Karina Jespersen
| Karina Jespersen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 20 March 1975 | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Playing position | Playmaker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1995–2001 | Frederiksberg IF | ||
2001–2002 | Skovbakken | ||
2002–2003 | FC Copenhagen | ||
2003–2004 | Mortara | ||
2004 | Fox Team Nord | ||
2004–2006 | HC Teramo | ||
2006–2007 | SS Pallamano Bancole | ||
2007–2009 | Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara | ||
2009–2011 | BK Ydun | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–1998 | Denmark | 32 | (35) |
Medal record | |||
Karina Jespersen (born 20 March 1975) is a Danish handball player, who was part of the Danish team that won the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.
Career
[edit]She started her handball career at Frederiksberg IF, before joined Skovbakken in 2001 together with Natasja Dybmose.[1] A year later she joined FC Copenhagen Handball, which had just been founded and were playing on the club license of her former club FIF.[2]
She then joined Mortara in Italy for half a single season, before she returned to Denmark and joined Fox Team Nord in January 2004.[3]
The following summer she joined HC Teramo in Italy followed by SS Pallamano Bancole and Ariosto Pallamano Ferrara. In 2009 she returned to Denmark once again to join BK Ydun. She retired in 2011,[4] but have afterwards played in the lower leagues.
After her handball career, she has worked as a physiotherapist.[5]
National team
[edit]Jespersen played 32 games for the Danish national team between 1997 and 1998.[6]
She was part of the team that won the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship, which was Denmark's first World Championship title.[7] She also represented Denmark at the 1998 European Women's Handball Championship, where she won a silver medal.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "To tidligere landsholdsspillere til Skovbakken" (in Danish). Ekstra-Bladet. 8 May 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
- ↑ "Håndbold: Dæmpede FCK-forventninger" (in Danish). Politiken. 24 July 2002. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
- ↑ "Håndbold: Karina Jespersen til Fox Team Nord" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 14 January 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
- ↑ "Sådan gik det de jernhårde verdensmestre" (in Danish). BT. 12 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
- ↑ Dedicatio Fysioterapi - Karina Jespersen (in Danish)
- ↑ "Karina Jespersen - profile" (in Danish). Dansk Håndbold. Retrieved 5 September 2026.
- ↑ "WM 1997". Frauenhandball-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ↑ "1998 European Women's Handball Championship". frauenhandball-archiv.jimdofree.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
External links
[edit]Karina Jespersen at the European Handball Federation
- Karina Jespersen at the European Handball Federation
- Karina Jespersen at InterSportStats
- DhDB profile
- EHF Profile
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