Mads Lind (born 7 July 1980) is a retired Danish handballer, who played for Danish Handball League side Aarhus GF and Århus Håndbold. He played for the club since its founding in 2001 until the new professional merger that founded the new Århus Håndbold club.

Mads Lind
Mads Lind, was a retired Danish handballer
Personal information
Full name Mads Lind
Born 7 July 1980 (1980-07-07) (age 44)
Nationality Danish Denmark
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Line player
Senior clubs
Years Team
2001-2010
Aarhus GF

Mads was captain for Århus Håndbold until he retired from professional handball in 2015.

In 2002, Lind was issued a two-year ban from handball after testing positive for the use of anabolic steroids.[1] It was the first doping case in Danish handball.[2]

In 2021 he became the sporting director at Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold, a club created in a fusion involving his former club Aarhus GF.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mads Lind fik to års karantæne for doping". BT. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Første håndboldspiller taget for doping". Berlingske. 18 January 2002. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Skanderborg Aarhus Håndbold ansætter Mads Lind som klubbens nye direktør". Jyllands-Posten.
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