Hall (dpa) – Handball Bundesliga club SV Union Halle-Neustadt has started personnel planning for the coming season. Helena Mikkelsen has extended her contract, which expires in the summer, for two more years until 2024. The club announced on Tuesday. The contract applies to both the first and second Bundesliga. «Mikkelsen is an absolute top performer on and off the floor. I am pleased that we were able to keep a player who identifies 100 percent with our club, ”said coach Katrin Welter.
The 25-year-old Dane played for the team from Saxony-Anhalt from 2015 to 2018. After a two-year interlude at VfL Oldenburg, she returned to Halle in 2020 and made a significant contribution to staying up in the league last year as well as to the excellent start to the current season. The left-hander has scored 36 goals in the eight league games so far, making her the most successful thrower on the surprise team.
The indoor women are currently with 10: 6 points in fifth place in the first Bundesliga and have already played against all teams placed before them.
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