Virum-Sorgenfri HK

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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.[1] 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.[2] The club VSH 2002 was founded as phoenix club.[3]

FullnameVirum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub
FoundedOctober 1, 1941; 84 years ago (1941-10-01)
Dissolved2002; 24 years ago (2002)
ArenaVirumhallerne
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Virum-Sorgenfri HK
Full nameVirum-Sorgenfri Håndboldklub
FoundedOctober 1, 1941; 84 years ago (1941-10-01)
Dissolved2002; 24 years ago (2002)
ArenaVirumhallerne
Capacity688 (588 seats)
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The men's team was first promoted to the highest tier of Danish handball in 1973.[1] In 1984/85 they fininshed third and in 1996/97 they won their only league title with Klavs Bruun Jørgensen as the undisputed star player.[1][4] In the same season they won silver medals in the EHF Cup, losing to German SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the finals.[5]

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

Notable former players

Former Coaches

References

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