{{Short description|Danish football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Football club infobox | clubname = Holstebro Boldklub | image = Holstebro BK.png | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Holstebro Boldklub | short name = HB | founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=y|1921|3|21}}<ref name="om-klubben" /> | ground = Holstebro Idrætspark | capacity = 15,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Stadionkapacitet |url=http://www.stadions.dk/stat1.asp |website=stadions.dk |publisher=Danmarks Stadions |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> | chairman = Kåre Madsen<ref>{{cite web |title=Bestyrelsen |url=https://www.holstebroboldklub.dk/bestyrelser.html |website=Holstebro Boldklub |access-date=27 October 2024 |language=da}}</ref> | manager = Kim Kristensen | league = Danish 3rd Division | season = 2023–24 | position = Danish 3rd Division, 7th of 12 | pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = FFFFFF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = 0000FF | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = FF0000 | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = 0000FF | socks2 = FF0000| | website = https://www.holstebroboldklub.dk/ }}
'''Holstebro Boldklub''' ({{IPA|da|hʌlˌstəˈpʁoˀ ˈpʌlˀtkʰlup}}; also simply called '''Holstebro''' or '''HB''') is an association football club based in the town of Holstebro, West Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the 3rd Division, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/9-dec-Jysk-talentfabrik-fanget-i-DS/|title=Jysk talentfabrik fanget I DS|date=9 December 2012 |publisher=bold.dk}}</ref> Founded in 1921, it is affiliated to the DBU Jutland, the regional body of football in Jutland. The team plays its home matches at Holstebro Idrætspark, where it has been based since 1989.
== History == === Formation and early development (1921–1940s) === Holstebro Boldklub was established on 21 March 1921.<ref name="om-klubben">{{cite web |title=Om Klubben |url=https://www.holstebroboldklub.dk/om-klubben.html |website=holstebroboldklub.dk |publisher=Holstebro Boldklub |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> Previously, cricket was the main sport in Holstebro, with association football introduced in the region around the turn of the century. The town's first recorded football match was held on the market square between ''Holstebro Idrætsforening'', a precursor to Holstebro Boldklub, and the main club from nearby Lemvig.<ref name="om-klubben" /> Interest in football grew rapidly, especially after the Holstebro–Lemvig teams became among Jutland's strongest in the 1910s, attracting a record 5,000 spectators in a 1919 match against Skive.<ref name="om-klubben" />
Johannes Nielsen organised a meeting on 21 March 1921 at Holstebro's temperance hotel, resulting in the formation of Holstebro Boldklub. Nielsen served as the first chairman, with a board that included local tradespeople and craftsmen.<ref name="om-klubben" /> Despite achieving several early victories, including promotion to ''Mesterrækken'' (now the Jutland Series),<ref>{{cite web |title=DBU Jyllands historie |url=https://www.dbujylland.dk/om-dbu-jylland/organisationen/historie/ |website=dbujylland.dk |publisher=DBU Jutland |access-date=9 June 2020}}</ref> the club faced challenges as top players often transferred to stronger regional clubs like Herning Fremad, which led to a quick relegation.<ref name="om-klubben" />
Holstebro Boldklub achieved an early milestone by winning the Jutland junior division championship, featuring future national team players Oluf Skjelmose and Kaj Nielsen.<ref>{{cite web |title=A-landsholdspillere – Oluf Skjelmose (121) |url=https://www.haslund.info/10_Danmark/20_spillere/skjolu.asp |website=www.haslund.info |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809023329/https://www.haslund.info/10_Danmark/20_spillere/skjolu.asp |archive-date=9 August 2022 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strægaard |first1=Morten Munk |title=11 historiske nedslag i HBs 100-årige historie |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/11-historiske-nedslag-i-hbs-100-aarige-historie |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=20 March 2021 |language=da}}</ref> Under chairman Martin Schmidt, Holstebro developed a cohesive internal culture, referred to as the "HB spirit."<ref name="om-klubben" /> The club advanced by winning its Mellemrække group and earning promotion to JBU's Mesterskabsrække with a win over Brønderslev, remaining undefeated for 29 consecutive matches during this period.<ref name="om-klubben" />
Holstebro then won the northern division of the Mesterskabsrække and took fourth place in the DBU's promotion series, the second-tier of the Danish football league system, competing with clubs such as HIK and B 1913.<ref>{{cite news |title=Holstebro vinder Nordkredsen |work=Århus Stiftstidende |date=6 May 1940 |page=6 |language=da}}</ref> The club also won the Jutland Championship with a 3–2 victory over Vejle, attended by 3,000 spectators. Holstebro was recognised among the top clubs in Jutland after winning the "Jutland Cup Tournament," but the outbreak of World War II soon interrupted the season. Despite challenges during the war, the club continued to focus on youth development.<ref name="om-klubben" />
