Veszprém KC
Veszprém KC is a Hungarian professional handball club from Veszprém, that for sponsorship reasons is called Telekom Veszprém. Veszprém plays in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I and are the most successful team in the country, having won the Hungarian Championship a record 27 times and the Hungarian Cup title a record 30 times. Veszprém has also won the regional SEHA League 4 times.
| Telekom Veszprém | |||
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| Full name | Veszprémi Építők Sport Egyesület | ||
| Nickname(s) | Építők | ||
| Short name | Veszprém | ||
| Founded | 1977 | ||
| Arena | Veszprém Aréna, Veszprém | ||
| Capacity | 5,096 | ||
| President | János Szabó | ||
| Head coach | Momir Ilić | ||
| League | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | ||
| 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 1st of 14 (champions) | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
Veszprém are one of the three Hungarian clubs that have won a major European trophy, most recently in 2008, when they overcame Rhein-Neckar Löwen and were crowned as the EHF Cup Winner's Cup champions.[1] They are yet to win the EHF Champions League, having been defeated in the final on four occasions.
The main sponsors of the club were the MKB Bank and the MVM Group. In the summer of 2015, the MKB Bank decided to quit sponsoring after a 10-year interval. Their main focus is now on the younger teams. Currently the main sponsor is Magyar Telekom.


History
    
In Veszprém there was a long tradition of handball, and in 1970 the Bakony Chemist TC women's team won the first championship among the rural ensembles. The sports club was founded in 1977 under the wing of the Veszprém County State Construction Company (VÁÉV) under the name Of Veszprém Builders, after a political decision was taken in the city, which urged the men's division of BVTC, which had been relegated from NB II, to be taken over by the VÁÉV.
In 1981, under the executive direction of Csaba Hajnal, the new team was promoted to the first division, where it finished each season with a medal; In the first season, he won a silver medal. Over the next three years, they won one silver and two bronze medals in the championship, two silver medals and one gold medal. In 1985 and 1986, the team won the championship.
Over the next four years, the team won only four silver medals (three times at the Rába ETO, 1990–1992 Bramac, Fotex until 2005, MKB until 2015, MVM until 2016, Telekom-backed team since 2016: since 1992, 23 seasons, 20 championship gold and 3 silver medals have been awarded to Veszprém. (Meanwhile, between May 2008 and October 2011, they did not lose a single league game.)
After the success in 1984, 3 Győr victories came, and from 1988 onwards, 19 cup victories in 24 years were added to the list of glory, the brightest result being four KEK finals (2 wins and 2 silver medals) and four EHF Champions League 2nd place.
Since July 2008, Veszprém Aréna has been the home ground for Telekom Veszprém, previously playing their matches in the 15th street hall.
In April 2020, fans voted for the All Star team in club history, which includes Árpád Sterbik, Gergő Iváncsik, Carlos Pérez, József Éles, László Nagy, Mirza Džomba and Andreas Nilsson.
Crest, colours, supporters
    
    Naming history
    
| Name | Period | 
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| Veszprémi Építők SK | −1980 | 
| Veszprémi ÁÉV SC | 1981 | 
| Veszprémi Építők SK | 1982–1986 | 
| VÁÉV Bramac | 1987–1990 | 
| Bramac SE | 1990–1992 | 
| Fotex Veszprém SE | 1992–1996 | 
| Fotex KC Veszprém | 1996–2005 | 
| MKB Veszprém KC | 2005–2013 | 
| MKB-MVM Veszprém | 2013–2015 | 
| MVM Veszprém | 2015–2016 | 
| Telekom Veszprém | 2016–present | 
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor
    
The following table shows in detail Veszprém KC kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | 
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| 2006–2007 |   .svg.png.webp) | MKB Bank / T-Mobile | 
| 2007–2010 |    | |
| 2010–2012 |    | |
| 2012–2013 | MKB Bank / T-Mobile / Veszprém | |
| 2013–2015 | MKB Bank / MVM / Veszprém | |
| 2015–2016 | Balaton / Veszprém | |
| 2016–2017 | Magyar Telekom / Veszprém | |
| 2017–2020 |   .png.webp) | Magyar Telekom / Veszprém | 
| 2020– |  2Rule | Magyar Telekom / Veszprém | 
Kits
    
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|            1987–88 |           .svg.png.webp) 2005-07 |       2009–10 |            2010–11 |            2011–12 |          2012–13 |            2013–16 |           .png.webp) 2017–19 |           .png.webp) 2019–20 | |||
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|            1988–89 |         .svg.png.webp) 2005-07 |       2009–10 |            2010–11 |            2011–12 |          2012–13 |            2013–16 | |||||
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|       2009–10 |            2010–11 |            2011–12 |          2012–13 |            2013–16 |         2020–21 | ||||||
Arena information
    

