Anders Zachariassen
| Anders Zachariassen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
4 September 1991 Sønderborg, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | Ulkebøl I&UF | ||
– | HF Sønderborg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2010–2014 | SønderjyskE | ||
2014–2020 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2020–2024 | GOG Håndbold | ||
2024- | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Denmark | 65 | (128) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2024 | |||
Anders Zachariassen (born 4 September 1991) is a Danish handball player for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg and the Danish national team.[1]
He has previously played in Denmark for GOG Håndbold, SønderjyskE and in Germany for SG Flensburg-Handewitt.[2]
Career
Zachariassen started playing handball at Ulkebøl I&UF before joining HF Sønderborg and later SønderjyskE Håndbold in the Danish second tier.[3] In 2011 he was promoted to the Herrehåndboldligaen. In the 2013-14 he was included in the league All-star team as the pivot.[4]
In 2014 he joined German Bundesliga team SG Flensburg-Handewitt on a three year deal to replace his compatriate Michael V. Knudsen on a three year deal.[5]
He was named Player of the Season by fans in his first season with SG Flensburg-Handewitt.[6] With Flensburg he won the 2014-15 DHB-Pokal and the German Championship in 2018 and 2019.
In 2020 he returned to Denmark to join GOG Håndbold.[7]
In 2019 he won the Danish Men's Handball Cup and was named MVP for the tournament.[8] In 2022 and 2023 he won the Danish Championship, and in 2023 the Danish cup once again.
In 2024 he joined Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.[9]
National team
Zachariassen debuted for the U21 Danish team on March 11th, 2011 against Portugal.[10] At the 2011 U21 World Championship he won silver medals with the Danish team.[11]
At the 2019 and 2021 World Championships he won back-to-back World Championships. The 2019 were the first time Denmark won the title.[12][13]
References
- ^ "ANDERS ZACHARIASSEN - Career & Statistics | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Truppen: Herre-A bruttotruppen" [Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark] (in Danish). DHF. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Kontrakt til en af vore store talenter". www.soenderjyske.dk (in Danish). SønderjyskE Håndbold. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Herreligaens All Star-hold er fundet" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "SG verpflichtet Nachfolger für Michael Knudsen" (in German). handball-world.com. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Spieler der Saison: Anders Zachariassen" [Player of the season: Anders Zachariassen] (in German). SG Flensburg-Handewitt. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Vorzeitige Entscheidung: Anders Zachariassen verlässt die SG Flensburg-Handewitt" (in German). handball-world.news. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
- ^ "Tidligere pokalfightere". tophaandbold. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "BSH verpflichtet Anders Zachariassen" (in German). Nordschleswiger. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
- ^ "Zachariassen trækker i landsholdstrøjen". e-pages.dk (in Danish). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ^ "Kreisläufer Anders Zachariassen tritt in die Fußstapfen seines Idols" (in German). shz.de. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Flawless Denmark claim first world title". 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Danmark er verdensmester - igen!" (in Danish). Team Danmark. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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