Kasper Nielsen

Kasper Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1975-06-09) 9 June 1975 (age 49)
Hillerød, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left Back
Youth career
Years Team
1985-1995
 Team Helsinge
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995-1997
 Helsingør IF
1997-2001
 GOG
2001-2002
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2002-2005
 GOG
2005-2008
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2008-2010
 GOG Svendborg TGI
2010
 Faaborg HK
2010-2014
 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2014
 Füchse Berlin
2015
 TBV Lemgo
2015-2016
 Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2016
 Ajax København
2017
 Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2018-2019
 Ajax København
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995-
 Denmark 191[1] (289)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's handball
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Serbia Team

Kasper Nielsen (born 9 June 1975) is a Danish former team handball player. He is a two-times European Champion by winning both the 2008 and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championships with the Danish national handball team.[2]

He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the Danish team placed seventh, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where the team came sixth.[3]

Today he works as a plumber.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Denmark" Archived 2008-01-29 at the Wayback Machine – European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on January 31, 2008)
  3. ^ "Kasper Nielsen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  4. ^ Jacob, Nordestgaard Lage (28 January 2024). "Hvad laver EM-heltene fra 2012 i dag?". TV 2 (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.


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