=== Post-War growth and competitive success (1950s–1990s) === Holstebro appointed its first professional coach, Axel Larsen, who led them to another northern Mesterskabsrække title, though promotion was not secured. With new coach Carl I. Christensen, Holstebro improved in fitness and performance, achieving promotion to the Danish 4th Division in 1958 after a successful playoff against Herning Fremad. Though they faced subsequent relegations, Holstebro returned briefly to the 4th Division under coach Robert Andreasen.<ref name="om-klubben" />
In 1989, the club opened a new clubhouse, and its team in the Denmark Series (which had replaced the 4th Division in 1966)<ref>{{cite news |last=Birch |first=Claus |title=7. kapitel: 1960 – 1969: Tressernes triste fodboldblues |trans-title=7. Chapter: 1960 – 1969: The Sad Football Blues of the Sixties |url=http://www.nordsjaelland.fodboldhistorie.dk/kapitel_7.htm |publisher=The North Zealand Football Chronicle, originally published in Frederiksborg Amts Avis |date=29 January – 1 April 2006 |access-date=23 January 2011 |archive-date=23 January 2011 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5vxBLb6ms?url=http://www.nordsjaelland.fodboldhistorie.dk/kapitel_7.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kastrup beder om direkte oprykning (article; includes 1967 Denmark Series Group Division), Storklubberne dominerer (article), AB-flytning til Bagsværd succes (article) |url=http://www.e-pages.dk/politiken/24982/16/ |publisher=Dagbladet Politiken |page=16, Section 1, Politiken's Sport |date=22 November 1966 |access-date=31 December 2010 }}</ref> earned promotion once again.<ref name="om-klubben" /> Holstebro reached its highest historical ranking in 1995, placing 5th in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jeppesen |first1=Niklas |title=HB's bedste hold i 100 år blev skabt af en fænomenal afslutter, den rette blanding og lidt af en talentfabrik: Det gik op i en højere enhed |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/hb-s-bedste-hold-i-100-aar-blev-skabt-af-en-faenomenal-afslutter-den-rette-blanding-og-lidt-af-en-talentfabrik-det-gik-op-i-en-hoejere-enhed |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=20 March 2021 |language=da}}</ref> In 1999, Holstebro Boldklub won the Danish indoor football championship.<ref>{{cite web |title=På en vinterdag for 20 år siden løb HB med overskrifterne: Jeg ser stadig kampen på VHS |url=https://folkebladetlemvig.dk/artikel/p%C3%A5-en-vinterdag-for-20-%C3%A5r-siden-l%C3%B8b-hb-med-overskrifterne-jeg-ser-stadig-kampen-p%C3%A5-vhs-2019 |website=folkebladetlemvig.dk |publisher=Folkebladet Lemvig |access-date=9 June 2020 |date=24 January 2019}}</ref>
=== Modern era and recent achievements (2000s–present) === At the turn of the century, Holstebro competed in the third-tier Danish 2nd Division, finishing in the bottom half of the league table during the 1999–2000 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danmarksturneringen 1999/00, slutstillingen |url=https://www.danskfodbold.com/tabel.php?seasonid=2000 |website=danskfodbold.com |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227205754/https://www.danskfodbold.com/tabel.php?seasonid=2000 |archive-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> Results steadily improved the following seasons, with the club finishing fourth in the 2001–02 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danmarksturneringen 2001/02, slutstillingen |url=https://www.danskfodbold.com/tabel.php?seasonid=2002 |website=danskfodbold.com |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523023713/https://www.danskfodbold.com/tabel.php?seasonid=2002 |archive-date=23 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Holstebro nærmer sig toppen |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/holstebro-naermer-sig-toppen/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=3 November 2001 |language=da}}</ref> In April 2003, Holstebro became part of the FS MidtVest talent development partnership with FC Midtjylland, which included over 57 clubs. This collaboration aimed to enhance player and coach development, while providing Holstebro members with free access to Midtjylland's home games. Additionally, fringe players from Midtjylland would have opportunities to play for Holstebro in the 2nd Division.<ref>{{cite news |title=FCM og Holstebro i samarbejde |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-og-holstebro-i-samarbejde_2/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=7 April 2003 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Historien bag FCM Klubsamarbejdet |url=https://www.fcmklubsamarbejdet.dk/historien-bag/ |website=FCM Klubsamarbejdet |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240306125830/https://www.fcmklubsamarbejdet.dk/historien-bag/ |archive-date=6 March 2024 |language=da-DK}}</ref> In the following years, Holstebro narrowly avoided relegation, and managed to stay in the 2nd Division.<ref name="HBDF">{{cite web |title=Danmarksturneringen, DM-profil for klubber: Holstebro Boldklub |url=https://www.danskfodbold.com/klub_dm.php?DMHoldID=105501 |website=danskfodbold.com |access-date=27 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240523025116/https://www.danskfodbold.com/klub_dm.php?DMHoldID=105501 |archive-date=23 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sammenhold i Holstebro |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/sammenhold-i-holstebro/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=16 August 2004 |language=da}}</ref>
