Gyöngyösi KK

B.Braun Gyöngyös
Full name	Gyöngyösi Kézilabda Klub
Short name	GYKK
Arena	Városi Sportcsarnok, Gyöngyös
Capacity	1,600 seats
President	Zsolt Marczin
Head coach	Debre Viktor
League	Nemzeti Bajnokság I
2011–12	Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 6th
Colours
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Gyöngyösi Kézilabda Klub is a Hungarian handball club from Gyöngyös, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top level championship in Hungary.

The current name of the club is B|Braun Gyöngyös due to sponsorship reasons.

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

• –1994: Gyöngyösi Csépány SE
• 1994–1997: Gyöngyösi Főiskola
• 1997–2004: Gyöngyösi Főiskola KK
• 2004–2009: Gyöngyösi FKK
• 2009–2011: Gyöngyösi KK
• 2011–present: B. Braun Gyöngyös

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail Gyöngyösi KK kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
	Puma
2011–2014		B. Braun
2014–	Salming

Supporters and rivalries

The supporters of the club are based in Gyöngyös, in western part of Heves County, Hungary.

• Gyöngyösi KK's arch-rival is the neighbouring club Eger-Eszterházy SzSE and games between the clubs are considered as the "Heves megyei derbi".
• Gyöngyösi KK's arch-rival is the neighbouring club Mezőkövesdi KC and games between the clubs.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2015–16 season^[1]

Goalkeepers 01 Henrik Hudák 16 Zsolt Tamási Márk Holló Wingers 09 Péter Kovacsics 15 Milán Varsandán 19 Manuel Catalina 31 Gábor Szalafai Attila Ménfői Pivots 05 Ákos Sándor 23 Dávid Debreczeni

Back players 21 Krisztián Rédai 22 Bence Nagy 24 Máté Marczinkó 25 Alexander Semikov 26 Savo Mešter 30 Bali Richárd 33 Tamás Koller 55 Károly Juhász

Staff members

• Head Coach:  Viktor Debre (HUN)
• Assistant Coach: András Szabó
• Goalkeeping Coach: Tibor Holló
• Club Doctor: Tibor Faragó, MD
• Masseur: Tibor Kovács

Transfers

Transfers for the 2015-16 season^[2]

Joining Károly Juhász (from Balatonfüred) Richárd Bali (from Balmazújváros) Savo Mešter (from Komlói BSK) Péter Kovacsics (from Csurgó) Alexander Semikov (from Komlói BSK) Manuel Catalina (from Alcobendas) Krisztián Rédai (from PLER)

Leaving Gábor Hajdu (to Mezőkövesd) Ádám Iváncsik (to Eger) Bence Simon (to Algyő) György Bakos (to PLER) Ádám Tóth (to ) Robin Munkácsi (to Vác) Tamás Frey (to ) József Czina (to Szentendre)

Honours

Domestic competitions

Magyar Kupa (National Cup of Hungary)

• Bronze medal (1): 2008–09

Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B

• Champions (2): 2005–06, 2010–11

Recent seasons

• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[3] 10
• Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[4]

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 1993-94 NB II 14th 1994-95 NB II 4th 1995-96 NB II 7th 1996-97 NB II 4th 1997-98 NB II 1st 1998-99 NB I/B 7th 1999-00 NB I/B 6th 2000-01 NB I/B 8th 2001-02 NB I/B 4th 2002-03 NB I/B 9th

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2003-04 NB I/B 5th 2004-05 NB I/B 4th 2005-06 NB I/B 1st 2006-07 NB I 10th 2007-08 NB I 11th 2008-09 NB I 11th Third place 2009-10 NB I 12th 2010-11 NB I/B 1st Quarter-finals 2011-12 NB I 6th Quarter-finals 2012-13 NB I 6th Quarter-finals

Season Division Pos. Magyar kupa 2013-14 NB I 6th Fourth place 2014-15 NB I 7th Quarter-finals 2015-16 NB I 10th Round 2 2016-17 NB I

References

1. "B. Braun Gyöngyös – 2015/16".
2. "Átigazolások (Gyöngysi KK)" (in Hungarian). hetmeteres.com.
3. "Magyar bajnokság NB1 - férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.
4. "Magyar bajnokság NB1B - férfi" (in Hungarian). kezitortenelem.hu.

External links

• Official website (Hungarian)
• Gyöngyösi KK on Facebook