TSV Hannover-Burgdorf

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Full name	Turn- und Sportvereinigung Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH
Nickname	Die Recken
Short name	TSV
Founded	1922
Arena	Swiss Life Hall; ZAG-Arena
Capacity	4,460; 10,767
Head coach	Juan Carlos Pastor
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2025–26	11th of 18
Club colours
Home	Away
	Website ; Official site

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf is a handball club from Hannover, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga.

Hannover

Location of TSV Hannover-Burgdorf

History

The team is known as DIE RECKEN. The origins of the club lie with the sports association Freie Turnerschaft Burgdorf, which was founded in 1922, with a handball department.^[1] In 1946 the Turn- und Sportvereinigung Burgdorf was founded.^[1] TSV Burgdorf became TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH in 2005.^[1] The matches of the top teams have been played since 2005 in one of the two sports arenas in Hannover, the Swiss Life Hall with a capacity of 4,460 spectators, or the ZAG-Arena where 10,767 spectators can cheer on the team. Given the increasing number of supporters, since 2018 more and more games have been played in the second hall.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Freie Turnerschaft Burgdorf	1922–1946
TSV Burgdorf	1946–2005
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	2005–present

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
–2013	Hummel
2013–present	Adidas

Team

Squad for the 2025-26 season

Goalkeepers

16 Simon Gade
35 Joel Birlehm

Left wingers

17 August Pedersen
56 Hannes Feise

Right wingers

19 Marius Steinhauser
Daniel Weber

Line players

44 Thomas Solstad
54 Justus Fischer
Luis Rodriguez

Left backs

22 Marian Michalczik
39 Lukas Stutzke

Centre Backs

26 Jonathan Edvardsson
Sindre Aho
Leif Tissier
Maxim Orlov

Right backs

9 Vilhelm Poulsen
10 Renārs Uščins

Technical staff

Head coach: Christian Prokop
Assistant coach: Heiðmar Felixson
Athletic Trainer: Timm Kostrzewa
Physiotherapist: Johannes Bode
Club doctor: Dr. Marcus Schönaich

Transfers

Transfers for the 2027–28 season

Joining

Leaving

Renārs Uščins (RB) (to Paris Saint-Germain Handball)
Justus Fischer (LP) (to THW Kiel)

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining

Sigvaldi Guðjónsson (RW) from Kolstad Håndball^[2]
Sebastian Heymann (LB) from Rhein-Neckar Löwen^[3]
Tim Zechel (LP) from SC Magdeburg^[4]

Leaving

Thomas Solstad (LP) to HØJ Elite^[5]
Sindre Aho (CB) to Dijon Métropole Handball
Marius Steinhauser (RW) to Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Maxim Orlov (CB) to SG BBM Bietigheim
Luis Rodriguez (LP) to TuS Vinnhorst
Johannes Thiel (RB) to HSG Nordhorn-Lingen

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

August Pedersen (LW) from SG Flensburg-Handewitt^[6]
Sindre Aho (CB) (from Montpellier Handball)
Leif Tissier (CB) from HSV Hamburg
Maxim Orlov (CB) from 1. VfL Potsdam
Daniel Weber (RW) (from TuS Vinnhorst)

Leaving

Uladzislau Kulesh (LB) to MT Melsungen^[7]
Tilen Strmljan (CB) to GRK Ohrid^[8]
Koray Ayar (LP) to Beşiktaş JK^[9]
Martin Hanne (LB) to Frisch Auf Göppingen^[10]
Vincent Büchner (LW) to ThSV Eisenach
Leonard Zink (RB) to VfL Lübeck-Schwartau

