Runar Sandefjord is the men's handball department of IL Runar, club from Sandefjord, Norway. They compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, which is the highest league for men's handball clubs in Norway.
The club was relegated from the first league in 2006–07 season, but they soon returned to the first league again. Runar won the highest league in the seasons 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1999–00.Norwegian league winners They also won the Limburgse Handbal Dagen in 1998, where they defeated Sporting Toulouse 31 with 29–28 in the final.
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Current squad
Squad for the 2025–26 seasonhttps://ehfec.eurohandball.com/men/2025-26/clubs/details/TykWDzQyO9mPa5Fo0DFy_w/RunarSandefjord/ Runar SandefjordGoalkeepers 1 Mats Bjørnstad 12 Sivert Jonson Tryggestad 25 Oliver Klavenes 47 Viktor Tofthøj Warrer Left Wingers 8 Preben Gram 14 Even Haugli Right Wingers 13 Kasper Bjanes Iversen 20 Adam Tenvik Bergli Line Players 5 Håkon Økern 23 Sander Rogne Myklebust 55 Alexander Løke Gautestad
Left Backs 2 Daniel Blomgren 7 Lars Eivind Gurrich 21 Magnus Aasvestad 22 Tobias Rivesjö 29 Thomas Boilesen Central Backs 10 Herman Solberg 17 Emil Hofstad Eriksen 18 Ola Viskum 33 Tord Lea Knutsen Right Backs 9 Christoffer Rambo 19 Christian Seierstad
Technical staff Head coach: Bjarte Myrhol Assistant coach: Einar Veierød Assistant coach: Kennie Juncker Boysen Physiotherapist: Ufuk Ömer Sahin Physiotherapist: Svein Strøm Pedersen
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Gustav Jönne (LP) from Alingsås HK
Leaving Phil Döhler (GK) to Amo Handboll Sivert Jonson Tryggestad (GK) to ØIF Arendal
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Daniel Blomgren (LB) from HBW Balingen-Weilstetten Viktor Tofthøj Warrer (GK) from Follo Håndballklubb Thomas Boilesen (LB) from Nordsjælland Håndboldhttps://www.topphandball.no/artikkel/hjem-igjen-thomas-boilesen-til-runar/ Kasper Bjanes Iversen (RW) from Haslum HK Even Haugli (LW) from Haslum HK Herman Solberg (CB) from Haslum HK Alexander Løke Gautestad (LP) from ØIF Arendal
Leaving Martin Lindell (LB) to Nordsjælland Håndbold Kasper Haugen Furu (CB) to TuS N-Lübbecke Kasper Sjursen Syversen (LP) to Ribe-Esbjerg HH
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Sivert Jonson Tryggestad (GK) Håkon Økern (LP) Magnus Aasvestad (LB)
Leaving Kennie Juncker Boysen (LB) (retires) Øyvind Varpe (GK) Trym Kristian Bjåland-Tonning (LP)
Transfers for the 2023–24 seasonJoining Frederik Fuglsang Torp (GK) from Önnereds HK
Leaving André Pung Tuzov (LB) to Lugi HF
Transfers for the 2022–23 seasonJoining Anton Hellberg (GK) from Nancy Handball
Leaving
Transfers for the 2021–22 seasonJoining Christoffer Rambo (RB) from GWD Mindenhttps://www.runarhandball.no/2020/11/25/rambo-is-coming-home/
Leaving
Accomplishments
Norwegian League: (4): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 (3): 1990, 2002, 2008 (11): 1991, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 Norwegian Cup: (5): 1993, 1996, 1998, 2009, 2025 (6): 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points26 Olympiacos15427 Kadetten Schaffhausen15428 Fenix Toulouse Handball15229 Runar Sandefjord14430 RK Vojvodina14331 RK Alkaloid14332 HC Kriens-Luzern141
Former club members
Notable former players
Goalkeepers Endre Nordli (1995–2003) Mats Fransson (1992–1998, 2005–2007) Jan Stankiewicz (1997–1999)
Right wingers Sebastian Lindell (2008–2009, 2011–2016)
Left wingers Ståle Berg Aspestrand Ole Magnus Ekelund (1997–2003) Bjørn Vidar Eriksen Geir Erlandsen
Line players Einar Riegelhuth Koren (2002–2006) Frank Løke (1998–2003, 2016) Kjetil Lundeberg (1991–1995) Stein Olaf Sando (2002–2004)
Left backs André Jørgensen (2000–2003) Tormod Moldestad (1991–1998, 1999–2000, 2003–2005) Roger Kjendalen (1991–1994, 2002–2008) Spyros Balomenos (2010–2011)
Central backs Kristian Hansen (1991–2004) Mario Matic (2012–2014) Trym Bilov-Olsen
Right backs Marius Hovde Andersen Vidar Gjesdal (1997–1999) Pål Vidar Lundquist Svend Magnus Pettersen Christoffer Rambo (2007–2010, 2021–)
References
External links
Runar Sandefjord at Handball Base