TVB Stuttgart

TVB 1898 Stuttgart is a handball club from Waiblingen, town of Bittenfeld, Germany. that plays in the Handball-Bundesliga.

TVB 1898 Stuttgart
Full name	TVB Stuttgart Handball GmbH & Co. KG
Nickname(s)	Wild Boys
Short name	TVB
Founded	1898 (1898)
Arena	Porsche-Arena
Capacity	6,181
Head coach	Michael Schweikardt
League	Handball-Bundesliga
2023–24	11th of 18
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Stuttgart

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Location of TVB 1898 Stuttgart

History

TV Bittenfeld played in the 2nd Division German Handball Championship from the 2006/07 season to the 2014/15 season. After finishing third overall in the 2014/15 season, the team advanced to the 1st division German league and changed its name to TVB 1898 Stuttgart. The team's home matches will be played in Scharrena Stuttgart. Due to the limited capacity of the domestic arena, some matches will be held at the nearby Porsche-Arena. Starting in the 2021/22 season, all matches will be in the Porsche Arena. The club has a local rivalry with HBW Balingen-Weilstetten.

Crest, colours, supporters

Club crest

• 
  Logo in the 2000s
  (-2015)
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  Official logo since 2015
  (2015–present)

Kits

HOME
2010–13	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22

AWAY
2011–12	2019–20	2020–21

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Porsche-Arena

• Name: – Porsche-Arena
• City: – Stuttgart
• Capacity: – 6181
• Address: – Mercedesstraße 69, 70372 Stuttgart, Germany

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

TVB 1898 Stuttgart

Goalkeepers 01 Luka Krivokapić 16 Miljan Vujović 21 Luca Tschentscher Samir Bellahcene Left wingers 06 Daniel Fernández 25 Patrick Zieker Alon Oberman Right wingers 02 Nico Bacani 05 Jorge Serrano Line players 09 Gianfranco Pribetić 17 Samuel Röthlisberger 24 Lukas Laube Left backs 08 Nico Schöttle 10 Jonas Truchanovičius 14 Ante Ivanković 44 Lenny Rubin Centre Backs 03 Max Häfner 11 Bruno Reguart 22 Torben Matzken Right backs 13 Achilleas Toskas 34 Kai Häfner

Technical staff

• Head coach: Michael Schweikardt
• Athletic Trainer: Steffen Hepperle
• Physiotherapist: Frank Jakschitz
• Physiotherapist: Tobias Unfried
• Club doctor: Dr. Friedel Mauch

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

• Luka Krivokapić (GK) (from BM Puerto Sagunto)
• Lenny Rubin (LB) (from HSG Wetzlar)
• Bruno Reguart (CB) (from BM Granollers)
• Achilleas Toskas (RB) (from Bianco Monte Drama 1986)
• Alon Oberman (LW) (from HSC Kreuzlingen)
• Nico Bacani (RW) (from own youth)
• Gianfranco Pribetić (P) (from RK Nexe Našice)

Leaving

• Silvio Heinevetter (GK) (to ThSV Eisenach)
• Adam Lönn (LB) (to PAUC Handball)
• Fynn-Luca Nicolaus (LB) (to SG BBM Bietigheim)
• Jan Forstbauer (RB) (to HC Oppenweiler-Backnang)
• Egon Hanusz (CB) (to S.L. Benfica)
• Sascha Pfattheicher (RW) (to HBW Balingen-Weilstetten)
• Martin Slaninka (P) (to TV Birsfelden) (player/coach)

Previous squads

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Germany	Johannes Bitter	(1982-09-02) 2 September 1982	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Tobias Schimmelbauer	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987	Left Winger
3	Germany	Max Häfner	(1996-05-13) 13 May 1996	Central Back
6	Germany	Dominik Weiss	(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989	Left Back
7	Netherlands	Bobby Schagen	(1990-01-13) 13 January 1990	Right Winger
8	Germany	Michael Schweikardt	(1983-03-07) 7 March 1983	Left Winger
9	Germany	Manuel Späth	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985	Line Player
10	Germany	Michael Kraus	(1983-09-28) 28 September 1983	Central Back
12	Germany	Jonas Maier	(1994-01-12) 12 January 1994	Goalkeeper
13	Croatia	Robert Markotić	(1990-03-07) 7 March 1990	Right Back
14	Germany	Simon Baumgarten	(1985-09-06) 6 September 1985	Line Player
17	Switzerland	Samuel Röthlisberger	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996	Line Player
20	Germany	Florian Burmeister	(1997-04-20) 20 April 1997	Left Back
22	Germany	Nick Lehmann	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999	Goalkeeper
24	Switzerland	Lukas von Deschwanden	(1989-06-05) 5 June 1989	Central Back
30	Germany	Sascha Pfattheicher	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997	Right Winger
77	Germany	David Schmidt	(1993-10-19) 19 October 1993	Right Back

