HC Midtjylland

HC Midtjylland
Full name	HC Midtjylland
Short name	HCM
Founded	2005
Arena	Sportcenter Herning
President	Kim Simonsen
Head coach	Søren Baadsgaard
League	Danish 2nd Division
2018-19	1st (promoted)
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

HC Midtjylland was a handball club based in the town of Herning in Jutland, Denmark. They play in Danish 1st Division.

In 2018 they went bankrupt because of financial problems. The club resurrected, shortly after it went bankrupt, but was forced into the Danish 2nd Division.

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2016–17	EHF Cup	R3	Dinamo Astrakhan	29–29	36–25	64–55
		Group Stage	Fraikin Granollers	24–27	32–34	4th place
			FC Porto	29–26	25–33
			Frisch Auf Göppingen	23–31	22–25

Accomplishments

• Danish Handball Cup: 1
  •  Gold: 2015

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2019-20 season

Goalkeepers

• 01 Nicolai Mortensen
• 20 Frederik Hummelmose

Wingers

LW

• 03 Andreas Simonsen
• 05 Mathias Petersen

RW

• 06 Kasper Fruerlund Kristiansen
• 27 Jonathan Sørensen

Line players

• 09 Jeppe Krogh Simonsen
• 21 Andreas Sommer
• 33 Kasper Didriksen

Back players

LB

• 10 Marcus Abildgaard
• 32 Andreas Thomsen

CB

• 07 Sebastian Jensen
• 14 Mikkel Madsen
• 17 Nicolai Sommer

RB

• 15 Rasmus Madsen
• 19 Nicolai Witt

Transfers

Transfers for the 2019-20 season

Joining

• Mads Hjortshøj (coach) (Head coach) (from HEI/VRI Håndbold)
• Frederik Hummelmose (GK) (from Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold)
• Nicolai Mortensen (GK) (from Stoholm IF)
• Andreas Thomsen (LB) (from Køge Håndbold)
• Nicolai Sommer (CB) (from Mors-Thy Håndbold)
• Kasper Fruerlund Kristiansen (RW) (from Mors-Thy Håndbold)
• Jonathan Sørensen (RW) (from HEI Håndbold)
• Kasper Didriksen (P) (from Mors-Thy Håndbold)
• Jeppe Krogh Simonsen (P) (from Ystads IF)
• Andreas Sommer (P) (from Randers HH)

Leaving

• Frederik Sand Christensen (GK) (to Skjern Håndbold)
• Rasmus Johansen (GK)
• Isak Olsen (GK)
• Thomas Huseby (LW)
• Mads Svangren (LB)
• Troels Aagaard (CB)
• Frederik Skov (RW) (to IK Skovbakken)
• Kristian Tind Kristensen (P) (to Skjern Håndbold)
• Mads Jespersen (P)
• Magnus Falborg (P)

Technical staff

Staff for the 2018-19 season

• Head coach: Søren Baadsgaard
• Playing Assistant Coach: Troels Aagaard
• Team Leader: Henrik Andersen
• Physiotherapist: Lasse Andsbjerg