OTP Bank - Pick Szeged

Full name

Sport Club Pick Szeged

Short name

Szeged

Founded

1961; 63 years ago

Arena

Pick Aréna, Szeged

Capacity

8,143

President

Béna Farok

Head coach

Krisztián Kárpáti

League

Nemzeti Bajnokság I

2022–23

Nemzeti Bajnokság I, 2nd of 14

Club colours

Home

Away

Website
Official site

SC Pick Szeged is a Hungarian professional handball club from Szeged, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I and the EHF Champions League.

The current name of the club is OTP Bank - Pick Szeged due to sponsorship reasons.

Szeged

Location of OTP Bank - Pick Szeged

Crest, colours, supporters

Naming history

Name	Period
Szegedi Előre	−1965
Szegedi Építők	1966
Szegedi Előre	1967–1969
Szegedi Volán SC	1970–1985
Tisza Volán SC	1986–1993
Pick Szeged	1993–2014
MOL-Pick Szeged	2014–2021
Pick Szeged	2021–2022
OTP Bank - Pick Szeged	2022–present

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor

The following table shows in detail SC Pick Szeged kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:

Kit manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer
0000 – 2010	0 Adidas
2010–2011	Erima
2011 – present	0 Adidas

Shirt sponsor

Period	Sponsor
0000 – 2010	Szeviép Zrt. / Pick / Budapest Bank / Hyundai
2010–2011	Pick / Sole-Mizo Zrt. / OTP Bank / MMBF Zrt.
2011–2012	Pick / Sole-Mizo Zrt. / OTP Bank / MMBF Zrt. / Toyota
2012–2016	Pick / MOL / OTP Bank / MMBF Zrt. / Toyota
2016–2017	Pick / MOL / OTP Bank / Toyota / tippmixPro
2017–2021	Pick / MOL / OTP Bank / Toyota / tippmix
2021 – present	Pick / OTP Bank / Toyota / tippmixPro

Kits

HOME
2010–11	2011–13	2013–15	2017–18	2018–19

AWAY
2006–07	2010–11	2011–13	2023–24

THIRD
2009–10	2010–11	2011–13	2014–16	2021–22

Sports Hall information

Name: Pick Aréna
City: Szeged
Capacity: 8143
Address: 6723 Szeged, Felső Tisza-Part 1-3.

Team

Current squad

Goalkeepers

Left Wingers

18 Marin Jelinić
25 Sebastian Frimmel

Right Wingers

24 Mario Šoštarič
93 Benjámin Szilágyi

Line players

22 Matej Gaber
27 Bence Bánhidi (c)
30 Gleb Kalarash
31 Carlos Molina Cosano

Left Backs

Central Backs

10 Miguel Martins
44 Dean Bombač

Right Backs

07 Luka Stepančić
41 Imanol Garciandia

Staff

Head Coach: Krisztián Kárpáti
Assistant Coach: Vladan Jordović
Goalkeeping Coach: Nenad Damjanović
Club Doctor: István Szabó, MD
Masseur: Đorđe Ignjatović

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

Michael Apelgren (Head Coach) (from IK Sävehof)
Jonas Källman (Assistant Coach)
Tobias Thulin (GK) (from GOG Håndbold)
Miguel Sánchez-Migallón (LW) (from S.L. Benfica) ?
Romain Lagarde (LB) (from Pays d'Aix UC) ?
Lazar Kukić (CB) (from Dinamo București)
Janus Daði Smárason (CB) (from SC Magdeburg)
Magnus Abelvik Rød (RB) (from Kolstad Håndball)
Jérémy Toto (P) (from HBC Nantes)

Leaving

Emil Kheri Imsgard (GK) (on loan to HØJ Elite) ?
Zoltán Szita (LB) (to Wisła Płock)
Richárd Bodó (LB) (to Ferencvárosi TC or ETO-SZESE Győr FKC) ?
Miguel Martins (CB) (to Telekom Veszprém) ?
Dean Bombač (CB) (to ETO-SZESE Győr FKC)
Luka Stepančić (RB) (to Industria Kielce) ?
Matej Gaber (P) (to HBC Nantes)

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining

Hampus Wanne (LW) (from FC Barcelona) ?
Óli Mittún (LB) (from IK Sävehof) ?
Jim Gottfridsson (CB) (from SG Flensburg-Handewitt) ?