2015–2016 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Croatia	Dragan Jerković	(1975-12-08) 8 December 1975	Goalkeeper
2	Germany	Tobias Schimmelbauer	(1987-07-01) 1 July 1987	Left Winger
3	Germany	Florian Schöbinger	(1986-03-05) 5 March 1986	Line Player
4	Germany	Martin Kienzle	(1992-01-10) 10 January 1992	Left Winger
6	Germany	Dominik Weiss	(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989	Left Back
8	Germany	Michael Schweikardt	(1983-03-07) 7 March 1983	Left Winger
9	Germany	Lars Friedrich	(1985-04-23) 23 April 1985	Right Back
10	Denmark	Kasper Kisum	(1992-08-20) 20 August 1992	Left Back
11	Germany	Djibril M’Bengue	(1992-05-13) 13 May 1992	Right Back
12	Turkey	Yunus Özmusul	(1989-02-04) 4 February 1989	Goalkeeper
13	Croatia	Teo Čorić	(1992-03-25) 25 March 1992	Line Player
14	Germany	Simon Baumgarten	(1985-09-06) 6 September 1985	Line Player
15	Romania	Viorel Fotache	(1989-05-15) 15 May 1989	Left Back
16	Germany	Sebastian Arnold	(1996-08-15) 15 August 1996	Goalkeeper
21	Germany	Michael Seiz	(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993	Right Winger
23	Germany	Alexander Heib	(1987-06-12) 12 June 1987	Central Back
24	Germany	Finn Kretschmer	(1994-06-02) 2 June 1994	Right Winger
25	Iran	Sajjad Esteki	(1990-04-23) 23 April 1990	Left Back
26	Germany	Michael Spatz	(1982-11-25) 25 November 1982	Right Winger

Former club members

Notable former players

• Jens Bechtloff (2003–2007)
• Johannes Bitter (2016–2021)
• Kai Häfner (2006–2007)
• Michael Kraus (2016–2019)
• Djibril M’Bengue (2013–2018)
• Jürgen Müller (2006, 2012–2015)
• David Schmidt (2018–2020)
• Manuel Späth (2017–2020)
• Michael Spatz (2015–2016)
• Dominik Weiss (2009–2022)
• Christian Zeitz (2020)
• Patrick Zieker (2019–)
• Teo Čorić (2015–2017)
• Dragan Jerković (2013–2017)
• Robert Markotić (2018–2020)
• Ivan Pešić (2021–2022)
• Jan Větrovec (2006–2008)
• Kasper Kisum (2015–2016)
• Richard Sundberg (2014–2015)
• Rudolf Faluvégi (2019–2021)
• Egon Hanusz (2021–)
• Sajjad Esteki (2015)
• Elvar Ásgeirsson (2019–2021)
• Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (2010–2012)
• Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (2007–2009)
• Viggó Kristjánsson (2020–2022)
• Árni Þór Sigtryggsson (2007–2009)
• Žarko Peševski (2019–2022)
• Bobby Schagen (2016–2019)
• Dennis Szczęsny (2012–2014)
• Viorel Fotache (2015–2017)
• Dragoș Oprea (2016)
• Gregor Lorger (2011–2012)
• Primož Prošt (2020–2022)
• Miljan Vujović (2022–)
• Lukas von Deschwanden (2018–2019)
• Samuel Röthlisberger (2017–)
• Oscar Bergendahl (2022–)
• Patrik Kvalvik (2014–2015)
• Adam Lönn (2019–)
• Tobias Thulin (2021–2022)
• Can Çelebi (2016–2017)
• Yunus Özmusul (2015–2016)

Former coaches

Seasons	Coach	Country
1973–2007	Günter Schweikardt
2007–2008	Henning Fröschle
2008	Jens Baumbach
2008–2013	Günter Schweikardt
2013	Heiko Burmeister
2013–2015	Jürgen Schweikardt
2015–2016	Thomas König
2016–2018	Markus Baur
2018–2021	Jürgen Schweikardt
2021–2022	Roi Sánchez
2022–	Michael Schweikardt

External links

• Official website
• TVB Stuttgart on Facebook
• TVB Stuttgart on Twitter
• TVB Stuttgart on Instagram
• TVB Stuttgart on TikTok