Katrine Lunde Haraldsen

Katrine Lunde Haraldsen
Personal information
Born 30 March 1980 (1980-03-30) (age 31)
Kristiansand, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Győri ETO KC
Number 1
Senior clubs
0000–2004
2004–2007
2007–2010
2010–
Våg Vipers
Aalborg DH
Viborg HK
Győri ETO KC
National team 1
2002– Norway 181 (3)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2 December 2011

Katrine Lunde Haraldsen (born 30 March 1980 in Kristiansand)[1] is a Norwegian team handball goalkeeper, playing for the Hungarian club Győri Audi ETO KC. She is the twin sister of fellow handball player Kristine Lunde.

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Career

Club

She started her club career in Hånes, and later played for Kristiansand, Våg and Aalborg DH. She won the Champions League with Viborg in 2009 and 2010. In 2010 she signed with Hungarian club Győri Audi ETO KC.

International

Haraldsen made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2002, and has played 135 matches and scored 2 goals.[2] She is a four-time European champion (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010), World champion (2011) and received a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship. In August 2008, together with her twin sister, she won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She was selected into the tournament's All-Star Team,[3] and was also overall top goalkeeper with a 42% save rate.[4]

Haraldsen was again named goalkeeper of the All-Star Team in the 2008 European Championship[5] and ranked second on the Top Goalkeepers list with a 47% save rate.

Achievements

Individual awards

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