Leaving

Top scorers

Season	Player	Apps/Goals
2004–2005	Ferenc Ilyés	22/99
2005–2006	Milorad Krivokapić	28/132
2006–2007	Ferenc Ilyés	31/129
2007–2008	Valentin Ghionea	31/154
2008–2009	Valentin Ghionea	30/144
2009–2010	Luka Žvižej	25/172
2010–2011	Máté Lékai	29/147
2011–2012	Gábor Ancsin	26/116
2012–2013	Jonas Larholm	22/110
2013–2014	Jonas Larholm	28/147
2014–2015	Rajko Prodanović	32/138
2015–2016	Dean Bombač	32/126
2016–2017	Zsolt Balogh	27/113
2017–2018	Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson	27/140
2018–2019	Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson	23/106
2019–2020	Cancelled
2020–2021	Bogdan Radivojević	25/136
2021–2022	Bogdan Radivojević	27/110
2022–2023	Miklós Rosta	26/146

Retired numbers

SC Pick Szeged retired numbers
N°	Nationality	Player	Position	Tenure
8		Jonas Källman	Left Winger	2014–2021

Honours

Honours	No.	Years
League
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Winners	5	1995–96, 2006–07, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Runners-up	19	1985, 1993–94, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2022–23
Nemzeti Bajnokság I Third Place	11	1979, 1983, 1986, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01
Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B Winners	1	1975
Domestic Cups
Magyar Kupa Winners	7	1977, 1982, 1983 jan., 1992–93, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2018–19
Magyar Kupa Runners-up	17	1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21, 2022–23
Magyar Kupa Third Place	5	1979, 1980, 1983 dec., 1997–98, 2021–22
Best European Results
EHF Champions League Quarterfinal	5	1997, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2019
EHF Cup Winners' Cup Semifinal	3	1983, 1984, 1994
EHF Cup Winners	1	2014
EHF City Cup Semifinal	1	1996

Recent seasons

As of 14/07/2022

Main article: List of SC Pick Szeged seasons

Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I:^[1] 43
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B:^[2] 6
Seasons in Nemzeti Bajnokság II:^[3] 4

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
1962	City	1st	Was not held
1963	County I	1st
1964	NB II	3rd
1965	NB II	9th
1966	NB II	3rd
1967	NB II	4th
1968	NB I/B	9th
1969	NB I/B	9th
1970	NB I/B	9th
1971	NB I/B	6th
1972	NB I/B	8th
1973	NB I/B	8th
1974	NB I/B	4th
1975	NB I/B	1st	Was not held
1976	NB I	10th
1977	NB I	9th
1978	NB I	4th
1979	NB I		Third place
1980	NB I	6th	Third place
1981	NB I	6th
1982	NB I	4th	Winner

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
1983	NB I		Winner*
1984	NB I	5th
1985	NB I
1986	NB I
1987	NB I	9th
1988–89	NB I	8th
1989–90	NB I
1990–91	NB I	10th
1991–92	NB I	5th
1992–93	NB I		Winner
1993–94	NB I		Fourth place
1994–95	NB I
1995–96	NB I		Finalist
1996–97	NB I		Fourth place
1997–98	NB I		Third place
1998–99	NB I
1999–00	NB I		Finalist
2000–01	NB I
2001–02	NB I		Finalist
2002–03	NB I		Finalist
2003–04	NB I		Finalist

Season	Division	Pos.	Magyar kupa
2004–05	NB I		Finalist
2005–06	NB I		Winner
2006–07	NB I		Round of 16
2007–08	NB I		Winner
2008–09	NB I		Finalist
2009–10	NB I		Finalist
2010–11	NB I		Round of 16
2011–12	NB I		Finalist
2012–13	NB I		Finalist
2013–14	NB I		Finalist
2014–15	NB I		Finalist
2015–16	NB I		Finalist
2016–17	NB I		Finalist
2017–18	NB I		Finalist
2018–19	NB I		Winner
2019–20	NB I	Cancelled
2020–21	NB I		Finalist
2021–22	NB I		Third place
2022–23	NB I		Finalist

