HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
Full name	Handball Balingen-Weilstetten e.V.
Short name	HBW
Founded	2002 (2002)
Arena	Sparkassen-Arena (Balingen) Porsche-Arena (Stuttgart)
Capacity	2,320 6,181
President	Siegfried Braun
Head coach	Tobias Hotz (interim)
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2022–23	2. Bundesliga, 1st of 20 (promoted)
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

HBW Balingen-Weilstetten is a handball club from the city of Balingen, Germany, though they occasionally play in Stuttgart. The team currently plays in the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's highest handball division.

Balingen

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Location of HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

History

The club was established from the merger in 2002 of the handball sections of TSG Balingen and TV Weilstetten. This merger was quickly beneficial as HBW Balingen-Weilstetten finished first in the regional championship (Regionalliga) and were promoted to 2. Handball-Bundesliga. HBW became champion in 2006, which meant promotion to the Handball-Bundesliga. The merger has been widely perceived to be successful since the club managed to maintain its position in the top division that season thanks to its thirteenth place out of the 18 participants. The following seasons, the results of the club remained rather constant since it avoided relegation each season by ranking between thirteenth and fifteenth place (first non-relegation). At the end of the 2013/14 season, the team was ranked 16th in the table, so it was eliminated from the sports standings but remained in the Bundesliga because HSV Hamburg was not licensed for the 2014/15 season. The license was finally given to HSV Hamburg, so the 2014–2015 Bundesliga was played with 19 clubs. During the 2014/2015 season, the club achieved its best run in the Championship with an eleventh place but was relegated at the end of the 2016/2017 season due to its seventeenth place. Back in 2. Handball-Bundesliga, the club finished fifth in 2018 then champion in 2019, synonymous with a return to the top flight. HBW have remained in the Handball-Bundesliga since 2019 after a fifteenth-placed season in 2020–21.

Accomplishments

• 2. Handball-Bundesliga: 2
  •  Gold: 2006, 2019, 2023

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2017–18	2019–20	2020–21

AWAY
2013–14	2015–16	2017–18	2019–20	2020–22

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

HBW Balingen-Weilstetten

Goalkeepers 12 Mohamed El-Tayar 16 Mario Ruminsky Left wingers 14 Oddur Grétarsson 18 Tim Grüner 23 Mischa Locher 27 Patrick Volz Right wingers 06 Leo Prantner 20 Tom Hildebrand 24 Elias Fügel Line players 02 Nikola Grahovic 17 Felix Danner 28 Tobias Heinzelmann Left backs 04 Filip Vistorop 10 Daníel Þór Ingason 22 Jona Schoch 25 Till Wente Centre Backs 07 Elias Huber 23 Mika Schüler 26 Lukas Saueressig Right backs 05 Csaba Leimeter 21 Jerome Müller

Technical staff

• Head coach: Tobias Hotz (interim)
• Assistant coach: Matthias Flohr
• Athletic Trainer: Sascha Ilitsch
• Physiotherapist: Wolfgang Kremer-Junk
• Club doctor: Dr. Wilfried Gfrörer

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

• Matthias Flohr (head coach) (from TSV Bayer Dormagen)
• Mateusz Kornecki (GK) (from ThSV Eisenach)
• Magnus Bierfreund (GK) (from THW Kiel) (for youth team)
• Tim Matthes (LW) (from SC DHfK Leipzig)

Leaving

• Jens Bürkle (head coach) (to TVB Stuttgart) (as youth coordinator)
• Mario Ruminsky (GK) (retires)
• Mohamed El-Tayar (GK) (to HSV Hamburg) ?
• Patrick Volz (LW) (to SG Flensburg-Handewitt)
• Jona Schoch (LB) (to HSG Wetzlar)
• Lukas Saueressig (CB) (to HSC Kreuzlingen)
• Oddur Grétarsson (LW) (to Þór Akureyri)
• Mischa Locher (LW) (to ?)
• Tom Hildebrand (RW) (to ?)
• Nikola Grahovic (P) (to Telekom Vészprem) ?