In September 2005, Holstebro faced accusations of match fixing after a 3–2 loss to Næsby in the 2nd Division, marking the first instance of such allegations in Danish football.<ref name="bold2005">{{cite news |title=Holstebro mistænkt for aftalt spil |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Holstebro-mistaenkt-for-aftalt-spil/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=22 September 2005 |language=da}}</ref> Significant betting activity raised suspicions, as around 95% of bets were placed on a Næsby victory, leading experts to warn that Danish football is vulnerable to manipulation by Asian betting syndicates.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eigaard |first1=Henrik |title=Mistanke om aftalt spil |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/artikel/mistanke-om-aftalt-spil |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Tipsbladet |date=11 April 2008 |language=da}}</ref> Holstebro denied any wrongdoing, stating that an internal investigation found no evidence of misconduct among players or staff.<ref name="bold2005" />
On 8 June 2008, Holstebro was relegated from the 2nd Division to the fourth-tier Denmark Series after a 1–0 home loss to Midtjylland's reserves, ending a 19-year tenure in the Danish divisions.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ikke mere divisionsbold i Holstebro |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Ikke-mere-divisionsbold-i-Holstebro/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=8 June 2008 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=HB rykker ned |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/hb-rykker-ned |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=8 June 2008 |language=da}}</ref> The following season, Holstebro earned immediate promotion back to the 2nd Division.<ref>{{cite news |title=Holstebro og Allerød i 2. division |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Holstebro-og-Alleroed-i-2-division/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=13 June 2009 |language=da}}</ref> In the 2008–09 Danish Cup fourth round, they faced Danish Superliga club Brøndby, narrowly losing 2–1. The match marked the return of former player Bo Hansen, who had played for both clubs, as well as Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League. Retired since 2004 due to injuries, Hansen returned to the pitch for the final 20 minutes of the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jallow afværgede pokalmestrenes exit |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/Jallow-afvaergede-pokalmestrenes-exit/ |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Bold |date=30 October 2008 |language=da}}</ref><ref name="bomberbo" />
After ten years away, the club returned to the third-tier Danish 2nd Division in 2020, continuing its presence in the divisions of Danish football.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Andersen |first1=Sarah Mølsted |title=Efter ti års divisions-tørke er Holstebro Boldklub tilbage |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/holstebro/efter-ti-aars-divisions-toerke-er-holstebro-boldklub-tilbage |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=TV MIDTVEST |date=27 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128151607/https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/holstebro/efter-ti-aars-divisions-toerke-er-holstebro-boldklub-tilbage |archive-date=28 January 2022 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Strægaard |first1=Morten Munk |last2=Jeppesen |first2=Niklas |title=HB rykker op i 2. division: Vildt drama endte i vild jubel |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/hb-rykker-op-i-2-division-vildt-drama-endte-i-vild-jubel |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=27 June 2020 |language=da}}</ref>
==Players== ===First-team squad=== {{Updated|27 October 2024}}
