Hans Lindberg
| Hans Lindberg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hans Lindberg with HSV Hamburg in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson | ||
| Born |
1 August 1981 Høje-Taastrup, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HØJ Elite | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2005 | Team Helsinge | ||
2005–2007 | Viborg HK | ||
2007–2016 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2016–2024 | Füchse Berlin | ||
2024– | HØJ Elite | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003– | Denmark | 308 | (809) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 29. January 2024 | |||
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish handball player of Icelandic descent[1] for HØJ Elite and the Danish national team.[2] He has played the second most matches for the Danish national team,[3] and measured in years he has the record for longest time on the national team ever[4] as well as oldest player for the Danish team.[5]
He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team.[6] He currently plays for Füchse Berlin.[7]
He is of Icelandic descent[8] as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[9] He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.[10]
He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.[11][12] He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.[13]
Career
[edit]Hans Lindberg started his career in Team Helsinge. In 2006 Team Helsinge merged with Hillerød HK, and is now Nordsjælland Håndbold.
Hans Lindberg became the 2009–2010, 2012–2013, and 2021–2022 season's Bundesliga Best Goal Scorer[14]
He won 2012–13 EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg, becoming top scorer in the tournament.
On 20 May 2023 Lindberg became the highest scoring player in Bundesliga history.[15] The 12 goals he scored against GWD Minden took him past the 2905 goals scored by Yoon Kyung-shin.
He won the 2022–23 EHF European League with Füchse Berlin.
Individual awards
[edit]- All-Star Right wing of the World Championship: 2013[16]
- Top scorer EHF Champions League: 2012–2013.[17]
- Top scorer of the Handball-Bundesliga (HBL): 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2021–2022
- EHF Excellence Awards Best right wing of the season: 2022–2023[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Haandbold info - Herre A-landsholdspillere - Rangliste landskampe". www.haslund.info. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Håndbold info - Herre A-landsholdspillere - Længst fra debut til sidste". www.haslund.info. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Haandbold info - Herre A-landsholdspillere - Ældst på landsholdet". www.haslund.info. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Denmark" Archived 29 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine – European Handbal Federation (Retrieved on 31 January 2008)
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu". Vísir. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Hans Óttar Lindberg: Svolítið sérstakir leikir".
- ^ "Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu". Vísir. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ @thorkellg (10 January 2020). "@tomthordarson Ég tala alltaf við..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bundesliga Season 09/10 Best Goal Scorer" – Handball-Bundesliga (Retrieved on 11 November 2010)
- ^ "2907: Målkongen Hans Lindberg skriver sit navn ud for vanvittig rekord". DR (in Danish). 20 May 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "All Star Team of the World Championship 2013". ihf.info. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Top scorers
- ^ "Danish players snap up big awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Hans Lindberg at the European Handball Federation
- Hans Lindberg at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Hans Lindberg at Olympedia
- Hans Lindberg at Kindaling.de
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- Danish expatriate handball players in Germany
- Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC players
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- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
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