MT Melsungen

MT Melsungen is a German handball team from Melsungen, Germany, that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.

Melsungen

Location of MT Melsungen

MT Melsungen
Full name	Melsunger Turngemeinde 1861 e. V.
Nickname(s)	Die Roten
Short name	MTM
Founded	1861; 164 years ago (1861)
Arena	Rothenbach-Halle
Capacity	4,500
Head coach	Roberto García Parrondo
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2024–25	3rd of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

History

From 1992 to 2005, the team played in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga and finished third twice (in 1997/98 and 2003/2004). In the 2004/2005 season, he won 29 of 34 matches and took first place in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, making his way to the Handball-Bundesliga. In the debut season of 2005/2006, MT Melsungen took 12th place in the top class. In 1996, 2013 and 2014, the team made it to the DHB-Pokal in Hamburg, but failed there in the semi-finals. In the 2019/20 DHB-Pokal, the team made it to the finals for the first time, but was eliminated against TBV Lemgo there.

biggest Success

2025 MT Melsungen was third place in the german Handball-Bundesliga it was the biggest success of history for MT Melsungen.^[1]

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
TG Melsungen	–1999
MSG Melsungen/Böddiger	1999–2006
MT Melsungen	2006–present

Kits

HOME
2008–09	2013–14	2014–17	2017–18	2019–20	2021–

AWAY
2013–14	2014–17	2017–18	2019–20	2020–21

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Rothenbach-Halle

• Name: – Rothenbach-Halle
• City: – Kassel
• Capacity: – 4500
• Address: – Damaschkestraße 55, 34121 Kassel, Germany

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season^[2]

Goalkeepers 16 Nebojša Simić 32 Kristóf Palasics 36 Paweł Krawczyk 61 László Bartucz Left wingers 07 David Mandić 18 Florian Drosten 23 Martí Soler Right wingers 11 Dimitri Ignatow 73 Timo Kastening Line players 02 Rubén Marchán 08 Adrián Sipos 21 Arnar Freyr Arnarsson 53 Bruno Eickhoff

Left backs 20 Uladzislau Kulesh 24 Alexandre Cavalcanti 33 Aaron Mensing Centre backs 06 Erik Balenciaga 19 Reynir Þór Stefánsson 25 Olle Forsell Schefvert 71 Mohamed Darmoul Right backs 04 Nikolaj Enderleit 10 Dainis Krištopāns

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Uladzislau Kulesh (LB) from TSV Hannover-Burgdorf[3] Kristóf Palasics (GK) from ONE Veszprém[4] László Bartucz (GK) (from Tatabánya KC) Olle Forsell Schefvert (LB) to Rhein Neckar-Löwen[5] Reynir Þór Stefánsson (CB) (from Fram) Rubén Marchán (P) (from Paris Saint-Germain)

Leaving Elvar Örn Jónsson (LB) to SC Magdeburg[6] Adam Morawski (GK) to Vive Kielce[7] Jonathan Svensson (LB) to HØJ Elite[8] Rogério Moraes Ferreira (P) (to Montpellier Handball) Ian Barrufet (LW) loan back to FC Barcelona[9] Tom Wolf (LB) to TUSEM Essen Leon Stehl (RW) (loan to TV Hüttenberg)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Roberto García Parrondo
• Assistant coach: Isaías Guardiola
• Assistant coach: Finn Lemke
• Goalkeeper Trainer: Carsten Lichtlein
• Athletic Trainer: Florian Sölter
• Physiotherapist: René Kagel
• Physiotherapist: Dennis Nguyen
• Club doctor: Dr. Gerd Rauch

