Ulrik Kirkely (born 5 January 1972) is a Danish handball coach.

Ulrik Kirkely
Personal information
Born (1972-01-05) 5 January 1972 (age 52)
Denmark
Nationality Danish
Senior clubs
Years Team
GOG Håndbold
Teams managed
2010–2011
Bahrain (men)
2011–2012
Vejen EH
2011–2012
Saudi Arabia (men)
2012–2015
Denmark (women) (assistant)
2014–2015
Randers HK
2015–2017
Odense Håndbold
2017–2021
Japan (women)
2020–2023
Odense Håndbold
2023–2024
Győri ETO KC

He coached the Japanese national team between 2017 and 2021. The major tournaments where the team participated in that phase include the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship,[1][2] the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Achievements edit

As manager
Odense

References edit

  1. ^ "Kirkely hired to replace Kuriyama". japantimes.co.jp. 9 April 2017.
  2. ^ 2017 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  3. ^ "女子日本代表 第2回強化合宿(2021/6/29~7/22) メンバー発表". handball.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.