Christina Pedersen (handballer)

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Christina Nimand Hansen
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Christina Pedersen in 2009. Photo: Lars Schmidt
Personal information
Full name Christina Nimand Hansen
Born (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 47)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1991–2001
FIF
2002–2010
FCK Håndbold
2010–2012
Viborg HK
2012–2013
FIF
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2002–2012
Denmark 109 (1)

Christina Nimand Hansen (formerly Pedersen; born 15 December 1982) is a Danish former team handball goalkeeper.

At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Danish team. [1]

She started playing handball at the age of 6 at Ajax København. She debuted for the Danish National Team in 2002, but it was first in 2007 she became a stable part of the national team.

She initially retired in 2013, but made a comeback for FIF in 2014 for a few matches due to Søs Søby getting injured.

She won the Danish Women's Handball Cup in 2010 and 2011, and the Danish Supercup in 2011 with Viborg HK.

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References

  1. "9th Women's European Handball Championship, Euro 2010, Bronze Medal Match. DEN 15–16 ROU" (PDF). European Handball Federation. 19 December 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.