Jesper Jensen (handball player)

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Jesper Jensen
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Jesper Jensen (2018)

Player information
birthday October 30, 1977
place of birth Aarhus , Denmark
citizenship DaneDane Danish
height 1.88 m
Playing position Back center
Throwing hand right
Club information
society Career ended
Clubs in the youth
from ... to society
0000-0000 DenmarkDenmark HEI Skæring
Clubs as active
from ... to society
0000-1999 DenmarkDenmark Team Esbjerg
1999-2013 DenmarkDenmark Skjern Håndbold
National team
Debut on September 26, 2001
against SwedenSweden Sweden
  Games (goals)
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 120 (238)
Clubs as coaches
from ... to society
2013-2014 DenmarkDenmark Vejen EH
2014-2016 DenmarkDenmark Aalborg Håndbold
2017– DenmarkDenmark Team Esbjerg
2020– DenmarkDenmark Denmark

As of March 2, 2020

Jesper Jensen (born October 30, 1977 in Aarhus , Denmark ) is a former Danish handball player . Jensen, who played for the Danish national team, was mostly used in the center of the back . Since the end of his career he has been working as a handball trainer.

Jesper Jensen started playing handball at HEI Skæring in a suburb of Aarhus. He later moved to Team Esbjerg , where he also made his debut in the Danish first division. In 1999 he moved on to the then master Skjern Håndbold . With the Jutlanders he won the Danish Supercup in 2001 and the EHF Challenge Cup in 2002 and 2003 . Jensen ended his career after the 2012/13 season. He then coached the Vejen EH women's team for one season . On July 1, 2014, he took over as coach of the men's team at Aalborg Håndbold . In March 2016 he was released from his duties. Since the 2017/18 season he has been working as a coach for the Danish women's first division team Esbjerg. Under his leadership, Esbjerg won the Danish championship in 2019 and 2020. Since March 2020 he has also trained the Danish women's national team .

Jesper Jensen made 120 international appearances for Denmark. At the European Championships in Norway in 2008 he was European Champion ; at the 2006 European Championships he won bronze as well as at the 2007 World Cup in Germany. He also took part in the 2008 Olympic Games with the Danish selection .

His sister Trine Nielsen also played handball professionally.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Herre A-Landsholdspillere: Jesper Jensen
  2. ↑ www.sporten.dk: Jesper Jensen stopper sin career
  3. ↑ www.hbold.dk: Jesper Jensen på plads i KIF Vejen ( Memento from 7 July 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ www.hbold.dk: Jesper Jensen på plads i Aalborg ( Memento of 30 November 2013, Internet Archive ) retrieved on November 27, 2013
  5. ↑ sport.tv2.dk: Jesper Jensen fyret i Aalborg: Stopper øjeblikkeligt , accessed on August 28, 2016
  6. ↑ sport.tv2.dk: Team Esbjerg har allerede fundet afløser for fyret cheftræner , accessed on May 31, 2017
  7. ↑ dhf.dk: Jesper Jensen bliver ny landstræner for kvindelandsholdet , accessed on March 2, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Jensen, Jesper
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish handball player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Aarhus , Denmark