Eskilstuna Guif is a handball club based in Eskilstuna, Sweden, which currently competes in Handbollsligan, the top domestic handball league. The club was founded in 1896,[1] as Godtemplarnas Ungdoms- och Idrottsförening (The Good Templars' Youth and Sport Club). They have reached the Swedish Championship final four times[2] (1997, 2001, 2009 and 2011), but lost on each occasion. They also finished first in the regular season in 2011-12[3] and 2013–14,[4] but were eliminated in the semi-finals in both these seasons. They have played 54 seasons in the top division, second only to Redbergslid, and are fourth in the all-time table of the league.
| Eskilstuna Guif | |||
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| Full name | Eskilstuna Godtemplarnas Ungdomsoch idrottsförening | ||
| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Arena | Stiga Sports Arena | ||
| Capacity | 3700 | ||
| President | Rolf Brunnel | ||
| Head coach | Zoran Roganović | ||
| League | Allsvenskan (women's) Handbollligan (men's) | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
Eskilstuna
Location of Eskilstuna Guif
Sports Hall information
edit- Name: – Stiga Sports Arena
- City: – Eskilstuna
- Capacity: – 3700
- Address: – Arenatorget 1, Eskilstuna, Sweden
Men's team
editKits
edit| HOME | |||||||||
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2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020- | |||||
| AWAY | |||||||||
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2014-15 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020- | ||||
Former club members
editNotable former players
editKristján Andrésson (1999–2004)
Erik Hajas (1988–1990, 1992–2000)
Former coaches
edit| Seasons | Coach | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2016 | Kristján Andrésson | |
| 2016-2019 | Jan Ekman | |
| 2019- | Zoran Roganović |
References
edit- ^ "Eskilstuna GUIF".
- ^ Hanbollboken in Swedish
- ^ Handbollboken 2012/2013(inswedish)
- ^ Hanbollboken 2014/2015 (in swedish)