- Name: – Veszprém Aréna
- City: – Veszprém
- Capacity: – 5096
- Address: – 8200 Veszprém, Külső-kádártai út 5.
Team
    
    Current squad
    
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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Transfers
    
- Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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Staff members
    
 Sports Director: László Nagy Sports Director: László Nagy
   Head Coach: Momir Ilić Head Coach: Momir Ilić
 Assistant Coach: Péter Gulyás Assistant Coach: Péter Gulyás
 Goalkeeper Coach: Árpád Sterbik Goalkeeper Coach: Árpád Sterbik
 Fitness Coach: Srđan Žirojević Fitness Coach: Srđan Žirojević
 Club Doctor: Tibor Sydó, MD Club Doctor: Tibor Sydó, MD
 Club Doctor: Zsolt Mahunka, MD Club Doctor: Zsolt Mahunka, MD
 Club Doctor: Péter Szenkovics, MD Club Doctor: Péter Szenkovics, MD
 Masseur: József Végh Masseur: József Végh
 Physiotherapist: Nemanja Vučić Physiotherapist: Nemanja Vučić
 Physiotherapist: Dimitar Manevski Physiotherapist: Dimitar Manevski
Top scorers
    
| Season | Player | Apps/Goals | 
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| 2004–2005 |  Kiril Lazarov | 26/183 | 
| 2005–2006 |  Kiril Lazarov | 30/200 | 
| 2006–2007 |  Kiril Lazarov | 23/144 | 
| 2007–2008 |  Marko Vujin | 28/173 | 
| 2008–2009 |  Marko Vujin | 31/165 | 
| 2009–2010 |  Renato Sulić | 27/115 | 
| 2010–2011 |  Marko Vujin | 27/153 | 
| 2011–2012 |  Marko Vujin | 26/176 | 
| 2012–2013 |  Tamás Iváncsik | 20/88 | 
| 2013–2014 |  Momir Ilić | 25/115 | 
| 2014–2015 |  Momir Ilić | 10/51 | 
| 2015–2016 |  Renato Sulić | 10/29 | 
| 2016–2017 |  Dragan Gajić | 15/77 | 
| 2017–2018 |  Dragan Gajić | 17/104 | 
| 2018–2019 |  Manuel Štrlek | 20/100 | 
| 2019–2020 | Cancelled | |
| 2020–2021 |  Dejan Manaskov | 19/106 | 
Retired numbers
    
|  Telekom Veszprém retired numbers | ||||
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| N° | Nationality | Player | Position | Tenure | 
| 3 |  | Péter Gulyás | Right Winger | 2000–2017 | 
| 4 |  | Gergő Iváncsik | Left Winger | 2000–2017 | 
| 6 |  | József Éles | Left Back, Central Back | 1990–2003 | 
| 7 |  | István Gulyás | Central Back | 1985–1999 | 
| 8 |  | Marian Cozma posthumous honor | Line Player | 2006–2009 | 
| 10 |   | Carlos Pérez | Left Back | 1997–2012 | 
| 11 |  | István Csoknyai | Left Back | 1990–2005 | 
| 14 |  | György Zsigmond | Line Player | 1989–1999, 2001–2005 | 
Honours
    
| Honours | No. | Years | 
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| League | ||
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winners | 27 | 1985, 1986, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23 | 
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up | 12 | 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2007, 2018, 2021, 2022 | 
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I Third Place | 2 | 1982, 1984 | 
| Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners | 1 | 1980 | 
| Domestic Cups | ||
| Magyar Kupa Winners | 30 | 1984, 1988, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 | 
| Magyar Kupa Runners-up | 10 | 1982, 1983 dec., 1986, 1987, 1992–93, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19 | 
| Magyar Kupa Third Place | 2 | 1981, 1983 jan. | 
| Best European Results | ||
| EHF Champions League Finalist | 4 | 2001–02, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19 | 
| EHF Cup Winners' Cup Winners | 2 | 1991–92, 2007–08 | 
| EHF Cup Winners' Cup Finalist | 2 | 1992–93, 1996–97 | 
| EHF Champions Trophy Finalist | 2 | 2002, 2008 | 
| SEHA League Winners | 5 | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 | 
| SEHA League Finalist | 1 | 2016–17 | 
Individual awards
    
- Double
- Winners (18): 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Domestic
    