Previous squads

2013–2014 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
2	Germany	Fabian Böhm	(1989-06-24) 24 June 1989	Left Back
3	Germany	Felix König	(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990	Central Back
4	Germany	Christoph Foth	(1991-01-01) 1 January 1991	Line Player
8	Serbia	Dragan Tubić	(1985-08-24) 24 August 1985	Right Winger
9	Germany	Frank Ettwein	(1977-07-26) 26 July 1977	Left Winger
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982	Left Back
11	Germany	Wolfgang Strobel	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983	Line Player
12	Germany	Karim Ketelaer	(1993-07-25) 25 July 1993	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Christoph Theuerkauf	(1984-10-13) 13 October 1984	Line Player
14	Germany	Daniel Wessig	(1988-01-31) 31 January 1988	Left Back
15	Germany	Martin Strobel	(1986-06-05) 5 June 1986	Central Back
16	Germany	Matthias Puhle	(1985-10-11) 11 October 1985	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989	Right Back
18	Germany	Michael Kintrup	(1989-03-11) 11 March 1989	Right Back
19	Germany	Patrick Weber	(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992	Left Winger
20	Germany	Sascha Ilitsch	(1985-08-08) 8 August 1985	Left Back
21	Germany	Florian Billek	(1988-07-16) 16 July 1988	Right Winger
24	Switzerland	Manuel Liniger	(1981-09-10) 10 September 1981	Left Winger
29	Germany	Nikolas Katsigiannis	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982	Goalkeeper

2012–2013 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Slovakia	Miloš Putera	(1982-01-26) 26 January 1982	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Felix König	(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990	Central Back
4	Germany	Christoph Foth	(1991-01-01) 1 January 1991	Line Player
5	Germany	Benjamin Herth	(1985-08-03) 3 August 1985	Central Back
6	Serbia	Krsto Milošević	(1988-01-06) 6 January 1988	Left Back
7	Croatia	Mario Vuglač	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992	Right Back
8	Serbia	Dragan Tubić	(1985-08-24) 24 August 1985	Right Winger
9	Germany	Frank Ettwein	(1977-07-26) 26 July 1977	Left Winger
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982	Left Back
11	Germany	Wolfgang Strobel	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983	Line Player
12	Germany	Paul Bar	(1990-09-13) 13 September 1990	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Christoph Theuerkauf	(1984-10-13) 13 October 1984	Line Player
15	Germany	Daniel Wessig	(1988-01-31) 31 January 1988	Left Back
16	Germany	Matthias Puhle	(1985-10-11) 11 October 1985	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989	Right Back
20	Germany	Sascha Ilitsch	(1985-08-08) 8 August 1985	Left Back
21	Germany	Florian Billek	(1988-07-16) 16 July 1988	Right Winger
22	Germany	Fabian Gutbrod	(1988-07-01) 1 July 1988	Left Back
24	Switzerland	Manuel Liniger	(1981-09-10) 10 September 1981	Left Winger

2010–2011 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	AustriaSerbia	Nikola Marinovic	(1976-08-29) 29 August 1976	Goalkeeper
3	Germany	Felix König	(1990-10-26) 26 October 1990	Central Back
4	Germany	Felix Lobedank	(1984-08-12) 12 August 1984	Right Back
5	Germany	Benjamin Herth	(1985-08-03) 3 August 1985	Central Back
6	Germany	Daniel Sauer	(1981-10-18) 18 October 1981	Left Back
8	Germany	Dennis Wilke	(1985-09-14) 14 September 1985	Right Winger
9	Germany	Frank Ettwein	(1977-07-26) 26 July 1977	Left Winger
10	Austria	Roland Schlinger	(1982-09-17) 17 September 1982	Left Back
11	Germany	Wolfgang Strobel	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983	Line Player
12	France	Ivan Zoubkoff	(1977-08-24) 24 August 1977	Goalkeeper
14	North Macedonia	Vlatko Mitkov	(1981-08-16) 16 August 1981	Right Back
15	AustriaSlovenia	Mare Hojc	(1982-01-05) 5 January 1982	Central Back
17	North Macedonia	Vladimir Temelkov	(1980-03-26) 26 March 1980	Right Winger
18	Germany	Jens Bürkle	(1980-01-14) 14 January 1980	Line Player
19	France	Johan Boisedu	(1979-12-14) 14 December 1979	Left Back
20	Germany	Sascha Ilitsch	(1985-08-08) 8 August 1985	Left Back
21	Germany	Sandro Catak	(1984-05-30) 30 May 1984	Central Back

