TSV Hannover-Burgdorf

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Full name	Turn- und Sportvereinigung Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH
Nickname	Die Recken
Short name	TSV
Founded	1922 (1922)
Arena	Swiss Life Hall ZAG-Arena
Capacity	4,460 10,767
Head coach	Christian Prokop
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2024–25	6th 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

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. In 1946 the Turn- und Sportvereinigung Burgdorf was founded. TSV Burgdorf became TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Handball GmbH in 2005. 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.

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000–2013	Hummel
2013–present	Adidas

Squad for the 2025-26 season

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

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining August Pedersen (LW) from SG Flensburg-Handewitt[2] 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[3] Tilen Strmljan (CB) to GRK Ohrid[4] Koray Ayar (LP) to Beşiktaş JK[5] Martin Hanne (LB) to Frisch Auf Göppingen[6] Vincent Büchner (LW) to ThSV Eisenach

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

As of 5 December 2025^[7]

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

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–	Christian Prokop

The A-Juniors of the TSV Burgdorf play in the highest German Youth League the "Jugendbundesliga". Being one of the 20 best German teams.^[8]

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.^[9][10]

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