Anders Zachariassen

Anders Zachariassen
Personal information
Born	(1991-09-04) 4 September 1991 (age 34) 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)
Medal record World Championship 2019 Germany/Denmark 2021 Egypt Junior World Championship 2011 Greece
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

1. "ANDERS ZACHARIASSEN - Career & Statistics | EHF". www.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
2. "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.
3. "Kontrakt til en af vore store talenter". www.soenderjyske.dk (in Danish). SønderjyskE Håndbold. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
4. "Herreligaens All Star-hold er fundet" (in Danish). hbold.dk. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
5. "SG verpflichtet Nachfolger für Michael Knudsen" (in German). handball-world.com. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
6. "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.
7. "Vorzeitige Entscheidung: Anders Zachariassen verlässt die SG Flensburg-Handewitt" (in German). handball-world.news. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
8. "Tidligere pokalfightere". tophaandbold. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
9. "BSH verpflichtet Anders Zachariassen" (in German). Nordschleswiger. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
10. "Zachariassen trækker i landsholdstrøjen". e-pages.dk (in Danish). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
11. "Kreisläufer Anders Zachariassen tritt in die Fußstapfen seines Idols" (in German). shz.de. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
12. "Flawless Denmark claim first world title". 27 January 2019.
13. "Danmark er verdensmester - igen!" (in Danish). Team Danmark. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

External links

• Anders Zachariassen at the European Handball Federation
• SG Flensburg-Handewitt profile