If you believe in destiny, then it was obvious that Sergey Hernandez would play for SC Magdeburg at some point – because Magdeburg was always a theme in the career of the Spanish goalkeeper.

In his second international season, with Helvetia Anaitasuna, he made it to the quarter-final of the EHF Cup 2016/17 and was knocked out by Magdeburg. In October 2017, Hernandez made his debut for the Spanish national team against Germany in Magdeburg. And in 2022, he was the MVP of the EHF Finals after steering SL Benfica to the EHF European League trophy at home in Lisbon – beating SC Magdeburg in the final.