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer[2]
| Season | Name | Goals | 
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| 1997–98 |  József Éles | |
| 2011–12 |  Marko Vujin | 
Recent seasons
    
- As of 14/07/2022
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:[3] 42
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:[4] 1
- Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:[5] 1
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In European competition
    
- Participations in Champions League (Champions Cup): 27×
- Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 10×
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | 
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| 2021–22 | EHF Champions League | Group matches (Group B) |  Łomza Vive Kielce | 35–33 | 29–32 | 4th place | 
|  Barcelona | 29–28 | 30–35 | ||||
|  Paris Saint-Germain | 34–31 | 40–39 | ||||
|  SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 28–23 | 27–30 | ||||
|  FC Porto | 28–28 | 30–23 | ||||
|  Dinamo București | 47–32 | 29–31 | ||||
|  Motor | 36–29 | 27–29 | ||||
| Play-offs |  RK Vardar | 30–22 | 31–31 | 61–53 | ||
| Quarter-finals |  Aalborg Håndbold | 36–29 | 35–37 | 71–66 | ||
| Semi-final |  Łomza Vive Kielce | 35–37 | ||||
| Bronze match |  THW Kiel | 34–34 (1–3 p) | ||||
EHF ranking
    
- As of 20/06/2022[6]
| Rank | Team | Points | 
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| 1 |  FC Barcelona | 591 | 
| 2 |  THW Kiel | 510 | 
| 3 |  Telekom Veszprém | 499 | 
| 4 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 463 | 
| 5 |  Łomża Vive Kielce | 446 | 
| 6 |  SC Magdeburg | 417 | 
| 7 |  Montpellier HB | 391 | 
Former club members
    
