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Riihimäki Cocks

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Riihimäen Cocks
Full nameKäsipalloseura Riihimäen Cocks
Short nameCocks
Founded1973; 51 years ago (1973)
ArenaCocks Areena, Riihimäki
Capacity2,500
PresidentJari Viita
Head coachBojan Županjac
LeagueSM-liiga
Club colours   
Website
Official site

Riihimäki Cocks (Finnish: Riihimäen Cocks) is a Finnish professional handball club from Riihimäki. The club is playing in the Finnish Handball League (SM-liiga), and play their home matches in Cocks Areena.

Location of Riihimäki Cocks
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Location of Riihimäki Cocks

History

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Riihimäki Cocks were founded in 1973 when the club decided to separate from RiPS. The newly founded team gained promotion to Finnish Handball League during the following season. The team won their first Championship medals in 1978, when the team finished second in the championship. Riihimäki Cocks got their first Finnish handball championships in 2007 and repeated the success in 2008. Cocks also won the Finnish Cup in 2007 and 2008, winning the double two times consecutively. So far, the club is a total of 12 champions and 11 cup winners.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kit manufacturers

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Period Kit manufacturer
- 2011 Germany Puma
2011 - 2017 Germany Adidas
2017 - 2018 Denmark Hummel
2018 - present Italy Macron

Kits

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Sports Hall information

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Home hall: Cocks Areena

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[1]
Riihimäki Cocks

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous squads

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Retired numbers

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BK-46 retired numbers
Nationality Player Position Tenure
4 Finland Antti Valo Right Winger 2002–2017

Honours

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  • Finnish Handball League: 12
    •  Gold: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
    •  Silver: 1978, 1979, 2005, 2011, 2023
    •  Bronze: 1998, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2022
  • Finnish Cup of Handball: 11
    •  Gold: 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023

EHF ranking

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As of 6/12/2023[4]
Rank Team Points
82 Czech Republic HC Zubří 69
83 Estonia Põlva Serviti 69
84 Russia Chekhovskiye Medvedi 64
85 Finland Riihimäki Cocks 63
86 Spain CB Ademar León 63
87 Romania CSM Constanta 62
88 Norway Drammen HK 61

Former club members

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Notable former players

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Former coaches

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Seasons Coach Country
2001–2003 Jan Rönnberg Finland
2003–2004 Pekka Peper Finland
2004–2006 Markku Tuomi Finland
2006–2011 Raivo Laast Estonia
2011–2012 Toni Kallio Finland
2012–2016 Kaj Kekki Finland
2016–2020 Gintaras Savukynas Lithuania
2020 Kaj Kekki Finland
2020 Boris Dvoršek Croatia
2021 Kaj Kekki Finland
2022 Lasse Boesen Denmark
2022–2023 Christophe Viennet France
2023– Bojan Županjac Serbia

References

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  1. ^ "HC Cocks - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  2. ^ "Zavarba ejtÅ' nevű csapathoz igazol a magyar kézis". 9 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Fekete Dániel a finn élvonalban folytatja". 10 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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