GWD Minden

Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the 2. Handball-Bundesliga.

GWD Minden
Founded	1924 (1924)
Arena	Kampa-Halle
Capacity	4,059
Head coach	Frank Carstens
League	2. Handball-Bundesliga
2022–23	17th of 18 (relegated)
Home Away
Website Official site

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME
2016–17	2017–18	2018–19

AWAY
2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19

Accomplishments

• National Championship of Germany:
  •  Gold: 1971, 1977
• 2. Handball-Bundesliga:
  •  Gold: 1982, 1995, 2012
• National Cup of Germany:
  •  Gold: 1975, 1976, 1979

Team

Staff

Staff for the 2022–23 season

Nationality	Position	Name
	Head coach	Frank Carstens
	Goalkeeper coach	Marco Stange
	Team leader	Gerrit Holland
	Physiotherapist	Philipp Roessler
	Physiotherapist	Britta Wagner

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Goalkeeper

• 01 Malte Semisch
• 55 Yahav Shamir

Wingers

LW

• 05 Florian Kranzmann
• 11 Mats Korte

RW

• 27 Max Staar
• 50 Tomáš Urban

Pivots

• 03 Besard Hakaj
• 06 Justus Nicolas Richtzenhain
• 15 Sveinn Jóhannsson
• 39 Carles Asensio Cambra

Back players

LB

• 19 Philipp Ahouansou
• 23 Doruk Pehlivan
• 31 Marko Vignjević
• 77 Fynn Hermeling

CB

• 04 Maximilian Janke
• 14 Niclas Pieczkowski
• 24 Magnus Holpert
• 71 Mohamed Darmoul

RB

• 09 Ole Günther
• 40 Luka Šebetić
• 00 Szymon Działakiewicz

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining

• Adalsteinn Eyjolfsson (head coach) (from Kadetten Schaffhausen)
• Benedek Éles (LB) (from Fejér B.Á.L. Veszprém)
• Bjarni Valdimarsson (LB) (from IFK Skövde)
• Lasse Franz (LB) (from own youth)
• Theodor Teuteberg (RW) (from own youth)

Leaving

• Frank Carstens (head coach)
• Marko Vignjević (LB) (to ?)
• Philipp Ahouansou (LB) (end of loan from Rhein-Neckar Löwen)
• Magnus Holpert (CB) (to SønderjyskE Herrehåndbold)
• Maximilian Janke (CB) (to HC Elbflorenz Dresden)
• Niclas Pieczkowski (CB) (to ?)
• Ole Günther (RB) (to TuS N-Lübbecke)

External links

• Official website