Kasper Nielsen (born 9 June 1975) is a Danish former team handball player. He is a two-times European Champion by winning both the 2008 and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championships with the Danish national handball team.[2]

Kasper Nielsen
Personal information
Born (1975-06-09) 9 June 1975 (age 48)
Hillerød, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left Back
Club information
Current club Ajax København
Youth career
Years Team
1985-1995
Team Helsinge
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995-1997
Helsingør IF
1997-2001
GOG
2001-2002
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2002-2005
GOG
2005-2008
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2008-2010
GOG Svendborg TGI
2010
Faaborg HK
2010-2014
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2014
Füchse Berlin
2015
TBV Lemgo
2015-2016
Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2016
Ajax København
2017
Ribe-Esbjerg HH
2018-
Ajax København
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995-
Denmark 191[1] (289)
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's handball
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2013 Spain Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Serbia Team

He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the Danish team placed seventh, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London where the team came sixth.[3]

Today he works as a plumber.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Denmark" Archived 2008-01-29 at the Wayback MachineEuropean Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on January 31, 2008)
  3. ^ "Kasper Nielsen". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
  4. ^ https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2024-01-24-hvad-laver-em-heltene-fra-2012-i-dag