Virum-Sorgenfri HK

Danish handball club
Virum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub
Founded1941
Dissolved2002
ArenaVirumhallerne
Capacity688 (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. 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.[1] The club VSH 2002 was founded as phoenix club.

The men's team was first promoted to the highest tier of Danish handball in 1973. In 1984/85 they fininshed third and in 1996/97 they won their only league title.

Results

Danish league

  • Won: 1996/97
  • Second place: 1995/96, 1999/00
  • Third place: 1984/85, 1991/92, 1997/1998.

Danish Cup

  • Gold: 1988.

European tournaments

  • Silver in EHF Cup 1996/97.

Notable former players

  • 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 Flormann
  • Thomas Sande
  • Hans Henrik Hattesen
  • Mikkel 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

  • Gert Andersen
  • Ulrik Wilbek
  • Flemming Oliver Jensen
  • Brian Lyngholm
  • Morten Soubak

References

  1. ^ "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.