1983 Magyar kupa (December):
Third place
1988 Magyar kupa:

As of 11 June 2022

In European competition

Main article: SC Pick Szeged in European handball

Participations in Champions League: 18x
Participations in EHF Cup (IHF Cup): 10x
Participations in Challenge Cup (City Cup): 3x
Participations in Cup Winners' Cup (IHF Cup Winners' Cup): 6x

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2020–21	EHF Champions League	Group Stage Group A	Łomża Vive Kielce	26–30	23–26	6th place
			Porto	35–31	19–25
			Elverum Håndball	36–27	10–0
			SG Flensburg-Handewitt	0–10	24–26
			Paris Saint-Germain HB	29–32	0–10
			Meshkov Brest	30–27	24–26
			Vardar 1961	34–33	28–26
		Play-offs	THW Kiel	28–33	28–33	56–66

Former club members

Notable former players

Gábor Ancsin (2011–2016)
Szabolcs Zubai (2008–2018)
György Avar
Béla Árvai
Sándor Bajusz
Zsolt Balogh (2012–2019)
Zoltán Bartalos
Csaba Bartók (1990–2000)
Csaba Bendó
Róbert Berta
Dániel Buday (1999–2003; 2011–2013)
Ferenc Buday
József Czina (2004–2005, 2011–2014)
Nikola Eklemović (1999–2004)
József Farkas
Bálint Fekete (2011–2018)
Róbert Fekete (1985–1987, 1989–1996, 2001)
Máté Gidai
Márk Hegedűs
Gábor Herbert (2005–2011)
Ferenc Ilyés (2000–2007; 2013–2016)
Dávid Katzirz (2008–2011)
Marinko Kekezović (2012–2014)
Attila Kotormán
Milorad Krivokapić (2005–2010)
Balázs Laluska (1998–2005, 2008–2009)
Ambrus Lele
Máté Lékai (2010–2012)
Richárd Mezei
Roland Mikler (2010–2014)
László Nagy (1997–2000)
Béla Oláh
Zoltán Oláh
Zsolt Perger
Nenad Puljezević (2002–2009)
Miklós Rosta (2019–2023)
László Skaliczki
István Sándor
László Szabó "Sonka"
Sándor Tamás
Endre Tenke
Géza Tóth
Mihály Tóth
Szabolcs Törő (2010–2012)
Attila Vadkerti (2000–2015)
Péter Tatai (2010–2014)
Nikola Prce (2013–2014)
Vladimir Vranješ (2013–2016)
Thiagus Petrus (2015–2018)
Mario Bjeliš (2008–2009)
Mirko Alilović (2018–2023)
Igor Kos (2009–2010)
Ivan Sršen (2018)
Marin Šego (2016–2019)
Antonio Pribanić (2011–2013)
Denis Buntic (2016–2017)
Alen Blažević (2012–2020)
Stanislav Kašpárek (2018–2021)
Stefán Rafn Sigurmannsson (2017–2021)
Maxim Butenko
Ratko Đurković (2004–2008)
Marko Lasica (2013–2014)
Vladimir Osmajić (2007–2010)
Alexander Blonz (2021–2023)
Kent Robin Tønnesen (2021–2023)
Valentin Ghionea (2007–2010)
Iulian Stamate
Adrian Petrea
Sergei Gorbok (2016–2018)
Dmitry Zhitnikov (2017–2021)
Danijel Anđelković (2004–2010)
Dalibor Brajdić
Marko Ćuruvija (2015–2016)
Nedeljko Jovanović (2006–2007)
Dragan Marjanac (2007–2010)
Vladan Matić (2002–2007)
Petar Nenadić (2008–2010)
Dusan Beocanin
Nenad Peruničić (2005–2006)
Bogdan Radivojević (2019–2023)
Rajko Prodanović (2011–2013, 2014–2016)
František Šulc (2010–2014)
Martin Straňovský (2020–2021)
Tomáš Straňovský (2009–2011)
Luka Žvižej (2007–2010)
Nik Henigman (2018–2022)
Staš Skube (2016–2018)
Niko Mindegía (2013–2016)
Roberto García Parrondo (2013–2016)
José Manuel Sierra (2014–2018)
Antonio García Robledo (2014–2016)
Jorge Maqueda (2018–2020)
Joan Cañellas (2018–2021)
Jonas Källman (2014–2021)
Jonas Larholm (2012–2014)

