Danish handball player (born 1981)
| Hans Lindberg |
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| Full name |
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson |
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| Born |
(1981-08-01) 1 August 1981 (age 43)
Høje-Taastrup, Denmark |
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| Nationality |
Danish |
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| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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| Playing position |
Right wing |
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| Current club |
HØJ Elite |
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| Years |
Team |
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1999–2005 |
Team Helsinge |
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2005–2007 |
Viborg HK |
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2007–2016 |
HSV Hamburg |
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2016–2024 |
Füchse Berlin |
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2024– |
HØJ Elite |
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| Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2003– |
Denmark |
308 |
(809) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29. January 2024 |
Hans Óttar Lindberg Tómasson (born 1 August 1981) is a Danish handball player of Icelandic descent[1] for HØJ Elite and the Danish national team.[2] He has played the second most matches for the Danish national team,[3] and measured in years he has the record for longest time on the national team ever[4] as well as oldest player for the Danish team.[5]
He won the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2012 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national team.[6] He currently plays for Füchse Berlin.[7]
He is of Icelandic descent[8] as both of Lindberg's parents, Tómas Erling Lindberg and Sigrún Sigurðardóttir, are Icelandic. His parents played handball in Iceland with Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar.[9] He had Icelandic citizenship until he was 18. His paternal grandparents immigrated to Iceland from Suduroy on the Faroe Islands in the mid-1940s.[10]
He is sometimes referred to as the Icelander on the Danish national team in Icelandic media.[11][12] He understands Icelandic in conversation but is unable or refuses to speak Icelandic when speaking to media.[13]
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, 2012–2013, and 2021–2022 season's Bundesliga Best Goal Scorer[14]
He won 2012–13 EHF Champions League with HSV Hamburg, becoming top scorer in the tournament.
On 20 May 2023 Lindberg became the highest scoring player in Bundesliga history.[15] The 12 goals he scored against GWD Minden took him past the 2905 goals scored by Yoon Kyung-shin.
He won the 2022–23 EHF European League with Füchse Berlin.
Individual awards
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