Jakob Larsen (handballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakob Rosbach Larsen | ||
| Born |
4 July 1974 Maniitsoq, Greenland | ||
| Nationality | Greenlandic | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kilograms (203 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | GOG (Manager) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1994-1998 1998-2000 2001-2001 2001 2001-2004 2004-2006 2006-2010 2010-2012 |
Nyborg GIF Håndbold GOG Otterup HK Zaragoza GOG Saint-Raphaël Var Handball GOG Faaborg HK | ||
| National team | |||
| 1997-2010 | Greenland | 87[1] (502) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 2011-2012 2012- |
Odense HF HC Odense & HC FYN GOG | ||
Jakob Rosbach Larsen (born 4 July 1974) is a retired Greenlandic handballer and current manager for Danish club GOG. Larsen became Danish champion with GOG in 2007. He has a Master of Science in Sport Sciences from the University of Southern Denmark.
Career
Larsen played for four years for the Danish club, Nyborg GIF Håndbold, before making the move to Danish Handball League at GOG. He played to season with GOG, before moving to Otterup HK in the 2000-201 season. Spanish side Zaragoza noticed Jakob Larsen during the 2001 World Championship in a match against Spain. Larsen was sold to Zaragoza in February 2001.
Larsen returned to Denmark that same year, and joined a local club in Odense in order to combine handball and his studies. He later rejoined GOG. In 2004 he signed with French side Saint-Raphaël Var Handball, playing for two seasons with the club. In 2006 Larsen returned to GOG and played until the club's bankruptcy in 2010. In all Larsen won two Danish championships with GOG. He played the following two season for Faaborg HK on an amateur contract before starting his trainer career.
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