Kjetil Strand

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Kjetil Strand under 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Stavanger
Kjetil Strand under 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Stavanger

Kjetil Øvrelid Strand (born October 2, 1979) is a Norwegian handball player. Strand played for Bjerringbro Silkeborg in Denmark before the 2006 European Championship. Afterwards he signed a contract with Aab Håndbold.

On February 2, 2006, he scored 19 goals, a Norwegian record[1], in a Main Group Stage game against Iceland in the European Championship. Strand also holds the record for number of goals scored in a single season in the Norwegian league: 281[2]. He set the record while playing for Stavanger Håndball in 2002/2003 season. In 2003 he was awarded Player of the year in Norwegian handball.[3]


[edit] References

  1. ^ (Norwegian)- Reddet karrièren, by Arne Hole in Aftenposten 4 February 2006
  2. ^ (Norwegian) Skytterkonger from the Norwegian Handball Federation
  3. ^ Players of the year (Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.

[edit] External links

Statistics for Strand, Kjetil Øvrelid (Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Association. Retrieved on 2008-01-12.

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