Previous squads

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Martin Ziemer	(1983-04-14) 14 April 1983	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Torge Johannsen	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983	Right Winger
3	Slovenia	Nejc Cehte	(1992-09-04) 4 September 1992	Right Back
8	Germany	Veit Mävers	(2000-12-03) 3 December 2000	Central Back
9	Estonia	Mait Patrail	(1988-04-11) 11 April 1988	Left Back
13	Germany	Joshua Thiele	(1998-06-10) 10 June 1998	Line Player
14	Germany	Evgeni Pevnov	(1989-02-13) 13 February 1989	Line Player
15	Germany	Lars Lehnhoff	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986	Left Winger
17	Germany	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989	Right Back
19	Russia	Pavel Atman	(1987-05-25) 25 May 1987	Central Back
20	Germany	Fabian Böhm	(1989-06-24) 24 June 1989	Left Back
22	Germany	Jonas Wilde	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998	Goalkeeper
23	Spain	Cristian Ugalde	(1987-10-19) 19 October 1987	Left Winger
24	Germany	Jannes Krone	(1997-04-23) 23 April 1997	Right Winger
33	Croatia United States	Domagoj Srsen	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990	Line Player
34	Denmark	Morten Olsen	(1984-10-11) 11 October 1984	Central Back
44	Croatia	Ilija Brozović	(1991-05-26) 26 May 1991	Line Player
56	Germany	Hannes Feise	(1996-06-05) 5 June 1996	Left Back
73	Germany	Timo Kastening	(1995-06-25) 25 June 1995	Right Winger
74	Germany	Vincent Büchner	(1998-05-30) 30 May 1998	Left Winger
90	Slovenia	Urban Lesjak	(1990-08-24) 24 August 1990	Goalkeeper

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Martin Ziemer	(1983-04-14) 14 April 1983	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Torge Johannsen	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983	Right Winger
4	Spain	Juan Andreu	(1985-01-20) 20 January 1985	Line Player
5	Hungary	Tamás Mocsai	(1978-12-09) 9 December 1978	Right Back
9	Estonia	Mait Patrail	(1988-04-11) 11 April 1988	Left Back
12	Germany	Jannis Finke	(1993-10-13) 13 October 1993	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Jan-Fiete Buschmann	(1981-05-17) 17 May 1981	Right Back
14	Norway	Joakim Hykkerud	(1986-02-10) 10 February 1986	Line Player
15	Germany	Lars Lehnhoff	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986	Left Winger
18	Sweden	Gustav Rydergård	(1984-07-09) 9 July 1984	Line Player
21	Slovakia	Csaba Szücs	(1987-07-28) 28 July 1987	Central Back
22	Montenegro	Vasko Ševaljević	(1988-06-21) 21 June 1988	Left Back
24	Iceland	Rúnar Kárason	(1988-05-24) 24 May 1988	Right Back
28	Spain	Álvaro Ferrer Vecilla	(1982-03-17) 17 March 1982	Central Back
37	Germany	Julius Hinz	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993	Left Winger
51	Slovenia	Borut Mačkovšek	(1992-09-11) 11 September 1992	Left Back
73	Germany	Timo Kastening	(1995-06-25) 25 June 1995	Right Winger
98	Germany	Nikolai Weber	(1980-10-25) 25 October 1980	Goalkeeper

2009–2010 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Jendrik Meyer	(1982-08-04) 4 August 1982	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Torge Johannsen	(1983-04-06) 6 April 1983	Right Winger
6	Poland	Piotr Przybecki	(1972-08-07) 7 August 1972	Central Back
8	Iceland	Hannes Jón Jónsson	(1980-02-23) 23 February 1980	Central Back
9	Germany	Frank Habbe	(1978-01-11) 11 January 1978	Line Player
10	Lithuania	Robertas Paužuolis	(1972-10-28) 28 October 1972	Left Back
11	Latvia	Aivis Jurdžs	(1983-08-24) 24 August 1983	Left Back
13	Germany	Jan-Fiete Buschmann	(1981-05-17) 17 May 1981	Right Back
14	Lithuania	Andrius Stelmokas	(1974-03-03) 3 March 1974	Line Player
15	Germany	Lars Lehnhoff	(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986	Left Winger
16	Germany	Alexander Hübe	(1983-04-22) 22 April 1983	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Marc Hohenberg	(1985-03-03) 3 March 1985	Right Winger
18	Sweden	Gustav Rydergård	(1984-07-09) 9 July 1984	Line Player
19	Germany	Daniel Brack	(1981-03-19) 19 March 1981	Central Back
20	Germany	Jannis Fauteck	(1988-06-15) 15 June 1988	Left Back
21	Poland	Jacek Będzikowski	(1972-10-22) 22 October 1972	Left Back
23	Germany	Thomas Bergmann	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989	Right Winger
28	Hungary Serbia	Nenad Puljezević	(1973-03-13) 13 March 1973	Goalkeeper
92	Germany	Lars Friedrich	(1985-04-23) 23 April 1985	Right Back

EHF ranking

As of 5 December 2025^[11]

Rank	Team	Points
26	Kolstad Håndball	160
27	Olympiacos	154
28	Fenix Toulouse	152
29	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	150
30	Runar Sandefjord	144
31	RK Vojvodina	143
32	RK Alkaloid	143

