Lars Christiansen (handballer)
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| Full name | Lars Roslyng Christiansen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. In his 14 years with SG Flensburg-Handewitt he scored 3996 times, 1623 of these was scored from the 7 meter penalty spot.
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:
Silver: 2004, 2007
- German Championship:
Gold: 2004
- DHB-Pokal:
- Gold: 2003, 2004, 2005
- EHF Cup:
- Gold: 1997
- EHF Cup Winner's Cup:
- Gold: 2001
- EHF City Cup:
- Gold: 1999
- Danish Championship:
- Gold: 1993, 1994
- German Bundesliga Topscorer: 2005,2003
National Team
- IHF World Championship:
- Silver: 2011
Bronze: 2007
- EHF European Championship:
- Gold: 2008, 2012
- Bronze: 2002, 2004, 2006
- European Championship 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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