Erlend Mamelund

Erlend Mamelund

Personal information
Born	1 May 1984 Lørenskog, Norway
Nationality	Norwegian
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	THW Kiel
Number	9
Youth clubs
0000–2001	Helset
Senior clubs
2001–2007 2007–2009 2009 2009–2010 2010–2012 2012–2013 2013–2015 2015–	Haslum HK HSG Nordhorn SG Flensburg-Handewitt FCK Håndbold Haslum HK Montpellier HB Haslum HK THW Kiel
National team
2005–	Norway	124 (352)

Erlend Mamelund (born 1 May 1984) is a Norwegian handball player for THW Kiel and the Norwegian national team.^[1]

Club career

Mamelund plays professionally in the German Bundesliga. He won the EHF Cup with HSG Nordhorn in 2007-08. Former clubs are Helset IF and Haslum HK. Mamelund has signed a transfer to the Danish Handball League side FCK Håndbold, which will be his club from July 2009.^[2] On 19 August 2015 it was announced that Erlend Mamelund would join German side THW Kiel immediately on a four-year deal.^[3]

International career

Mamelund made his debut on the Norwegian national handball team in 2005.

Personal life

His older brother Håvard and younger sister Linn Therese both played handball in the highest league in Norway.^[4] He is married to Karoline Mamelund.

References

1. "XI European Championship 2014. Team Roster, Norway" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
2. "Mamelund til Danmark". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
3. "Erlend Mamelund is new "Zebra": Only Kiel could take me out of Norway!". www.handball-planet.com. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
4. Øen, Sindre (13 October 2006). "Misunnelig på lillebror". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 January 2009.