Kasper Søndergaard
| Kasper Søndergaard | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kasper Søndergaard Sarup | ||
| Born |
9 June 1981 Skive, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Skjern Håndbold (assistant coach) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2003 | Ikast-Bording | ||
2003–2007 | Aarhus GF | ||
2007–2011 | KIF Kolding | ||
2011–2020 | Skjern Håndbold | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2017 | Denmark | 184 | (395) |
Kasper Søndergaard Sarup (born 9 June 1981) is a former Danish handball player for Skjern Håndbold and the Danish national team and current handball coach.
He is a double European champion, winning the 2008 and 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team. He also has three medals from the World Men's Handball Championship, a bronze in 2009 and two silver, in 2011 and 2013.[1]
Career
[edit]Søndergaard started at Ikast fS, but his breakthrough came at AGF Håndbold, who he signed for in 2003. In 2005 he came second in the Danish league with AGF, before switching to KIF Kolding. Here he won the Danish League in 2009. In 2011 he switched to Skjern Håndbold, where he played out the last 11 years of his playing career.
After his playing career he has worked as the assistant coach for the Danish handball club Skjern Håndbold, and he has said that he aspires to become a head coach one day.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ Nordestgaard Lage, Jacob (28 January 2024). "Hvad laver EM-heltene fra 2012 i dag?". TV 2 (in Danish).
External links
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- 1981 births
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- Danish male handball players
- Danish handball coaches
- Olympic handball players for Denmark
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- KIF Kolding players
- People from Skive Municipality
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Denmark
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Handball players from the Central Denmark Region
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
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