{{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=DEN|name=Mathias Grysbæk Balle}} {{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=DEN|name=Rasmus Kristiansen}} {{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=COD|name=John Ndjate}} {{Fs player|no=4|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Andreas Ellemann Broe}} {{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=DEN|name=Magnus Kildsgaard Hansen}} {{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Tobias Damtoft}} {{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=PUR|name=Anders Iversen}} {{Fs player|no=10|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Rasmus Aagaard}} {{Fs player|no=11|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Malthe Wallin}} {{Fs player|no=13|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Magnus Nicolaisen}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=14|pos=DF|nat=DEN|name=Jacob Hjorth Søndergaard}} {{Fs player|no=15|pos=MF|nat=DEN|name=Emirhan Unal}} {{Fs player|no=17|pos=DF|nat=DEN|name=Mikkel G. Kristensen}} {{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=LUX|name=Magnus Clemmensen}} {{Fs player|no=19|pos=DF|nat=DEN|name=Niklas Øvreås Poulsen}} {{Fs player|no=20|pos=GK|nat=DEN|name=Nicolaj Rohde}} {{Fs player|no=21|pos=FW|nat=DEN|name=Nikolai Klausen}} {{Fs player|no=23|pos=FW|nat=DEN|name=Mikkel Tønnesen}} {{Fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=DEN|name=Mikkel Jahn}} {{Fs player|no=77|pos=FW|nat=NGA|name=Obule Moses|other=on loan from Midtjylland U19}} {{Fs end}}
===Former players=== [[File:Morten Skoubo 09.JPG|thumb|right|175px|Morten Skoubo ''(pictured in 2009)'' played youth football for Holstebro.]] Goalkeeper Peer Lauritsen played over 400 matches for the club. Holstebro Boldklub has developed players who later reached top-level Danish and international football, including Jakob Kjeldbjerg (Chelsea),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buur |first1=Ida Tophøj |last2=Sørensen |first2=Mette G. |title=Landsholdsspilleren, der blev Robinsonvært |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/navne/landsholdsspilleren-der-blev-robinsonvaert |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=19 October 2019 |language=da}}</ref> Jens Risager (Brøndby),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rømert |first1=Mads |title=Fra landsholdet til lærlingeplads |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE3287496/Fra-landsholdet-til-l%C3%A6rlingeplads/ |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Jyllands-Posten |date=21 May 2000 |language=da}}</ref> Bo Hansen (Brøndby, Bolton Wanderers),<ref name="bomberbo">{{cite news |last1=Olsen |first1=Morten |title=Bomber Bo gør comeback |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/bomber-bo-goer-comeback |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=DR |date=17 October 2008 |language=da-DK}}</ref> Kim Kristensen (Midtjylland, Herfølge, Vejle),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Strægaard |first1=Morten Munk |title=Cheftræner tager to år mere i spidsen for HB: - Uagtet om vi rykker op eller ej, så er Kim den helt rigtige mand til jobbet |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/cheftraener-tager-to-aar-mere-i-spidsen-for-hb-uagtet-om-vi-rykker-op-eller-ej-saa-er-kim-den-helt-rigtige-mand-til-jobbet |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=28 April 2022 |language=da}}</ref> Claus Bech Jørgensen,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Marquardtsen |first1=Kasper Eland |title=Tidligere professionel fodboldspiller har fået nyt job |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/tidligere-professionel-fodboldspiller-har-faaet-nyt-job |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=9 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810031345/https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/tidligere-professionel-fodboldspiller-har-faaet-nyt-job |archive-date=10 August 2024 |language=da}}</ref> Morten Skoubo (Midtjylland, Brøndby, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Real Sociedad),<ref>{{cite news |title=Morten Skoubo indstiller karrieren |url=https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/holstebro/morten-skoubo-indstiller-karrieren |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=TV MIDTVEST |date=17 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031143632/https://www.tvmidtvest.dk/holstebro/morten-skoubo-indstiller-karrieren |archive-date=31 October 2020 |language=da}}</ref> and Søren Krogh (Brøndby).<ref>{{cite news |title=Krogh bliver fodboldchef i superligaklub |url=https://dagbladet-holstebro-struer.dk/sport/krogh-bliver-fodboldchef-i-superligaklub |access-date=26 October 2024 |work=Dagbladet Holstebro-Struer |date=10 December 2019 |language=da}}</ref>
==Club officials== ===Management=== {| class="wikitable" ! Position ! Name |- |Chairman |Kåre Madsen |- |Vice-chairman |Anja Lund |- |Youth-chairman |Glenn Wiik |- |Board of directors |Kristian Hedegaard, Ronnie Elbæk, Michael Pedersen |- |Sports Director |Henrik Christensen |- |}
===Technical staff=== {{Updated|27 October 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" ! Position ! Name |- |Head coach |Kim Kristensen |- |Assistant manager |Kenneth Birkedal |- |First-team coach |Arne Linnet |- |Goalkeeping coach |Morten Jänichen |- |First-team leader |Jimmi Pedersen |- |First-team leaders |Frank Lauritsen, Peter 'Futte' Fejerskov<br>Anders Bojer Jørgensen |- |Second team coach |Morten Tandrup |- |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{in lang|da}} [https://www.holstebroboldklub.dk/ Holstebro Boldklub official website]
{{Denmark Series}}
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