KIF Kolding

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.

KIF Kolding
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
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
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.

Honours

 * Danish Handball League: 14 (record)
 * 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15
 * Danish Handball Cup: 8
 * 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

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2024-25 season


 * Goalkeeper
 * 1 Emil Tellerup [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
 * 20 🇸🇪 Anton Hellberg
 * Wingers
 * LW
 * 4 Lars Skaarup
 * 22 Frederik Bay
 * RW
 * 27 Sebastian Bertelsen
 * 29 Viktor Nevers
 * Line players
 * 2 Mads Kragh Thomsen
 * 6 Jonas Bruus Tidemand
 * 9 Victor Lyngsø
 * 13 Mathias Hedegaard
 * 18 Benjamin Pedersen


 * Back players
 * LB
 * 17 Tobias Ellebæk
 * CB


 * 15 Jens Svane Peschardt (c)
 * 21 Kristian Stoklund
 * 28 Lauritz Reinholdt Legér
 * RB
 * 5 Oliver Norlyk
 * 24 Diogo Silva
 * 25 Markus Bugge [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
 * 26 Martin Risom

Transfers

 * Transfers for the 2024-25 season


 * Joining
 * Emil Tellerup (GK) (from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
 * Lars Skaarup (LW) (from Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold)
 * Tobias Ellebæk (LB) (from 🇩🇪 Frisch Auf Göppingen)
 * Lauritz Reinholdt Legér (CB) (from GOG Håndbold)
 * Kristian Stoklund (CB) (from Fredericia HK)
 * Diogo Silva (RB) (from 🇫🇷 Pays d'Aix UC)
 * Martin Risom (RB) (back from loan at 🇩🇪 HSV Hamburg)
 * Sebastian Bertelsen (RW) (from own rows)
 * Mads Kragh Thomsen (P) (from 🇸🇪 Lugi HF)


 * Leaving
 * Magnus Brandbyge (GK) (to Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold)
 * Rasmus Døssing (GK) (to HC Midtjylland)
 * Rasmus Thomsen (GK)
 * Bjarke Christensen (LW) (to Skjern Håndbold)
 * 🇩🇪 Robert Timmermeister (LB) (end of loan 🇩🇪 Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
 * 🇳🇴 Vetle Rønningen (LB) (to Skjern Håndbold)
 * 🇳🇴 Erik Thorsteinsen Toft (LB) (to 🇳🇴 Elverum Håndball)
 * Jonas Fuglsbjerg (LB) (to Grindsted GIF Håndbold)
 * 🇳🇴 Sander Øverjordet (CB) (to 🇳🇴 Haslum HK)
 * Pelle Boesen (CB) (to 🇳🇴 ØIF Arendal)
 * Andreas Elbæk (CB)
 * Peter Torpegaard Lund (RW) (to Skive fH)

Notable former players
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

 * 🇧🇦 Bilal Šuman
 * 🇮🇸 Aron Kristjánsson
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio Carlos Ortega