RK Gorenje Velenje
handball club in Velenje, Slovenia
Rokometni klub Gorenje Velenje (English: Gorenje Velenje Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Gorenje Velenje, is a Slovenian handball club from Velenje that competes in the Slovenian First League, the top tier of Slovenian handball. They play their games at the Red Hall (Slovene: Rdeča dvorana). The club has won five Slovenian Championships and three Slovenian cup titles. Gorenje also participated in the EHF competitions for many seasons, including the EHF Cup, the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, and the EHF Champions League. Together with Celje, they are the only club that have participated in every season of the Slovenian First League since its formation in 1991.
The club was known as RK Šoštanj and ŠRK Velenje in the past.
History
1958–1972: Beginning of handball in Šoštanj
In 1958, when section of handball was established at TVD Partizan, organized handball started to develop in the town of Šoštanj.
Handball was pioneered by young men in local schools with the help of some basketball players. The first pioneers were Miligoj Jarnovič, Pavle Bukovac, and Jože Pukmajster. In the beginning, the club participated in the Celje regional league.
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