Former club members

Notable former players

Fabian Böhm (2016–2022)
Jan-Fiete Buschmann (2009–2015)
Sven-Sören Christophersen (2014–2018)
Domenico Ebner (2019–)
Kai Häfner (2014–2019)
Timo Kastening (2008–2020)
Nikolas Katsigiannis (2010–2012)
Jörg-Uwe Lütt (2004–2008)
Marian Michalczik (2022–)
Evgeni Pevnov (2017–)
Dario Quenstedt (2022–)
Bastian Roscheck (2021–)
Erik Schmidt (2015–2017)
Martin Ziemer (2012–2019)
David Szlezak (2008)
Renato Rui (2006)
Ilija Brozović (2017–)
Ivan Martinović (2019–2022)
Roberto Julián Duranona (2003–2004)
Jóhan Hansen (2020–2022)
Casper Ulrich Mortensen (2016–2018)
Morten Olsen (2010–2013, 2015–2020)
Mait Patrail (2012–2020)
Tamás Mocsai (2012–2013)
Nenad Puljezević (2009–2013)
Heiðmar Felixson (2004–2009)
Ólafur Guðmundsson (2014–2015)
Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (2010–2012)
Hannes Jón Jónsson (2008–2012)
Rúnar Kárason (2013–2018)
Vignir Svavarsson (2010–2012)
Sigurbergur Sveinsson (2011)
Aivis Jurdžs (2009–2013)
Robertas Paužuolis (2005–2010)
Andrius Stelmokas (2008–2010)
Filip Mirkulovski (2015)
Filip Kuzmanovski (2020–2023)
Vasko Ševaljević (2013–2015)
Branko Vujović (2022–)
Joakim Hykkerud (2012–2017)
Jacek Będzikowski (2008–2011)
Piotr Przybecki (2009–2012)
Tomasz Tłuczyński (2005–2009)
Adam Weiner (2011–2014)
Pavel Atman (2017–2019)
Aleksandr Tuchkin (2004–2005)
Nejc Cehte (2018–2022)
Urban Lesjak (2018–2022)
Borut Mačkovšek (2013–2014)
Juan Andreu (2012–2015)
Álvaro Ferrer Vecilla (2014)
Cristian Ugalde (2018–2020)
Maximilian Gerbl (2022–)
Csaba Szücs (2011–2017)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2007–2010	Frank Carstens
2010–2011	Aron Kristjánsson
2011–2015	Christopher Nordmeyer
2015–2017	Jens Bürkle
2017–2021	Antonio Carlos Ortega
2021–2026	Christian Prokop
2026–	Juan Carlos Pastor

Youth Handball

A-Juniors

The A-Juniors of the TSV Burgdorf play in the highest German Youth League the "Jugendbundesliga". Being one of the 20 best German teams.^[12]

B-Juniors

The B-Juniors which 2024/25 were the second best German team and first vice champions of the, 2024/25 founded highest B-Junior league, Jugendbundesliga. Auto Qualified for the 2024/25 founded highest B-Junior league the German Jugendbundesliga B-Jugend.^[13]^[14]

References

External links

Official website

[Vereinsgeschichte-1] 1 2 3 "Vereinsgeschichte" (in German). Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2026.

[2] ttps://www.die-recken.de/erfahrener-islaender-verstaerkt-die-rechtsaussenposition/

[3] ttps://www.rhein-neckar-loewen.de/sebastian-heymann-wechselt-nach-hannover-971163

[4] ttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/um-grosse-ziele-kaempfen-zechel-kuenftig-bei-den-recken-1189042

[5] ttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/naechster-bundesliga-profi-wechselt-zu-hoej-1223384

[6] "Wechsel in Handball-Bundesliga: TSV Hannover-Burgdorf präsentiert Neuzugang von der SG Flensburg-Handewitt".

[7] "MT verpflichtet Kulesh".

[8] "NEW AMBITIOUS PROJECT: HC Ohrid with two Bundesliga profiles - Strmljan and Ivankovic!". 28 March 2025.

[9] ttps://ajansspor.com/haber/koray-ayar-besiktasta-700065

[10] "Handball Bundesliga: Neuer Verein von Martin Hanne offiziell bestätigt".

[11] "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".

[12] ttps://www.handball.net/jblh-a-jugend-maennlich/1-liga-nord

[13] ttps://www.handball.net/jblh-b-jugend-maennlich/vorrunde-4

[14] ttps://www.handball.net/spiele/sportradar.dhbdata.81693/info

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