Kristian Bjørnsen
| Kristian Bjørnsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bjørnsen in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
10 January 1989 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) |
|
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
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
References
- ^ "Kristian Bjørnsen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SM-guldet till Kristianstad" [Swedish Gold to Kristianstad] (in Swedish). svenskhandboll.se. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "Kristianstad mästare med besked i Malmö Arena" (in Norwegian). svenskhandboll.se. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Wetzlar mit Personaltausch auf Rechtsaußen" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "France 2017 All-star Team". IHF. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
External links
- Kristian Bjørnsen at the International Handball Federation
- Kristian Bjørnsen at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Kristian Bjørnsen at the Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)
- Kristian Bjørnsen at Olympedia (archive)
- Kristian Bjoernsen at Olympics.com
- Kristian Bjoernsen at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Kristian Bjørnsen on Instagram
