Hans Lindberg
| Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hans Lindberg with HSV Hamburg in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson | ||
| Born |
1 August 1981 Høje-Taastrup, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Füchse Berlin | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2005 | Team Helsinge | ||
2005–2007 | Viborg HK | ||
2007–2016 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2016– | Füchse Berlin | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003– | Denmark | 272 | (756) |
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish handball player of Icelandic descent[1] for Füchse Berlin and the Danish national team.[2]
He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team.[3] He currently plays for Füchse Berlin.[4]
He is of Icelandic descent[5] as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[6] He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.[7]
He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.[8][9] He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.[10]
Career[]
Hans Lindberg started his career in Team Helsinge. In 2006 Team Helsinge merged with Hillerød HK, and is now Nordsjælland Håndbold.
Hans Lindberg became the 2009–2010 and 2012–2013 season's Bundesliga Best Goal Scorer[11]
He won 2012–13 EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg, becoming top scorer in the tournament.
Individual awards[]
- All-Star Right wing of the World Championship: 2013[12]
- Top scorer EHF Champions League: 2012–2013.[13]
- Top scorer of the Handball-Bundesliga (HBL): 2009–2010, 2012–2013
References[]
- ^ "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
- ^ EHF profile
- ^ "Denmark" Archived 29 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine – European Handbal Federation (Retrieved on 31 January 2008)
- ^ "2015 World Championship Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Hans Lindberg skipt út úr danska hópnum". 12 January 2019.
- ^ "Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu". Vísir. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Hans Óttar Lindberg: Svolítið sérstakir leikir".
- ^ "Íslendingurinn í danska landsliðinu". Vísir. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ @thorkellg (10 January 2020). "@tomthordarson Ég tala alltaf við..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bundesliga Season 09/10 Best Goal Scorer" – Handball-Bundesliga (Retrieved on 11 November 2010)
- ^ "All Star Team of the World Championship 2013". ihf.info. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
- ^ Top scorers
External links[]
- Hans Lindberg at European Handball Federation
- Hans Lindberg at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Hans Lindberg at Munzinger Sports Archives (in German)
- Hans Lindberg at Olympedia
- Hans Lindberg at Kindaling.de
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Danish male handball players
- Olympic handball players of Denmark
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Danish people of Icelandic descent
- Viborg HK players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Expatriate handball players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC players
- People from Høje-Taastrup Municipality
- Danish handball biography stubs