo Garralda
- Niko Mindegía
- Antonio García Robledo
Fábio Chiuffa
Bilal Šuman- Muhamed Toromanović
Ratko Nikolić
Konstantin Igropulo
Ole Erevik (2008-2011)- Petter Øverby
Fredrik Ohlander- Kim Andersson
- Philip Stenmalm
Ólafur Stefánsson
Notable former coaches
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Roth, Christopher (31 May 2018). "KIF bekræfter nyt navn, millionindsprøjtning og farvel til Jens Boesen" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2018.