HT Tatran Prešov
| Tatran Presov | |||
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| Full name | Tatran Presov Handball Team | ||
| Short name | Tatran | ||
| Founded | 1952 | ||
| Arena | Tatran Handball Arena | ||
| Capacity | 4,870 seats | ||
| President | Miloslav Chmeliar | ||
| Head coach | Ratko Đurković | ||
| League | Niké Handball Extraliga, EHF European League | ||
| 2023–24 | 1st | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
HT Tatran Prešov is a handball club from Prešov, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga and EHF European League.
History
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The official establishment of the club begins in 1952 under the name Slavia CSSA. In 1954, Tatran successfully qualified for the championship of Czechoslovakia, where they won their first historic bronze medal. In 1967, the national team of Czechoslovakia became world champion in Sweden. Four Tatran Presov players were in the national team at that time: Anton Frolo, Martin Gregor, Vladimir Seruga and Rudolf Horváth. In the 1968/1969 season, Tatran won its first Czechoslovak league title. The second golden record was brought immediately by the 1970/71 season. In the 1971/72 season, Tatran achieved its greatest international success, where it only reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, where VfL Gummersbach defeated it in the fight to advance to the finals. After the independence of Slovakia, from the 1993/94 season, various lobby groups took turns in the management of the club. The most difficult period of men's handball in Eperjes has come, there were frequent personnel changes in the club management, financial conditions brought the club to the brink of collapse. Miloslav Chmeliar took over the club from the summer of 2001. From then on, the team became stronger financially and personally, and could finally operate under decent conditions. In recent years, Tatran has developed into the most successful and strongest club in Slovakia. In the last decade, the club has grown into a serial champion of its country.
Kits
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Management
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Club Owner And Company Manager |  Miloslav Chmeliar
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| Manager | Pavol Kožlej
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| Sports Director | Jozef Gaľan
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| Marketing Manager | Marián Eštočko
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Team
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- Squad for the 2024–25 season[1]
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Technical staff
[edit]- Head Coach:
Ratko Đurković - Masseur:
Dávid Balucha - Masseur: Tomáš Foriš
Transfers
[edit]- Transfers for the 2024–25 season
- Joining
- Ratko Đurković (Head coach) (from
RK Crvena zvezda) - Matúš Mitošinka (GK) (from ŠKP Bratislava)
Igor Karlov (CB) (from 
CBM Ciudad de Málaga)
Domagoj Potnar (P) (from 
Red Boys Differdange)
Jorge Filipe Monteiro Da Silva (RB) (from 
Al Adalah)
- Leaving
- Pavol Jano (Head coach) (to ŠK Zemplín Trebišov youth)
- Marián Magdoško (manager) (to ?)
- Mario Cvitkovic (GK) (to
SZKSK - Szigetszentmiklósi Kézilabda Sportkör) 
Danylo Khaian (LB) (to 
HK FCC Město Lovosice)
Marko Davidovic (CB) (to 
Steaua Bucuresti)- Viacheslav Kasatkin (P) (to CSKA Moscow)
- Márk István Kovács (P) (to SZKSK - Szigetszentmiklósi Kézilabda Sportkör)
- Tomaš Rečičar (LB) (to ?)
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
- Joining
Dainis Krištopāns (RB) (from 
MT Melsungen) ?
Accomplishments
[edit]- National Championship of Slovakia: (18)
- 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024
- National Cup of Slovakia: (25)
- 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
- EHF Champions League
- 1/8 Final (1): 2004/05
- Group Stage (8): 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20
- EHF European League
- 1/4 Final: (1): 2011/12
- 1/8 Final (1): 2009/10
- Group Phase: (6): 2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
- Qualification Round 3: (1): 2014/2015
- EHF European Cup
- 1/4 Final (1): 2023/24
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- 1/4 Final (1): 2005/06
- 1/8 Final (3): 2002/03, 2007/08, 2008/09
EHF ranking
[edit]- As of 17/10/2024[2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 42 |  Górnik Zabrze |
112 |
| 43 |  Frisch Auf Göppingen |
108 |
| 44 |  HCB Karviná |
107 |
| 45 | Tatran Prešov |
107 |
| 46 |  Beşiktaş JK |
100 |
| 47 |  Tatabánya KC |
98 |
| 48 |  Ystads IF |
97 |
Former club members
[edit]Notable former players
[edit]- Radoslav Antl (2004–2005, 2009–2016)
- Vlastimil Fuňák (2004–2009)
- Patrik Hruščák (2013–2014)
- Marián Huňady (2001–2010)
- Maroš Kolpak (1989–1993)
- Michal Kopčo (2011–2012, 2014–2016)
- Radoslav Kozlov (2005–2009)
- Peter Kukučka (2003–2005)
- Tomáš Mažár (2002–2013)
- Adam Mazúr (2005–2011)
- Radovan Pekár (1998–2018)
- Andrej Petro (2012–2016)
- Oliver Rábek (2012–2023)
- Tomáš Rečičár (2016–2024)
- Richard Štochl (1994–1998)
- Martin Straňovský (2018–2020)
- Lukáš Urban (2012–2020, 2022–)
- Tomáš Urban (2012–2015)
- Stefan Janković (2016–2018)
- Vladimir Božić (2015–2016)
- Bruno Butorac (2017–2019)
- Mario Cvitković (2017–2020, 2023-2024)
- Leon Vučko (2016–2020)
- Tomáš Číp (2011–2019)
- Jakub Hrstka (2011–2019)
- Michal Kasal (2017–2019)
- Jakub Krupa (2008–2015)
- Alexander Radčenko (2007–2016, 2018-2022)
- Jan Sobol (2010–2011, 2012–2013)
Sergo Datukashvili (2011)- Dainis Krištopāns (2009–2015)
Nikola Kosteski (2019)- Žarko Pejović (2011–2014)
Damian Krzysztofik (2014)
Vasja Furlan (2014–2016)- Matjaž Mlakar (2013–2014)
- Javier Muñoz (2019)
- Đorđe Golubović (2022)
- Vojin Menkovič (2010–2011)
- Svetislav Verkić (2011–2015)
Anouar Ben Abdallah (2020–2021)- Jihed Jaballah (2020–2021)
Former coaches
[edit]| Seasons | Coach | Country |
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| -2003 | Martin Lipták |
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| 2003–2004 | Peter Hatalčík |
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| 2004–2007 | Roman Lamač |
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| 2007–2008 | Martin Lipták |
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| 2008–2011 | Rastislav Trtík |
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| 2011–2013 | Đorđe Rašić | 
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| 2013–2014 | Peter Hatalčík |
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| 2014–2015 | Peter Dávid |
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| 2015–2017 | Rastislav Trtík |
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| 2017–2021 | Slavko Goluža | 
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| 2021–2022 | Radoslav Antl |
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| 2022–2023 | Marek Gernát |
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| 2023–2024 | Pavol Jano |
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| 2024- | Ratko Đurković | 
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