Johan Koch (born 29 November 1990) is a Danish retired handball player.

Johan Koch
Personal information
Born (1990-11-29) 29 November 1990 (age 33)
Svendborg, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Pivot
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–2010
GOG Svendborg TGI
2010–2013
IFK Kristianstad
2013–2015
TV Emsdetten
2015–2018
Kadetten Schaffhausen
2018–2022
Füchse Berlin
2022
HC Kriens-Luzern

He made his senior debut for GOG Svendborg TGI. When the club went bankrupt and was demoted in January 2010, Koch trained and played with Danish lower-league teams for the rest of the season before joining Swedish club IFK Kristianstad in the summer.[1] He helped the team reach the Swedish Championship finals in 2012 and 2013; however, they lost both finals. After the second final Kristianstad he joined German newly-promoted Bundesliga club TV Emsdetten. He stayed there for two seasons before signing for Swiss club Kadetten Schaffhausen in 2015.[2] He was a member of the squads that won the Swiss Nationalliga A in 2015–16 and 2016–17. In January 2018, Füchse Berlin bought Koch due to injuries at the pivot position.[3] He helped the team win the 2017–18 EHF Cup. After the ehf cup victory he signed a Long terms contract with Berlin

References edit

  1. ^ "Dansk U-landslagsman till IFK". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Spelarna som försvann – vad hände sen? (Alla spelare)". Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Endnu en dansk stregspiller skifter til topklub i Bundesligaen". Retrieved 29 September 2018.