Previous squads

2019–2020 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Sweden	Johan Sjöstrand	(1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 38)	Goalkeeper
3	Croatia	Marino Marić	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 35)	Line Player
5	Germany	Julius Kühn	(1993-04-01) 1 April 1993 (age 32)	Left Back
6	Germany	Finn Lemke	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 33)	Left Back
9	Germany	Tobias Reichmann	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988 (age 37)	Right Winger
11	Germany	Dimitri Ignatow	(1998-11-30) 30 November 1998 (age 26)	Right Winger
13	Germany	Yves Kunkel	(1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 31)	Left Winger
15	Denmark	Lasse Mikkelsen	(1988-05-19) 19 May 1988 (age 37)	Central Back
16	Montenegro	Nebojša Simić	(1993-01-19) 19 January 1993 (age 32)	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Felix Danner	(1985-07-24) 24 July 1985 (age 40)	Line Player
19	Germany	Timm Schneider	(1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 37)	Central Back
22	Germany	Michael Allendorf	(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)	Left Winger
27	Switzerland	Roman Sidorowicz	(1991-08-08) 8 August 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
34	Germany	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
55	Germany	Stefan Salger	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 29)	Right Back
94	Croatia	Domagoj Pavlović	(1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 32)	Central Back
96	Germany	Glenn-Louis Eggert	(2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 25)	Goalkeeper
98	Germany	Jona Gruber	(2000-05-19) 19 May 2000 (age 25)	Left Back
99	Germany	Ole Pregler	(2002-05-26) 26 May 2002 (age 23)	Left Back

2016–2017 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Sweden	Johan Sjöstrand	(1987-02-26) 26 February 1987 (age 38)	Goalkeeper
3	Croatia	Marino Marić	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 35)	Line Player
5	Germany	Johannes Sellin	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 34)	Right Winger
8	Germany	Johannes Golla	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)	Line Player
9	Sweden	Patrik Fahlgren	(1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 40)	Central Back
12	Serbia	Svetislav Verkić	(1981-06-11) 11 June 1981 (age 44)	Goalkeeper
16	Germany	Maurice Paske	(1996-02-21) 21 February 1996 (age 29)	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Felix Danner	(1985-07-24) 24 July 1985 (age 40)	Line Player
18	Germany	Philipp Müller	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 40)	Left Back
19	Netherlands	Jeffrey Boomhouwer	(1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 37)	Left Winger
20	Serbia	Momir Rnić	(1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 (age 37)	Left Back
21	Germany	Timm Schneider	(1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 37)	Central Back
22	Germany	Michael Allendorf	(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)	Left Winger
23	Serbia	Nenad Vučković	(1980-08-23) 23 August 1980 (age 45)	Central Back
24	Estonia	Dener Jaanimaa	(1989-08-09) 9 August 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
25	Germany	Michael Müller	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 40)	Right Back
30	Denmark	René Villadsen	(1986-04-18) 18 April 1986 (age 39)	Goalkeeper
36	Netherlands	Arjan Haenen	(1987-07-12) 12 July 1987 (age 38)	Right Winger
39	Germany	Gabor Langhans	(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
41	Germany	Fin Backs	(1998-04-22) 22 April 1998 (age 27)	Left Winger
97	Germany	Jan Grolla	(1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27)	Right Back

2014–2015 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Sweden	Mikael Appelgren	(1989-09-06) 6 September 1989 (age 35)	Goalkeeper
3	Croatia	Marino Marić	(1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 35)	Line Player
5	Germany	Johannes Sellin	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 34)	Right Winger
9	Sweden	Patrik Fahlgren	(1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 40)	Central Back
10	Germany	Malte Schröder	(1987-02-16) 16 February 1987 (age 38)	Right Back
12	Sweden	Per Sandström	(1981-01-11) 11 January 1981 (age 44)	Goalkeeper
13	Germany	Jan Forstbauer	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 33)	Right Back
14	Germany	Christian Hildebrand	(1985-12-23) 23 December 1985 (age 39)	Right Winger
15	Germany	Merlin Kothe	(1995-09-24) 24 September 1995 (age 29)	Left Back
16	Germany	Sebastian Ullrich	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
17	Germany	Felix Danner	(1985-07-24) 24 July 1985 (age 40)	Line Player
18	Germany	Philipp Müller	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 40)	Left Back
19	Netherlands	Jeffrey Boomhouwer	(1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 37)	Left Winger
20	Serbia	Momir Rnić	(1987-11-01) 1 November 1987 (age 37)	Left Back
22	Germany	Michael Allendorf	(1986-09-16) 16 September 1986 (age 38)	Left Winger
23	Serbia	Nenad Vučković	(1980-08-23) 23 August 1980 (age 45)	Central Back
25	Germany	Michael Müller	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 40)	Right Back

