Lars Christiansen (handballer)
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| Full name | Lars Roslyng Christiansen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1972 Sønderborg, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 metres (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kilograms (187 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976-1990 | Vidar Sønderborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990-1992 1992-1996 1996-2010 2010-2012 | Ribe HK KIF Kolding SG Flensburg-Handewitt KIF Kolding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992-2012 | Denmark | 338 (1503) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lars Roslyng Christiansen (born April 18, 1972 in Sønderborg) is a former Danish team handball player.[1] He is European Champion, winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team.[2] He was top scorer at the 2008 championship together with Nikola Karabatic and Ivano Balić, and was also voted into the 2008 All-star team.
Christiansen has played 338 games for the Danish national team,[3] and scored 1503 goals.[4] He is currently the player with most games and most goals for the Danish national team.
He played for the German club SG Flensburg-Handewitt, and was part of the team when the club won the German championship in 2004, and won the EHF Cup in 1997.
Lars Christiansen's cousin Jan Paulsen has played together with Lars Christiansen for the Danish national handball team - as playmaker.
He has been married to former handballer, Christina Roslyng, who played at the Danish national handball team. Together, they have a son, Frederik. They split up in 2009, however, as of 2012, they are back together.
Trophies
Club Team
- EHF Champions League: Finalist 2007,2004 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- German Bundesliga: 2004 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- DHB-Cup: 2005,2004, 2003 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- EHF Cup: 1997 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- EHF Cup Winner's Cup: 2001 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- EHF City Cup 1999 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- Danish Champion: 1994,1993
- German Bundesliga Topscorer: 2005,2003
National Team
- IHF World Championship: Silver: 2011, Bronze: 2007
- EHF European Championship: Gold: 2008 2012, Bronze: 2006,2004, 2002
- European Championshiop Topscorer: 2008
References
- ↑ Hare, Hans-Henrik (31 May 2012). "Bevæget Lars Christiansen: Det er slut". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ↑ "Denmark" – European Handball Federation (Retrieved on February 5, 2012)
- ↑ "HERRE A-LANDSKAMPE". håndbold.info.
- ↑ "HERRE A-LANDSKAMPSMÅL". håndbold.info.
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