Gitte Aaen
| Gitte Aaen | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gitte Aaen | ||
| Born |
7 November 1981 Frederikshavn, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Wing | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| Strandby/Elling IF | |||
– | Sindal IF | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2002 | Sindal IF | ||
2002–2006 | Frederikshavn Fox | ||
2006–2010 | Viborg HK | ||
2010 | FC Midtjylland Håndbold | ||
2010–2012 | Randers HK | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2010 | Denmark | 36 | (101) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2010 | |||
Gitte Aaen (born 7 November 1981) is a Danish former handballer. She won the Champions League with Viborg in 2009[1]
She started playing Handball at the age of 5 at Strandby/Elling IF, before switching to Frederikshavn fI. While playing in Frederikshavn, she took an education as a nurse.
At the age of 20 in 2006 she switched to Viborg HK,[2] one of the most successful clubs in Denmark. She had an initial contract of 3 years, which was extended only a year after by an additional year.[3] With Viborg HK she won the EHF Champions League twice in 2009 and 2010 as well as the Danish League 3 times.
In the Spring of 2010, she was informed that her contract would not be extended past 2010, so she signed with the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich.[4] She did however never join the club, as they changed managers, and canceled all contracts initiated by the former manager Gunnar Prokop.[5]
Instead she played as an amateur for the Danish club FC Midtjylland,[6] before signing a 3-year contract with Randers HK.[7] After two years, in 2012, Randers HK however used an option to cancel the contract, citing as the reason, that they could not afford to pay for two left wing players, and they preferred Mie Augustesen.[8]
She debuted for the Danish national team in 2003, and was at her first major international tournament in 2008. In 2010 she was initially left out of the squad, but due to injuries she played twice 2010 European Women's Handball Championship.
Achievements
- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Landspokalturneringen:
- Winner: 2006, 2007, 2008
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2009, 2010
References
- ^ "Profile: Gitte Aaen" (in Danish). Viborg Håndbold Klub A/S. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2009. and 2010.
- ^ ""Gitte Aaen til Viborg HK"". Nordjyske Stiftstidende.
- ^ ""Viborg forlænger med Gitte Aaen"". TV2 Sporten.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ""VHK-profil på plads i Hypo"". Viborg Folkeblad.
- ^ ""Gitte Aaen slæber østrigsk klub i retten"". Politiken.
- ^ ""Gitte Aaen fortsætter som amatør"". TV2 Sporten.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ""Gitte Aaen til Randers HK"". BT. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ ""Randers: Derfor dropper vi Aaen"". TV2 Sporten. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
External links
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