Virum-Sorgenfri HK
| Virum-Sorgenfri HK | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Virum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub |
| Founded | October 1, 1941 |
| Dissolved | 2002 |
| Arena | Virumhallerne |
| Capacity | 688 (588 seats) |
Virum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub was a handball club based in Virum, north of Copenhagen, Denmark. They played at Virumhallerne. The club was founded in 1941 under the name Virum Gymnastikforening.[1] Due to primarily being a handball club, they change their name – first to Virum Håndboldklub, and later Virum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub. The club went bankrupt in 2002.[2] The club VSH 2002 was founded as phoenix club.[3]
The men's team was first promoted to the highest tier of Danish handball in 1973.[1] In 1984/85 they fininshed third and in 1996/97 they won their only league title with Klavs Bruun Jørgensen as the undisputed star player.[1][4] In the same season they won silver medals in the EHF Cup, losing to German SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the finals.[5]
Results
[edit]Danish league
[edit]- Won: 1996/97
- Second place: 1995/96, 1999/00
- Third place: 1984/85, 1991/92, 1997/1998.
Danish Cup
[edit]- Gold: 1988.
European tournaments
[edit]- Silver in EHF Cup 1996/97.
Notable former players
[edit]- Irving Larsen
- Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
- Peter Bruun Jørgensen
- Sisse Bruun Jørgensen
- Rikke Hørlykke
- Camilla Andersen
- Charlotte Andersen
- Kristian Andersen
- Camilla Høgh Andersen
- Søren Herskind
- Lars Jørgensen
- Lars Rasmussen
- Ian Marko Fog
- Ulrik Wilbek
- Peter Henriksen
- Peter Nørklit
- Kim Keller
- Marianne Florman
- Thomas Sande
- Hans Henrik Hattesen
- Mikkel Holm Aagaard
- Mikkel Hansen
- Kasper Jørgensen
- Jannick Secher
- Martin Bager
- Michael Hoffmann
- Tommy Gernot
- Michael Riis
- Jeppe Haugaard
- Jeppe Sigfusson
- Karsten Nørsøller
- Mads Storgaard
- Jerome Cazal
- Lars Krogh Jeppesen
- Lars Thomsen
- Tom Høgh Andersen
- Otto Mertz
- Jan Eiberg Jørgensen
- Jørgen Sauer
Former Coaches
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Historien" (in Danish). Virum Sorgenfri Håndboldklub. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Thomsen, Louise S. Thomsen: DIF betaler regningen for frivillige, artikel plus baggrund på dgo.dk". Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2008.
- ^ "VSH 2002" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "De københavnske håndboldstormagter" (in Danish). Ugeavisen. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Virum Sorgenfri". history.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2025.