SG Flensburg-Handewitt: upheaval with spectacular player changes!

SG Flensburg-Handewitt: upheaval with spectacular player changes!

Flensburg, Deutschland - The 2024/25 handball season was a complete success for SG Flensburg-Handewitt. The association was able to win the title in the EHF European League and at the same time left what was preceded by. Ales Pajovic starts as a new head coach and is now facing challenges and changes in the next season.

A big message that affects the Flensburg handball family is the farewell to Jim Gottfridsson. After impressive twelve years, the 31-year-old playmaker will switch to Pick Szeged in Hungary for the 2025/26 season and has already signed a three-year contract. His decision was not easy, as Gottfridsson himself explained; He wants to try something new with his family. Nevertheless, he announced that he wanted to enjoy his last year in Flensburg to the fullest. The announcement of his change was surprisingly and just a week before the Bundesliga season start against Erlangen, which is why many in the club community will still be amazed at the news. SG coach Nicolej Krickau and Managing Director Holger Glandorf also expressed themselves for the successes that Gottfridsson celebrated with the club, including two German championships and winning the Champions League. Glandorf emphasized that Gottfridsson will always remain part of the Flensburg handball family, no matter where he will demonstrate his playing skills in the future.

changes in the squad

In addition to Gottfridsson, there are further changes in the SG Flensburg-Handewitt squad. Kay Smits will switch to VfL Gummersbach for the new season, and Kent Robin Tönnesen also signed a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain. Unfortunately, the fans also have to say goodbye to Andreas Holst Jensen and Marko Kopljar, both of whom will no longer be in the squad. Kopljar ​​sets his career, while Holst has not yet found Jensen a new club. Oskar Czertowicz will also switch to PGE Wybrzeze Gdansk to Poland. On the positive side, however, there is also a ray of hope: Thilo Knutzen will move up to the Bundesliga team as a home.

The entrances for the coming season are also remarkable. New in the team are Domen Novak by HSG Wetzlar, Patrick Volz, who returns from Sönderjyske in Denmark, and Luca Witzke, who was hired by SC DHfK Leipzig. Tönnesen will not be the only newcomer from Paris, since Simon Hennig, previously coach in the youth sector of the SG, will come as an assistant coach and will surely bring a breath of fresh wind to the coaching team.

a look ahead

With these changes, SG Flensburg-Handewitt is repositioning itself for the 2025/26 season. Ales Pajovic can look forward to an exciting challenge while he wants to lead his team's talents to new heights. With the entrances and the remaining experienced players in the squad, the SG has a lot of potential to fight for titles again in the next Bundesliga season.

The handball world is intently observed how the Flensburg team develops and whether it can repeat its successes from last season. In any case, it is clear: the season promises a lot of tension and challenges that need to be mastered.

For everyone who wants to learn more about transfers and change in handball, we refer to the detailed reports from Handball-world.news and Sportbild . In any case, the coming year promises changes and many exciting games in the Flensburg handball arena.