    Selected former players
    
 Csaba Bartók (2002–2004) Csaba Bartók (2002–2004)
 Dániel Buday (2003–2007) Dániel Buday (2003–2007)
 Gábor Császár (2010–2013) Gábor Császár (2010–2013)
 István Csoknyai (1990–2005) István Csoknyai (1990–2005)
 József Éles (1990–2003) József Éles (1990–2003)
 Nándor Fazekas (1994–1997, 1998–2004, 2009–2014) Nándor Fazekas (1994–1997, 1998–2004, 2009–2014)
 Gyula Gál (2001–2009) Gyula Gál (2001–2009)
 István Gulyás (1985–1999) István Gulyás (1985–1999)
 Péter Gulyás (2000–2017) Péter Gulyás (2000–2017)
 János Gyurka (1979–1991, 1993–1997) János Gyurka (1979–1991, 1993–1997)
 Ferenc Ilyés (2007–2009, 2011–2012) Ferenc Ilyés (2007–2009, 2011–2012)
 Gergő Iváncsik (2000–2017) Gergő Iváncsik (2000–2017)
 Tamás Iváncsik (2007–2014) Tamás Iváncsik (2007–2014)
 Lajos Keller (1980–1986) Lajos Keller (1980–1986)
 Balázs Laluska (2010–2014) Balázs Laluska (2010–2014)
 Máté Lékai (2014–2022) Máté Lékai (2014–2022)
 Richárd Mezei (1997–2001) Richárd Mezei (1997–2001)
 Roland Mikler (2014–2019) Roland Mikler (2014–2019)
 Tamás Mocsai (2013–2014) Tamás Mocsai (2013–2014)
 László Nagy (2012–2019) László Nagy (2012–2019)
 Károly Pardi (1980–1989) Károly Pardi (1980–1989)
 István Pásztor (1993–2008) István Pásztor (1993–2008)
 Jenő Putics (1987–1990) Jenő Putics (1987–1990)
 Timuzsin Schuch (2011–2018) Timuzsin Schuch (2011–2018)
 János Szathmári (1995–2001) János Szathmári (1995–2001)
 József Végh (1982–1990) József Végh (1982–1990)
 György Zsigmond (1989–1999, 2001–2005) György Zsigmond (1989–1999, 2001–2005)
   Nikola Eklemović (2004–2011) Nikola Eklemović (2004–2011)
   Ivo Díaz (1999–2005) Ivo Díaz (1999–2005)
   Carlos Pérez (1997–2013) Carlos Pérez (1997–2013)
.svg.png.webp)   Árpád Sterbik (2001–2004, 2018–2020) Árpád Sterbik (2001–2004, 2018–2020)
 Mirsad Terzić (2009–2020) Mirsad Terzić (2009–2020)
   Zlatko Saračević (2000–2002) Zlatko Saračević (2000–2002)
 Marco Oneto (2012–2013) Marco Oneto (2012–2013)
 Vladimir Cupara (2019–2023) Vladimir Cupara (2019–2023)
 Dalibor Čutura (1998–1999) Dalibor Čutura (1998–1999)
 Momir Ilić (2013–2019) Momir Ilić (2013–2019)
 Ivan Lapčević (2005–2010) Ivan Lapčević (2005–2010)
 Petar Nenadić (2018–2023) Petar Nenadić (2018–2023)
 Žarko Šešum (2007–2010) Žarko Šešum (2007–2010)
 Dejan Perić (2006–2011) Dejan Perić (2006–2011)
 Marko Vujin (2006–2012) Marko Vujin (2006–2012)
 Mirza Džomba (2001–2004) Mirza Džomba (2001–2004)
 Slavko Goluža (2003–2004) Slavko Goluža (2003–2004)
 Božidar Jović (2000–2003) Božidar Jović (2000–2003)
 Vlado Šola (2004–2006) Vlado Šola (2004–2006)
 Marko Kopljar (2016–2017) Marko Kopljar (2016–2017)
 Mirko Alilović (2011–2018) Mirko Alilović (2011–2018)
 Ivan Slišković (2015–2017) Ivan Slišković (2015–2017)
 Renato Sulić (2004–2005, 2009–2018) Renato Sulić (2004–2005, 2009–2018)
 Manuel Štrlek (2018–2023) Manuel Štrlek (2018–2023)
 Isaías Guardiola (2016) Isaías Guardiola (2016)
 Chema Rodríguez (2012–2017) Chema Rodríguez (2012–2017)
 Carlos Ruesga (2013–2015) Carlos Ruesga (2013–2015)
 Cristian Ugalde (2012–2018) Cristian Ugalde (2012–2018)
 Jorge Maqueda (2020–2022) Jorge Maqueda (2020–2022)
 Blaž Blagotinšek (2016–2022) Blaž Blagotinšek (2016–2022)
 Dragan Gajić (2016–2020) Dragan Gajić (2016–2020)
 Borut Mačkovšek (2018–2020) Borut Mačkovšek (2018–2020)
 Tomáš Urban (2012) Tomáš Urban (2012)
 Kiril Lazarov (2002–2007) Kiril Lazarov (2002–2007)
 Dejan Manaskov (2017–2022) Dejan Manaskov (2017–2022)
 Bjarte Myrhol (2005–2006) Bjarte Myrhol (2005–2006)
 Kent Robin Tønnesen (2017–2021) Kent Robin Tønnesen (2017–2021)
 Rasmus Lauge (2019–2023) Rasmus Lauge (2019–2023)
 René Toft Hansen (2018–2019) René Toft Hansen (2018–2019)
 Aron Pálmarsson (2015–2017) Aron Pálmarsson (2015–2017)
 Marian Cozma (2006–2009) Marian Cozma (2006–2009)
 Evgeny Lushnikov (2004–2011) Evgeny Lushnikov (2004–2011)
 Christian Zeitz (2014–2016) Christian Zeitz (2014–2016)
   Ľubomír Švajlen (1992–1998) Ľubomír Švajlen (1992–1998)
   Žarko Marković (2007–2009) Žarko Marković (2007–2009)
Notable coaches
    
 Szilárd Kiss Szilárd Kiss
 Attila Joósz (1991–1995) Attila Joósz (1991–1995)
 László Kovács (1999–2000) László Kovács (1999–2000)
 Zdravko Zovko (2000–2007) Zdravko Zovko (2000–2007)
 Lajos Mocsai (2007–2012) Lajos Mocsai (2007–2012)
 Antonio Carlos Ortega (2012–2015) Antonio Carlos Ortega (2012–2015)
 Xavi Sabaté (2015–2017) Xavi Sabaté (2015–2017)
 Ljubomir Vranjes (2017–2018) Ljubomir Vranjes (2017–2018)
 David Davis (2018–2021)[7] David Davis (2018–2021)[7]
 Momir Ilic (2021–present) Momir Ilic (2021–present)
References
    
- "2007/08 Men's Cup Winners' Cup Final". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- "Kézitörténelem.hu".
- "Magyar bajnokság NB1 – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
- "Magyar bajnokság NB1B – férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
- "Magyar bajnokság NB2 – férfi (1957–1980)" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
- "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
- Szabolcs, Vincze (7 June 2021). "Férfi kézi: Nem sikerült elérni a célomat, számítottam a döntésre – Davis". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links
    
- Official website (in Hungarian and English)
- Telekom Veszprém at EHF (in English)








