HK Košice is a handball club from Košice, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga.
History
The handball club was founded in 1967 under the name TJ VSŽ Košice. After the 1971/72 season, when they won the Czechoslovak 2nd League, the handball players from Košice were promoted to the Czechoslovak I.Liga, in which they played without a break until the classification of Czechoslovakia in 1993. In the 1977/1978 season, the club won its first Czechoslovakia league title. After that, he won the Czechoslovakia championship twice more: in the 1980/81 and 1988/1989 seasons. In 1980, they won the Czechoslovakia Cup. After the independence of Slovakia, they won the National Championship of Slovakia twice: in 1997 and 1999. They won the National Cup of Slovakia 9 times: in 1979, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2003.
Naming history
NamePeriodTJ VSŽ Košice 1967−1998HK TJ VSŽ Košice 1998–1999HK VSŽ Košice 1999–20061.MHK Košice 2006–2015HŠK ŠG Košice2015–2020HK Košice2020–present
Club crest
Sports Hall information
Name: – Handball aréna Bernolákova City: – Košice Capacity: – 500 Address: – Handball aréna, ZŠ Bernolákova 16, Košice, Slovakia
Management
PositionName President Ondrej Melich Vice President Dušan Timko
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season
HK KošiceGoalkeepers 16 Maroš Popčák 23 Michal Shejbal 66 Milan Kľučár Left Wingers 24 Jakub Chudík 29 Dominik Bakši 42 Martin Straňovský Right Wingers 4 Adam Takáč 28 Filip Jászai Line Players 27 Erik Ľoch 33 Marián Maguška 69 Michal Capík
Central Backs 90 Vladimír Guzy Left Backs 8 Matúš Hriňák 11 Ondrej Melich 19 Peter Tumidalský Right Backs 3 Patrik Hruščák 7 Jakub Dani 15 Maroš Baláž
Technical staff Head coach: Martin Lipták Goalkeeping coach: Richard Štochl Fitness coach: Jaroslav Dulina Club doctor: Dr. Peter Polan
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining
Leaving
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Maroš Varga (LP) from HT Tatran Prešov
Leaving
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Patrik Hruščák (RB) back from loan at HSC Suhr Aarau
Leaving Patrik Hruščák (RB) on loan at HSC Suhr Aarauhttps://www.handball.ch/fr/news/2022/hsc-suhr-aarau-verpflichtet-linkshaender-patrik-hruscak/
Accomplishments National Championship of Slovakia: 2 1997, 1999 National Cup of Slovakia: 9 1979, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003 Czechoslovakia Handball League: 3 1978, 1981, 1989 National Cup of Czechoslovakia: 1 1980
Former club members
Notable former players
Radoslav Antl (1995–2001, 2009–2016) Vlastimil Fuňák (2000–2004, 2009–2016) Patrik Hruščák (2006–2008, 2011–2013, 2021–) Maroš Kolpak (1995–1997) Michal Kopčo (2004–2005) Radoslav Kozlov (2000–2002) Matej Mikita (2012–2016) Teodor Paul (2004–2008) Michal Shejbal (2002–2004, 2010–2011, 2021–) Richard Štochl (1998–1999) Martin Straňovský (2021–) Tomáš Urban (2006–2010)
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