Kari Aalvik Grimsbø

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø
Personal information
Born4 January 1985
Bergen, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubGyőri AUDI ETO KC
Number1
Senior clubs
Orkdal IL
Børsa/Skaun
Byåsen IL
Team Esbjerg
National team
2005–Norway114 (0)[2]

Kari Aalvik Grimsbø (born 4 January 1985)[1] is a Norway handball player. She is a goalkeeper for Győri Audi ETO and the Norwegian national team.

Aalvik Grimsbø played her first match for the senior national team in September 2005 against Portugal. Previously though she had played for Norway in the European and World Championships for juniors. Since then she has played 57 matches with the senior team and is an Olympic gold medalist, two times European champion and a silver medalist at the World Championship

Before she joined Byåsen, she played for the clubs Orkdal and Børsa/Skaun. She joined to Győri Audi ETO in January 2015, her contract is signed for 2,5 years. As she stated about the contract: "It is a great opportunity for me, and when such an opportunity arises, it is hard to say no. It’s a dream coming true."

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Håndballjentene" (in Norwegian). Siste.no. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  2. ↑ "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 7 December 2014.