Notable coaches

Dates	Name
1974–1980	Árpád Kővári
1980–1981	Ferenc Buday
1981–1983	László Boros Gy.
1983–1984	Márton Ludányi
1985–1987	István Lesti

Dates	Name
1987–1989	Árpád Kővári (2x)
1989–1991	Zsolt Barabás
1991–1995	Árpád Kővári (3x)
1995–1998	László Skaliczki
1998–1999	Ferenc Buday (2x)

Dates	Name
1999–2000	György Koleszár
2000	Árpád Kővári
2001–2003	Dragan Đukić
2003–2006	Péter Kovács
2006–2007	Zoran Kurteš

Dates	Name
2007–2009	Vladan Matić
2009–2010	Dragan Đukić (2x)
2010–2013	László Skaliczki (2x)
2013–2023	Juan Carlos Pastor
2023–2024	Krisztián Kárpáti
2024–	Michael Apelgren

References

External links

SC Pick Szeged

SC Pick Szeged
History / statistics	History Seasons Players Head coaches European statistics
Home facilities	Pick Aréna
Rivalries	Veszprém rivalry (Eternal derby)
Related articles	CSAK ELŐRE A Szegedi Kézilabdáért Egyesület! Szeged Kézilabda Fan Club Szegedi Funok Majestic Ultrák Onion City Makó
Seasons	2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Website www.pickhandball.hu

Pick Szeged – current squad

Pick Szeged – current squad
5 Tønnesen 7 Stepančić 9 Bodó 10 Martins 16 Mikler 17 Radivojević 21 Szita 22 Gaber 24 Šoštarič 26 Radvánszki 27 Bánhidi 27 Frimmel 32 Alilović 34 Varga 41 Garciandia 44 Bombač 45 Rosta 51 Mačkovšek 64 Hegedűs 71 Blonz 77 Krivokapić Head Coach: Pastor

SC Pick Szeged – head coaches

Kővári (1974–80)
Buday (1980–81)
Boros Gy. (1981–83)
Ludányi (1983–84)
Lesti (1985–87)
Kővári (1987–89)
Barabás (1989–91)
Giricz (1991)
Kővári (1991–95)
Skaliczki (1995–98)
Buday (1998–99)
Koleszár (1999–2000)
Kővári (2000)
Tamás (2000)
Đukić (2001–03)
Kovács (2003–06)
Kurteš (2006–07)
Matić (2007–09)
Đukić (2009–10)
Skaliczki (2010–13)
Pastor (2013–23)
Kárpáti (2023–24)
Apelgren (2024–)

2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I

EHF Cup and EHF European League winners

EHF Cup and EHF European League winners
IHF Cup	1981–82: VfL Gummersbach 1982–83: ZTR Zaporizhzhia 1983–84: TV Großwallstadt 1984–85: Minaur Baia Mare 1985–86: Győri ETO 1986–87: Granitas Kaunas 1987–88: Minaur Baia Mare 1988–89: TuRU Düsseldorf 1989–90: SKIF Krasnodar 1990–91: Borac Banja Luka 1991–92: Wallau-Massenheim 1992–93: TEKA Santander
EHF Cup	1993–94: Alzira Avidesa 1994–95: Granollers 1995–96: Granollers 1996–97: Flensburg 1997–98: THW Kiel 1998–99: Magdeburg 1999–2000: Metković 2000–01: Magdeburg 2001–02: THW Kiel 2002–03: Barcelona 2003–04: THW Kiel 2004–05: TUSEM Essen 2005–06: TBV Lemgo 2006–07: Magdeburg 2007–08: HSG Nordhorn 2008–09: VfL Gummersbach 2009–10: TBV Lemgo 2010–11: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2011–12: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2012–13: Rhein-Neckar Löwen 2013–14: Pick Szeged 2014–15: Füchse Berlin 2015–16: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2016–17: Frisch Auf Göppingen 2017–18: Füchse Berlin 2018–19: THW Kiel 2019–20: (cancelled)
EHF European League	2020–21: SC Magdeburg 2021–22: S.L. Benfica 2022–23: Füchse Berlin