Danish men's national handball team

Denmark
*Kongeriget Danmark*
Association	DHF
confederacy	EHF
Outfitter	puma
Trainer	Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen
Assistant coach	Henrik Kronborg
Most goals	Lars Christiansen : 1503
Most games	Lars Christiansen: 338
home	Away
Balance sheet
	1501 games ; 785 wins ; 117 draws ; 599 defeats
statistics
	First international game of; field handball: Denmark 5:16 am German Empire , August 20, 1934, Copenhagen Indoor handball: Denmark 12:18 pm Sweden March 8, 1935, Copenhagen; ; ; ; ;
	Highest win Denmark 47:12 Australia January 14, 2011, Malmö , Sweden; ;
	Biggest defeat Denmark 17:34 Soviet Union January 6, 1987, Pontevedra , Spain; ;
	Olympic games
Participation	7 of 13 (First: 1972 )
best result	Olympic Champion 2016
	Handball world championship
Participation	22 of 26 (First: 1938 )
best result	World Champion 2019 , 2021
	European handball championship
Participation	12 of 13 (First: 1994 )
best result	European Champion 2008 , 2012
	(As of January 31, 2021)

Entry of the Danish national team into the SAP-Arena for the game Denmark - Croatia at the 2007 World Cup

The Danish men's national handball team represents Denmark at international handball tournaments . In 2016 she became Olympic champion, in 2019 and 2021 world champion and in 2008 and 2012 European champion.

history

On August 20, 1934, Denmark played its first international field handball match in Copenhagen, which was lost to the German Reich with 5:16. The next international match was played by Denmark on March 8, 1935, which went down in history as the first indoor handball match. In this encounter Denmark lost 12:18 to Sweden.

Denmark decided not to take part in the 1936 Olympic Games in the German Reich. The trigger for this decision was the statement made by the Reich Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels that Germany was the inventor of the handball game. At the next two major handball events, the indoor handball world championship in 1938 and the field handball world championship in 1938 , the Danish selection took place.

Even after the occupation of Denmark by Germany in 1940, international matches with Danish participation continued. After the end of the Second World War, the new world association IHF hosted world championships again, which were played in the hall and on the large field until 1966. Denmark took part regularly in the World Championships and in 1967 recorded the runner-up title, the greatest success at that time.

In 1990 the national team failed to qualify for a World Cup for the first time. In the following years, when the European Championship was played for the first time , the Danes either took a place far away from the medal ranks or they missed the qualification. It was only after the beginning of the new millennium that the Danes succeeded in gaining a podium again after more than 35 years at the 2002 European Championships . In the following years they established themselves among the best in the world and won their first title at the 2008 European Championship . Other notable successes were winning the 2012 European Championship and second places at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and the 2014 European Championship . In 2016, the team became Olympic champion with a 28:26 final victory over France .

Participation in international championships

Current national players

Squad

Status: January 8, 2021

No.	Surname	society	International matches	Gates
goalkeeper
1	Niklas Landin Jacobsen	Germany THW Kiel	211	9
	Kevin Møller	Spain FC Barcelona	25th	3
	Emil Nielsen	France HBC Nantes	5	0
Outfield player
4th	Magnus Landin Jacobsen	Germany THW Kiel	62	128
5	Mads Mensah Larsen	Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt	133	245
14th	Zachariassen is different	Denmark GOG	48	110
17th	Let Svan	Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt	214	502
21st	Henrik Møllgaard Jensen	Denmark Aalborg Håndbold	157	173
24	Mikkel Hansen	France Paris Saint-Germain	210	1036
25th	Morten Olsen	Denmark GOG	97	202
31	Nikolaj Øris Nielsen	Denmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg	44	75
	Emil Manfeldt Jakobsen	Denmark GOG	4th	10
	Jóhan Hansen	Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	32	67
	Benjamin Jakobsen	Denmark Aalborg Håndbold	3	1
	Simon Hald Jensen	Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt	29	29
	Magnus Saugstrup	Denmark Aalborg Håndbold	15th	20th
	Jacob Holm	Germany Foxes Berlin	25th	59
	Let Bredekjær Andersson	Germany Foxes Berlin	28	33
	Mathias Gidsel	Denmark GOG	3	0
	Nikolaj Læsø	Denmark Aalborg Håndbold	0	0