EHF ranking

As of 9 December 2021

Rank	Team	Points
218	Limoges Handball	13
219	SC Ferlach	13
220	Cesson Rennes MHB	13
221	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	13
222	Kolstad Håndball	12
223	Viljandi HC	12
224	KH Kastrioti	12

Former club members

Notable former players

• Florian Billek (2012–2014)
• Fabian Böhm (2013–2016)
• Matthias Flohr (2016–2019)
• Fabian Gutbrod (2011–2013)
• Kai Häfner (2011–2014)
• Pascal Hens (2016–2017)
• Benjamin Herth (2003–2013)
• Nikolas Katsigiannis (2012–2014)
• Stefan Kneer (2006–2008)
• Yves Kunkel (2015–2017)
• Jörg Kunze (2005–2007)
• Jürgen Müller (2003–2007)
• Philipp Müller (2008–2010)
• Christian Ramota (2008)
• Martin Strobel (2005–2008, 2013–2020)
• Christoph Theuerkauf (2012–2016)
• Martin Ziemer (2011–2012)
• Mare Hojc (2009–2011)
• Klemens Kainmüller (2006–2007)
• Romas Kirveliavičius (2018–2021)
• Nikola Marinovic (2009–2011)
• Roland Schlinger (2010–2014)
• Nikola Stevanovic (2021–2022)
• David Szlezak (2004–2005)
• Markus Wagesreiter (2008–2010)
• Tobias Wagner (2016–2018)
• Robert Weber (2008–2009)
• Faruk Vražalić (2014–2015)
• Viachaslau Saldatsenka (2017)
• Matej Ašanin (2014–2016)
• Kristian Bećiri (2021–)
• Vladimir Božić (2014–2016)
• Davor Dominiković (2015–2017)
• Mario Vuglač (2011–2012)
• Martin Kovář (2007)
• Tomáš Mrkva (2016–2019)
• Miloš Slabý (2004–2009)
• Mike Jensen (2019–2021)
• Simon Sejr (2021–)
• Morten Slundt (2012)
• Johan Boisedu (2010–2011)
• Rock Feliho (2007–2010)
• Olivier Nyokas (2014–2016)
• Yann Polydore (2014–2015)
• Ivan Zoubkoff (2003–2004, 2009–2011)
• Alexandros Alvanos (2011–2012)
• Spyros Balomenos (2008–2009)
• Alexandros Vasilakis (2014–2016)
• Nándor Fazekas (2015)
• Oddur Grétarsson (2017–)
• Daníel Þór Ingason (2021–)
• Sigtryggur Daði Rúnarsson (2017–2018)
• Cho Chi-hyo (2007–2009)
• Vlatko Mitkov (2010–2011)
• Filip Taleski (2019–2020)
• Vladimir Temelkov (2009–2011)
• Vladan Lipovina (2019–2022)
• Radivoje Ristanović (2014–2016)
• Gerrie Eijlers (2008–2009)
• Gleb Kalarash (2021)
• Milan Kosanović (2006–2008)
• Krsto Milošević (2012–2013)
• Aleksandar Stanojević (2006–2007)
• Dragan Tubić (2012–2015)
• Manuel Liniger (2012–2014)
• Miloš Putera (2012–2013)
• Peter Johannesson (2015–2017)
• Markus Stegefelt (2016–2018)
• Marouen Maggaiz (2017–2018)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2004–2013	Rolf Brack
2013–2015	Markus Gaugisch
2016	Frank Bergemann
2016–2017	Rúnar Sigtryggsson
2017–	Jens Bürkle

External links

• Official website