Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the Handball-Bundesliga.
History The club was founded on 31 May 1924 in Dankersen, a town of circa 5000 inhabitants. The team started in the 1928-29 season in the local league.
Crest, colours, supporters Kits HOME
AWAY
Accomplishments National Championship of Germany: : 1971, 1977 : 1965, 1975, 1976 2. Handball-Bundesliga: : 1982, 1995, 2012 : 2016 National Cup of Germany: : 1975, 1976, 1979 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: : 1976 German Championship: (Field handball) : 1967, 1970, 1971 : 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969 IHF European Cup: (Field handball) : 1968, 1969, 1970
Team Staff Staff for the 2022–23 season
NationalityPositionNameHead coach Frank CarstensGoalkeeper coach Marco StangeTeam leader Gerrit HollandPhysiotherapistPhilipp RoesslerPhysiotherapistBritta Wagner
Current squad Squad for the 2022–23 season
Goalkeeper 1 Malte Semisch 55 Yahav Shamir Wingers LW 5 Florian Kranzmann 11 Mats Korte RW 27 Max Staar 50 Tomáš Urban Pivots 3 Besard Hakaj 6 Justus Nicolas Richtzenhain 15 Sveinn Jóhannsson 39 Carles Asensio Cambra
Back players LB 19 Philipp Ahouansou 23 Doruk Pehlivan 31 Marko Vignjević 77 Fynn Hermeling CB 4 Maximilian Janke 14 Niclas Pieczkowski 24 Magnus Holpert 71 Mohamed Darmoul RB 9 Ole Günther 40 Luka Šebetić Szymon Działakiewicz
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Antonio Metzner (RB) from HC Erlangenhttps://gwd-minden.de/gwd-minden-verpflichtet-antonio-metzner-malte-donker-verlaesst-den-verein-zum-saisonende/
Leaving Tom Bergner (LP) to Bergischer HC Malte Donker (RB) to TVB Stuttgart Niclas Heitkamp (LB) to TV Emsdetten Keno Danzenbächer (GK) to Ahlener SG
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Tibor Ivanišević (GK) from Frisch Auf Göppingen Jakub Štěrba (RW) from ASV Hamm-Westfalen Karolis Antanavičius (LB) from Alpla HC Hard Morten Hempel Jensen (LB) from Skanderborg AGF Håndbold Daniel Astrup Pedersen (LP) from OV Helsingborg HK Malte Donker (RB) from ThSV Eisenach Azat Valiullin (LB) from HSV Hamburghttps://www.handball-world.news/artikel/gwd-minden-reagiert-mit-nachverpflichtung-auf-personalsorgen-1145930 Mika Sajenev (LP) from HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Mats Haberkamp (GK) from TUSEM Essen
Leaving Danilo Radović (LB) to US Créteil Handball Adam Nyfjäll (LP) to TBV Lemgo Carles Asensio Cambra (LP) to Eón Alicante Benedikt Kühn (CB) to ASV Hamm-Westfalen Lucas Grabitz (GK) (retires) Azat Valiullin (LB) to HSV Hamburghttps://www.sport1.de/news/handball/bundesliga/2026/02/handball-hamburg-holt-valiullin-zuruck
Transfers for the 2023–24 seasonJoining Danilo Radović (LB) from RK Dinamo Pančevo Benedek Éles (LB) from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém Bjarni Valdimarsson (LB) from IFK Skövde
Leaving Philipp Ahouansou (LB) end of loan from Rhein-Neckar Löwen Magnus Holpert (CB) to SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold Maximilian Janke (CB) to HC Elbflorenz Dresden Ole Günther (RB) to TuS N-Lübbecke
Notable former players Michael Haaß 2007-2009 Juri Knorr (2019–2021) Klaus-Dieter Petersen (1986–1988) Herbert Lübking (1949-1970) Andreas Cederholm (2017–2019) Martin Frändesjö (1998–2000) Magnus Jernemyr (2014-2017) Johan Petersson (1996-1997) / Talant Dujshebaev (1998-2001) Magnus Gullerud (2016–2020) Kevin Gulliksen (2018-2021) Sigurður Bjarnason (1996-1997) Stéphane Stoecklin (1996-1998) Luka Žvižej (2017-2019)
Coaching History Walter Hein (1947–1953) Erich Klose (1953–1959, 1961–4/1966) Karl-Heinz Nickel † (1959–1961) Gerd Enders † (4/1966–12/1968) Arnhold Kresse † (1/1969–4/1970) Gerhard Steinhöfer (4/1970–1970) Friedrich Spannuth (1970–1975, 1977–5/1978, 1987–5/1988) Hans-Jürgen Sulk † (1975–1976) Vitomir Arsenijević (1976–1977, 1982–1985) Vinko Dekaris (8/1978–4/1979) Horst Bredemeier (4/1979–1982) Milorad Reljić (1985–10/1985) Günter Meyer (10/1985–1987) Heinz Brockmeier (5/1988–10/1989) Wolfgang Böhme (10/1989–3/1991) Günter Gieseking (3/1991–1991, 1/1999–2/1999) Dietmar Molthahn (1991–4/1992, 2/1995–5/1995, 3/1997–5/1997) Milomir Mijatović † (6/1992–3/1995) Jürgen Kloth (6/1995–1996) Zenon Łakomy † (5/1996–2/1997) Michael Biegler (5/1997–1/1999) Aleksandr Rymanov (2/1999–3/2003) Rainer Niemeyer † (3/2003–10/2004) Velimir Kljaić † (10/2004–2005) Richard Ratka (2005–2/2010) Frank von Behren (2/2010) (one game) Ulf Schefvert (2/2010–3/2013) Sead Hasanefendić (3/2013–2013) Goran Perkovac (2013–2/2015) Frank Carstens (2/2015–6/2023) Aðalsteinn Eyjólfsson (7/2023–1/2024) Aaron Ziercke (1/2024-)
Club Captain history Arnhold Kresse † (–1964) Friedrich Spannuth (1964–1966) Herbert Lübking (1966–1970) Manfred Horstkötter (1970–1972) Wilfried Drögemeier (1972–1975) Hans Kramer † (1975–1979) Rainer Niemeyer † (1979–1984) Wilhelm Südmeier (1984–5/1986) Fido Gast (5/1986–1988) Detlef Meyer (1988–1990) Gerd Amann (1990–1991) Rüdiger Borchardt (1991–10/1991) Herbert Pohl (10/1991–1992) Frank Schoppe (1992–1994) Walter Schubert (1994–1995) Robert Hedin (1995–1998) Frank Löhr (1998–2000) Jörg-Uwe Lütt (2000–11/2000) Frank von Behren (11/2000–2003) Aaron Ziercke (2003–2004) Patrekur Jóhannesson (2004–2005) Arne Niemeyer (2005–2008) Jan-Fiete Buschmann (2008–2009) Moritz Schäpsmeier (2009–2010, 2015–2017) Aljoscha Schmidt (2010–2011) Evars Klešniks (2011–2013) Anders Oechsler (2013–2014) Jens Vortmann (2014–2015) Dalibor Doder (2017–2019) Marian Michalczik (2019–2020) Miljan Pušica (2020–2021) Niclas Pieczkowski (2021–2023) Malte Semisch (2023-)
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