Karen Knútsdóttir
Karen Knútsdóttir (2016) |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | 4th February 1990 |
| place of birth | Reykjavík , Iceland |
| citizenship |
 Icelandic
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| height | 1.67 m |
| Playing position | Back center |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Fram Reykjavík |
| Jersey number | 10 |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| –2011 |
Fram Reykjavík
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| 2011-2013 |
 HSG Blomberg-Lippe
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| 2013-2014 |
 SønderjyskE
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| 2014-2017 |
 OGC Nice
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| 2017– |
Fram Reykjavík
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| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
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Iceland
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86 (310) |
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As of January 11, 2018 |
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Karen Knútsdóttir (born February 4, 1990 in Reykjavík , Iceland ) is an Icelandic handball player .
Karen Knútsdóttir began playing handball at the age of six with Fram Reykjavík , with whose women's team she later played in the highest Icelandic division. In the summer of 2011, the backcourt player moved to the German Bundesliga club HSG Blomberg-Lippe . After two years in Blomberg, she moved to the Danish first division club SønderjyskE . From summer 2014 she ran for the French club OGC Nice . In 2017 she returned to Fram Reykjavík. With Fram she won the Icelandic championship in 2018. In 2020 she will be on maternity leave.
Karen Knútsdóttir has played 86 caps for Iceland so far , scoring 310 goals. With the Icelandic national team, she qualified for the first time for the European Championships in 2010 .
Web links
- Karen Knútsdóttir in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ hsi.is: A landslið kvenna , accessed on January 11, 2018
- ↑ a b EM-kvenna: Karen Knútsdóttir ( Memento from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 31, 2011
- ↑ hbf-info.de: Blomberg-Lippe brings two Icelandic talents , accessed on May 31, 2011
- ↑ hbold.dk: Endnu en islænding på vej til SønderjyskE ( Memento from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 15, 2013
- ↑ handball-world.com: Nice gets ex-Blombergerin , accessed on June 19, 2014
- ↑ fimmeinn.is: Karen Knútsdóttir flytur heim ( memento from January 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 11, 2018
- ↑ www.handball-world.news: Double luck at Fram Reykjavik: Former HBF players with baby break accessed on June 5, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karen Knútsdóttir |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Icelandic handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reykjavík , Iceland |