Michael V. Knudsen

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Michael V. Knudsen
Michael V. Knudsen

Michael V. Knudsen
on September 9, 2007 in the Kölnarena

Player information
Full name Michael Levring Vestergaard Knudsen
birthday 4th September 1978
place of birth Hobro , Denmark
citizenship DaneDane Danish
height 1.91 m
Playing position Circular rotor
Throwing hand right
Club information
society Career ended
Clubs as active
from ... to society
0000-1997 DenmarkDenmark HOH 85
1997-2002 DenmarkDenmark Viborg HK
2002-2004 DenmarkDenmark Skjern Håndbold
2004-2005 DenmarkDenmark Viborg HK
2005-2014 GermanyGermany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2014-2020 DenmarkDenmark Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
National team
Debut on October 23, 1999
against RussiaRussia Russia
  Games (goals)
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 244 (795)

As of June 12, 2020

Michael Levring Vestergaard Knudsen (born September 4, 1978 in Hobro , Denmark ) is a former Danish handball player . Knudsen, who last appeared for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg , was used as a cyclist .

Career

Michael Knudsen started playing handball in Hvornum at the age of six. The club located there has formed the HOH 85 syndicate with two other clubs since 1985, for which Knudsen played. In 1997 he was hired by Viborg HK , with whom he won the Danish Cup in 2000 . From 2002 to 2004 he played for Skjern Håndbold . Here he won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2003 . In the 2004/05 season he played again for Viborg HK before moving on to SG Flensburg-Handewitt. With the SG he was in the Champions League final in 2007 and was defeated by the THW Kiel . In May 2008, he extended his contract with SG Flensburg-Handewitt by two years until 2010. In spring 2010, Knudsen had to undergo an operation on his knee joint and was then unable to work for a long time. With Flensburg he won the European Cup Winners' Cup in 2012 and the EHF Champions League in 2014 . For the 2014/15 season he moved to the Danish first division club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. With Bjerringbro-Silkeborg he won the championship in 2016. After the 2019/20 season he ended his career and took over the post of sporting director at Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.

Michael V. Knudsen ran for the Danish junior national team, with which he won the 1998 European Championship and the 1999 World Championship. At the European Championships in Norway in 2008 he was European Champion ; He won bronze at the European Championships in 2002 , 2004 and 2006 as well as at the 2007 World Championships . He was also elected to the All-Star Team at the 2007 World Cup . In summer 2012 he took part in the Olympic Games in London and finished sixth. Knudsen scored a total of 21 goals in six games. At the 2014 European Championships in his own country, he was runner-up in Europe. In April 2014, Knudsen ended his international career after 244 internationals.

Bundesliga record

season society Division Games Gates 7 meters Field gates
2006/07 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 33 125 0 125
2007/08 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 32 121 0 121
2008/09 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 30th 95 0 95
2009/10 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 18th 56 0 56
2010/11 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 15th 24 0 24
2011/12 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 33 110 0 110
2012/13 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 30th 67 0 67
2013/14 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 34 64 0 64
2006-2014 total Bundesliga 225 662 0 662

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b www.handball-world.com: Knudsen says Danish national team “Farvel” , accessed on April 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Spillerarkiv: Michael V. Knudsen ( Memento from February 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ www.hoh85.dk: Om HOH 85 ( Memento of September 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on November 21, 2013
  4. ↑ www.handball-world.com: Flensburger Knudsen is returning home at his own request , accessed on November 21, 2013
  5. ↑ handball-world.news: Morten Olsen and Anders Zachariassen return to Denmark: Herre Håndbold Ligaen's exchange exchange , accessed on June 12, 2020
  6. ↑ handball-world.news: Michael Knudsen with a new role at Bjerringbro-Silkeborg , accessed on June 22, 2020
  7. ↑ www.london2012.com: Denmark - Team Rosters , accessed August 3, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Knudsen, Michael V.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knudsen, Michael Levring Vestergaard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish handball player
DATE OF BIRTH 4th September 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Hobro , Denmark