Kristian Bjørnsen

Kristian Bjørnsen
Bjørnsen in 2016
Personal information
Born (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 36)
Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right wing
Club information
Current club Aalborg Håndbold
Number 19
Senior clubs
Years Team
–2014
FyllingenBergen
2014–2016
IFK Kristianstad
2016–2021
HSG Wetzlar
2021–
Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
Norway 209 (741)
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2017 France
Silver medal – second place 2019 Germany/Denmark
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Sweden/Austria/Norway
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 6 January 2025

Kristian Bjørnsen (born 10 January 1989) is a Norwegian handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the Norwegian national team.[1]

His younger sister, Line Bjørnsen and his brother Erik Bjørnsen were also professional handballers.

Career

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Bjørnsen played for Stavanger Håndbold in his hometown until 2009, where he joined top flight team Fyllingen Håndball.[2] In 2014 he transferred to Swedish first league team IFK Kristianstad. Here he won the Swedish Championsip in 2015 and 2016.[3][4][5]

In 2016 he switched to the German Bundesliga team HSG Wetzlar.[6]

In 2021 he joined Danish top team Aalborg Håndbold.[7] Here he won the Danish supercup in 2023 and the Danish championship in 2024.

Individual awards

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  • All-Star Right Wing of the World Championship: 2017[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Kristian Bjørnsen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Ny Bjørnsen klar for Fyllingen" [New Bjørnsen ready for Fyllingen]. fyllingenhandball.no (in Norwegian). Fyllingen Håndball. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Landslagsving blir proff i svensk håndball" [National team wing becomes professional in Swedish handball] (in Norwegian). vg.no. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. ^ "SM-guldet till Kristianstad" [Swedish Gold to Kristianstad] (in Swedish). svenskhandboll.se. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Kristianstad mästare med besked i Malmö Arena" (in Norwegian). svenskhandboll.se. Retrieved 24 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Wetzlar mit Personaltausch auf Rechtsaußen" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Norsk landsholdsfløj skifter til Aalborg Håndbold" [Norwegian national team wing transfers to Aalborg Håndbold]. aalborghaandbold.dk (in Danish). Aalborg Håndbold. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ "France 2017 All-star Team". IHF. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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