19.08.2025, 12:00
The man behind Magdeburg’s impressive goalkeeper duo

FEATURE: Dino Spiranec gives insights into his daily work with Nikola Portner and Sergey Hernandez and how they steered SCM to the trophy in June

When SC Magdeburg returned to the winners’ podium of the Machineseeker EHF Champions League on 15 June 2025 in Cologne, there was one player who stood above all: goalkeeper Sergey Hernandez. His 18 saves in the final against Füchse Berlin paved the way for the 32:26 victory.

One day before, in the 31:30 semi-final victory against record winners Barça, Nikola Portner was the hero, with his eight crucial saves in crunch time. Both of them were there when it counted.

TEXT: EHF / Björn Pazen