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 46)
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. Retrieved 26 December 2010.