Accomplishments

Domestic

• DHB-Pokal:
  •  Silver: 2020, 2024, 2025

EHF Ranking

As of 17 June^[10]

Rank	Team	Points
14	Wisla Plock	326
15	GOG Håndbold	278
16	Dinamo Bucuresti	274
17	MT Melsungen	215
18	FC Porto	192
19	RK Nexe Nasice	182
20	SL Benfica	170

Former club members

Notable former players

• Michael Allendorf (2010-2022)
• Felix Danner (2009-2021)
• Johannes Golla (2015-2018)
• Heiko Grimm (2015)
• Kai Häfner (2019-2023)
• Silvio Heinevetter (2020-2022)
• Timo Kastening (2020-)
• Andrej Klimovets (2010-2011)
• Yves Kunkel (2018-2022)
• Julius Kühn (2017-2024)
• Finn Lemke (2017-2023)
• Michael Müller (2013-2019)
• Philipp Müller (2013-2019)
• Tobias Reichmann (2017-2022)
• Timm Schneider (2015-2020)
• Jens Schöngarth (2009-2012)
• Johannes Sellin (2013-2017)
• Harald Beilschmied (2001-2004)
• Dalibor Anušić (2009-2010)
• Ivan Brouka (2005-2011)
• Vitali Feshchanka (2011)
• Andrej Kurchev (2006-2008)
• Mario Kelentrić (2007-2012)
• David Mandić (2022-)
• Marino Marić (2014-2022)
• Ivan Martinović (2022-2024)
• Domagoj Pavlović (2018-2024)
• Goran Šprem (2006)
• Petr Házl (2004-2008)
• Petr Hrubý (2004-2008)
• Jiří Hynek (2005-2006)
• Daniel Kubeš (2012-2014)
• Michal Kraus (2004-2008)
• Radek Musil (2004-2008)
• Thomas Klitgaard (2007-2010)
• Lasse Mikkelsen (2017-2021)
• René Villadsen (2015-2017)
• Dener Jaanimaa (2016-2018)
• Franck Junillon (2008-2010)
• Spyros Balomenos (2006–2008)
• Giorgos Chalkidis (2006–2007)
• Savas Karipidis (2007–2013)
• Grigorios Sanikis (2005–2013)
• Dimitrios Tzimourtos (2008–2010)
• Alexandros Vasilakis (2009-2013)
• Arnar Freyr Arnarsson (2020-)
• Elvar Örn Jónsson (2021-2025)
• Alexander Petersson (2021-2022)
• Nebojša Simić (2017-)
• Jeffrey Boomhouwer (2014-2018)
• Arjan Haenen (2016–2018)
• Adam Morawski (2022-2025)
• Paweł Orzłowski (2008–2009)
• André Gomes (2021-2023)
• Gleb Kalarash (2021-2023)
• Andrej Lavrov (2004-2005)
• Zoran Đorđić (2005-2007)
• Momir Rnić (2014-2017)
• Vladica Stojanović (2006-2010)
• Milan Torbica (2010-2011)
• Svetislav Verkić (2016-2017)
• Nenad Vučković (2008-2017)
• Roman Sidorowicz (2018-2020)
• Daniel Valo (2005–2009)
• Mikael Appelgren (2012-2015)
• Patrik Fahlgren (2011-2017)
• Anton Månsson (2010–2014)
• Per Sandström (2011-2015)
• Johan Sjöstrand (2015-2020)
• Jonathan Stenbäcken (2012-2014)
• Daniel Tellander (2007-2010)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
2000–2004	Hrvoje Horvat
2004–2006	Rastislav Trtík
2006-2009	Robert Hedin
2009-2010	Ryan Zinglersen
2010	Matjaz Tominiec
2010-2018	Michael Roth
2018-2020	Heiko Grimm
2020–2021	Guðmundur Guðmundsson
2021–	Roberto García Parrondo