Nina Koppang
| Nina Koppang | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Nina Beate Koppang | ||
| Born |
31 May 2002 Vadstena, Sweden | ||
| Nationality |
Swedish Norwegian | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Vipers Kristiansand | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2018 | Vadstena HF | ||
2018–2020 | IK Sävehof | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2020–2024 | IK Sävehof | ||
2024– | Vipers Kristiansand | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Sweden | 38 | (68) |
Nina Koppang, (born 31 May 2002) is a Swedish handball player who plays for Vipers Kristiansand and the Sweden women's national handball team.[1]
Career
[edit]Koppang started playing handball in Vadstena HF. She also played football in Vadstena GIF. In 2018 she moved from Vadstena to attend a sports school, and with that she changed to IK Sävehof's youth team. She also continued playing football, now for Göteborg FC's youth team, however only for around 6 months until she decided to quit football and fully focus on handball.[2] The season of 2020/21 was her first in IK Sävehof's senior team.[3]
When she was 16 she played for the Swedish U16 national team in football.[4] In handball, she participated in the U17 European Championship 2019, where Sweden brought home a silver medal.[5] She also participated in the U19 European Championship 2021, where Sweden ended up on the fourth place. There, she was chosen for the All-Star Team as best right back.[6] She made a debut in the senior national team in April 2021 in a game against Hungary, when Sweden's original squad had a Coronavirus outbreak and had to be fully replaced.[7]
Achievements
[edit]- Swedish Championship:
- Winner: 2022, 2023
- Swedish Cup:
- Winner: 2023, 2024
Personal life
[edit]She is the younger half-sister of the Swedish football player Stina Blackstenius,[2] and daughter of former Norwegian fencer Nils Koppang.
References
[edit]- ^ "9 Nina Koppang". IK Sävehof. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Landslagsstjärnans lillasyster gör succé". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "SHE - Statistik". SHE. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Koppang är landslagsspelare i två sporter". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "2019 W17 EURO Match Details". EHF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "HUNGARY TAKE W19 EHF EURO GOLD IN STYLE". EHF. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Fakta om truppen som ska ta Sverige till VM". Handbollslandslaget (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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