Roger Kjendalen

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Roger Kjendalen
Player information
birthday June 6, 1965
place of birth Norway
citizenship NorwegianNorwegian Norwegian
height 1.92 m
Playing position Back center
  Back left
Throwing hand right
Clubs as active
from ... to society
1985-1988 NorwayNorway IF Urædd
1988-1991 GermanyGermany TuS Schutterwald
1991-1994 NorwayNorway Runar Sandefjord
1994-1996 GermanyGermany VfL Fredenbeck
1996-2000 GermanyGermany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2000-2001 SwitzerlandSwitzerland GC Amicitia Zurich
2001-2002 NorwayNorway Drammen HK
2002-2008 NorwayNorway Sandefjord TIF
National team
Debut on November 13, 1985
against CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
  Games (goals)
NorwayNorway Norway 242 (930)
Clubs as coaches
from ... to society
2011–2012 NorwayNorway Sandefjord TIF

As of February 11, 2014

Roger Kjendalen (born June 6, 1965 in Norway ) is a former Norwegian handball player who was mainly used on the position of the center backcourt .

Career

The 1.92 m tall right-handed player began playing handball in his home country at IF Urædd, with which he was Norwegian champion and cup winner in 1986 and 1987, and player of the year in 1987. In 1988 he moved to the German association TuS Schutterwald for three years . After returning to Norway in the meantime and becoming champions with Runar Sandefjord in 1993 and 1994 and top scorer in 1994, he signed with second division VfL Fredenbeck in 1994 , with whom he immediately made it to the upper house. In 1996 SG Flensburg-Handewitt signed the playmaker. With the SG he won the EHF Cup in 1996/97 and the Euro City Cup in 1999. In 2000, he joined the Swiss club GC Amicitia Zurich , but left after only one season for Drammen HK . He only stayed there for one season, after which he returned to his hometown club Sandefjord TIF , where he ended his career as a playing assistant coach after two championships in 2003 and 2004.

With the Norwegian national team , the 242-time selection player took part in the 1993 World Cup. With 930 goals scored between 1985 and 1998, he is Norway's top scorer.

In 2011 he took over the trainer position at Sandefjord for a year for the sick Eivind Ellingsen.

Private

Roger Kjendalen is married to Eli and has two sons. He works as a physical education teacher at a high school in Sandefjord.

successes

  • with IF Urædd
    • Norwegian champion 1986 and 1987
    • Norwegian cup winner 1986 and 1987
    • Player of the year 1987
  • with Runar Sandefjord
    • Norwegian champion in 1993 and 1994
    • Top scorer in 1994
  • with VfL Fredenbeck
  • with SG Flensburg-Handewitt
  • with Sandefjord TIF
    • Norwegian champion 2003, 2004 and 2006
    • Norwegian Cup winner 1993, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.handball.no Årets spiller accessed on February 12, 2014
  2. ↑ snl.no Roger Kjendalen accessed on February 12, 2014 (Norwegian)
  3. ↑ www.bo.de Ole Andersen in the waiting room: SG has contacts to Hanning and Kjendalen from February 8, 2001
  4. ↑ www.handball.no Skyttekonger accessed on February 12, 2014
  5. ↑ www.thw-provinzial.de opponents squad SG Flensburg-Handewitt 1997/98 accessed on February 11, 2014
  6. ↑ handballold.nif.no Landskampstatistikk: Roger Kjendalen accessed on December 26, 2017 (Norwegian)
  7. ↑ www.sb.no Roger Kjendalen ny hjelptrener from September 8, 2011 (Norwegian)
  8. ↑ www.shz.de For the Norwegian Roger Kjendalen, Flensburg remains a second home from June 4, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Kjendalen, Roger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian handball player and handball coach
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1965